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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 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      29.392     33.702      8.264      6.466    -21.76    30.624     33.467     32.829     31.904       4.18  100.00

     KOR REP     6.756      8.314      1.276      1.357      6.38     5.862      8.501      8.417      8.396      43.22   26.32

     ITALY       5.956      6.804      1.465      1.253    -14.45     6.320      6.820      6.589      6.592       4.31   20.66

     CANADA      5.523      5.343      1.313      1.504     14.48     5.493      5.377      5.409      5.533       0.74   17.34

     CHINA P     3.417      5.863      2.338      0.766    -67.22     5.105      5.480      5.217      4.291     -15.93   13.45

     JAPAN       4.770      4.334      1.160      0.723    -37.71     4.946      4.202      4.095      3.897     -21.21   12.21


     _WTO       29.390     33.702      8.264      6.466    -21.76    30.624     33.467     32.829     31.904       4.18  100.00

     _OECD      19.588     21.806      4.405      4.499      2.12    18.985     22.039     21.715     21.899      15.35   68.64

     _EU         7.237      7.905      1.797      1.514    -15.73     7.566      7.861      7.595      7.622       0.74   23.89

     _W HEMI     5.663      5.479      1.366      1.547     13.18     5.647      5.503      5.535      5.659       0.21   17.74

     _NAFTA      5.558      5.346      1.315      1.504     14.30     5.524      5.380      5.413      5.534       0.18   17.35