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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category  62:  MAN-MADE FIBER NON-APPAREL
                                                    Data in Million SME

                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   22538.661  22841.482  22841.482  23342.590      2.19 22841.482  23345.972  23311.764  23342.590       2.19  100.00

     CHINA P 12216.081  12536.835  12536.835  12943.467      3.24 12536.835  13007.272  12944.523  12943.467       3.24   55.45

     MEXICO   1452.173   1408.377   1408.377   1378.115     -2.15  1408.377   1381.852   1380.508   1378.115      -2.15    5.90

     INDIA     962.598   1197.819   1197.819   1274.582      6.41  1197.819   1255.334   1283.057   1274.582       6.41    5.46

     KOR REP  1070.895   1088.991   1088.991   1153.325      5.91  1088.991   1154.869   1158.801   1153.325       5.91    4.94

     CANADA   1230.009   1157.082   1157.082   1069.386     -7.58  1157.082   1094.888   1080.444   1069.386      -7.58    4.58

     VIETNAM   871.010   1047.630   1047.630    939.546    -10.32  1047.630    937.162    942.434    939.546     -10.32    4.03

     CHINA T   635.304    606.316    606.316    656.471      8.27   606.316    665.087    651.473    656.471       8.27    2.81

     TURKEY    366.764    441.825    441.825    468.507      6.04   441.825    469.955    465.452    468.507       6.04    2.01

     INDNSIA   424.192    404.934    404.934    407.181      0.55   404.934    404.928    403.487    407.181       0.55    1.74

     ISRAEL    429.657    322.264    322.264    298.706     -7.31   322.264    286.779    298.065    298.706      -7.31    1.28

     GERMANY   301.340    298.437    298.437    290.878     -2.53   298.437    283.861    283.943    290.878      -2.53    1.25

     JAPAN     219.106    213.890    213.890    246.882     15.42   213.890    248.447    250.387    246.882      15.42    1.06

     PAKISTN   132.272    187.370    187.370    224.968     20.07   187.370    221.788    223.493    224.968      20.07    0.96

     FRANCE    169.809    141.995    141.995    176.144     24.05   141.995    171.784    172.478    176.144      24.05    0.75

     ITALY     142.352    149.956    149.956    150.841      0.59   149.956    146.051    148.477    150.841       0.59    0.65

     BNGLDSH   150.809    136.260    136.260    149.902     10.01   136.260    148.204    148.593    149.902      10.01    0.64

     S ARAB    114.196    121.392    121.392    140.368     15.63   121.392    135.627    138.948    140.368      15.63    0.60

     THAILND   235.355    169.080    169.080    140.075    -17.15   169.080    137.548    135.211    140.075     -17.15    0.60

     ARAB EM    71.929     43.011     43.011     82.894     92.73    43.011     72.584     78.790     82.894      92.73    0.36

     MALAYSA    45.885     69.861     69.861     76.146      9.00    69.861     91.575     83.604     76.146       9.00    0.33

     LUXMBRG    86.447     70.472     70.472     75.102      6.57    70.472     64.643     69.828     75.102       6.57    0.32

     U KING     69.219     67.064     67.064     74.390     10.92    67.064     75.948     76.180     74.390      10.92    0.32

     PORTUGL    52.824     61.119     61.119     70.756     15.77    61.119     67.369     68.678     70.756      15.77    0.30

     POLAND     48.829     63.005     63.005     51.653    -18.02    63.005     53.671     52.435     51.653     -18.02    0.22

     SPAIN      46.092     30.655     30.655     47.954     56.43    30.655     44.016     45.363     47.954      56.43    0.21

     BELGIUM    50.286     41.213     41.213     45.974     11.55    41.213     42.228     44.179     45.974      11.55    0.20

     LATVIA     36.791     35.749     35.749     45.116     26.20    35.749     44.504     43.165     45.116      26.20    0.19

     CAMBOD     25.621     32.848     32.848     44.065     34.15    32.848     38.481     42.372     44.065      34.15    0.19

     EGYPT      36.393     36.552     36.552     43.412     18.77    36.552     41.924     42.097     43.412      18.77    0.19

     NETHLDS    40.332     40.496     40.496     42.484      4.91    40.496     41.654     42.785     42.484       4.91    0.18

     GREECE     56.073     43.786     43.786     42.108     -3.83    43.786     42.685     42.552     42.108      -3.83    0.18

     DENMARK    20.038     41.549     41.549     35.329    -14.97    41.549     37.831     36.451     35.329     -14.97    0.15

     PHIL R     58.433     53.423     53.423     33.683    -36.95    53.423     35.777     34.968     33.683     -36.95    0.14

     HONDURA    19.836     24.290     24.290     31.540     29.85    24.290     30.598     31.032     31.540      29.85    0.14

     CZECH      18.311     20.828     20.828     30.671     47.26    20.828     29.214     29.411     30.671      47.26    0.13

     HG KONG    30.466     24.784     24.784     29.692     19.80    24.784     29.317     30.125     29.692      19.80    0.13

     NORWAY      0.574      1.419      1.419     27.139   1812.75     1.419      1.514      1.332     27.139    1812.75    0.12

