In December 2019 prices of exported metal products decreased by 1.6% YoY, while of imported grew by 6.5%.
According to the Statistics Committee, export prices of ferroalloys dropped by 30.1%, chrome ore – by 27.2%, zinc ore – by 15.5%, zinc – by 5.6%, manganese ore – by 3.4% and copper – 2.4%.
At the same time, iron ore export prices grew by 17.3%, coal – by 16.1%, ferrous metal wares – by 8.9% and lead – by 7.4%. (Ukrainian metal)