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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 363:  COTTON TERRY / OTHER PILE TOWELS
                                         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    1406.419   1427.754   1427.754   1460.431      2.29  1427.754   1436.277   1448.068   1460.431       2.29  100.00

     INDIA     429.228    494.176    494.176    531.165      7.49   494.176    526.449    527.279    531.165       7.49   36.37

     CHINA P   375.926    354.612    354.612    382.608      7.90   354.612    373.829    379.366    382.608       7.90   26.20

     PAKISTN   319.063    348.014    348.014    326.594     -6.15   348.014    319.450    323.490    326.594      -6.15   22.36

     BNGLDSH    46.457     60.643     60.643     56.238     -7.26    60.643     56.987     55.852     56.238      -7.26    3.85

     TURKEY     43.264     46.086     46.086     47.948      4.04    46.086     47.750     48.189     47.948       4.04    3.28

     COLOMB     17.462     22.554     22.554     19.022    -15.66    22.554     17.297     17.937     19.022     -15.66    1.30

     JORDAN      2.109      5.464      5.464     18.304    234.99     5.464     14.820     16.656     18.304     234.99    1.25

     CANADA      8.859      9.245      9.245     14.167     53.24     9.245     13.351     13.869     14.167      53.24    0.97

     EGYPT      17.695     15.896     15.896     11.600    -27.02    15.896     12.222     11.732     11.600     -27.02    0.79

     ISRAEL     26.969     21.810     21.810     10.309    -52.74    21.810     10.755     11.108     10.309     -52.74    0.71

     THAILND    18.665     11.553     11.553      8.619    -25.40    11.553      9.204      8.705      8.619     -25.40    0.59

     SALVADR     9.080      8.724      8.724      8.237     -5.57     8.724      7.939      7.761      8.237      -5.57    0.56

     BRAZIL     70.103      7.965      7.965      5.851    -26.54     7.965      6.107      6.077      5.851     -26.54    0.40

     VIETNAM     6.510      5.591      5.591      2.325    -58.42     5.591      2.316      2.270      2.325     -58.42    0.16


     _WTO     1406.383   1427.743   1427.743   1460.306      2.28  1427.743   1436.157   1447.944   1460.306       2.28   99.99

     _OECD      61.377     65.087     65.087     74.476     14.43    65.087     72.940     74.363     74.476      14.43    5.10

     _W HEMI   110.032     52.945     52.945     50.581     -4.47    52.945     48.953     49.438     50.581      -4.47    3.46

     _ANDEAN    17.871     23.074     23.074     19.747    -14.42    23.074     18.032     18.668     19.747     -14.42    1.35

     _EU15       8.908      9.479      9.479     12.132     27.99     9.479     11.557     12.070     12.132      27.99    0.83

     _EC12       8.881      9.477      9.477     12.126     27.95     9.477     11.551     12.062     12.126      27.95    0.83

     _ASEAN     25.613     17.738     17.738     10.993    -38.03    17.738     11.621     11.041     10.993     -38.03    0.75

     _CBI        9.623      9.860      9.860      9.005     -8.67     9.860      9.104      8.706      9.005      -8.67    0.62

     _CAFTA      9.604      9.842      9.842      9.003     -8.53     9.842      9.102      8.704      9.003      -8.53    0.62