In July of current year, China had exported 0.3093 million t of welded pipe, up 8.9% month over month. Meanwhile, China also had imported 17900 t of welded pipe in July, down 3% month on month.
In the given month, China's overall silicon steel imports totaled 80900 t, increasing by 3.19% month over month while down 5.38% year over year. At the same time, the oriented silicon steel imports had amounted to 28858 t, down 9.06% month over month while up 20.14% year over year. Besides, China's non-oriented silicon steel imports stood at 52043 t, up 11.45% month over month while down 15.39% year on year.
On the other hand, China's overall silicon steel exports reached 24300 t in July, rising by 63.09% month over month and 173.03% year over year. Meanwhile, the oriented silicon steel exports came to 1393 t, up 58.26% month over month and 51.50% year over year. In addition, the non-oriented silicon steel exports had amounted to 22927 t, jumping by 62.85% month over month and 185.57% year over year.
Besides, China had imported 0.277 million t of the coated steel plate in July, up 7% month over month while down 25.5% year over year. In addition, China's overall coated steel plate exports came to 0.633 million t, swelling by 2% month over month and by 18.5% year over year. Meanwhile, China's pre-painted steel sheet imports reached 36000t in July, down 3.14% month over month while rising by 12.2% year over year. On the other hand, the pre-painted steel sheet exports in July totaled 0.529 million t, up 5.8% month over month and 65.1% year over year.
Meanwhile, during the give period, China also imported 59300 t of stainless steel including 21200 t of the stainless plate. And China's stainless steel exports amounted to 0.3149 million t including 42100 t of the stainless plate exports.
In July China's HRC imports and exports had amounted to 0.1333 and 0.4712 million t, decreasing by 10.18% and 8.08% respectively month over month. For the period in question, China's CRC imports had stood at 0.3366 million t, up 7.4% month over month while down 11.7% year over year. Meanwhile, China's CRC exports had increased to 0.4617 million t in July, up 6.78% month over month and 35.16% year over year.