5 Dec 2019 13:55

Russian ferrous metal exports down 11%, imports fall 1% in 10M - customs

MOSCOW. Dec 5 (Interfax) - Russian ferrous metal exports fell 11% year-on-year in January-October 2019 to 34 million tonnes, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) said.

The exports fell 21% in value.

Russian ferrous metal and coal imports in 10M 2019:

	10M 2019		10M 2019/10M 2018		Oct 2019		Oct 2019/ Oct 2018
Product	'000 tonnes	$ mln	%, tonnes	%, value	'000 tonnes	$ mln	%, tonnes	%, value
Iron ores and concentrates	18 156,4	1 708,2	19,4%	45,5%	1 396,8	131,4	-30,5%	-37,5%
Bituminous coal	169 468,9	13 449,6	5,1%	-1,5%	15 911,1	1 109,5	-16,7%	-18,6%
Coke and semi-coke	2 338,1	558,7	2,8%	-1,7%	243,4	52,2	10,3%	-6,6%
Ferrous metals	34 184,0	15 505,3	-11,2%	-20,6%	3 187,2	1 328,2	11,3%	0,4%
Ferrous metals except pig iron, ferroalloys, scrap and waste	22 460,9	11 190,0	-11,2%	-22,3%	2 080,1	954,7	-2,3%	-6,7%
Pig iron	3 682,0	1 264,0	-20,4%	-27%	246	81,7	-38,4%	-38,8%
Ferroalloys	685,7	1 052,1	2,9%	-5,7%	64,9	92,1	-1%	-1,1%
Semi-finished iron or unalloyed steel products	12 059,1	5 115,4	-8,3%	-23,2%	1 101,4	420,7	-6%	-12,17%
Flat iron or unalloyed steel products	5 773,4	3 208,9	-16%	-23,5%	558,9	288,4	3,4%	-0,8%

Ferrous metal imports fell 1% in tonnage and 7% in value in 10M 2019.

Russian ferrous metal and coal imports in 10M 2019:

	10M 2019		10M 2019/10M 2018		Oct 2019		Oct 2019/ Oct 2018
Product	'000 tonnes	$ mln	%, tonnes	%, value	'000 tonnes	$ mln	%, tonnes	%, value
Iron ores and concentrates	7 712,1	556,6	15,6%	44%	809,9	53,9	6%	-2,2%
Bituminous coal	17 611,1	309,5	-5%	-5,5%	1 274,8	20,4	-30,1%	-34,5%
Ferrous metals	6 111,7	4 251,9	-1,1%	-6,7%	449,3	351,4	-19,1%	-10,3%
Ferrous metals except pig iron, ferroalloys, scrap and waste	4 877,2	3 646,8	-0,8%	-6,5%	361,9	306,2	-14,9%	-9,6%
Steel pipes	905,1	1 195,9	103,6%	46,8%	40,6	79,0	-69%	-50%