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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 200:  YARN FOR RETAIL SALE,SEWING THREAD
                                         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     154.937    178.014    178.014    202.933     14.00   178.014    200.182    202.133    202.933      14.00  100.00

     TURKEY     33.813     39.948     39.948     50.020     25.21    39.948     47.819     49.452     50.020      25.21   24.65

     CANADA     36.260     38.025     38.025     41.152      8.22    38.025     41.065     41.574     41.152       8.22   20.28

     MEXICO     27.654     32.646     32.646     28.843    -11.65    32.646     30.106     29.255     28.843     -11.65   14.21

     CHINA P    13.653     17.624     17.624     25.341     43.79    17.624     24.414     24.972     25.341      43.79   12.49

     GERMANY     8.887     11.117     11.117     10.707     -3.69    11.117     10.694     10.685     10.707      -3.69    5.28

     ITALY       3.582      4.130      4.130      5.732     38.80     4.130      5.453      5.584      5.732      38.80    2.82

     THAILND     3.916      4.346      4.346      5.079     16.86     4.346      5.487      5.352      5.079      16.86    2.50

     INDIA       3.325      3.741      3.741      4.886     30.60     3.741      4.600      4.506      4.886      30.60    2.41

     EGYPT       0.636      2.397      2.397      4.133     72.42     2.397      4.713      4.623      4.133      72.42    2.04

     PERU        1.362      2.287      2.287      1.774    -22.44     2.287      1.752      1.739      1.774     -22.44    0.87

     KOR REP     0.347      0.436      0.436      0.889    103.79     0.436      0.913      0.891      0.889     103.79    0.44

     HONDURA     0.711      0.749      0.749      0.683     -8.83     0.749      0.564      0.574      0.683      -8.83    0.34


     _WTO      154.922    177.949    177.949    202.810     13.97   177.949    200.059    202.011    202.810      13.97   99.94

     _OECD      95.625    105.990    105.990    121.893     15.00   105.990    118.993    121.078    121.893      15.00   60.07

     _EU15      24.714     27.106     27.106     29.066      7.23    27.106     28.469     28.382     29.066       7.23   14.32

     _EC12      24.551     26.926     26.926     28.710      6.63    26.926     28.139     28.050     28.710       6.63   14.15

     _ASEAN      4.755      5.325      5.325      5.858     10.00     5.325      6.333      6.154      5.858      10.00    2.89

     _ANDEAN     1.362      2.288      2.288      1.774    -22.46     2.288      1.753      1.739      1.774     -22.46    0.87

     _CBI        2.303      1.835      1.835      0.713    -61.16     1.835      0.690      0.636      0.713     -61.16    0.35

     _CAFTA      2.302      1.835      1.835      0.712    -61.21     1.835      0.689      0.635      0.712     -61.21    0.35