     SALVADR    35.906     38.809     38.809     26.403    -31.97    38.809     28.333     27.419     26.403     -31.97    0.11

     AUSTRAL    50.132     49.769     49.769     25.846    -48.07    49.769     27.835     26.856     25.846     -48.07    0.11

     BRAZIL    235.741     45.877     45.877     24.656    -46.26    45.877     21.180     24.052     24.656     -46.26    0.11

     MALTA      34.073     27.598     27.598     20.673    -25.09    27.598     19.298     20.170     20.673     -25.09    0.09

     FINLAND    55.656     42.826     42.826     18.919    -55.82    42.826     24.626     21.626     18.919     -55.82    0.08

     COLOMB      7.618      8.136      8.136     18.615    128.79     8.136     14.918     17.628     18.615     128.79    0.08

     GUATMAL     9.836     12.412     12.412     15.367     23.81    12.412     16.035     16.030     15.367      23.81    0.07

     SWEDEN     10.899     11.580     11.580     12.832     10.81    11.580     12.322     12.272     12.832      10.81    0.05

     SLOVAK     14.396     14.836     14.836     11.980    -19.25    14.836     12.378     11.627     11.980     -19.25    0.05

     N ZEAL     10.576     11.958     11.958     11.570     -3.25    11.958     10.559     11.191     11.570      -3.25    0.05

     C RICA     15.169     14.260     14.260     11.254    -21.08    14.260     11.044     10.576     11.254     -21.08    0.05

     DOM REP     9.379     12.082     12.082     10.666    -11.72    12.082     10.599     10.255     10.666     -11.72    0.05

     SRI LKA    14.433     10.432     10.432     10.307     -1.20    10.432     10.102     10.501     10.307      -1.20    0.04

     HUNGARY     0.533      7.004      7.004     10.178     45.32     7.004     13.351     10.787     10.178      45.32    0.04

     SWITZLD    11.877      9.585      9.585      9.591      0.06     9.585      9.829      9.631      9.591       0.06    0.04

     REP SAF     8.714     11.331     11.331      9.094    -19.74    11.331      9.517      9.483      9.094     -19.74    0.04

     PERU        4.756      5.113      5.113      6.260     22.43     5.113      5.962      6.266      6.260      22.43    0.03

     AUSTRIA     3.504      6.695      6.695      6.180     -7.70     6.695      6.151      6.223      6.180      -7.70    0.03

     SLOVENI     2.660      5.009      5.009      5.835     16.48     5.009      6.544      6.149      5.835      16.48    0.02

     CHILE       2.576      4.631      4.631      5.798     25.21     4.631      6.635      6.207      5.798      25.21    0.02

     JORDAN      1.229      2.074      2.074      5.081    144.91     2.074      3.828      4.581      5.081     144.91    0.02

     RUSSIA      5.188      5.792      5.792      4.162    -28.14     5.792      6.424      5.699      4.162     -28.14    0.02

     ROMANIA     6.166      2.870      2.870      3.357     16.96     2.870      3.361      3.366      3.357      16.96    0.01

     IRELAND     4.297      7.483      7.483      3.264    -56.38     7.483      3.227      3.304      3.264     -56.38    0.01

     BAHRAIN     7.391      1.991      1.991      2.728     37.00     1.991      2.589      2.678      2.728      37.00    0.01

     UKRAINE     2.593      0.188      0.188      2.091   1015.33     0.188      1.738      1.900      2.091    1015.33    0.01

     ARGENT      3.361      7.504      7.504      2.089    -72.17     7.504      2.162      2.102      2.089     -72.17    0.01

     SIER LN     0.000      2.223      2.223      0.009    -99.61     2.223      0.009      0.009      0.009     -99.61    0.00

     BELARUS    22.090     18.361     18.361      0.001    -99.99    18.361      0.001      0.001      0.001     -99.99    0.00


     _WTO    22515.559  22820.833  22820.833  23341.327      2.28 22820.833  23344.070  23310.106  23341.327       2.28   99.99

     _OECD    3918.067   3907.377   3907.377   3951.350      1.13  3907.377   3930.352   3920.948   3951.350       1.13   16.93

     _W HEMI  3028.011   2739.706   2739.706   2601.919     -5.03  2739.706   2625.882   2614.161   2601.919      -5.03   11.15

     _ASEAN   1663.428   1780.607   1780.607   1641.746     -7.80  1780.607   1646.963   1643.309   1641.746      -7.80    7.03

     _EU15    1109.168   1055.327   1055.327   1093.154      3.58  1055.327   1064.397   1074.337   1093.154       3.58    4.68

     _EC12    1039.109    994.226    994.226   1055.223      6.14   994.226   1021.297   1034.217   1055.223       6.14    4.52

     _CBI       91.065    102.547    102.547     95.693     -6.68   102.547     97.014     95.685     95.693      -6.68    0.41

     _CAFTA     90.296    102.193    102.193     95.407     -6.64   102.193     96.721     95.426     95.407      -6.64    0.41

     _ANDEAN    12.416     13.331     13.331     25.931     94.52    13.331     21.931     24.943     25.931      94.52    0.11

     _SUB-SAH    9.217     14.258     14.258      9.408    -34.01    14.258     10.205     10.094      9.408     -34.01    0.04