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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
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                                           Category 218:  FABRICS OF YARNS OF DIFF. COLORS
                                         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     110.570    124.865    124.865    120.079     -3.83   124.865    119.427    119.160    120.079      -3.83  100.00

     ITALY      33.548     33.181     33.181     30.344     -8.55    33.181     30.342     29.651     30.344      -8.55   25.27

     CHINA P    20.873     22.859     22.859     25.090      9.76    22.859     25.586     25.252     25.090       9.76   20.89

     INDIA       9.242     13.136     13.136     11.594    -11.74    13.136     11.567     11.643     11.594     -11.74    9.66

     TURKEY     13.628     18.132     18.132     10.128    -44.14    18.132     10.010     10.226     10.128     -44.14    8.43

     JAPAN       5.212      5.544      5.544      9.600     73.17     5.544      8.602      8.974      9.600      73.17    7.99

     MEXICO      3.875      6.067      6.067      8.526     40.53     6.067      8.999      8.875      8.526      40.53    7.10

     SPAIN       3.071      3.414      3.414      3.370     -1.28     3.414      3.257      3.259      3.370      -1.28    2.81

     CHINA T     3.729      4.012      4.012      3.292    -17.95     4.012      3.199      3.283      3.292     -17.95    2.74

     PAKISTN     2.027      2.108      2.108      2.413     14.46     2.108      2.483      2.482      2.413      14.46    2.01

     THAILND     1.088      2.191      2.191      1.113    -49.20     2.191      1.165      1.149      1.113     -49.20    0.93


     _WTO      110.542    124.827    124.827    120.015     -3.86   124.827    119.352    119.081    120.015      -3.86   99.95

     _OECD      61.246     65.706     65.706     55.475    -15.57    65.706     54.898     54.693     55.475     -15.57   46.20

     _EU15      45.091     45.042     45.042     42.620     -5.38    45.042     42.293     41.816     42.620      -5.38   35.49

     _EC12      44.402     44.592     44.592     41.428     -7.10    44.592     41.164     40.688     41.428      -7.10   34.50

     _W HEMI     5.968      8.317      8.317     10.657     28.13     8.317     11.117     11.042     10.657      28.13    8.87

     _ASEAN      1.221      2.276      2.276      1.430    -37.19     2.276      1.462      1.471      1.430     -37.19    1.19