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| | February 5, 2013
| MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT |
| U.S. General Imports |
| By Category, 12/2012 Data |
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Category 201: SPECIALTY YARNS
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 210.633 243.815 243.815 243.037 -0.32 243.815 249.112 244.983 243.037 -0.32 100.00
MEXICO 57.858 54.263 54.263 51.239 -5.57 54.263 51.342 51.574 51.239 -5.57 21.08
CHINA T 28.620 37.012 37.012 32.724 -11.59 37.012 36.969 34.021 32.724 -11.59 13.46
CHINA P 17.098 24.226 24.226 31.102 28.38 24.226 29.995 30.370 31.102 28.38 12.80
PORTUGL 9.363 14.585 14.585 18.420 26.29 14.585 17.446 17.899 18.420 26.29 7.58
JAPAN 10.635 13.723 13.723 16.228 18.25 13.723 17.003 16.976 16.228 18.25 6.68
FRANCE 11.774 14.011 14.011 13.653 -2.55 14.011 14.822 14.078 13.653 -2.55 5.62
CANADA 8.931 10.115 10.115 10.950 8.26 10.115 11.629 11.329 10.950 8.26 4.51
ITALY 7.708 7.387 7.387 9.186 24.36 7.387 9.116 9.039 9.186 24.36 3.78
COLOMB 6.485 6.785 6.785 8.182 20.59 6.785 7.900 8.010 8.182 20.59 3.37
INDIA 5.472 5.505 5.505 6.367 15.65 5.505 5.890 6.227 6.367 15.65 2.62
VIETNAM 5.111 5.134 5.134 5.607 9.23 5.134 5.837 5.672 5.607 9.23 2.31
KOR REP 4.169 5.491 5.491 5.362 -2.34 5.491 5.139 5.171 5.362 -2.34 2.21
TURKEY 6.269 7.244 7.244 5.093 -29.70 7.244 5.129 5.092 5.093 -29.70 2.10
THAILND 3.679 5.269 5.269 3.723 -29.34 5.269 4.327 3.916 3.723 -29.34 1.53
GERMANY 3.227 4.192 4.192 3.193 -23.82 4.192 3.275 3.298 3.193 -23.82 1.31
GUATMAL 0.856 1.163 1.163 3.056 162.84 1.163 2.905 2.966 3.056 162.84 1.26
C RICA 4.877 4.474 4.474 2.979 -33.41 4.474 2.953 2.778 2.979 -33.41 1.23
PHIL R 0.458 0.405 0.405 2.951 629.43 0.405 2.773 2.943 2.951 629.43 1.21
N ZEAL 1.359 1.703 1.703 1.612 -5.36 1.703 1.608 1.609 1.612 -5.36 0.66
INDNSIA 0.369 0.367 0.367 1.506 310.26 0.367 1.256 1.319 1.506 310.26 0.62
ROMANIA 0.894 0.786 0.786 1.262 60.50 0.786 1.384 1.380 1.262 60.50 0.52
CZECH 2.154 0.950 0.950 0.861 -9.31 0.950 0.844 0.825 0.861 -9.31 0.35
ISRAEL 0.783 0.679 0.679 0.791 16.44 0.679 0.787 0.787 0.791 16.44 0.33
LATVIA 0.517 0.433 0.433 0.444 2.36 0.433 0.414 0.414 0.444 2.36 0.18
NETHLDS 0.390 1.154 1.154 0.422 -63.39 1.154 0.477 0.483 0.422 -63.39 0.17
AUSTRAL 1.087 0.508 0.508 0.320 -37.10 0.508 0.322 0.320 0.320 -37.10 0.13
ARAB EM 5.918 10.824 10.824 0.104 -99.04 10.824 1.334 0.631 0.104 -99.04 0.04
_WTO 210.633 243.812 243.812 243.037 -0.32 243.812 249.112 244.983 243.037 -0.32 100.00
_W HEMI 80.581 78.584 78.584 78.399 -0.23 78.584 78.607 78.645 78.399 -0.23 32.26
_OECD 58.879 70.433 70.433 72.044 2.29 70.433 73.394 72.259 72.044 2.29 29.64
_EU15 34.580 43.835 43.835 47.368 8.06 43.835 48.028 47.442 47.368 8.06 19.49
_EC12 34.249 43.574 43.574 46.447 6.59 43.574 47.106 46.463 46.447 6.59 19.11
_ASEAN 9.903 11.345 11.345 14.010 23.49 11.345 14.417 14.086 14.010 23.49 5.76
_ANDEAN 7.016 7.309 7.309 8.723 19.35 7.309 8.472 8.570 8.723 19.35 3.59
_CBI 5.953 5.876 5.876 6.285 6.97 5.876 6.062 5.977 6.285 6.97 2.59
_CAFTA 5.855 5.875 5.875 6.285 6.98 5.875 6.062 5.977 6.285 6.98 2.59