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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 899:  OTH SILK / VEG BLEND MANUFACTURES
                                             Data in Kg., 11.10 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      9229867  15091489   15091489   20429599     35.37  15091489   20014888   19875085   20429599      35.37  100.00

     ISRAEL        3840   3642597    3642597    8367116    129.70   3642597    8123947    7918265    8367116     129.70   40.96

     CHINA P    6317528   6666775    6666775    7046362      5.69   6666775    6728319    6800712    7046362       5.69   34.49

     PORTUGL     186007   1721860    1721860    1355582    -21.27   1721860    1557767    1561147    1355582     -21.27    6.64

     INDIA       877932   1326593    1326593    1255618     -5.35   1326593    1213794    1240479    1255618      -5.35    6.15

     ITALY       129569    123121     123121     878964    613.90    123121     862047     885256     878964     613.90    4.30

     CHINA T      92857    237032     237032     343146     44.77    237032     288626     300590     343146      44.77    1.68

     KOR REP     305187    312002     312002     160822    -48.45    312002     184394     170046     160822     -48.45    0.79

     GERMANY      74495    153695     153695     147706     -3.90    153695     160889     148100     147706      -3.90    0.72

     PAKISTN     338796     58307      58307     134408    130.52     58307     137622     128958     134408     130.52    0.66

     ESTONIA      41998      5057       5057     128262   2436.33      5057     118141     127400     128262    2436.33    0.63

     VIETNAM      24294     97528      97528      84365    -13.50     97528      69284      72700      84365     -13.50    0.41

     MEXICO      301141    143482     143482      78943    -44.98    143482      94137      87968      78943     -44.98    0.39

     CANADA       75708     93418      93418      59941    -35.84     93418      75023      56622      59941     -35.84    0.29


     _WTO       9228383  15090557   15090557   20427269     35.36  15090557   20012872   19873322   20427269      35.36   99.99

     _OECD       974191   2651356    2651356    2801004      5.64   2651356    3042287    3009464    2801004       5.64   13.71

     _EU15       514752   2182687    2182687    2489358     14.05   2182687    2696496    2700132    2489358      14.05   12.19

     _EC12       508014   2175047    2175047    2481648     14.10   2175047    2688677    2692467    2481648      14.10   12.15

     _W HEMI     386249    241858     241858     169897    -29.75    241858     201303     176687     169897     -29.75    0.83

     _ASEAN       45220    143135     143135     108209    -24.40    143135      93951      95982     108209     -24.40    0.53