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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 800:  SILK BLENDS OR NON-CTN VEG FIB YRN
                                             Data in Kg.,  8.50 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       553128    570984     570984     527164     -7.67    570984     542689     543022     527164      -7.67  100.00

     CHINA P     258717    320230     320230     282370    -11.82    320230     293513     280520     282370     -11.82   53.56

     BELGIUM      39140     29430      29430      47491     61.37     29430      47798      48540      47491      61.37    9.01

     HUNGARY      50048     39025      39025      42901      9.93     39025      43869      46624      42901       9.93    8.14

     LITHUAN      41881     19134      19134      38824    102.91     19134          0      19402      38824     102.91    7.36

     ITALY        15281     17911      17911      29657     65.58     17911      30648      30559      29657      65.58    5.63

     ROMANIA      18953     20862      20862      27146     30.12     20862      18083      25562      27146      30.12    5.15

     MEXICO         209     61759      61759      17064    -72.37     61759      67309      49739      17064     -72.37    3.24

     FRANCE       22129     11125      11125       9103    -18.18     11125       9207       9207       9103     -18.18    1.73

     INDNSIA          0     19495      19495       1665    -91.46     19495       1665       1665       1665     -91.46    0.32


     _WTO        553128    570984     570984     527164     -7.67    570984     542689     543022     527164      -7.67  100.00

     _OECD       159927    109789     109789     141126     28.54    109789     142641     146530     141126      28.54   26.77

     _EU15       102938     65810      65810      92311     40.27     65810      95102      95486      92311      40.27   17.51

     _EC12       101161     64782      64782      90676     39.97     64782      93494      94036      90676      39.97   17.20

     _W HEMI      27171     68101      68101      24226    -64.43     68101      73959      56970      24226     -64.43    4.60

     _ASEAN         545     19545      19545       1676    -91.42     19545       1676       1676       1676     -91.42    0.32