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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 600:  TEXTURED FILAMENT YARN
                                             Data in Kg.,  6.50 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     90304104 103508395  103508395   96867582     -6.42 103508395  100930673   98815624   96867582      -6.42  100.00

     CANADA    50817493  53804147   53804147   46224685    -14.09  53804147   49638579   47504585   46224685     -14.09   47.72

     MEXICO    11707023  15939148   15939148   15711135     -1.43  15939148   15992343   15944378   15711135      -1.43   16.22

     INDIA      3632887   3865551    3865551    5845261     51.21   3865551    5912007    5856959    5845261      51.21    6.03

     INDNSIA    3745457   4050221    4050221    5250788     29.64   4050221    5241941    5347593    5250788      29.64    5.42

     CHINA P    3234660   5229122    5229122    5093806     -2.59   5229122    4959199    5071424    5093806      -2.59    5.26

     CHINA T    6064362   4994346    4994346    3914318    -21.63   4994346    3832213    3980248    3914318     -21.63    4.04

     MALAYSA    2229183   3799091    3799091    3862968      1.68   3799091    4137786    3871591    3862968       1.68    3.99

     ITALY      2005770   3457781    3457781    2927696    -15.33   3457781    2988160    2976121    2927696     -15.33    3.02

     THAILND    1688958   2675930    2675930    2753195      2.89   2675930    3062055    2859197    2753195       2.89    2.84

     KOR REP     569403    941370     941370    2154947    128.92    941370    1754551    2082886    2154947     128.92    2.22

     BELGIUM     100448    442505     442505     512359     15.79    442505     520784     535937     512359      15.79    0.53

     GERMANY    1937229    590006     590006     452273    -23.34    590006     465615     439015     452273     -23.34    0.47

     FRANCE      102347    272518     272518     343842     26.17    272518     349694     349848     343842      26.17    0.35

     VIETNAM     225493    367091     367091     300215    -18.22    367091     313527     301188     300215     -18.22    0.31

     EGYPT       240800    415382     415382     297060    -28.49    415382     312010     296500     297060     -28.49    0.31

     SLOVENI     246287    350399     350399     295071    -15.79    350399     287636     295827     295071     -15.79    0.30

     TURKEY       60429     80494      80494     166491    106.84     80494     168654     184491     166491     106.84    0.17

     JAPAN        98770    244849     244849     143450    -41.41    244849     128863     143888     143450     -41.41    0.15

     SLOVAK      157749    115971     115971     141814     22.28    115971     131816     141826     141814      22.28    0.15

     S ARAB           0    503943     503943     105716    -79.02    503943     375138     252838     105716     -79.02    0.11

     ISRAEL     1136846   1020227    1020227      57878    -94.33   1020227      89969      80571      57878     -94.33    0.06


     _WTO      90304104 103508395  103508395   96867054     -6.42 103508395  100930145   98815096   96867054      -6.42  100.00

     _OECD     55793610  59746163   59746163   52903290    -11.45  59746163   56013183   54201761   52903290     -11.45   54.61

     _ASEAN     7889091  10926297   10926297   12197055     11.63  10926297   12785198   12409458   12197055      11.63   12.59

     _EU15      4268794   4860747    4860747    4310050    -11.33   4860747    4398825    4380987    4310050     -11.33    4.45

     _EC12      4268794   4859872    4859872    4309890    -11.32   4859872    4398665    4380827    4309890     -11.32    4.45