According to the results of the first quarter of 2013, the EU countries increase steel products by 1.18 percent compared to the same period last year - up to 6 million 479 thousand tons. However, in March, the export of metal rolling from the European Union again fell by 4 percent compared to March 2012. This was reported by the Association of manufacturers of European EUROFER.
Export shipments of sheet steel from the EU in March decreased by 5.6 percent - to 1 million 256 thousand tons, and varietal rental - by 1.9 percent - up to 1 million 24 thousand tons, both indicators to the same period last year.
| million t | March 13 | March 12 | February-13 |
| leaf steel | >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1256 | 1331 | 1.214 |
| varietal metal hardware | 1024 | | 1044 | 0.854 |
| in total | 2280 | 2376 | 2.068 |
The import of the metal rolling into the European Union countries in the first quarter of 2013 increased by 30 percent compared to January - March 2012 - to 4 million 597 thousand tons, including imports of sheet steel increased by 36.6 percent - to 3 million 818 thousand tons, and variety metal rolling - by 4.4 percent - up to 779 thousand tons.
| million t | March 13 | March 12 | February-13 |
| leaf steel | 1259 | 1028 | 1.331 |
| varietal metal rolls | 253 | 249 0.254 |
| in total | 1512 | 1277 | | 1.585 |
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