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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 604:  YARN > 85% SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBER
                                             Data in Kg.,  7.60 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     29117694  28353019   28353019   31632483     11.57  28353019   31485825   31650968   31632483      11.57  100.00

     INDNSIA   16352943  15548218   15548218   17557204     12.92  15548218   17269549   17381552   17557204      12.92   55.50

     INDIA      3462305   3667385    3667385    4174112     13.82   3667385    4376616    4497307    4174112      13.82   13.20

     CHINA P    3144678   3124537    3124537    3544215     13.43   3124537    3397094    3417498    3544215      13.43   11.20

     VIETNAM     959695   1355376    1355376    2439596     79.99   1355376    2496458    2403160    2439596      79.99    7.71

     CANADA     1623341   1404534    1404534    1245936    -11.29   1404534    1214659    1239045    1245936     -11.29    3.94

     PHIL R      426693    573308     573308     561666     -2.03    573308     547575     561383     561666      -2.03    1.78

     TURKEY      395958    811283     811283     538564    -33.62    811283     548741     538564     538564     -33.62    1.70

     GERMANY     332547    119213     119213     265278    122.52    119213     228825     236440     265278     122.52    0.84

     ROMANIA     535619    233948     233948     223893     -4.30    233948     213062     213317     223893      -4.30    0.71

     KOR REP      76920     63078      63078     207782    229.40     63078     190529     197387     207782     229.40    0.66

     THAILND     599748    341707     341707     178430    -47.78    341707     211111     205308     178430     -47.78    0.56

     MEXICO      266610    214307     214307     157709    -26.41    214307     179359     162383     157709     -26.41    0.50

     CHINA T     325103    104417     104417     155324     48.75    104417     176725     156824     155324      48.75    0.49

     MALAYSA     160171    245950     245950      47353    -80.75    245950      89289      89289      47353     -80.75    0.15

     JAPAN        65891    193559     193559      46090    -76.19    193559      33523      36326      46090     -76.19    0.15


     _WTO      29117694  28350888   28350888   31632483     11.57  28350888   31485825   31650968   31632483      11.57  100.00

     _ASEAN    18562184  18122080   18122080   20784249     14.69  18122080   20613982   20640692   20784249      14.69   65.71

     _OECD      2615926   2595548    2595548    2467877     -4.92   2595548    2392228    2447517    2467877      -4.92    7.80

     _W HEMI    1926198   1658189    1658189    1404129    -15.32   1658189    1394584    1402002    1404129     -15.32    4.44

     _EU15       500462    288782     288782     465769     61.29    288782     428456     462557     465769      61.29    1.47

     _EC12       462770    210974     210974     421058     99.58    210974     386842     407992     421058      99.58    1.33