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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 400:  WOOL YARNS
                                         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     111.326    130.986    130.986    147.590     12.68   130.986    145.012    145.223    147.590      12.68  100.00

     ITALY      24.344     26.670     26.670     28.214      5.79    26.670     26.961     27.630     28.214       5.79   19.12

     PERU       14.002     15.650     15.650     16.704      6.73    15.650     16.694     16.765     16.704       6.73   11.32

     CANADA     12.632     13.120     13.120     16.650     26.90    13.120     16.930     16.515     16.650      26.90   11.28

     N ZEAL      7.507     11.251     11.251     11.369      1.05    11.251     10.767     10.939     11.369       1.05    7.70

     CHINA P     8.917     11.562     11.562     11.017     -4.71    11.562     12.061     11.351     11.017      -4.71    7.46

     INDIA       3.604      6.930      6.930     10.986     58.52     6.930     10.738     10.708     10.986      58.52    7.44

     U KING      5.116      7.118      7.118     10.698     50.29     7.118     10.233     10.510     10.698      50.29    7.25

     GERMANY     5.971      6.042      6.042      8.223     36.09     6.042      7.648      8.243      8.223      36.09    5.57

     MEXICO      5.968      6.317      6.317      8.009     26.77     6.317      7.365      7.443      8.009      26.77    5.43

     TURKEY      4.817      6.336      6.336      5.860     -7.51     6.336      5.695      5.525      5.860      -7.51    3.97

     REP SAF     2.286      3.210      3.210      3.602     12.21     3.210      3.716      3.477      3.602      12.21    2.44

     ROMANIA     1.792      2.294      2.294      2.630     14.67     2.294      2.827      2.663      2.630      14.67    1.78

     MALAYSA     2.345      1.365      1.365      2.615     91.55     1.365      2.791      2.787      2.615      91.55    1.77

     URUGUAY     2.177      1.837      1.837      2.244     22.19     1.837      2.192      2.217      2.244      22.19    1.52

     JAPAN       1.025      1.299      1.299      1.638     26.05     1.299      1.594      1.641      1.638      26.05    1.11

     PORTUGL     1.631      1.581      1.581      1.417    -10.34     1.581      1.431      1.272      1.417     -10.34    0.96

     AUSTRIA     0.769      0.803      0.803      1.032     28.49     0.803      0.897      1.040      1.032      28.49    0.70

     CHINA T     0.682      1.077      1.077      0.890    -17.39     1.077      0.857      0.864      0.890     -17.39    0.60

     AUSTRAL     0.914      2.787      2.787      0.770    -72.39     2.787      0.884      0.786      0.770     -72.39    0.52

     BULGAR      0.035      0.027      0.027      0.536   1849.97     0.027      0.562      0.539      0.536    1849.97    0.36

     ARGENT      1.623      0.611      0.611      0.326    -46.53     0.611      0.340      0.334      0.326     -46.53    0.22

     BELGIUM     0.263      0.251      0.251      0.305     21.43     0.251      0.209      0.320      0.305      21.43    0.21

     THAILND     0.832      0.855      0.855      0.003    -99.69     0.855      0.002      0.002      0.003     -99.69    0.00


     _WTO      111.326    130.985    130.985    147.580     12.67   130.985    145.007    145.212    147.580      12.67   99.99

     _OECD      65.513     77.439     77.439     85.765     10.75    77.439     82.846     83.996     85.765      10.75   58.11

     _EU15      38.843     43.154     43.154     50.377     16.74    43.154     47.870     49.514     50.377      16.74   34.13

     _EC12      37.990     42.208     42.208     49.246     16.68    42.208     46.867     48.361     49.246      16.68   33.37

     _W HEMI    36.774     37.878     37.878     44.242     16.80    37.878     43.676     43.409     44.242      16.80   29.98

     _ANDEAN    14.158     15.844     15.844     16.831      6.23    15.844     16.816     16.843     16.831       6.23   11.40

     _SUB-SAH    2.286      3.210      3.210      3.602     12.19     3.210      3.716      3.477      3.602      12.19    2.44

     _ASEAN      3.177      2.221      2.221      2.624     18.14     2.221      2.801      2.796      2.624      18.14    1.78