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  ___________                             |                                     |                                May 10, 2012
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  VENEZ    |                            |       By Country,  3/2012 Data      |
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                                                  Data in thousand dollars

                                   Calendar Years                  Year-to-Date                  Year-Endings        YE  3/2012
 Group                    2008      2009      2010      2011     3/2011    3/2012  % Change    3/2011    3/2012  % Change % Share

TEXTILES & APPAREL        83848     78606     90828     93757     26849     28443      5.94     96702     95351    -1.40    0.42
TOTAL APPAREL             27619     33234     31755     34364      9421      8459    -10.21     32582     33401     2.52    0.63
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     56229     45371     59073     59394     17428     19984     14.66     64120     61949    -3.39    0.36
Total Yarn                13269     11118     10407     14631      4331      3529    -18.51     11087     13829    24.73    0.25
Total Fabric              22547     19205     25109     25099      7109     12628     77.64     27638     30619    10.79    0.37
Total Made-Up Arts        20414     15049     23557     19664      5988      3826    -36.11     25395     17502   -31.08    0.50


Apparel:
M & B Suits                  25       104        68       123         0        30       .          61       152   148.84    0.88
M & B Other Coats            17        11        87       263        54        41    -25.09        64       250   288.21    0.20
M & B Trousers, Shorts      431       391       829       408        16       298   1753.75       461       690    49.52    0.17
W & G Skirts              13504     14340     11246      5135      2617       505    -80.70     10477      3023   -71.15    7.98


W & G Ensembles               0         0        10       110         9       148   1465.22        20       248  1157.72    1.06
W & G Oth Coats  &  Jac     629      2768      2762      4143      1941         9    -99.54      4165      2210   -46.94    2.20
W & G Slacks,Shorts,Pan     455       340       526       979       107       271    153.14       458      1143   149.66    0.31
W & G Other Knit Shirts       0        44        57       873       155       238     54.08       212       957   351.53    1.03
W & G Woven Shirts         1378      2532      3253      4026       969      1256     29.64      3279      4313    31.53    4.26
W & G Dresses               291       661        65       519         0       266       .          55       785  1319.87    0.23


Pajamas & Oth Nightwear     269        37        76       362         0       137       .          76       499   561.23    1.36
Underwear exc fnd grmts     333       140       249       471         0       126       .         192       597   211.37    0.37
Hosiery                     408       659       588       989       128       140      9.33       423      1001   136.45    0.31
Gloves                     1008       465      1520      1797       318       256    -19.43      1748      1735    -0.77    1.81
Accessories                4049      5998      7624      8903      2607      3455     32.56      8035      9752    21.37    3.65
Infants wear               1253      2184      1085      1378       209       786    276.21      1027      1955    90.48    2.73
Other Apparel              1232      1646      1050      3393       246       335     35.95      1205      3481   188.93    0.26


Yarn:
Filament Yarn              2200      2130      2406      2556       928       664    -28.42      1964      2292    16.72    0.18
Spun Yrns & Thread        10080      8263      6693     10580      3181      2205    -30.68      8154      9604    17.78    0.37
Waste & Tow, Staple         988       725      1308      1495       222       660    196.92       970      1933    99.34    0.12


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     2297      1700      1281      1520       280       443     58.37      1401      1684    20.18    0.22
MMF Broadwoven Fabs        1459      1662      2175      3488       947      1508     59.22      2732      4049    48.19    0.40
Silk & Other Vg Fib Fab     282       240       172       270        11         0   -100.00       182       260    42.43    0.77
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs       393       639       108       394        37        73     98.20       128       430   237.17    0.04
Felts & Other Non-Woven    2683      2204      8177      6164      2419       681    -71.84     10333      4427   -57.16    0.22
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    15418     12741     13196     13259      3412      9923    190.78     12859     19770    53.74    0.57


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.       1198       553       700      2796      2036        36    -98.24      2667       796   -70.16    0.44
Floor Coverings            3267      2145      2002      2665       652       767     17.59      2355      2779    18.02    0.25
Curtains and Drapes         275       619       406       450        56        44    -21.17       351       439    24.76    0.40
Bedroom Furnishings        2621       843       793      1128       241       479     98.59       772      1366    76.92    0.37
Bathroom Furnishings        495       377       518       575       115        83    -27.88       528       543     2.91    1.24
Misc. Hsehld Furnish         32       202        51       104         5        31    589.53        29       131   352.09    0.22
Other Made-Up Articles    12478     10249     18985     11941      2883      2387    -17.23     18684     11445   -38.75    0.72