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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category  60:  MAN-MADE FIBER PRODUCTS
                                                    Data in Million $$$

                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   35397.819  41151.828  41151.828  43885.824      6.64 41151.828  43557.260  43561.149  43885.824       6.64  100.00

     CHINA P 16993.686  19509.349  19509.349  20665.392      5.93 19509.349  20603.077  20547.449  20665.392       5.93   47.09

     VIETNAM  2527.543   3251.036   3251.036   3726.685     14.63  3251.036   3685.306   3695.950   3726.685      14.63    8.49

     INDNSIA  1733.224   2111.673   2111.673   2225.890      5.41  2111.673   2212.701   2208.703   2225.890       5.41    5.07

     MEXICO   1688.762   1871.269   1871.269   1852.733     -0.99  1871.269   1853.858   1849.839   1852.733      -0.99    4.22

     CANADA   1121.926   1157.232   1157.232   1110.969     -4.00  1157.232   1113.622   1110.142   1110.969      -4.00    2.53

     HONDURA   860.278    925.565    925.565   1087.723     17.52   925.565   1047.482   1062.999   1087.723      17.52    2.48

     INDIA     677.318    931.192    931.192   1070.451     14.95   931.192   1053.088   1067.199   1070.451      14.95    2.44

     BNGLDSH   783.556    962.651    962.651    911.463     -5.32   962.651    934.851    915.519    911.463      -5.32    2.08

     CAMBOD    515.608    776.300    776.300    862.799     11.14   776.300    870.043    853.255    862.799      11.14    1.97

     CHINA T   712.424    722.531    722.531    727.482      0.69   722.531    729.134    719.182    727.482       0.69    1.66

     SALVADR   520.354    576.911    576.911    689.827     19.57   576.911    676.764    678.307    689.827      19.57    1.57

     THAILND   685.950    656.082    656.082    656.823      0.11   656.082    649.792    646.195    656.823       0.11    1.50

     JORDAN    432.656    550.871    550.871    646.826     17.42   550.871    611.945    632.136    646.826      17.42    1.47

     KOR REP   547.792    629.324    629.324    645.128      2.51   629.324    649.147    645.108    645.128       2.51    1.47

     PHIL R    500.732    621.510    621.510    638.688      2.76   621.510    641.122    634.669    638.688       2.76    1.46

     SRI LKA   407.193    500.626    500.626    597.363     19.32   500.626    566.936    578.981    597.363      19.32    1.36

     ITALY     444.785    500.184    500.184    525.046      4.97   500.184    518.428    522.718    525.046       4.97    1.20

     TURKEY    354.644    440.951    440.951    497.808     12.89   440.951    489.354    493.196    497.808      12.89    1.13

     GUATMAL   307.820    408.079    408.079    442.773      8.50   408.079    430.751    439.499    442.773       8.50    1.01

     EGYPT     307.126    392.678    392.678    412.266      4.99   392.678    406.886    407.419    412.266       4.99    0.94

     NICARAG   253.306    324.657    324.657    391.200     20.50   324.657    374.730    376.608    391.200      20.50    0.89

     JAPAN     251.100    281.502    281.502    333.697     18.54   281.502    334.378    337.062    333.697      18.54    0.76

     DOM REP   279.551    299.278    299.278    319.468      6.75   299.278    322.286    321.180    319.468       6.75    0.73

     GERMANY   210.615    225.733    225.733    232.789      3.13   225.733    227.906    230.139    232.789       3.13    0.53

     PAKISTN   126.356    198.599    198.599    227.299     14.45   198.599    223.818    227.605    227.299      14.45    0.52

     ISRAEL    261.125    213.988    213.988    195.464     -8.66   213.988    195.669    197.266    195.464      -8.66    0.45

     FRANCE    147.200    163.661    163.661    172.123      5.17   163.661    171.484    172.155    172.123       5.17    0.39

     MALAYSA   153.993    183.658    183.658    164.370    -10.50   183.658    163.864    162.643    164.370     -10.50    0.37

     HAITI      87.289    112.240    112.240    134.244     19.60   112.240    125.627    131.299    134.244      19.60    0.31

     LESOTHO    76.367    110.921    110.921    130.167     17.35   110.921    113.899    121.287    130.167      17.35    0.30

     U KING     91.457    106.230    106.230    109.270      2.86   106.230    109.940    109.781    109.270       2.86    0.25

     COLOMB    111.370    105.232    105.232    104.903     -0.31   105.232    103.773    105.358    104.903      -0.31    0.24

     BELGIUM   100.894    106.812    106.812    104.668     -2.01   106.812    104.635    104.708    104.668      -2.01    0.24

     KENYA      35.336     71.974     71.974     83.899     16.57    71.974     78.527     81.471     83.899      16.57    0.19

