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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 800:  SILK BLENDS OR NON-CTN VEG FIB YRN
                                         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       4.097      4.721      4.721      5.059      7.16     4.721      4.937      4.971      5.059       7.16  100.00

     CHINA P     0.823      1.059      1.059      1.741     64.47     1.059      1.479      1.676      1.741      64.47   34.41

     HUNGARY     0.535      0.779      0.779      0.759     -2.61     0.779      0.661      0.658      0.759      -2.61   15.00

     BELGIUM     0.410      0.779      0.779      0.751     -3.61     0.779      0.810      0.825      0.751      -3.61   14.84

     ITALY       0.306      0.335      0.335      0.428     27.76     0.335      0.484      0.446      0.428      27.76    8.45

     ROMANIA     0.171      0.162      0.162      0.138    -14.65     0.162      0.155      0.140      0.138     -14.65    2.74

     FRANCE      0.205      0.263      0.263      0.124    -52.98     0.263      0.169      0.123      0.124     -52.98    2.45

     LITHUAN     0.006      0.110      0.110      0.065    -40.78     0.110      0.094      0.065      0.065     -40.78    1.29

     INDNSIA     0.001      0.000      0.000      0.057       *       0.000      0.057      0.057      0.057        *      1.13

     GERMANY     0.092      0.102      0.102      0.026    -74.49     0.102      0.012      0.007      0.026     -74.49    0.51

     BRAZIL      0.006      0.044      0.044      0.017    -62.67     0.044      0.012      0.014      0.017     -62.67    0.33

     MEXICO      0.000      0.001      0.001      0.012    971.92     0.001      0.002      0.006      0.012     971.92    0.24

     PAKISTN     0.000      0.066      0.066      0.000   -100.00     0.066      0.000      0.000      0.000    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO        4.097      4.720      4.720      5.059      7.17     4.720      4.937      4.971      5.059       7.17  100.00

     _OECD       1.959      2.735      2.735      2.452    -10.35     2.735      2.521      2.419      2.452     -10.35   48.47

     _EU15       1.228      1.737      1.737      1.546    -11.04     1.737      1.701      1.615      1.546     -11.04   30.55

     _EC12       1.197      1.677      1.677      1.504    -10.33     1.677      1.661      1.571      1.504     -10.33   29.72

     _ASEAN      0.010      0.014      0.014      0.063    359.72     0.014      0.063      0.063      0.063     359.72    1.25