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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 618:  WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
                                         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      23.763     28.581     28.581     29.392      2.84    28.581     28.913     29.133     29.392       2.84  100.00

     KOR REP     7.554      7.819      7.819      6.756    -13.60     7.819      7.090      6.892      6.756     -13.60   22.98

     ITALY       3.303      3.704      3.704      5.956     60.82     3.704      5.105      5.547      5.956      60.82   20.26

     CANADA      6.295      7.090      7.090      5.523    -22.10     7.090      5.769      5.616      5.523     -22.10   18.79

     JAPAN       2.704      3.659      3.659      4.770     30.37     3.659      4.792      4.945      4.770      30.37   16.23

     CHINA P     2.319      3.810      3.810      3.417    -10.31     3.810      3.207      3.196      3.417     -10.31   11.63


     _WTO       23.759     28.581     28.581     29.390      2.83    28.581     28.911     29.131     29.390       2.83   99.99

     _OECD      18.094     20.005     20.005     19.588     -2.09    20.005     19.370     19.419     19.588      -2.09   66.64

     _EU15       3.949      4.839      4.839      7.111     46.96     4.839      6.310      6.713      7.111      46.96   24.19

     _EC12       3.948      4.836      4.836      7.104     46.90     4.836      6.305      6.707      7.104      46.90   24.17