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                                           Category 223:  NON-WOVEN FABRICS
                                             Data in Kg., 14.00 M2 per Kg.. 

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE 12/2011
   Country      2009       2010      12/2010    12/2011  % Change   12/2010    10/2011    11/2011    12/2011   % Change % Share


     WORLD    172052853 205264023  205264023  201134624     -2.01 205264023  202062276  200843888  201134624      -2.01  100.00

     CHINA P   31328812  44737883   44737883   49461462     10.56  44737883   47823839   48646965   49461462      10.56   24.59

     CANADA    16410277  18617845   18617845   20940012     12.47  18617845   20701551   20791230   20940012      12.47   10.41

     MEXICO    18137588  18645280   18645280   16554873    -11.21  18645280   16776060   16796479   16554873     -11.21    8.23

     GERMANY   10679607  14525698   14525698   14914280      2.68  14525698   15496003   15289024   14914280       2.68    7.42

     ISRAEL    19817618  18868100   18868100   14017849    -25.71  18868100   14571006   13782705   14017849     -25.71    6.97

     INDIA      3036918   7233192    7233192   12809632     77.10   7233192   12304146   12558509   12809632      77.10    6.37

     FRANCE     4643562   8703326    8703326    8215891     -5.60   8703326    8359432    8245441    8215891      -5.60    4.08

     JAPAN      8707809   7461748    7461748    7648652      2.50   7461748    7065749    7384270    7648652       2.50    3.80

     KOR REP    2494605   4640081    4640081    6476380     39.57   4640081    6299399    6301758    6476380      39.57    3.22

     ITALY      3745021   4917734    4917734    5496914     11.78   4917734    5801653    5705015    5496914      11.78    2.73

     TURKEY     3564531   4449826    4449826    5301996     19.15   4449826    4980715    5238554    5301996      19.15    2.64

     LUXMBRG    5254069   5921030    5921030    4734687    -20.04   5921030    5357999    4823178    4734687     -20.04    2.35

     CHINA T    3060790   3803605    3803605    3447482     -9.36   3803605    3481637    3437181    3447482      -9.36    1.71

     FINLAND    3652130   3935251    3935251    3008310    -23.55   3935251    3602214    3242464    3008310     -23.55    1.50

     POLAND     1628934   2224427    2224427    2916836     31.13   2224427    2878633    2914995    2916836      31.13    1.45

     AUSTRAL    2971003   2784368    2784368    2863998      2.86   2784368    3123839    3011784    2863998       2.86    1.42

     DENMARK     332234   1258156    1258156    2811569    123.47   1258156    2586644    2678158    2811569     123.47    1.40

     THAILND    1584931   2076266    2076266    2755666     32.72   2076266    2635853    2761510    2755666      32.72    1.37

     BRAZIL    15961182  16062883   16062883    2640306    -83.56  16062883    4679432    3425389    2640306     -83.56    1.31

     U KING     1751997   2559507    2559507    2327728     -9.06   2559507    2244276    2221009    2327728      -9.06    1.16

     MALAYSA     836754    182419     182419    1713420    839.28    182419     515949    1208914    1713420     839.28    0.85

     NETHLDS     282433   1266050    1266050    1347219      6.41   1266050    1396290    1343929    1347219       6.41    0.67

     CZECH       720397    648574     648574    1166775     79.90    648574    1007546    1108199    1166775      79.90    0.58

     GREECE     2506022   1733520    1733520    1148108    -33.77   1733520    1452005    1228886    1148108     -33.77    0.57

     INDNSIA     917460   1317129    1317129     827695    -37.16   1317129     969376     877235     827695     -37.16    0.41

     SPAIN      1393693   1908453    1908453     779478    -59.16   1908453    1181264     950513     779478     -59.16    0.39

     BELGIUM     537699    964456     964456     610910    -36.66    964456     669178     684729     610910     -36.66    0.30

     S ARAB     4052382   1302615    1302615     559140    -57.08   1302615     536188     558690     559140     -57.08    0.28

     SWEDEN      381711    677479     677479     520874    -23.12    677479     533061     502984     520874     -23.12    0.26

     IRELAND     194427    279178     279178     507021     81.61    279178     515675     504365     507021      81.61    0.25

     DOM REP     285710    334434     334434     501058     49.82    334434     476972     501149     501058      49.82    0.25

     REP SAF     104143    167046     167046     422256    152.78    167046     457768     447738     422256     152.78    0.21

     CHILE            0         0          0     281706       *           0     221946     252126     281706        *      0.14

     HG KONG     130809    152126     152126     233144     53.26    152126     236496     245677     233144      53.26    0.12

     SLOVENI       6178     27117      27117     219684    710.13     27117     169085     189694     219684     710.13    0.11

     RUSSIA      252993    369960     369960     198070    -46.46    369960     198070     198070     198070     -46.46    0.10

     AUSTRIA      30526     17447      17447     166217    852.70     17447     172000     168083     166217     852.70    0.08

     SIER LN        572         0          0     158771       *           0     158771     158771     158771        *      0.08

     VIETNAM      48789     56902      56902     114587    101.38     56902     107028     118979     114587     101.38    0.06

     SWITZLD     106710    112317     112317      90944    -19.03    112317      88202     109361      90944     -19.03    0.05

     HONDURA      68720     90802      90802      67426    -25.74     90802      59295      67515      67426     -25.74    0.03


     _WTO     171799684 204894047  204894047  200925759     -1.94 204894047  201853395  200635007  200925759      -1.94   99.90

     _OECD     63285058  82147600   82147600   86356927      5.12  82147600   88459059   87075129   86356927       5.12   42.93

     _EU15     35387023  48667285   48667285   46589206     -4.27  48667285   49367694   47587778   46589206      -4.27   23.16

     _EC12     31322656  44037108   44037108   42893805     -2.60  44037108   45060419   43674247   42893805      -2.60   21.33

     _ASEAN     3432349   3695757    3695757    5450618     47.48   3695757    4275425    5007914    5450618      47.48    2.71

     _CBI        387906    449775     449775     591696     31.55    449775     556656     591876     591696      31.55    0.29

     _CAFTA      387906    446934     446934     586573     31.24    446934     554356     586753     586573      31.24    0.29

     _SUB-SAHA   106139    170116     170116     581027    241.55    170116     617319     606509     581027     241.55    0.29