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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 604:  YARN > 85% SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBER
                                             Data in Kg.,  7.60 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     20863308  29117694   29117694   28353019     -2.63  29117694   27835800   28448659   28353019      -2.63  100.00

     INDNSIA   12307015  16352943   16352943   15548218     -4.92  16352943   15252938   15665523   15548218      -4.92   54.84

     INDIA      2031168   3462305    3462305    3667385      5.92   3462305    3225306    3254136    3667385       5.92   12.93

     CHINA P    2046133   3144678    3144678    3124537     -0.64   3144678    3110305    3208034    3124537      -0.64   11.02

     CANADA     1369185   1623341    1623341    1404534    -13.48   1623341    1509621    1410639    1404534     -13.48    4.95

     VIETNAM     347525    959695     959695    1355376     41.23    959695    1263758    1456085    1355376      41.23    4.78

     TURKEY      511213    395958     395958     811283    104.89    395958     846650     880383     811283     104.89    2.86

     PHIL R      114685    426693     426693     573308     34.36    426693     578347     588769     573308      34.36    2.02

     THAILND     427570    599748     599748     341707    -43.02    599748     344132     362832     341707     -43.02    1.21

     MALAYSA     157482    160171     160171     245950     53.55    160171     259662     222878     245950      53.55    0.87

     ROMANIA     342150    535619     535619     233948    -56.32    535619     288893     255966     233948     -56.32    0.83

     MEXICO      255011    266610     266610     214307    -19.62    266610     239851     241219     214307     -19.62    0.76

     JAPAN       107202     65891      65891     193559    193.76     65891     202177     199143     193559     193.76    0.68

     GERMANY      52722    332547     332547     119213    -64.15    332547     136490     125043     119213     -64.15    0.42

     CHINA T     339453    325103     325103     104417    -67.88    325103     103382     104411     104417     -67.88    0.37


     _WTO      20863308  29117694   29117694   28350888     -2.63  29117694   27833669   28446528   28350888      -2.63   99.99

     _ASEAN    13414153  18562184   18562184   18122080     -2.37  18562184   17779190   18376440   18122080      -2.37   63.92

     _OECD      2190417   2615926    2615926    2595548     -0.78   2615926    2784107    2687890    2595548      -0.78    9.15

     _EU15       163518    500462     500462     288782    -42.30    500462     296307     284932     288782     -42.30    1.02

     _EC12       160887    462770     462770     210974    -54.41    462770     219447     208072     210974     -54.41    0.74