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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 301:  COMBED 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     27337729  19881409   19881409   18526600     -6.81  19881409   19102372   18277991   18526600      -6.81  100.00

     KOR REP    8807460   5513146    5513146    6096172     10.58   5513146    6094838    6094474    6096172      10.58   32.90

     INDIA      2701074   3375076    3375076    3726657     10.42   3375076    4069018    3684979    3726657      10.42   20.12

     INDNSIA    3043199   2348071    2348071    2698914     14.94   2348071    2855209    2845898    2698914      14.94   14.57

     MEXICO     4711048   2412226    2412226    1832955    -24.01   2412226    1629928    1726041    1832955     -24.01    9.89

     THAILND    2006565   1371001    1371001    1158507    -15.50   1371001    1261558    1074213    1158507     -15.50    6.25

     PAKISTN    1540807   1282945    1282945     963531    -24.90   1282945     927348     884102     963531     -24.90    5.20

     VIETNAM    1756112   2191550    2191550     667030    -69.56   2191550     871964     624301     667030     -69.56    3.60

     EGYPT      1026111    508818     508818     663174     30.34    508818     632895     642996     663174      30.34    3.58

     CHINA P    1361408    488150     488150     370465    -24.11    488150     414686     356824     370465     -24.11    2.00

     SRI LKA          0     16386      16386     134624    721.58     16386      95843     115122     134624     721.58    0.73


     _WTO      27337729  19881409   19881409   18526600     -6.81  19881409   19102372   18277991   18526600      -6.81  100.00

     _OECD      9091849   5735762    5735762    6277877      9.45   5735762    6288216    6290626    6277877       9.45   33.89

     _ASEAN     6805876   5969170    5969170    4528767    -24.13   5969170    4995309    4548728    4528767     -24.13   24.44

     _W HEMI    4871907   2519829    2519829    1902538    -24.50   2519829    1699519    1796969    1902538     -24.50   10.27