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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 226:  CHEESECLOTH, BATISTES, LAWNS/VOILE
                                             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     63304746 138180865  138180865  141411821      2.34 138180865  146800244  147143746  141411821       2.34  100.00

     CHINA P   42006332 116691702  116691702  118993617      1.97 116691702  125258739  123945979  118993617       1.97   84.15

     INDIA      5244445   9565234    9565234   11041864     15.44   9565234   10710586   11779499   11041864      15.44    7.81

     KOR REP    2592452   2292891    2292891    2699413     17.73   2292891    2420411    2636840    2699413      17.73    1.91

     PAKISTN    2521619   1500560    1500560    2339091     55.88   1500560    2359436    2350068    2339091      55.88    1.65

     MEXICO     1005895   1490371    1490371    2257552     51.48   1490371    2104467    2543607    2257552      51.48    1.60

     THAILND     149271    580738     580738    1036914     78.55    580738     799450     883509    1036914      78.55    0.73

     CANADA     7808980   2775531    2775531       4413    -99.84   2775531       3441       3441       4413     -99.84    0.00


     _WTO      63304746 138180848  138180848  141411821      2.34 138180848  146800244  147143746  141411821       2.34  100.00

     _OECD     10859128   6394192    6394192    3747756    -41.39   6394192    3441519    3667372    3747756     -41.39    2.65

     _W HEMI    9552693   4915264    4915264    3329116    -32.27   4915264    3263645    3616454    3329116     -32.27    2.35

     _ASEAN      231871    740267     740267    1184762     60.05    740267     998151    1031261    1184762      60.05    0.84

     _CBI        642281    640979     640979    1041273     62.45    640979    1127604    1041273    1041273      62.45    0.74

     _CAFTA      642281    640979     640979    1041273     62.45    640979    1127604    1041273    1041273      62.45    0.74

     _EU15       386923   1230757    1230757     976087    -20.69   1230757     953227     960428     976087     -20.69    0.69

     _EC12       308450   1090197    1090197     886555    -18.68   1090197     831010     859677     886555     -18.68    0.63