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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 618:  WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
                                             Data in M2.,  1.00 M2 per M2.. 

                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     20499874  15982976   15982976   22483931     40.67  15982976   22390210   22436577   22483931      40.67  100.00

     KOR REP    9316089   7192113    7192113    8710500     21.11   7192113    8480270    8495359    8710500      21.11   38.74

     CHINA P    5358222   3033558    3033558    8194049    170.11   3033558    8280024    8293574    8194049     170.11   36.44

     CANADA     3243967   2610070    2610070    2717584      4.12   2610070    2698833    2758191    2717584       4.12   12.09

     ITALY       647734   1043787    1043787     930669    -10.84   1043787     983504     935726     930669     -10.84    4.14

     JAPAN      1136225   1089616    1089616     901037    -17.31   1089616     927426     929021     901037     -17.31    4.01


     _WTO      20499874  15982362   15982362   22483923     40.68  15982362   22390202   22436569   22483923      40.68  100.00

     _OECD     13413229  11115897   11115897   12581063     13.18  11115897   12369499   12411743   12581063      13.18   55.96

     _W HEMI    3288627   2694494    2694494    2767215      2.70   2694494    2748893    2802254    2767215       2.70   12.31

     _EU15       813702   1283569    1283569    1081163    -15.77   1283569    1123622    1091510    1081163     -15.77    4.81

     _EC12       813572   1283350    1283350    1081115    -15.76   1283350    1123563    1091451    1081115     -15.76    4.81