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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
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                                           Category 224:  PILE / TUFTED FABRICS
                                             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    197207458 170225900  170225900  161866450     -4.91 170225900  163772032  163314015  161866450      -4.91  100.00

     CHINA P  100736888 105511525  105511525  109495642      3.78 105511525  112677895  111757707  109495642       3.78   67.65

     MALTA     34066765  27598376   27598376   20672635    -25.09  27598376   19297637   20170056   20672635     -25.09   12.77

     CHINA T   12130768  10416504   10416504   11199663      7.52  10416504   11253246   11098181   11199663       7.52    6.92

     KOR REP    8202763   6155175    6155175    6735334      9.43   6155175    6724000    6606491    6735334       9.43    4.16

     FRANCE    29234910   9832971    9832971    4729216    -51.90   9832971    4569867    4580766    4729216     -51.90    2.92

     INDIA      2760429   2515635    2515635    2158944    -14.18   2515635    2250132    2220158    2158944     -14.18    1.33

     CANADA     1146940   1122733    1122733    1386328     23.48   1122733    1385521    1357659    1386328      23.48    0.86

     MEXICO     2412872   1355788    1355788    1172294    -13.53   1355788    1264144    1211695    1172294     -13.53    0.72

     ITALY       847663    962230     962230     791866    -17.71    962230     800740     786462     791866     -17.71    0.49

     ARGENT      722331    903241     903241     602402    -33.31    903241     695939     633081     602402     -33.31    0.37

     PAKISTN    1687459   1080607    1080607     503058    -53.45   1080607     508456     497966     503058     -53.45    0.31


     _WTO     197173188 170216256  170216256  161865257     -4.91 170216256  163771931  163312888  161865257      -4.91  100.00

     _OECD     41544138  19987312   19987312   15653861    -21.68  19987312   15426929   15335568   15653861     -21.68    9.67

     _EU15     31169007  11760096   11760096    6565387    -44.17  11760096    6413795    6426423    6565387     -44.17    4.06

     _EC12     31164474  11755867   11755867    6561307    -44.19  11755867    6410911    6423346    6561307     -44.19    4.05

     _W HEMI    4812342   3864374    3864374    3339632    -13.58   3864374    3520330    3375833    3339632     -13.58    2.06