In January of 2012, China had imported 0.2051 million t of the coated steel plate, dropping by 7.9% month over month and by 16.3% year over year. Meanwhile, Chinese overall coated steel plate exports came to 0.365 million t, decreasing by 7.1% month over month and by 3.5% year over year.
Besides, Chinese pre-painted steel sheet imports reached 28100 t in the given period, down 0.92% month over month and by 0.91% year over year. On the other hand, the pre-painted steel sheet exports totaled 0.4416 million t, down 0.8% month over month while still rising by 11.5% year over year.