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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 618:  WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
                                             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     16829093  20499874   20499874   15982976    -22.03  20499874   16229862   15825989   15982976     -22.03  100.00

     KOR REP    9153924   9316089    9316089    7192113    -22.80   9316089    7561387    7259013    7192113     -22.80   45.00

     CHINA P    2392950   5358222    5358222    3033558    -43.38   5358222    2866285    2803228    3033558     -43.38   18.98

     CANADA     3289154   3243967    3243967    2610070    -19.54   3243967    2688759    2636186    2610070     -19.54   16.33

     JAPAN       829666   1136225    1136225    1089616     -4.10   1136225    1151790    1143383    1089616      -4.10    6.82

     ITALY       786749    647734     647734    1043787     61.14    647734     931401     991442    1043787      61.14    6.53


     _WTO      16827706  20499874   20499874   15982362    -22.04  20499874   16229248   15825375   15982362     -22.04  100.00

     _OECD     13376623  13413229   13413229   11115897    -17.13  13413229   11464120   11157676   11115897     -17.13   69.55

     _EU15       867248    813702     813702    1283569     57.74    813702    1182630    1231427    1283569      57.74    8.03

     _EC12       867180    813572     813572    1283350     57.74    813572    1182404    1231219    1283350      57.74    8.03