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\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}

\pagestyle{empty}

\usepackage{pgfplotstable}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{colortbl}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{eurosym}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{pgfplotstable}

\begin{document}
\pgfplotstabletypeset[
	col sep=&,row sep=\\]{
  colA & colB & colC \\
  11   & 12   & 13   \\
  21   & 22   & 23   \\
}
\end{document}
