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Context: 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 .
|in millions|2014|2013|2012|
|sales|$ 3403|$ 3435|$ 3170|
|operating profit|178|161|268|
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 average net sales for north american consumer packaging from 2012


Answer: The answer is:4.5