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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 604:  YARN > 85% SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBER
                                         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      62.503     95.040     95.040    117.682     23.82    95.040    115.877    118.245    117.682      23.82  100.00

     INDNSIA    26.083     39.997     39.997     51.833     29.59    39.997     50.224     51.992     51.833      29.59   44.05

     CANADA     12.989     16.519     16.519     18.413     11.46    16.519     18.822     18.300     18.413      11.46   15.65

     INDIA       5.481     10.494     10.494     13.304     26.77    10.494     11.976     12.040     13.304      26.77   11.30

     CHINA P     5.554      9.032      9.032     10.432     15.50     9.032     10.124     10.693     10.432      15.50    8.86

     TURKEY      1.984      1.632      1.632      4.339    165.82     1.632      4.454      4.666      4.339     165.82    3.69

     VIETNAM     0.559      2.197      2.197      3.673     67.21     2.197      3.475      3.975      3.673      67.21    3.12

     PHIL R      0.433      1.814      1.814      2.716     49.74     1.814      2.689      2.765      2.716      49.74    2.31

     GERMANY     0.816      2.265      2.265      2.356      4.04     2.265      3.037      2.885      2.356       4.04    2.00

     MEXICO      1.594      1.485      1.485      2.348     58.10     1.485      2.304      2.425      2.348      58.10    1.99

     THAILND     1.161      1.611      1.611      1.353    -15.97     1.611      1.322      1.395      1.353     -15.97    1.15

     ROMANIA     1.538      2.639      2.639      1.313    -50.24     2.639      1.668      1.484      1.313     -50.24    1.12

     JAPAN       0.791      0.737      0.737      1.118     51.71     0.737      1.223      1.147      1.118      51.71    0.95

     MALAYSA     0.254      0.319      0.319      0.686    115.33     0.319      0.683      0.609      0.686     115.33    0.58

     CHINA T     0.638      0.835      0.835      0.393    -52.96     0.835      0.318      0.358      0.393     -52.96    0.33


     _WTO       62.503     95.040     95.040    117.673     23.81    95.040    115.868    118.235    117.673      23.81   99.99

     _ASEAN     28.605     46.064     46.064     60.413     31.15    46.064     58.603     60.945     60.413      31.15   51.34

     _OECD      17.869     23.075     23.075     27.631     19.74    23.075     28.887     28.345     27.631      19.74   23.48

     _EU15       2.575      4.649      4.649      4.589     -1.29     4.649      5.200      5.050      4.589      -1.29    3.90

     _EC12       2.543      4.358      4.358      4.003     -8.14     4.358      4.625      4.474      4.003      -8.14    3.40