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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 300:  CARDED COTTON YARN
                                             Data in Kg.,  8.50 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     22210795  17678716   17678716   14395838    -18.57  17678716   14443878   14351091   14395838     -18.57  100.00

     PAKISTN    9558931   7997733    7997733    5872149    -26.58   7997733    5652863    5900179    5872149     -26.58   40.79

     MEXICO     4536040   5080405    5080405    3139940    -38.20   5080405    3318692    3236499    3139940     -38.20   21.81

     INDIA      2715122   2267813    2267813    3089423     36.23   2267813    3165416    2956014    3089423      36.23   21.46

     INDNSIA    1132253    293501     293501     782020    166.45    293501     644453     658684     782020     166.45    5.43

     SPAIN       220704    361223     361223     696849     92.91    361223     665768     698081     696849      92.91    4.84

     THAILND     751020    242179     242179     156013    -35.58    242179     246515     185294     156013     -35.58    1.08

     CHINA P     693212    325059     325059     153590    -52.75    325059     167020     146920     153590     -52.75    1.07

     CANADA      116148    108731     108731      94937    -12.69    108731      99441      99827      94937     -12.69    0.66

     KOR REP    1226662    242512     242512      70906    -70.76    242512      87462      70906      70906     -70.76    0.49

     VIETNAM     636855    116120     116120       1245    -98.93    116120      81039      81039       1245     -98.93    0.01

     UZBEKIS          0    307691     307691          0   -100.00    307691          0          0          0    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO      22210795  17363333   17363333   14395838    -17.09  17363333   14443878   14351091   14395838     -17.09  100.00

     _W HEMI    4878882   5285326    5285326    3273756    -38.06   5285326    3455078    3373194    3273756     -38.06   22.74

     _OECD      1795548    899545     899545    1040003     15.61    899545    1033700    1039507    1040003      15.61    7.22

     _ASEAN     2582127    651801     651801     939278     44.11    651801     972008     925017     939278      44.11    6.52

     _EU15       360541    493509     493509     791120     60.31    493509     766870     787799     791120      60.31    5.50

     _EC12       359071    491862     491862     788399     60.29    491862     764383     785486     788399      60.29    5.48