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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 224:  PILE / TUFTED 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     255.363    282.617    282.617    301.315      6.62   282.617    293.814    295.804    301.315       6.62  100.00

     CHINA P   146.579    171.499    171.499    192.266     12.11   171.499    183.280    185.694    192.266      12.11   63.81

     KOR REP    16.118     17.547     17.547     15.410    -12.18    17.547     14.844     15.393     15.410     -12.18    5.11

     ITALY      10.168     12.485     12.485     15.215     21.87    12.485     15.271     15.191     15.215      21.87    5.05

     CHINA T    17.771     16.093     16.093     15.175     -5.71    16.093     15.165     15.127     15.175      -5.71    5.04

     INDIA       9.659     11.533     11.533     11.940      3.53    11.533     11.768     11.950     11.940       3.53    3.96

     MEXICO      8.543      8.728      8.728      6.508    -25.43     8.728      6.863      6.762      6.508     -25.43    2.16

     CANADA      5.890      5.061      5.061      5.481      8.30     5.061      5.566      5.538      5.481       8.30    1.82

     MALTA       7.581      5.809      5.809      5.194    -10.59     5.809      5.869      5.509      5.194     -10.59    1.72

     TURKEY      4.922      4.883      4.883      4.982      2.03     4.883      4.991      4.967      4.982       2.03    1.65

     FRANCE      6.733      6.895      6.895      4.135    -40.02     6.895      5.252      4.698      4.135     -40.02    1.37

     ARGENT      2.132      2.693      2.693      3.658     35.84     2.693      3.332      3.627      3.658      35.84    1.21

     PAKISTN     1.339      1.534      1.534      1.569      2.28     1.534      1.777      1.568      1.569       2.28    0.52


     _WTO      255.360    282.580    282.580    301.192      6.59   282.580    293.691    295.682    301.192       6.59   99.96

     _OECD      57.402     61.382     61.382     61.569      0.30    61.382     62.178     61.914     61.569       0.30   20.43

     _EU15      28.627     32.733     32.733     34.014      3.92    32.733     34.999     34.317     34.014       3.92   11.29

     _EC12      28.554     32.618     32.618     33.879      3.87    32.618     34.881     34.196     33.879       3.87   11.24