According to statistics,Japan's exports of cold rolled(CR)steel sheets and coils totaled 233,619 tons in November,falling by 3.9%from a month ago and decreasing by 14.4%year on year.In the first 11 months of 2012,the country's exports of CR steel sheets and coils amounted to 2.9 million tons,sliding by 16.5%year on year.In the given period of time,China was the largest importer of the Japanese CR steel sheets and coils with 963,325 tons,down by 17.7%;Indonesia was the second largest one with 367,019 tons,decreasing by 4.7%and Thailand was the third largest one with 360,047 tons,falling by 12.9%,all compared to the figures in the same period of a year ago.
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