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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 627:  MMF SHEETING STAP/FIL
                                             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      3384507   3194671    3194671    3266481      2.25   3194671    3664812    3340845    3266481       2.25  100.00

     CHINA P     969074   1386944    1386944    2050198     47.82   1386944    2313589    2017684    2050198      47.82   62.76

     PAKISTN     635481    546716     546716     437233    -20.03    546716     448364     467416     437233     -20.03   13.39

     BAHRAIN     780375    708449     708449     156782    -77.87    708449     193947     181863     156782     -77.87    4.80


     _WTO       3384507   3185120    3185120    3266481      2.55   3185120    3664812    3340845    3266481       2.55  100.00

     _OECD       685370    513809     513809     505866     -1.55    513809     584098     552832     505866      -1.55   15.49