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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  3/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 218:  FABRICS OF YARNS OF DIFF. COLORS
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                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     124.865    120.079     28.212     26.799     -5.01   122.754    119.781    120.620    118.666      -3.33  100.00

     ITALY      33.181     30.344      6.951      6.191    -10.92    32.108     30.282     30.363     29.585      -7.86   24.93

     CHINA P    22.859     25.090      5.587      5.740      2.74    22.935     25.246     25.520     25.243      10.07   21.27

     INDIA      13.136     11.594      3.143      3.405      8.32    13.379     11.349     11.543     11.855     -11.39    9.99

     TURKEY     18.132     10.128      2.359      2.365      0.26    16.107     10.305     10.588     10.135     -37.08    8.54

     JAPAN       5.544      9.600      2.337      2.340      0.11     6.524      9.302      9.486      9.602      47.19    8.09

     MEXICO      6.067      8.526      1.847      1.643    -10.99     6.202      8.589      8.410      8.323      34.21    7.01

     SPAIN       3.414      3.370      0.660      0.839     27.21     3.109      3.483      3.575      3.550      14.17    2.99

     CHINA T     4.012      3.292      1.167      0.215    -81.55     4.111      3.137      2.708      2.341     -43.07    1.97

     PAKISTN     2.108      2.413      0.606      0.345    -43.09     2.391      2.312      2.434      2.152     -10.01    1.81


     _WTO      124.827    120.015     28.194     26.799     -4.95   122.698    119.727    120.573    118.620      -3.32   99.96

     _OECD      65.706     55.475     12.500     12.276     -1.79    62.261     55.801     56.482     55.251     -11.26   46.56

     _EU        45.247     43.264      9.684      9.495     -1.95    43.993     43.471     43.867     43.076      -2.09   36.30

     _W HEMI     8.317     10.657      2.254      2.069     -8.18     8.256     10.746     10.555     10.472      26.85    8.83

     _NAFTA      7.303      9.552      2.077      1.869    -10.01     7.314      9.617      9.419      9.344      27.75    7.87

     _ASEAN      2.276      1.430      0.516      0.341    -33.94     1.993      1.342      1.402      1.255     -37.04    1.06