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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 223:  NON-WOVEN FABRICS
                                         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     888.562    949.341    949.341   1013.910      6.80   949.341   1004.827   1013.705   1013.910       6.80  100.00

     CHINA P   128.280    154.622    154.622    173.222     12.03   154.622    169.641    171.822    173.222      12.03   17.08

     CANADA     92.319    100.881    100.881    116.255     15.24   100.881    111.752    114.106    116.255      15.24   11.47

     JAPAN      79.580     88.651     88.651    107.485     21.25    88.651    107.660    108.202    107.485      21.25   10.60

     GERMANY    86.445     96.910     96.910     99.738      2.92    96.910     97.105     97.914     99.738       2.92    9.84

     MEXICO     63.120     68.820     68.820     74.219      7.84    68.820     73.941     73.925     74.219       7.84    7.32

     ISRAEL     88.459     63.252     63.252     59.876     -5.34    63.252     60.434     61.164     59.876      -5.34    5.91

     FRANCE     41.821     42.423     42.423     49.834     17.47    42.423     48.482     49.073     49.834      17.47    4.92

     ITALY      33.364     43.052     43.052     39.485     -8.28    43.052     43.873     43.409     39.485      -8.28    3.89

     KOR REP    21.529     31.491     31.491     37.722     19.79    31.491     37.905     38.264     37.722      19.79    3.72

     INDIA      20.514     38.925     38.925     35.192     -9.59    38.925     35.502     36.680     35.192      -9.59    3.47

     LUXMBRG    28.455     25.430     25.430     28.945     13.82    25.430     24.801     26.615     28.945      13.82    2.85

     U KING     28.905     32.672     32.672     27.128    -16.97    32.672     27.393     26.903     27.128     -16.97    2.68

     TURKEY     15.045     19.832     19.832     24.927     25.69    19.832     24.523     24.806     24.927      25.69    2.46

     CHINA T    15.020     18.324     18.324     17.703     -3.39    18.324     18.550     17.957     17.703      -3.39    1.75

     THAILND     8.010     11.725     11.725     14.599     24.52    11.725     14.196     13.879     14.599      24.52    1.44

     POLAND      8.441     13.402     13.402     13.431      0.22    13.402     13.450     13.518     13.431       0.22    1.32

     NETHLDS     9.267     11.031     11.031     10.262     -6.97    11.031      9.665     10.448     10.262      -6.97    1.01

     DENMARK     5.792     11.292     11.292      9.881    -12.50    11.292     10.685     10.325      9.881     -12.50    0.97

     SWEDEN      5.694      4.515      4.515      8.585     90.15     4.515      7.600      8.212      8.585      90.15    0.85

     SPAIN       7.230      3.661      3.661      8.515    132.58     3.661      7.573      7.931      8.515     132.58    0.84

     BELGIUM     6.738      5.724      5.724      8.301     45.03     5.724      7.308      7.363      8.301      45.03    0.82

     FINLAND    15.251     13.477     13.477      6.209    -53.93    13.477      7.827      6.954      6.209     -53.93    0.61

     CZECH       2.012      4.129      4.129      5.911     43.16     4.129      5.680      5.769      5.911      43.16    0.58

     AUSTRAL     8.456     10.677     10.677      5.557    -47.95    10.677      6.031      5.794      5.557     -47.95    0.55

     GREECE      4.524      3.506      3.506      4.419     26.04     3.506      4.419      4.419      4.419      26.04    0.44

     BRAZIL     43.895      7.860      7.860      4.041    -48.59     7.860      3.487      3.998      4.041     -48.59    0.40

     IRELAND     5.152      4.315      4.315      4.008     -7.11     4.315      4.500      4.265      4.008      -7.11    0.40

     SLOVENI     0.293      1.622      1.622      3.124     92.65     1.622      3.743      3.489      3.124      92.65    0.31

     MALAYSA     0.483      3.138      3.138      3.032     -3.37     3.138      4.654      3.748      3.032      -3.37    0.30

     INDNSIA     3.191      2.205      2.205      2.332      5.75     2.205      2.467      2.538      2.332       5.75    0.23

     HG KONG     0.789      1.178      1.178      1.332     13.01     1.178      1.360      1.457      1.332      13.01    0.13

     DOM REP     1.597      2.620      2.620      1.297    -50.51     2.620      1.425      1.283      1.297     -50.51    0.13

     S ARAB      3.486      1.983      1.983      1.204    -39.26     1.983      1.435      1.454      1.204     -39.26    0.12

     REP SAF     0.644      1.255      1.255      1.094    -12.85     1.255      1.163      1.176      1.094     -12.85    0.11

     SWITZLD     0.997      0.920      0.920      1.061     15.33     0.920      0.970      1.065      1.061      15.33    0.10

     AUSTRIA     0.177      0.754      0.754      0.612    -18.83     0.754      0.493      0.553      0.612     -18.83    0.06

     VIETNAM     0.259      0.322      0.322      0.443     37.77     0.322      0.427      0.393      0.443      37.77    0.04

     HONDURA     0.306      0.247      0.247      0.401     62.37     0.247      0.315      0.365      0.401      62.37    0.04

     ECUADOR     0.000      0.000      0.000      0.219       *       0.000      0.219      0.219      0.219        *      0.02

     EGYPT       0.021      0.046      0.046      0.185    301.27     0.046      0.156      0.165      0.185     301.27    0.02

     CHILE       0.000      0.096      0.096      0.137     43.21     0.096      0.158      0.147      0.137      43.21    0.01

     RUSSIA      1.135      0.792      0.792      0.000    -99.95     0.792      0.000      0.000      0.000     -99.95    0.00

     SIER LN     0.000      0.484      0.484      0.000   -100.00     0.484      0.000      0.000      0.000    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO      888.562    949.318    949.318   1013.752      6.79   949.318   1004.738   1013.603   1013.752       6.79   99.98

     _OECD     427.671    480.198    480.198    510.925      6.40   480.198    502.172    507.842    510.925       6.40   50.39

     _EU15     278.816    298.760    298.760    305.924      2.40   298.760    301.726    304.386    305.924       2.40   30.17

     _EC12     257.694    280.015    280.015    290.518      3.75   280.015    285.805    288.666    290.518       3.75   28.65

     _W HEMI   201.754    180.870    180.870    197.011      8.92   180.870    191.731    194.497    197.011       8.92   19.43

     _ASEAN     12.810     17.651     17.651     20.600     16.71    17.651     21.935     20.732     20.600      16.71    2.03

     _CBI        2.052      3.010      3.010      1.832    -39.13     3.010      1.873      1.770      1.832     -39.13    0.18

     _CAFTA      2.030      2.985      2.985      1.732    -41.96     2.985      1.775      1.682      1.732     -41.96    0.17

     _SUB-SAH    0.781      1.740      1.740      1.098    -36.88     1.740      1.167      1.180      1.098     -36.88    0.11

     _ANDEAN     0.150      0.108      0.108      0.484    350.19     0.108      0.475      0.509      0.484     350.19    0.05