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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  3/2013 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  3/2013
   Country      2011       2012       3/2012     3/2013  % Change    3/2012     1/2013     2/2013     3/2013   % Change % Share


     WORLD     15982976  22483931    6456811    3506542    -45.69  18053372   21805982   21098010   19533662       8.20  100.00

     KOR REP    7192113   8710500    1236091    1307925      5.81   5987920    8926959    8805553    8782334      46.67   44.96

     CHINA P    3033558   8194049    3833893     838827    -78.12   6316111    7372922    6814478    5198983     -17.69   26.62

     CANADA     2610070   2717584     672725     785150     16.71   2657391    2716989    2727063    2830009       6.50   14.49

     ITALY      1043787    930669     238832     153806    -35.60   1048291     888401     861120     845643     -19.33    4.33

     JAPAN      1089616    901037     246779     147938    -40.05   1071497     838557     828625     802196     -25.13    4.11


     _WTO      15982362  22483923    6456811    3506542    -45.69  18053372   21805974   21098002   19533654       8.20  100.00

     _OECD     11115897  12581063    2203711    2322776      5.40   9931779   12754909   12605939   12700128      27.87   65.02

     _W HEMI    2694494   2767215     690529     801667     16.09   2741829    2762807    2776524    2878353       4.98   14.74

     _NAFTA     2654690   2720096     674331     785150     16.43   2699245    2719501    2729575    2830915       4.88   14.49

     _EU        1357589   1136324     302996     220731    -27.15   1334010    1093626    1061717    1054059     -20.99    5.40