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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 224:  PILE / TUFTED FABRICS
                                             Data in M2.,  1.00 M2 per M2.. 

                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    160467795 197207458  197207458  170226306    -13.68 197207458  174091142  171246979  170226306     -13.68  100.00

     CHINA P   90465118 100736888  100736888  105511525      4.74 100736888   99389842  101690361  105511525       4.74   61.98

     MALTA     32248382  34066765   34066765   27598376    -18.99  34066765   31614317   29543845   27598376     -18.99   16.21

     CHINA T   14075446  12130768   12130768   10416504    -14.13  12130768   10530767   10582711   10416504     -14.13    6.12

     FRANCE     3153580  29234910   29234910    9832971    -66.37  29234910   15163914   12216442    9832971     -66.37    5.78

     KOR REP    7730643   8202763    8202763    6155175    -24.96   8202763    6019539    6165545    6155175     -24.96    3.62

     INDIA      2391491   2760429    2760429    2515635     -8.87   2760429    2538459    2561183    2515635      -8.87    1.48

     MEXICO     2616687   2412872    2412872    1355788    -43.81   2412872    1452927    1417963    1355788     -43.81    0.80

     CANADA     1079636   1146940    1146940    1122733     -2.11   1146940    1106211    1124479    1122733      -2.11    0.66

     PAKISTN    1305478   1687459    1687459    1080607    -35.96   1687459    1428394    1152805    1080607     -35.96    0.63

     ITALY       661962    847663     847663     962230     13.52    847663     990681     968612     962230      13.52    0.57

     ARGENT      557639    722331     722331     903241     25.05    722331     843386     910444     903241      25.05    0.53

     TURKEY     2297956    864935     864935     779920     -9.83    864935     840639     817753     779920      -9.83    0.46


     _WTO     160467052 197173188  197173188  170216662    -13.67 197173188  174081501  171237338  170216662     -13.67   99.99

     _OECD     15946751  41544138   41544138   19987718    -51.89  41544138   25332246   22449757   19987718     -51.89   11.74

     _EU15      4654442  31169007   31169007   11760502    -62.27  31169007   17151266   14171542   11760502     -62.27    6.91

     _EC12      4648398  31164474   31164474   11756273    -62.28  31164474   17147594   14167811   11756273     -62.28    6.91