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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 863:  TOWELS, SILK / VEG. BLENDS
                                             Data in Nos,  0.40 M2 per Nos. 

                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     13795761  11949119   11949119   20240808     69.39  11949119   19633442   19813727   20240808      69.39  100.00

     CHINA P    9332381   9779871    9779871   19255983     96.89   9779871   18272022   18864143   19255983      96.89   95.13

     PAKISTN     200420    580700     580700     255602    -55.98    580700     255602     255602     255602     -55.98    1.26

     VIETNAM     729319    819403     819403      50820    -93.80    819403     187701      52341      50820     -93.80    0.25

     BNGLDSH    2674940    265000     265000          0   -100.00    265000     265000          0          0    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO      13795761  11939519   11939519   20204028     69.22  11939519   19633442   19813727   20204028      69.22   99.82

     _OECD       376306    258150     258150     329028     27.46    258150     329708     335094     329028      27.46    1.63

     _ASEAN      732966    820754     820754      52089    -93.65    820754     188930      53610      52089     -93.65    0.26