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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 223:  NON-WOVEN FABRICS
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                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     720.777    888.562    888.562    948.341      6.73   888.562    931.778    934.453    948.341       6.73  100.00

     CHINA P    85.877    128.280    128.280    154.495     20.44   128.280    148.318    151.546    154.495      20.44   16.29

     CANADA     85.315     92.319     92.319    100.881      9.27    92.319     98.689     99.661    100.881       9.27   10.64

     GERMANY    59.842     86.445     86.445     96.910     12.11    86.445     96.695     96.981     96.910      12.11   10.22

     JAPAN      81.200     79.580     79.580     88.651     11.40    79.580     82.861     86.601     88.651      11.40    9.35

     MEXICO     52.710     63.120     63.120     68.820      9.03    63.120     67.479     68.669     68.820       9.03    7.26

     ISRAEL     89.138     88.459     88.459     62.379    -29.48    88.459     61.771     59.788     62.379     -29.48    6.58

     ITALY      25.765     33.364     33.364     43.052     29.04    33.364     39.324     39.666     43.052      29.04    4.54

     FRANCE     24.002     41.821     41.821     42.423      1.44    41.821     42.676     41.793     42.423       1.44    4.47

     INDIA       8.635     20.514     20.514     38.925     89.75    20.514     37.040     37.962     38.925      89.75    4.10

     U KING     23.075     28.905     28.905     32.672     13.03    28.905     32.041     32.310     32.672      13.03    3.45

     KOR REP    11.416     21.529     21.529     31.491     46.27    21.529     30.074     30.355     31.491      46.27    3.32

     LUXMBRG    23.523     28.455     28.455     25.430    -10.63    28.455     28.112     25.798     25.430     -10.63    2.68

     TURKEY     11.376     15.045     15.045     19.832     31.82    15.045     18.734     19.572     19.832      31.82    2.09

     CHINA T    10.472     15.020     15.020     18.324     22.00    15.020     17.661     17.748     18.324      22.00    1.93

     FINLAND    13.880     15.251     15.251     13.477    -11.63    15.251     15.729     14.290     13.477     -11.63    1.42

     POLAND      6.653      8.441      8.441     13.402     58.77     8.441     12.736     13.164     13.402      58.77    1.41

     THAILND     6.118      8.010      8.010     11.725     46.38     8.010     10.513     11.487     11.725      46.38    1.24

     DENMARK     2.055      5.792      5.792     11.292     94.97     5.792     10.521     10.815     11.292      94.97    1.19

     NETHLDS     4.396      9.267      9.267     11.031     19.03     9.267     11.197     10.799     11.031      19.03    1.16

     AUSTRAL     8.330      8.456      8.456     10.677     26.27     8.456     11.352     11.070     10.677      26.27    1.13

     BRAZIL     39.683     43.895     43.895      7.860    -82.09    43.895     13.831     10.090      7.860     -82.09    0.83

     BELGIUM     4.446      6.738      6.738      5.724    -15.05     6.738      6.063      6.240      5.724     -15.05    0.60

     SWEDEN      3.576      5.694      5.694      4.515    -20.70     5.694      4.535      4.357      4.515     -20.70    0.48

     IRELAND     3.885      5.152      5.152      4.315    -16.25     5.152      4.302      4.165      4.315     -16.25    0.46

     CZECH       2.188      2.012      2.012      4.129    105.21     2.012      3.537      3.906      4.129     105.21    0.44

     SPAIN       6.459      7.230      7.230      3.661    -49.36     7.230      5.071      4.185      3.661     -49.36    0.39

     GREECE      6.141      4.524      4.524      3.506    -22.50     4.524      4.328      3.733      3.506     -22.50    0.37

     MALAYSA     1.148      0.483      0.483      3.138    550.35     0.483      1.275      2.356      3.138     550.35    0.33

     DOM REP     1.623      1.597      1.597      2.620     64.08     1.597      2.510      2.552      2.620      64.08    0.28

     INDNSIA     2.061      3.191      3.191      2.205    -30.91     3.191      2.407      2.217      2.205     -30.91    0.23

     S ARAB     10.215      3.486      3.486      1.983    -43.12     3.486      1.712      1.839      1.983     -43.12    0.21

     SLOVENI     0.072      0.293      0.293      1.622    453.76     0.293      1.028      1.277      1.622     453.76    0.17

     REP SAF     0.445      0.644      0.644      1.255     94.90     0.644      1.353      1.310      1.255      94.90    0.13

     HG KONG     0.845      0.789      0.789      1.178     49.32     0.789      1.154      1.213      1.178      49.32    0.12

     SWITZLD     1.152      0.997      0.997      0.920     -7.71     0.997      0.925      1.043      0.920      -7.71    0.10

     RUSSIA      0.638      1.135      1.135      0.792    -30.21     1.135      0.792      0.792      0.792     -30.21    0.08

     AUSTRIA     0.381      0.177      0.177      0.754    325.37     0.177      0.783      0.767      0.754     325.37    0.08

     SIER LN     0.003      0.000      0.000      0.484       *       0.000      0.484      0.484      0.484        *      0.05

     VIETNAM     0.150      0.259      0.259      0.322     24.39     0.259      0.334      0.348      0.322      24.39    0.03

     HONDURA     0.278      0.306      0.306      0.247    -19.21     0.306      0.206      0.241      0.247     -19.21    0.03

     CHILE       0.000      0.000      0.000      0.096       *       0.000      0.075      0.086      0.096        *      0.01


     _WTO      720.131    887.427    887.427    947.524      6.77   887.427    930.960    933.636    947.524       6.77   99.91

     _OECD     327.953    427.671    427.671    480.198     12.28   427.671    477.526    474.775    480.198      12.28   50.64

     _EU15     201.504    278.816    278.816    298.760      7.15   278.816    301.376    295.898    298.760       7.15   31.50

     _EC12     183.666    257.694    257.694    280.015      8.66   257.694    280.330    276.484    280.015       8.66   29.53

     _ASEAN      9.770     12.810     12.810     17.651     37.79    12.810     15.174     16.714     17.651      37.79    1.86

     _CBI        2.122      2.052      2.052      3.010     46.72     2.052      2.845      2.935      3.010      46.72    0.32

     _CAFTA      2.122      2.030      2.030      2.985     47.06     2.030      2.833      2.909      2.985      47.06    0.31

     _SUB-SAH    0.491      0.781      0.781      1.740    122.84     0.781      1.874      1.794      1.740     122.84    0.18