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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 363:  COTTON TERRY / OTHER PILE TOWELS
                                             Data in Nos,  0.40 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    764000481 662392490  662392490  703457350      6.20 662392490  683047302  696455290  703457350       6.20  100.00

     PAKISTN  259527263 233890239  233890239  245728768      5.06 233890239  236677390  243069669  245728768       5.06   34.93

     INDIA    190802987 183293741  183293741  202367297     10.41 183293741  196773666  199320799  202367297      10.41   28.77

     CHINA P  160905110 136663372  136663372  141319965      3.41 136663372  137159145  140751703  141319965       3.41   20.09

     BNGLDSH   61116756  55695635   55695635   63281677     13.62  55695635   63496582   63328453   63281677      13.62    9.00

     TURKEY    12022444  10733860   10733860   11778189      9.73  10733860   11676909   11834579   11778189       9.73    1.67

     JORDAN     1508623   2657388    2657388    8545876    221.59   2657388    7071792    7879574    8545876     221.59    1.21

     COLOMB     8008555   7438306    7438306    6983219     -6.12   7438306    6371327    6637919    6983219      -6.12    0.99

     ISRAEL    13959015   8800453    8800453    4571549    -48.05   8800453    4673072    4822147    4571549     -48.05    0.65

     CANADA     3080369   2875729    2875729    3488671     21.31   2875729    3331384    3406770    3488671      21.31    0.50

     THAILND    9727561   4930290    4930290    3015617    -38.83   4930290    3179671    3005868    3015617     -38.83    0.43

     SALVADR    2984337   2635110    2635110    2301006    -12.68   2635110    2221536    2203509    2301006     -12.68    0.33

     VIETNAM    6342979   3919643    3919643    2286076    -41.68   3919643    2253080    2164876    2286076     -41.68    0.32

     EGYPT      3539301   2824734    2824734    1722633    -39.02   2824734    1670017    1647356    1722633     -39.02    0.24

     BRAZIL    25437956   2202159    2202159    1356775    -38.39   2202159    1384791    1406041    1356775     -38.39    0.19


     _WTO     763997295 662390023  662390023  703341491      6.18 662390023  682931962  696339361  703341491       6.18   99.98

     _OECD     17197615  15314595   15314595   17533247     14.49  15314595   17160084   17484708   17533247      14.49    2.49

     _W HEMI   41544684  16894538   16894538   15709030     -7.02  16894538   15373940   15511826   15709030      -7.02    2.23

     _ANDEAN    8087543   7533674    7533674    7151432     -5.07   7533674    6541654    6807402    7151432      -5.07    1.02

     _ASEAN    16177492   8992005    8992005    5350077    -40.50   8992005    5519342    5247501    5350077     -40.50    0.76

     _CBI       3174157   3039042    3039042    2611468    -14.07   3039042    2654476    2573491    2611468     -14.07    0.37

     _CAFTA     3169126   3033248    3033248    2611353    -13.91   3033248    2654361    2573376    2611353     -13.91    0.37

     _EU15      1782899   1542022    1542022    2124919     37.80   1542022    1964409    2093129    2124919      37.80    0.30

     _EC12      1777617   1541601    1541601    2123781     37.76   1541601    1963826    2091974    2123781      37.76    0.30