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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 200:  YARN FOR RETAIL SALE,SEWING THREAD
                                             Data in Kg.,  6.60 M2 per Kg.. 

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE 12/2012
   Country      2010       2011      12/2011    12/2012  % Change   12/2011    10/2012    11/2012    12/2012   % Change % Share


     WORLD     18158526  19059605   19059605   19029287     -0.16  19059605   19225741   18993693   19029287      -0.16  100.00

     CHINA P    3541373   4344322    4344322    5424763     24.87   4344322    5370309    5386673    5424763      24.87   28.51

     TURKEY     4756715   5221186    5221186    5100404     -2.31   5221186    5206550    5128583    5100404      -2.31   26.80

     CANADA     2898341   3010563    3010563    3020583      0.33   3010563    3110744    2970443    3020583       0.33   15.87

     MEXICO     3264779   2525704    2525704    1679787    -33.49   2525704    1751136    1710405    1679787     -33.49    8.83

     THAILND     985865   1034612    1034612     741305    -28.35   1034612     716645     708732     741305     -28.35    3.90

     INDIA       548099    594704     594704     662095     11.33    594704     712483     722923     662095      11.33    3.48

     GERMANY     385903    405796     405796     411520      1.41    405796     401297     416046     411520       1.41    2.16

     EGYPT       348482    408894     408894     313157    -23.41    408894     305809     292952     313157     -23.41    1.65

     HONDURA     171471    165355     165355     232787     40.78    165355     232727     244019     232787      40.78    1.22

     CHINA T     105925    120363     120363     228605     89.93    120363     213101     226569     228605      89.93    1.20

     ITALY       125687    178313     178313     194793      9.24    178313     192030     194771     194793       9.24    1.02

     SPAIN        61902    118014     118014     150817     27.80    118014     168279     150708     150817      27.80    0.79

     FRANCE      116907    112415     112415     139988     24.53    112415     140451     148523     139988      24.53    0.74

     KOR REP      81947    154154     154154      19561    -87.31    154154      60886      19022      19561     -87.31    0.10


     _WTO      18148554  19053565   19053565   19028636     -0.13  19053565   19225579   18993331   19028636      -0.13  100.00

     _OECD      8584197   9364444    9364444    9252830     -1.19   9364444    9464181    9220439    9252830      -1.19   48.62

     _W HEMI    6572606   5839760    5839760    5102050    -12.63   5839760    5244473    5091524    5102050     -12.63   26.81

     _EU15       830311    940251     940251    1072832     14.10    940251    1053028    1065593    1072832      14.10    5.64

     _EC12       824344    929109     929109    1055740     13.63    929109    1044042    1055333    1055740      13.63    5.55

     _ASEAN     1163014   1166536    1166536     838617    -28.11   1166536     799789     801424     838617     -28.11    4.41

     _CBI        202103    170693     170693     251950     47.60    170693     239401     263765     251950      47.60    1.32

     _CAFTA      202103    170373     170373     251950     47.88    170373     239401     263765     251950      47.88    1.32