According to customs statistics, Russia's imports in January-September 2020 amounted to USD 165.5 billion and decreased by 7.4% compared to January-September 2019.
The share of metals and metal products in the commodity structure of imports in January-September 2020 amounted to 7.0% (in January-September 2019 - 7.6%).
The value of this commodity industry decreased by 14.7% compared to January-September 2019, and the physical volume by 27.6%.
The supply of ferrous metals and products from them decreased by 31.0%, including pipes - by 62.0%, flat rolled products made of iron and unalloyed steel - by 17.0%, metal structures made of ferrous metals - by 10.2%.