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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 222:  KNIT FABRIC
                                         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     491.155    581.811    581.811    651.890     12.04   581.811    662.084    658.263    651.890      12.04  100.00

     CHINA P   148.226    206.073    206.073    278.995     35.39   206.073    287.250    283.403    278.995      35.39   42.80

     KOR REP   119.720    141.617    141.617    141.533     -0.06   141.617    146.103    144.917    141.533      -0.06   21.71

     CHINA T    36.298     38.703     38.703     39.376      1.74    38.703     38.852     38.448     39.376       1.74    6.04

     CANADA     32.605     33.287     33.287     38.199     14.76    33.287     37.764     38.890     38.199      14.76    5.86

     ITALY      29.961     31.248     31.248     31.927      2.17    31.248     30.870     31.151     31.927       2.17    4.90

     INDIA      29.391     37.708     37.708     22.466    -40.42    37.708     22.273     21.956     22.466     -40.42    3.45

     JAPAN      20.908     17.518     17.518     18.931      8.07    17.518     18.577     19.250     18.931       8.07    2.90

     TURKEY      9.706      8.655      8.655     16.413     89.63     8.655     15.425     16.086     16.413      89.63    2.52

     MEXICO     19.548     19.308     19.308     12.482    -35.35    19.308     13.216     12.623     12.482     -35.35    1.91

     GERMANY     5.478      9.666      9.666      7.783    -19.48     9.666      7.765      7.770      7.783     -19.48    1.19

     FRANCE      5.942      6.263      6.263      7.195     14.87     6.263      7.281      7.315      7.195      14.87    1.10

     INDNSIA     8.527      5.576      5.576      5.318     -4.63     5.576      5.753      5.483      5.318      -4.63    0.82

     VIETNAM     3.268      4.783      4.783      4.640     -2.99     4.783      5.093      4.778      4.640      -2.99    0.71

     THAILND     2.239      2.432      2.432      2.712     11.54     2.432      2.809      2.742      2.712      11.54    0.42

     SALVADR     0.600      1.684      1.684      2.569     52.51     1.684      2.377      2.496      2.569      52.51    0.39

     BRAZIL      2.838      2.593      2.593      2.479     -4.38     2.593      2.223      2.285      2.479      -4.38    0.38

     HONDURA     0.148      1.095      1.095      2.371    116.48     1.095      2.215      2.274      2.371     116.48    0.36

     U KING      1.118      1.459      1.459      1.756     20.34     1.459      1.574      1.651      1.756      20.34    0.27

     ARGENT      2.134      1.948      1.948      1.667    -14.44     1.948      1.602      1.629      1.667     -14.44    0.26

     HG KONG     0.642      1.409      1.409      1.261    -10.56     1.409      1.189      1.316      1.261     -10.56    0.19

     REP SAF     0.626      0.874      0.874      1.210     38.43     0.874      1.211      1.214      1.210      38.43    0.19

     EGYPT       0.691      0.829      0.829      1.074     29.50     0.829      1.139      1.146      1.074      29.50    0.16

     BELGIUM     0.440      0.097      0.097      0.500    415.26     0.097      0.503      0.493      0.500     415.26    0.08


     _WTO      491.154    581.747    581.747    651.887     12.06   581.747    662.028    658.207    651.887      12.06  100.00

     _OECD     211.886    237.001    237.001    251.809      6.25   237.001    253.789    254.786    251.809       6.25   38.63

     _W HEMI    59.436     61.081     61.081     61.345      0.43    61.081     60.839     61.626     61.345       0.43    9.41

     _EU15      47.568     50.846     50.846     51.502      1.29    50.846     50.329     50.726     51.502       1.29    7.90

     _EC12      46.073     49.899     49.899     50.697      1.60    49.899     49.508     49.940     50.697       1.60    7.78

     _ASEAN     14.384     12.905     12.905     12.728     -1.38    12.905     13.738     13.061     12.728      -1.38    1.95

     _CBI        1.215      3.162      3.162      5.700     80.26     3.162      5.198      5.444      5.700      80.26    0.87

     _CAFTA      1.165      3.138      3.138      5.700     81.63     3.138      5.195      5.441      5.700      81.63    0.87

     _SUB-SAH    0.685      0.939      0.939      1.256     33.82     0.939      1.289      1.313      1.256      33.82    0.19