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                                          |                                     |                                April 30, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  3/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 226:  CHEESECLOTH, BATISTES, LAWNS/VOILE
                                             Data in M2.,  1.00 M2 per M2.. 

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE  3/2013
   Country      2011       2012       3/2012     3/2013  % Change    3/2012     1/2013     2/2013     3/2013   % Change % Share


     WORLD    138180865 141411821   38233122   37482459     -1.96 153596761  142823407  143430419  140661158      -8.42  100.00

     CHINA P  116691702 118993617   32334877   29994705     -7.24 131616251  119860529  121039225  116653445     -11.37   82.93

     INDIA      9565234  11041864    2954945    3279781     10.99  11217922   11779880   11390954   11366700       1.33    8.08

     MEXICO     1490371   2257552     406364    1464736    260.45   1654583    2707384    2308341    3315924     100.41    2.36

     KOR REP    2292891   2699413     512065     695935     35.91   2401676    2591152    2704328    2883283      20.05    2.05

     PAKISTN    1500560   2339091     557664     949262     70.22   1813480    2335162    2373289    2730689      50.58    1.94

     THAILND     580738   1036914      77746     241579    210.73    426849    1003341    1140433    1200747     181.30    0.85

     CANADA     2775531      4413        331          0   -100.00   1055203       4413       4413       4082     -99.61    0.00


     _WTO     138180848 141411821   38233122   37482459     -1.96 153596761  142823407  143430419  140661158      -8.42  100.00

     _W HEMI    4915264   3329116    1135506    1779074     56.68   3987374    3418781    3046134    3972684      -0.37    2.82

     _OECD      6394192   3747756     855551     903174      5.57   4297530    3665393    3647090    3795379     -11.68    2.70

     _NAFTA     4265902   2261965     406695    1464736    260.16   2709786    2711797    2312754    3320006      22.52    2.36

     _ASEAN      740267   1184762     216573     242913     12.16    621879    1012850    1149942    1211102      94.75    0.86

     _EU        1231377    976658     325433     192600    -40.82    753893    1006618     875761     843825      11.93    0.60

     _CAFTA      640979   1041273     728811     306271    -57.98   1272000     681106     700217     618733     -51.36    0.44