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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category  11:  TOTAL YARN IMPORTS
                                                    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    1083.336   1402.291   1402.291   1547.854     10.38  1402.291   1544.534   1554.681   1547.854      10.38  100.00

     CANADA    293.901    304.379    304.379    306.210      0.60   304.379    317.348    310.546    306.210       0.60   19.78

     MEXICO    131.617    181.526    181.526    192.711      6.16   181.526    198.213    196.806    192.711       6.16   12.45

     CHINA P    73.784    131.460    131.460    170.125     29.41   131.460    163.577    168.741    170.125      29.41   10.99

     INDNSIA    72.687    107.742    107.742    122.702     13.89   107.742    119.738    123.283    122.702      13.89    7.93

     INDIA      43.245     67.534     67.534     86.047     27.41    67.534     81.152     82.618     86.047      27.41    5.56

     TURKEY     49.074     60.649     60.649     76.195     25.63    60.649     74.654     76.387     76.195      25.63    4.92

     KOR REP    65.451     76.662     76.662     68.766    -10.30    76.662     65.180     68.049     68.766     -10.30    4.44

     ITALY      42.474     59.362     59.362     62.319      4.98    59.362     62.979     62.902     62.319       4.98    4.03

     CHINA T    32.884     49.534     49.534     60.505     22.15    49.534     59.100     61.632     60.505      22.15    3.91

     GERMANY    37.978     44.899     44.899     46.562      3.70    44.899     46.523     46.096     46.562       3.70    3.01

     PAKISTN    24.157     33.864     33.864     40.045     18.25    33.864     42.179     40.445     40.045      18.25    2.59

     THAILND    28.513     40.077     40.077     36.042    -10.07    40.077     37.890     38.232     36.042     -10.07    2.33

     JAPAN      21.574     24.863     24.863     30.069     20.94    24.863     28.069     29.225     30.069      20.94    1.94

     FRANCE     20.549     22.347     22.347     24.602     10.09    22.347     23.547     24.103     24.602      10.09    1.59

     VIETNAM    10.533     22.290     22.290     23.592      5.84    22.290     22.690     23.938     23.592       5.84    1.52

     NETHLDS    14.526     14.748     14.748     19.471     32.02    14.748     19.183     19.031     19.471      32.02    1.26

     PERU       13.125     17.481     17.481     18.501      5.84    17.481     19.146     18.622     18.501       5.84    1.20

     PORTUGL     9.595     11.428     11.428     16.252     42.21    11.428     15.037     15.005     16.252      42.21    1.05

     U KING      9.347      9.951      9.951     13.927     39.95     9.951     12.831     13.368     13.927      39.95    0.90

     N ZEAL      7.265      8.871      8.871     12.976     46.28     8.871     12.311     12.585     12.976      46.28    0.84

     MALAYSA     5.359     11.334     11.334     12.279      8.33    11.334     12.571     11.907     12.279       8.33    0.79

     ARAB EM     0.025      5.918      5.918     10.824     82.90     5.918     13.889     12.988     10.824      82.90    0.70

     EGYPT       5.320      9.869      9.869      9.296     -5.81     9.869     10.672     10.036      9.296      -5.81    0.60

     AUSTRAL     6.251      6.564      6.564      7.777     18.47     6.564      7.862      7.969      7.777      18.47    0.50

     LATVIA      4.893      6.634      6.634      7.344     10.69     6.634      7.089      7.417      7.344      10.69    0.47

     COLOMB      4.318      6.503      6.503      6.814      4.78     6.503      6.751      6.925      6.814       4.78    0.44

     SPAIN       3.746      5.026      5.026      6.636     32.03     5.026      6.237      6.587      6.636      32.03    0.43

     ISRAEL      6.033      7.183      7.183      6.318    -12.04     7.183      5.855      5.927      6.318     -12.04    0.41

     ROMANIA     4.590      5.594      5.594      4.950    -11.52     5.594      5.194      5.054      4.950     -11.52    0.32

     C RICA      4.468      4.885      4.885      4.488     -8.14     4.885      4.362      4.483      4.488      -8.14    0.29

     SLOVAK      3.525      3.289      3.289      3.762     14.39     3.289      3.551      3.783      3.762      14.39    0.24

     PHIL R      1.847      3.071      3.071      3.592     16.95     3.071      3.703      3.580      3.592      16.95    0.23

     BELGIUM     1.789      3.474      3.474      3.512      1.09     3.474      3.604      3.563      3.512       1.09    0.23

     BELARUS     1.298      3.078      3.078      3.277      6.46     3.078      3.906      3.639      3.277       6.46    0.21

     SLOVENI     1.906      2.246      2.246      2.698     20.11     2.246      2.530      2.693      2.698      20.11    0.17

     BRAZIL      2.374      2.154      2.154      2.173      0.86     2.154      2.161      2.186      2.173       0.86    0.14

     AUSTRIA     1.814      2.336      2.336      2.096    -10.27     2.336      1.881      1.936      2.096     -10.27    0.14

     SWITZLD     0.780      2.073      2.073      1.506    -27.38     2.073      1.441      1.543      1.506     -27.38    0.10

     UZBEKIS     0.000      0.000      0.000      1.331       *       0.000      1.331      1.331      1.331        *      0.09

     GUATMAL     1.158      0.865      0.865      1.186     37.14     0.865      1.208      1.179      1.186      37.14    0.08

     CZECH       2.149      2.325      2.325      1.165    -49.91     2.325      1.177      1.235      1.165     -49.91    0.08

     HONDURA     1.728      1.204      1.204      1.159     -3.79     1.204      1.076      1.045      1.159      -3.79    0.07

     SWEDEN      0.229      0.279      0.279      0.865    209.67     0.279      0.696      0.773      0.865     209.67    0.06

     RUSSIA      0.066      0.011      0.011      0.631   5792.69     0.011      0.044      0.193      0.631    5792.69    0.04

     SALVADR     0.238      0.461      0.461      0.395    -14.29     0.461      0.313      0.396      0.395     -14.29    0.03

     S ARAB      0.000      1.351      1.351      0.365    -72.96     1.351      1.067      0.751      0.365     -72.96    0.02


     _WTO     1081.970   1399.136   1399.136   1542.488     10.25  1399.136   1539.127   1549.391   1542.488      10.25   99.65

     _OECD     572.380    640.259    640.259    676.243      5.62   640.259    677.518    677.034    676.243       5.62   43.69

     _ASEAN    119.297    184.826    184.826    198.501      7.40   184.826    196.955    201.304    198.501       7.40   12.82

     _EU15     144.687    176.067    176.067    197.700     12.29   176.067    193.998    194.936    197.700      12.29   12.77

     _EC12     142.643    173.442    173.442    194.737     12.28   173.442    191.420    192.224    194.737      12.28   12.58

     _ANDEAN    17.547     24.143     24.143     25.520      5.70    24.143     26.070     25.756     25.520       5.70    1.65

     _CBI       10.823      8.580      8.580      7.233    -15.70     8.580      7.047      7.129      7.233     -15.70    0.47

     _CAFTA     10.822      8.481      8.481      7.231    -14.74     8.481      7.046      7.127      7.231     -14.74    0.47