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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category  80:  SILK AND VEG. PRODUCTS
                                                    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     531.721    624.136    624.136    658.678      5.53   624.136    653.976    651.410    658.678       5.53  100.00

     CHINA P   414.789    437.819    437.819    414.186     -5.40   437.819    411.185    411.130    414.186      -5.40   62.88

     ISRAEL      0.081     40.478     40.478     92.917    129.55    40.478     90.223     87.935     92.917     129.55   14.11

     INDIA      20.198     23.901     23.901     25.102      5.03    23.901     24.190     24.737     25.102       5.03    3.81

     VIETNAM    13.825     16.671     16.671     17.852      7.09    16.671     17.177     17.233     17.852       7.09    2.71

     PORTUGL     2.238     19.341     19.341     15.545    -19.62    19.341     17.746     17.800     15.545     -19.62    2.36

     BNGLDSH    10.234     13.776     13.776     15.223     10.50    13.776     15.442     15.403     15.223      10.50    2.31

     ITALY       5.205      4.528      4.528     14.786    226.56     4.528     14.858     14.823     14.786     226.56    2.24

     INDNSIA     7.544     11.242     11.242      8.270    -26.44    11.242      8.097      8.109      8.270     -26.44    1.26

     CHINA T     2.306      4.115      4.115      5.985     45.46     4.115      5.449      5.511      5.985      45.46    0.91

     CAMBOD      6.739      5.589      5.589      4.495    -19.57     5.589      4.157      4.559      4.495     -19.57    0.68

     MEXICO      6.338      5.014      5.014      4.017    -19.87     5.014      4.716      4.508      4.017     -19.87    0.61

     KOR REP     5.372      5.492      5.492      3.393    -38.22     5.492      3.626      3.522      3.393     -38.22    0.52

     SRI LKA     2.567      3.015      3.015      3.057      1.41     3.015      3.067      3.027      3.057       1.41    0.46

     BELGIUM     2.715      4.145      4.145      2.720    -34.39     4.145      2.806      2.718      2.720     -34.39    0.41

     PAKISTN     4.695      2.158      2.158      2.577     19.44     2.158      2.893      2.460      2.577      19.44    0.39

     PHIL R      1.347      2.406      2.406      2.540      5.59     2.406      2.409      2.545      2.540       5.59    0.39

     FRANCE      1.651      0.810      0.810      2.529    212.24     0.810      2.529      2.517      2.529     212.24    0.38

     HG KONG     2.150      1.884      1.884      2.505     32.98     1.884      2.329      2.344      2.505      32.98    0.38

     GERMANY     1.113      1.909      1.909      1.850     -3.09     1.909      2.003      1.860      1.850      -3.09    0.28

     U KING      4.497      3.210      3.210      1.102    -65.65     3.210      1.374      1.075      1.102     -65.65    0.17


     _WTO      530.848    622.802    622.802    657.373      5.55   622.802    652.672    650.164    657.373       5.55   99.80

     _OECD      27.652     44.739     44.739     46.687      4.35    44.739     49.858     48.991     46.687       4.35    7.09

     _EU15      18.632     35.499     35.499     39.575     11.48    35.499     42.378     41.859     39.575      11.48    6.01

     _EC12      18.454     35.327     35.327     39.345     11.37    35.327     42.183     41.660     39.345      11.37    5.97

     _ASEAN     30.985     37.693     37.693     34.371     -8.81    37.693     33.082     33.694     34.371      -8.81    5.22

     _W HEMI    10.810     10.057     10.057      9.658     -3.96    10.057     10.581     10.013      9.658      -3.96    1.47

     _CBI        1.643      2.336      2.336      3.348     43.35     2.336      3.383      3.285      3.348      43.35    0.51

     _CAFTA      1.606      2.299      2.299      3.310     43.98     2.299      3.340      3.241      3.310      43.98    0.50