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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 400:  WOOL YARNS
                                             Data in Kg.,  3.70 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      5886266   7746586    7746586    7836138      1.16   7746586    7891772    7787800    7836138       1.16  100.00

     N ZEAL      648912   1204381    1204381    1267532      5.24   1204381    1247585    1232443    1267532       5.24   16.18

     CHINA P     632068    680933     680933     782246     14.88    680933     751705     761307     782246      14.88    9.98

     ITALY       597654    819058     819058     779548     -4.82    819058     813753     792463     779548      -4.82    9.95

     INDIA       224938    495996     495996     720826     45.33    495996     654795     712050     720826      45.33    9.20

     U KING      660612    603183     603183     720221     19.40    603183     693981     694215     720221      19.40    9.19

     CANADA      755484    707467     707467     642955     -9.12    707467     642584     637843     642955      -9.12    8.20

     PERU        508171    650274     650274     607434     -6.59    650274     651976     634537     607434      -6.59    7.75

     MALAYSA      97071    535134     535134     357524    -33.19    535134     420862     358101     357524     -33.19    4.56

     GERMANY     531389    367541     367541     332512     -9.53    367541     319351     320286     332512      -9.53    4.24

     MEXICO      234160    280181     280181     293577      4.78    280181     307574     305692     293577       4.78    3.75

     TURKEY      203313    241740     241740     287803     19.05    241740     322869     298781     287803      19.05    3.67

     AUSTRAL     134913     94186      94186     222967    136.73     94186     221811     226098     222967     136.73    2.85

     PORTUGL      46354    283092     283092     195398    -30.98    283092     223681     195398     195398     -30.98    2.49

     REP SAF      77987    114921     114921     121105      5.38    114921      90065     110452     121105       5.38    1.55

     ROMANIA     109944    120438     120438     118658     -1.48    120438     123648     117801     118658      -1.48    1.51

     THAILND      46886    112224     112224      78126    -30.38    112224      92733      78126      78126     -30.38    1.00

     URUGUAY      51811     64826      64826      52584    -18.88     64826      52733      53539      52584     -18.88    0.67

     ARGENT       74854    143994     143994      37711    -73.81    143994      39635      39223      37711     -73.81    0.48

     AUSTRIA      38028     43059      43059      37323    -13.32     43059      31814      31814      37323     -13.32    0.48

     CHINA T      24908     24496      24496      36685     49.76     24496      42242      39166      36685      49.76    0.47

     JAPAN        51107     23892      23892      28436     19.02     23892      29434      29023      28436      19.02    0.36


     _WTO       5886266   7746574    7746574    7836130      1.16   7746574    7891772    7787792    7836130       1.16  100.00

     _OECD      3723589   4445636    4445636    4558561      2.54   4445636    4599286    4506415    4558561       2.54   58.17

     _EU15      1952278   2167628    2167628    2113280     -2.51   2167628    2139313    2084653    2113280      -2.51   26.97

     _EC12      1912018   2120416    2120416    2070264     -2.37   2120416    2100680    2046911    2070264      -2.37   26.42

     _ANDEAN     511366    663090     663090     628412     -5.23    663090     667584     655596     628412      -5.23    8.02

     _ASEAN      144588    647358     647358     435665    -32.70    647358     513610     436242     435665     -32.70    5.56

     _SUB-SAHA    77987    114921     114921     121106      5.38    114921      90066     110453     121106       5.38    1.55