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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 620:  OTHER SYNTHETIC FILAMENT FABRIC
                                         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     289.847    400.940    400.940    501.675     25.12   400.940    493.413    497.786    501.675      25.12  100.00

     CHINA P    42.361     66.765     66.765     99.692     49.32    66.765     95.664     97.868     99.692      49.32   19.87

     INDIA      43.325     69.963     69.963     93.350     33.43    69.963     89.757     91.845     93.350      33.43   18.61

     CANADA     59.096     60.808     60.808     65.261      7.32    60.808     65.213     65.931     65.261       7.32   13.01

     CHINA T    20.116     27.669     27.669     32.363     16.97    27.669     32.369     32.428     32.363      16.97    6.45

     TURKEY     14.358     23.563     23.563     29.656     25.86    23.563     28.218     28.624     29.656      25.86    5.91

     ARAB EM    15.849     21.770     21.770     27.143     24.68    21.770     26.928     26.683     27.143      24.68    5.41

     S ARAB      8.094     18.402     18.402     27.124     47.40    18.402     26.939     26.883     27.124      47.40    5.41

     KOR REP    12.070     16.182     16.182     18.951     17.11    16.182     19.230     18.982     18.951      17.11    3.78

     JAPAN      10.899     13.371     13.371     12.529     -6.30    13.371     12.438     12.241     12.529      -6.30    2.50

     GREECE      9.159      9.574      9.574     10.768     12.48     9.574     10.332     10.299     10.768      12.48    2.15

     MEXICO      5.259      9.003      9.003     10.369     15.17     9.003     10.411     10.412     10.369      15.17    2.07

     U KING      6.302      8.850      8.850      9.984     12.81     8.850     10.043      9.974      9.984      12.81    1.99

     ITALY       5.427      6.613      6.613      8.556     29.37     6.613      8.675      8.515      8.556      29.37    1.71

     VIETNAM     2.125      3.895      3.895      7.780     99.73     3.895      6.645      7.112      7.780      99.73    1.55

     BELGIUM     4.567      5.973      5.973      7.167     19.99     5.973      7.097      6.968      7.167      19.99    1.43

     THAILND     4.796      4.012      4.012      7.028     75.18     4.012      7.174      7.159      7.028      75.18    1.40

     GERMANY     4.222      8.079      8.079      6.243    -22.73     8.079      6.422      6.326      6.243     -22.73    1.24

     NETHLDS     8.084      6.293      6.293      6.099     -3.08     6.293      6.044      6.147      6.099      -3.08    1.22

     MALAYSA     1.396      2.066      2.066      3.701     79.17     2.066      3.588      3.619      3.701      79.17    0.74

     REP SAF     0.171      0.303      0.303      3.080    917.07     0.303      2.532      2.862      3.080     917.07    0.61

     HUNGARY     0.000      0.000      0.000      1.315       *       0.000      0.727      1.208      1.315        *      0.26

     BRAZIL      1.877      1.619      1.619      1.261    -22.10     1.619      1.348      1.192      1.261     -22.10    0.25

     INDNSIA     0.752      0.789      0.789      1.059     34.16     0.789      0.969      1.029      1.059      34.16    0.21

     GUATMAL     0.495      0.446      0.446      0.591     32.50     0.446      0.623      0.598      0.591      32.50    0.12

     PORTUGL     0.106      3.097      3.097      0.304    -90.19     3.097      0.304      0.304      0.304     -90.19    0.06

     SRI LKA     0.209      0.185      0.185      0.036    -80.51     0.185      0.128      0.102      0.036     -80.51    0.01


     _WTO      289.836    400.921    400.921    501.487     25.08   400.921    493.231    497.599    501.487      25.08   99.96

     _OECD     128.503    154.572    154.572    171.648     11.05   154.572    169.603    170.682    171.648      11.05   34.21

     _EU15      41.067     51.514     51.514     53.070      3.02    51.514     52.713     52.453     53.070       3.02   10.58

     _EC12      40.930     51.274     51.274     52.839      3.05    51.274     52.539     52.231     52.839       3.05   10.53

     _ASEAN      9.077     10.781     10.781     19.626     82.04    10.781     18.447     18.991     19.626      82.04    3.91

     _SUB-SAH    0.180      0.304      0.304      3.085    914.46     0.304      2.538      2.867      3.085     914.46    0.61

     _CBI        1.045      1.241      1.241      1.123     -9.50     1.241      1.282      1.216      1.123      -9.50    0.22

     _CAFTA      1.045      1.209      1.209      1.123     -7.13     1.209      1.282      1.216      1.123      -7.13    0.22