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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 200:  YARN FOR RETAIL SALE,SEWING THREAD
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                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     178.014    202.933    202.933    210.899      3.93   202.933    213.377    211.572    210.899       3.93  100.00

     TURKEY     39.948     50.020     50.020     54.183      8.32    50.020     55.149     54.810     54.183       8.32   25.69

     CANADA     38.025     41.152     41.152     42.342      2.89    41.152     43.043     41.328     42.342       2.89   20.08

     CHINA P    17.624     25.341     25.341     37.010     46.05    25.341     35.986     36.800     37.010      46.05   17.55

     MEXICO     32.646     28.843     28.843     20.875    -27.63    28.843     21.838     21.322     20.875     -27.63    9.90

     GERMANY    11.117     10.707     10.707     10.330     -3.52    10.707     10.611     10.567     10.330      -3.52    4.90

     FRANCE      7.124      7.074      7.074      8.517     20.39     7.074      8.510      9.015      8.517      20.39    4.04

     ITALY       4.130      5.732      5.732      6.454     12.60     5.732      6.304      6.297      6.454      12.60    3.06

     INDIA       3.741      4.886      4.886      5.849     19.70     4.886      6.283      6.277      5.849      19.70    2.77

     THAILND     4.346      5.079      5.079      3.340    -34.24     5.079      3.221      3.181      3.340     -34.24    1.58

     SPAIN       1.549      2.582      2.582      2.857     10.65     2.582      2.994      2.849      2.857      10.65    1.35

     EGYPT       2.397      4.133      4.133      2.201    -46.74     4.133      2.255      2.120      2.201     -46.74    1.04

     CHINA T     1.301      2.006      2.006      2.078      3.59     2.006      2.041      2.054      2.078       3.59    0.99

     HONDURA     0.749      0.683      0.683      0.864     26.45     0.683      0.895      0.924      0.864      26.45    0.41

     KOR REP     0.436      0.889      0.889      0.178    -79.99     0.889      0.330      0.170      0.178     -79.99    0.08


     _WTO      177.949    202.849    202.849    210.889      3.96   202.849    213.374    211.566    210.889       3.96  100.00

     _OECD     105.990    121.893    121.893    129.128      5.94   121.893    131.037    129.220    129.128       5.94   61.23

     _W HEMI    75.804     73.135     73.135     67.094     -8.26    73.135     68.707     66.533     67.094      -8.26   31.81

     _EU15      27.106     29.066     29.066     31.629      8.82    29.066     31.785     32.164     31.629       8.82   15.00

     _EC12      26.926     28.710     28.710     31.340      9.16    28.710     31.529     31.886     31.340       9.16   14.86

     _ASEAN      5.325      5.858      5.858      4.036    -31.09     5.858      3.842      3.882      4.036     -31.09    1.91

     _CBI        1.835      0.713      0.713      0.917     28.67     0.713      0.938      0.984      0.917      28.67    0.43

     _CAFTA      1.835      0.712      0.712      0.917     28.86     0.712      0.938      0.984      0.917      28.86    0.43