In May of 2012, China had imported 0.2847 million t of the coated steel plate, increasing by 4.37% month over month while down 1.04% year over year. Meanwhile, Chinese overall coated steel plate exports came to 0.60 million t, dropping by 0.41% month over month and by 11.24% year over year.
Besides, Chinese pre-painted steel sheet imports reached 45000 t in the given period, up 0.7 % month over month while down 0.05% year over year. On the other hand, the pre-painted steel sheet exports totaled 0.5161 million t, surging by 1.61% month over month and by 0.96% year over year.