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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 220:  FABRIC OF SPECIAL WEAVE
                                             Data in M2.,  1.00 M2 per M2.. 

                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    134773123 108064148  108064148  124338062     15.06 108064148  127151566  127152211  124338062      15.06  100.00

     CHINA P   86816059  58407390   58407390   62033585      6.21  58407390   64076504   63349147   62033585       6.21   49.89

     S ARAB          40   5985662    5985662   17726559    196.15   5985662   17416799   17921577   17726559     196.15   14.26

     PAKISTN   13253978   9903113    9903113    9547484     -3.59   9903113   10059706    9943850    9547484      -3.59    7.68

     INDIA      5460608   7973309    7973309    5941220    -25.49   7973309    6268573    6077312    5941220     -25.49    4.78

     KOR REP    3526723   3534779    3534779    3890581     10.07   3534779    3668020    3887920    3890581      10.07    3.13

     ITALY      2728253   2462375    2462375    3384393     37.44   2462375    3313064    3356967    3384393      37.44    2.72

     TURKEY     1571546   2167308    2167308    3140372     44.90   2167308    3285178    3256467    3140372      44.90    2.53

     ARAB EM    2520366   1199000    1199000    3074343    156.41   1199000    3036307    2997072    3074343     156.41    2.47

     CHINA T    3298981   3510007    3510007    2401146    -31.59   3510007    2500270    2499464    2401146     -31.59    1.93

     INDNSIA     643147   1093837    1093837    1906659     74.31   1093837    2467517    2392878    1906659      74.31    1.53

     MEXICO     2354822   2138775    2138775    1683637    -21.28   2138775    1838717    1873762    1683637     -21.28    1.35

     CANADA     2346806   2213033    2213033    1200508    -45.75   2213033    1165785    1203286    1200508     -45.75    0.97

     SPAIN       892207    963520     963520    1160461     20.44    963520    1045285    1101736    1160461      20.44    0.93

     GUATMAL     113739     29869      29869     962575   3122.66     29869     936697     962538     962575    3122.66    0.77

     ISRAEL      755682    585398     585398     960831     64.13    585398     861889     905059     960831      64.13    0.77


     _WTO     134232695 107931418  107931418  124051594     14.94 107931418  126760111  126762021  124051594      14.94   99.77

     _OECD     14329869  14189783   14189783   15148201      6.75  14189783   14854946   15300079   15148201       6.75   12.18

     _EU15      6751760   6128544    6128544    6622266      8.06   6128544    6524269    6659079    6622266       8.06    5.33

     _EC12      6551578   5869218    5869218    6551151     11.62   5869218    6447667    6586536    6551151      11.62    5.27

     _W HEMI    5677145   5063374    5063374    4514899    -10.83   5063374    4498403    4651180    4514899     -10.83    3.63

     _ASEAN     1960385   2531037    2531037    2940582     16.18   2531037    3346194    3322892    2940582      16.18    2.36

     _CBI        242496    136349     136349    1251792    818.08    136349    1140247    1220945    1251792     818.08    1.01

     _CAFTA      241895    131236     131236    1251685    853.77    131236    1140153    1220851    1251685     853.77    1.01