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  ___________                             |                                     |                                 May 2, 2013
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  NICARAG  |                            |       By Country,  3/2013 Data      |
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                                                  Data in thousand dollars

                                   Calendar Years                  Year-to-Date                  Year-Endings        YE  3/2013
 Group                    2009      2010      2011      2012     3/2012    3/2013  % Change    3/2012    3/2013  % Change % Share

TEXTILES & APPAREL        91595    127883    137322    132727     38651     31420    -18.71    142143    125496   -11.71    0.55
TOTAL APPAREL              6264     17089     19160     19281      4340      7637     75.96     18436     22578    22.47    0.41
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     85331    110794    118162    113446     34311     23783    -30.69    123707    102917   -16.81    0.60
Total Yarn                 1519      2202      2202      1796       405       306    -24.47      1877      1697    -9.58    0.03
Total Fabric              79307    103965    110173    106102     32068     22150    -30.93    115539     96184   -16.75    1.13
Total Made-Up Arts         4505      4626      5787      5548      1838      1326    -27.84      6291      5036   -19.94    0.14


Apparel:
M & B Woven Shirts            0        64        28         8         0       376       .          18       384  1998.05    0.31


Underwear exc fnd grmts      56       103       108       211        45       301    565.13       107       467   338.20    0.24
Foundation Garments          67       366       244       839       117       383    228.52       318      1106   247.57    0.69
Hosiery                      81        88       271       474        23        84    263.26       291       535    84.13    0.17
Gloves                       38       104       115       159        34        35      3.39       121       160    32.46    0.17
Accessories                 382      3445      4058       677        72       841   1071.13      2192      1446   -34.05    0.52
Other Apparel              4818     11909     13367     16208      3798      5421     42.71     14284     17830    24.83    1.32


Yarn:
Filament Yarn               620       249       585       959       158       220     39.82       614      1021    66.26    0.08
Spun Yrns & Thread          813      1837      1538       629       143        55    -61.57      1086       541   -50.17    0.03
Waste & Tow, Staple          86       116        79       209       105        31    -70.51       177       135   -23.83    0.01


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs    24291     36307     42870     39445     14245      8814    -38.12     48273     34014   -29.54    5.61
MMF Broadwoven Fabs       22969     31332     30226     17498      5895      3375    -42.75     28809     14978   -48.01    1.46
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs     19953     22993     29085     28082      7099      4586    -35.41     28486     25568   -10.24    2.47
Felts & Other Non-Woven     152       307       190       519       282       207    -26.64       440       444     0.82    0.02
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    10719     11628      7535     20534      4547      5140     13.04      9264     21127   128.06    0.58


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.         82       116       344       296        37       218    485.57       368       477    29.57    0.25
Floor Coverings             159       102       205       209        68        25    -64.14       250       166   -33.74    0.02
Bedroom Furnishings         161       222       337       670       152       241     58.27       394       759    92.69    0.19
Bathroom Furnishings         39        15        73       113         0        14       .          67       127    89.56    0.29
Misc. Hsehld Furnish         24        28       140       159        22        54    140.38       132       191    44.63    0.29
Other Made-Up Articles     4020      4133      4663      4020      1551       736    -52.52      5054      3205   -36.58    0.19