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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 606:  NON-TEXTURED FILAMENT YARN
                                             Data in Kg., 20.10 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     38494150  40974233   40974233   42690682      4.19  40974233   43878316   43398946   42690682       4.19  100.00

     CHINA P   13817237  19733577   19733577   16486528    -16.45  19733577   17687979   17274591   16486528     -16.45   38.62

     KOR REP    9905634   8315485    8315485   10801016     29.89   8315485   10530800   10732254   10801016      29.89   25.30

     TURKEY     1935122   2057515    2057515    2485297     20.79   2057515    2741427    2553044    2485297      20.79    5.82

     LATVIA     1731847   1713293    1713293    2157052     25.90   1713293    2137751    2064957    2157052      25.90    5.05

     GERMANY    2060052   2022755    2022755    2062581      1.97   2022755    2108435    2044294    2062581       1.97    4.83

     CANADA     1697600   1524446    1524446    1980644     29.93   1524446    1923139    1953469    1980644      29.93    4.64

     MEXICO      681997    718548     718548    1490440    107.42    718548    1464353    1473735    1490440     107.42    3.49

     CHINA T     834784    461115     461115    1106937    140.06    461115    1146436    1130602    1106937     140.06    2.59

     INDIA      1424190    775346     775346     952306     22.82    775346     922354    1022679     952306      22.82    2.23

     JAPAN       749075    542975     542975     483462    -10.96    542975     491634     489386     483462     -10.96    1.13

     SLOVAK      623322    647254     647254     472150    -27.05    647254     488769     450810     472150     -27.05    1.11

     S ARAB       21926     12969      12969     452343   3387.88     12969     452343     452343     452343    3387.88    1.06

     ISRAEL      219898    422417     422417     351145    -16.87    422417     361107     356390     351145     -16.87    0.82

     COLOMB         540         3          3     237457   7915133         3     118840     180197     237457    7915133    0.56

     RUSSIA           0    145841     145841     204791     40.42    145841     317512     281623     204791      40.42    0.48

     ITALY        77851    114137     114137     199253     74.57    114137     200218     207377     199253      74.57    0.47

     CZECH        24711     42015      42015     149091    254.85     42015     121978     120423     149091     254.85    0.35

     INDNSIA     460134     46059      46059     136403    196.15     46059      95479     109227     136403     196.15    0.32

     POLAND       66038     67392      67392      72046      6.91     67392      66544      66544      72046       6.91    0.17

     MALAYSA      50673     35607      35607      69365     94.81     35607      84660      69903      69365      94.81    0.16

     THAILND     282600     63827      63827      69266      8.52     63827      62112      63793      69266       8.52    0.16

     SWEDEN           0    147307     147307      67824    -53.96    147307      84297      53520      67824     -53.96    0.16

     SWITZLD      70785     39080      39080      47850     22.44     39080      51106      43294      47850      22.44    0.11

     NETHLDS     138531     88072      88072      42891    -51.30     88072      53923      51234      42891     -51.30    0.10

     U KING      211163    184846     184846      33894    -81.66    184846      59085      58934      33894     -81.66    0.08

     HG KONG      32373     44418      44418       2110    -95.25     44418        347        347       2110     -95.25    0.00

     BELARUS    1098115    912907     912907          0   -100.00    912907          0          0          0    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO      37396035  40061251   40061251   42690682      6.56  40061251   43878316   43398946   42690682       6.56  100.00

     _OECD     16290979  14649139   14649139   17965999     22.64  14649139   17991250   17928912   17965999      22.64   42.08

     _W HEMI    2436482   2252840    2252840    3714176     64.87   2252840    3511517    3613036    3714176      64.87    8.70

     _EU15      2568709   2603205    2603205    2429785     -6.66   2603205    2555985    2459613    2429785      -6.66    5.69

     _EC12      2563076   2439043    2439043    2354752     -3.46   2439043    2449482    2392904    2354752      -3.46    5.52

     _ASEAN      854933    151860     151860     275034     81.11    151860     242251     242923     275034      81.11    0.64

     _ANDEAN        550         3          3     237887   7929467         3     119270     180627     237887    7929467    0.56