In March of 2012, China had imported 0.2278 million t of the coated steel plate, increasing by 1.82% month over month while dropping by 10.04% year over year. Meanwhile, Chinese overall coated steel plate exports came to 0.6070 million t, jumping by 22.92% month over month and by 2.68% year over year.
Besides, Chinese pre-painted steel sheet imports reached 38800 t in the given period, up 0.26% month over month while down 0.9% year over year. On the other hand, the pre-painted steel sheet exports totaled 0.5156 million t, swelling by 12.51% month over month and by 4.36% year over year.