In December of 2011, China had imported 0.28 million t of the coated steel plate, rising by 0.1% month over month while still down 3.94% year over year. Meanwhile, Chinese overall coated steel plate exports came to 0.436 million t, inching up by 0.08% month over month and by 13.2% year over year.
Besides, Chinese pre-painted steel sheet imports reached 37300 t in the given period, down 0.01% month over month while up 0.31% year over year. On the other hand, the pre-painted steel sheet exports totaled 0.45 million t, rising by 0.22% month over month and by 14.63% year over year.