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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 361:  COTTON SHEETS
                                         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    1455.857   1402.436   1402.436   1422.885      1.46  1402.436   1400.588   1417.242   1422.885       1.46  100.00

     INDIA     471.580    530.817    530.817    638.263     20.24   530.817    633.558    641.077    638.263      20.24   44.86

     CHINA P   437.600    328.735    328.735    308.778     -6.07   328.735    298.577    297.607    308.778      -6.07   21.70

     PAKISTN   314.605    318.500    318.500    263.786    -17.18   318.500    268.592    268.435    263.786     -17.18   18.54

     BAHRAIN    41.055     62.149     62.149     50.100    -19.39    62.149     49.541     49.828     50.100     -19.39    3.52

     TURKEY     45.454     34.917     34.917     49.829     42.71    34.917     44.110     49.342     49.829      42.71    3.50

     PORTUGL    45.201     36.934     36.934     35.276     -4.49    36.934     31.851     34.442     35.276      -4.49    2.48

     ITALY      14.628     14.068     14.068     15.195      8.01    14.068     13.944     14.891     15.195       8.01    1.07

     CAMBOD      7.913     10.770     10.770     12.382     14.96    10.770     11.422     11.827     12.382      14.96    0.87

     TURKMEN    10.022     11.218     11.218     11.020     -1.77    11.218     10.957     10.782     11.020      -1.77    0.77

     ISRAEL      8.884      8.568      8.568     10.375     21.08     8.568     10.144     10.592     10.375      21.08    0.73

     THAILND    21.455     18.239     18.239      6.733    -63.09    18.239      7.642      7.007      6.733     -63.09    0.47

     EGYPT      10.346      8.941      8.941      6.110    -31.67     8.941      6.651      6.152      6.110     -31.67    0.43

     MEXICO      6.597      4.063      4.063      4.348      7.02     4.063      4.266      4.495      4.348       7.02    0.31

     BNGLDSH     2.697      4.509      4.509      2.644    -41.37     4.509      2.260      2.596      2.644     -41.37    0.19

     INDNSIA     0.358      2.260      2.260      2.240     -0.89     2.260      1.469      2.276      2.240      -0.89    0.16

     ARAB EM     1.073      2.062      2.062      1.028    -50.12     2.062      1.136      1.093      1.028     -50.12    0.07

     VIETNAM     3.923      1.579      1.579      0.058    -96.35     1.579      0.055      0.059      0.058     -96.35    0.00


     _WTO     1445.832   1391.219   1391.219   1411.866      1.48  1391.219   1389.632   1406.459   1411.866       1.48   99.23

     _OECD     108.980     89.289     89.289    104.161     16.66    89.289     93.466    102.543    104.161      16.66    7.32

     _EU15      63.151     54.039     54.039     53.842     -0.36    54.039     48.842     52.698     53.842      -0.36    3.78

     _EC12      63.124     53.988     53.988     53.808     -0.33    53.988     48.819     52.662     53.808      -0.33    3.78

     _ASEAN     33.935     33.307     33.307     21.731    -34.75    33.307     20.938     21.505     21.731     -34.75    1.53

     _W HEMI    13.579      4.229      4.229      4.519      6.86     4.229      4.436      4.677      4.519       6.86    0.32