russia and europe .average sales price realizations for uncoated freesheet paper decreased in both europe and russia , reflecting weak economic conditions and soft market demand .in russia , sales prices in rubles increased , but this improvement is masked by the impact of the currency depreciation against the u.s .dollar .input costs were significantly higher for wood in both europe and russia , partially offset by lower chemical costs .planned maintenance downtime costs were $ 11 million lower in 2014 than in 2013 .manufacturing and other operating costs were favorable .entering 2015 , sales volumes in the first quarter are expected to be seasonally weaker in russia , and about flat in europe .average sales price realizations for uncoated freesheet paper are expected to remain steady in europe , but increase in russia .input costs should be lower for oil and wood , partially offset by higher chemicals costs .indian papers net sales were $ 178 million in 2014 , $ 185 million ( $ 174 million excluding excise duties which were included in net sales in 2013 and prior periods ) in 2013 and $ 185 million ( $ 178 million excluding excise duties ) in 2012 .operating profits were $ 8 million ( a loss of $ 12 million excluding a gain related to the resolution of a legal contingency ) in 2014 , a loss of $ 145 million ( a loss of $ 22 million excluding goodwill and trade name impairment charges ) in 2013 and a loss of $ 16 million in 2012 .average sales price realizations improved in 2014 compared with 2013 due to the impact of price increases implemented in 2013 .sales volumes were flat , reflecting weak economic conditions .input costs were higher , primarily for wood .operating costs and planned maintenance downtime costs were lower in 2014 .looking ahead to the first quarter of 2015 , sales volumes are expected to be seasonally higher .average sales price realizations are expected to decrease due to competitive pressures .asian printing papers net sales were $ 59 million in 2014 , $ 90 million in 2013 and $ 85 million in 2012 .operating profits were $ 0 million in 2014 and $ 1 million in both 2013 and 2012 .u.s .pulp net sales were $ 895 million in 2014 compared with $ 815 million in 2013 and $ 725 million in 2012 .operating profits were $ 57 million in 2014 compared with $ 2 million in 2013 and a loss of $ 59 million in 2012 .sales volumes in 2014 increased from 2013 for both fluff pulp and market pulp reflecting improved market demand .average sales price realizations increased significantly for fluff pulp , while prices for market pulp were also higher .input costs for wood and energy were higher .operating costs were lower , but planned maintenance downtime costs were $ 1 million higher .compared with the fourth quarter of 2014 , sales volumes in the first quarter of 2015 , are expected to decrease for market pulp , but be slightly higher for fluff pulp .average sales price realizations are expected to to be stable for fluff pulp and softwood market pulp , while hardwood market pulp prices are expected to improve .input costs should be flat .planned maintenance downtime costs should be about $ 13 million higher than in the fourth quarter of 2014 .consumer packaging demand and pricing for consumer packaging products correlate closely with consumer spending and general economic activity .in addition to prices and volumes , major factors affecting the profitability of consumer packaging are raw material and energy costs , freight costs , manufacturing efficiency and product mix .consumer packaging net sales in 2014 decreased 1% ( 1 % ) from 2013 , but increased 7% ( 7 % ) from 2012 .operating profits increased 11% ( 11 % ) from 2013 , but decreased 34% ( 34 % ) from 2012 .excluding sheet plant closure costs , costs associated with the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our augusta , georgia mill and costs related to the sale of the shorewood business , 2014 operating profits were 11% ( 11 % ) lower than in 2013 , and 30% ( 30 % ) lower than in 2012 .benefits from higher average sales price realizations and a favorable mix ( $ 60 million ) were offset by lower sales volumes ( $ 11 million ) , higher operating costs ( $ 9 million ) , higher planned maintenance downtime costs ( $ 12 million ) , higher input costs ( $ 43 million ) and higher other costs ( $ 7 million ) .in addition , operating profits in 2014 include $ 8 million of costs associated with sheet plant closures , while operating profits in 2013 include costs of $ 45 million related to the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our augusta , georgia mill and $ 2 million of costs associated with the sale of the shorewood business .consumer packaging .
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north american consumer packaging net sales were $ 2.0 billion in 2014 compared with $ 2.0 billion in 2013 and $ 2.0 billion in 2012 .operating profits were $ 92 million ( $ 100 million excluding sheet plant closure costs ) in 2014 compared with $ 63 million ( $ 110 million excluding paper machine shutdown costs and costs related to the sale of the shorewood business ) in 2013 and $ 165 million ( $ 162 million excluding a gain associated with the sale of the shorewood business in 2012 ) .coated paperboard sales volumes in 2014 were lower than in 2013 reflecting weaker market demand .the business took about 41000 tons of market-related downtime in 2014 compared with about 24000 tons in 2013 .average sales price realizations increased year- .

Question: what was the consumer packaging profit margin in 2012
Answer: 8.45%