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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 603:  YARN > 85% ARTIFICIAL STAPLE FIBER
                                             Data in Kg.,  6.30 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     23697826  16739932   16739932   18742434     11.96  16739932   18685457   18364787   18742434      11.96  100.00

     INDNSIA   10775873   8451859    8451859   10945777     29.51   8451859   10897145   10743244   10945777      29.51   58.40

     INDIA      2235726   1450020    1450020    2097125     44.63   1450020    2134261    2172576    2097125      44.63   11.19

     CHINA P    2429723   1446865    1446865    1350663     -6.65   1446865    1294186    1320267    1350663      -6.65    7.21

     KOR REP     851251    373297     373297    1244646    233.42    373297     948095     973655    1244646     233.42    6.64

     SPAIN       856794    845418     845418     816743     -3.39    845418     864106     809751     816743      -3.39    4.36

     AUSTRAL     985235   1059380    1059380     674835    -36.30   1059380     748605     736887     674835     -36.30    3.60

     THAILND    2909745   1312085    1312085     542340    -58.67   1312085     514059     475638     542340     -58.67    2.89

     VIETNAM     874564    499685     499685     271512    -45.66    499685     441765     348684     271512     -45.66    1.45

     TURKEY      463826    284924     284924     260057     -8.73    284924     309054     267089     260057      -8.73    1.39

     BELGIUM      63457     42874      42874     140643    228.04     42874     119146     129719     140643     228.04    0.75

     PAKISTN     181132    198219     198219     127712    -35.57    198219     136546     129062     127712     -35.57    0.68

     CHINA T     533871    630746     630746      54519    -91.36    630746      73294      54486      54519     -91.36    0.29


     _WTO      23697826  16739932   16739932   18742434     11.96  16739932   18685457   18364787   18742434      11.96  100.00

     _ASEAN    14757861  10282561   10282561   11831882     15.07  10282561   11925222   11639819   11831882      15.07   63.13

     _OECD      3509045   2714150    2714150    3275542     20.68   2714150    3116928    3043586    3275542      20.68   17.48

     _EU15      1118032    949367     949367    1065730     12.26    949367    1078158    1035324    1065730      12.26    5.69

     _EC12       965821    914342     914342    1002603      9.65    914342    1015031     972197    1002603       9.65    5.35