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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category  82:  SILK / VEG. NON-APPAREL PRODUCTS
                                                    Data in Million $$$

                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     268.237    306.763    306.763    406.353     32.46   306.763    395.114    400.236    406.353      32.46  100.00

     CHINA P   145.725    166.539    166.539    218.190     31.01   166.539    215.774    216.130    218.190      31.01   53.69

     INDIA      19.392     26.140     26.140     35.714     36.62    26.140     34.895     34.808     35.714      36.62    8.79

     ITALY      22.264     25.465     25.465     30.355     19.20    25.465     29.889     29.957     30.355      19.20    7.47

     BELGIUM    13.934     18.860     18.860     21.149     12.14    18.860     21.042     21.064     21.149      12.14    5.20

     ISRAEL      0.153      0.057      0.057     19.135  33363.93     0.057     13.367     16.974     19.135   33363.93    4.71

     U KING      7.386      8.662      8.662      9.802     13.17     8.662      9.635      9.942      9.802      13.17    2.41

     PORTUGL     0.733      1.348      1.348      8.212    509.08     1.348      6.654      6.555      8.212     509.08    2.02

     KOR REP     3.268      5.398      5.398      5.633      4.35     5.398      5.805      5.615      5.633       4.35    1.39

     MEXICO      6.949      6.111      6.111      5.077    -16.92     6.111      4.467      4.688      5.077     -16.92    1.25

     CHINA T     1.568      2.008      2.008      3.656     82.04     2.008      3.520      3.710      3.656      82.04    0.90

     GERMANY     2.269      2.853      2.853      3.610     26.51     2.853      3.660      3.678      3.610      26.51    0.89

     VIETNAM     0.778      1.536      1.536      2.265     47.46     1.536      2.073      2.229      2.265      47.46    0.56

     PAKISTN     0.660      2.574      2.574      0.781    -69.66     2.574      1.279      1.075      0.781     -69.66    0.19


     _WTO      264.955    304.304    304.304    403.273     32.52   304.304    391.918    397.030    403.273      32.52   99.24

     _OECD      73.794     83.279     83.279    100.811     21.05    83.279     98.644     99.272    100.811      21.05   24.81

     _EU15      62.446     68.497     68.497     84.396     23.21    68.497     82.273     82.791     84.396      23.21   20.77

     _EC12      61.652     67.386     67.386     83.105     23.33    67.386     80.989     81.486     83.105      23.33   20.45

     _ASEAN      4.685      5.181      5.181      6.565     26.71     5.181      6.458      6.593      6.565      26.71    1.62