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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 361:  COTTON SHEETS
                                             Data in Nos,  5.20 M2 per Nos. 

                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    244562013 190402398  190402398  193925544      1.85 190402398  191327318  193167092  193925544       1.85  100.00

     INDIA     47479519  44859279   44859279   58771139     31.01  44859279   57073136   58764793   58771139      31.01   30.31

     PAKISTN   74799375  61768533   61768533   55373840    -10.35  61768533   56592837   56493978   55373840     -10.35   28.55

     CHINA P   83715661  55258033   55258033   52776711     -4.49  55258033   51962185   51184019   52776711      -4.49   27.21

     TURKEY     7777323   3971495    3971495    6968666     75.47   3971495    6115472    6881140    6968666      75.47    3.59

     BAHRAIN    6259104   7445044    7445044    6098153    -18.09   7445044    5985773    6036950    6098153     -18.09    3.14

     CAMBOD     3286461   3102860    3102860    3749039     20.83   3102860    3429769    3578173    3749039      20.83    1.93

     PORTUGL    3760579   2711752    2711752    2289643    -15.57   2711752    2249156    2238521    2289643     -15.57    1.18

     TURKMEN    2040818   1892532    1892532    1945875      2.82   1892532    1938222    1914839    1945875       2.82    1.00

     THAILND    5452535   3537634    3537634    1284635    -63.69   3537634    1472948    1373038    1284635     -63.69    0.66

     EGYPT      2623636   1918022    1918022    1221643    -36.31   1918022    1310692    1219315    1221643     -36.31    0.63

     MEXICO     2008586   1101490    1101490     885085    -19.65   1101490     891802     922756     885085     -19.65    0.46

     ISRAEL      894842    680115     680115     838356     23.27    680115     810072     847245     838356      23.27    0.43

     BNGLDSH     509797    545087     545087     640193     17.45    545087     542088     623879     640193      17.45    0.33

     ITALY       426709    390645     390645     432381     10.68    390645     414066     427483     432381      10.68    0.22

     INDNSIA      34875    373477     373477     377172      0.99    373477     257688     381431     377172       0.99    0.19

     ARAB EM      81010    132840     132840      71480    -46.19    132840      77850      75160      71480     -46.19    0.04

     VIETNAM    1632442    492361     492361       3651    -99.26    492361       3368       3533       3651     -99.26    0.00


     _WTO     242521158 188509866  188509866  191979669      1.84 188509866  189389096  191252253  191979669       1.84   99.00

     _OECD     12098051   7209819    7209819    9814643     36.13   7209819    8894757    9671526    9814643      36.13    5.06

     _ASEAN    10458509   7567200    7567200    5436766    -28.15   7567200    5197537    5361333    5436766     -28.15    2.80

     _EU15      4304511   3200272    3200272    2824614    -11.74   3200272    2756055    2767703    2824614     -11.74    1.46

     _EC12      4304301   3197284    3197284    2822897    -11.71   3197284    2755341    2765977    2822897     -11.71    1.46

     _W HEMI    3424151   1139445    1139445     905815    -20.50   1139445     912610     944213     905815     -20.50    0.47