In July of 2012, China had imported 0.2613 million t of the coated steel plate, decreasing by 0.03% month over month and by 1.6% from the same period of last year. Meanwhile, Chinese overall coated steel plate exports came to 0.5493 million t, droping by 9.76% month over month and by 12.95% year over year.
Besides, Chinese pre-painted steel sheet imports reached 36700 tons in the given period, rising by 0.43% from prior month and by 0.11% from the corresponding period of previous year. On the other hand, the pre-painted steel sheet exports totaled 0.3993 million t, dropping by 9.76% month over month and by 12.95% year over year.
During the period in question, China's HRC imports amounted to 0.2001 million t, up 11.1% month over month and 50.1% year over year. In addition, the HRC exports reached 0.3609 million t, slumping by 28.1% month over month and by 22.35% year over year.
During the given period, China had produced 11.34 million tons of wire rod with the average daily production of 0.3658 million tons, down 9.2% month over moth. In addition, Chinese reinforcement bar in July had aggregated to 15.024 million metric tons with the average daily production of 0.4846 million tons, down 4.18% from prior month.