In April of 2012, China had imported 0.241 million t of the coated steel plate, decreasing by 4.68% month over month and by 6.34% year over year. Meanwhile, Chinese overall coated steel plate exports came to 0.6041 million t, dropping by 0.29% month over month and by 5.68% year over year.
Besides, Chinese pre-painted steel sheet imports reached 38000 t in the given period, down 0.08 % month over month while still up 0.73% year over year. On the other hand, the pre-painted steel sheet exports totaled 0.5 million t, dipping by 1.56% month over month and by 8.39% year over year.