     HG KONG    67.959     72.859     72.859     80.884     11.01    72.859     81.790     81.320     80.884      11.01    0.18

     PERU       64.633     84.146     84.146     76.839     -8.68    84.146     75.117     77.124     76.839      -8.68    0.18

     NETHLDS    64.965     75.032     75.032     70.216     -6.42    75.032     70.529     72.312     70.216      -6.42    0.16

     PORTUGL    45.184     52.188     52.188     68.993     32.20    52.188     66.535     68.262     68.993      32.20    0.16

     MOROC      27.234     43.692     43.692     56.794     29.99    43.692     54.076     54.947     56.794      29.99    0.13

     ARAB EM    40.312     51.910     51.910     53.801      3.64    51.910     53.830     54.849     53.801       3.64    0.12

     SPAIN      35.216     41.368     41.368     49.307     19.19    41.368     47.740     48.908     49.307      19.19    0.11

     ROMANIA    27.386     34.225     34.225     46.587     36.12    34.225     45.752     46.177     46.587      36.12    0.11

     C RICA     60.970     54.294     54.294     42.346    -22.01    54.294     44.870     44.037     42.346     -22.01    0.10

     BAHRAIN    39.356     35.998     35.998     41.254     14.60    35.998     40.822     41.225     41.254      14.60    0.09

     SWITZLD    40.903     44.080     44.080     39.662    -10.02    44.080     40.963     40.474     39.662     -10.02    0.09

     S ARAB     31.478     35.418     35.418     39.460     11.41    35.418     39.822     39.776     39.460      11.41    0.09

     POLAND     26.477     38.978     38.978     33.300    -14.57    38.978     33.783     33.744     33.300     -14.57    0.08

     SWAZLND    49.168     40.275     40.275     31.907    -20.78    40.275     31.585     31.604     31.907     -20.78    0.07

     LUXMBRG    30.481     28.027     28.027     30.102      7.41    28.027     26.163     27.973     30.102       7.41    0.07

     TUNISIA    25.842     25.972     25.972     29.413     13.25    25.972     29.457     29.303     29.413      13.25    0.07

     BULGAR     19.775     25.209     25.209     28.839     14.40    25.209     27.493     29.189     28.839      14.40    0.07

     SINGAPR    49.715     34.486     34.486     26.196    -24.04    34.486     24.115     25.677     26.196     -24.04    0.06

     BRAZIL     63.025     25.502     25.502     19.900    -21.97    25.502     19.002     19.598     19.900     -21.97    0.05

     AUSTRIA    13.681     17.829     17.829     18.360      2.98    17.829     18.879     18.242     18.360       2.98    0.04

     NORWAY      1.070      1.844      1.844     18.359    895.34     1.844      2.034      1.726     18.359     895.34    0.04

     CZECH       9.341     12.019     12.019     17.730     47.51    12.019     16.907     17.110     17.730      47.51    0.04

     AUSTRAL    21.504     24.506     24.506     17.480    -28.67    24.506     18.373     18.038     17.480     -28.67    0.04

     DENMARK    12.972     17.157     17.157     16.668     -2.85    17.157     17.651     17.258     16.668      -2.85    0.04

     LATVIA     10.661     13.220     13.220     16.530     25.04    13.220     15.956     15.904     16.530      25.04    0.04

     HUNGARY     9.073     12.975     12.975     16.390     26.32    12.975     16.626     16.484     16.390      26.32    0.04

     SLOVENI     7.536     10.993     10.993     13.963     27.01    10.993     14.016     13.838     13.963      27.01    0.03

     GREECE     16.995     17.255     17.255     13.738    -20.38    17.255     14.213     14.085     13.738     -20.38    0.03

     SWEDEN      9.676      8.395      8.395     13.522     61.06     8.395     12.517     13.045     13.522      61.06    0.03

     REP SAF     8.808     11.643     11.643     12.320      5.81    11.643     12.239     12.212     12.320       5.81    0.03

     MADAGAS    16.623      7.061      7.061     10.061     42.48     7.061      9.977     10.090     10.061      42.48    0.02

     SLOVAK      5.784      7.436      7.436      9.016     21.24     7.436      9.117      8.988      9.016      21.24    0.02

     BOTSWAN     5.573      7.952      7.952      8.607      8.24     7.952      8.541      8.607      8.607       8.24    0.02

     N ZEAL      5.917      8.306      8.306      8.517      2.54     8.306      7.993      8.553      8.517       2.54    0.02

     TNZANIA     1.682      5.168      5.168      7.496     45.05     5.168      7.210      7.093      7.496      45.05    0.02

     MACAU      17.611      9.799      9.799      7.311    -25.39     9.799      7.883      7.481      7.311     -25.39    0.02

     FINLAND    16.458     14.569     14.569      7.217    -50.46    14.569      8.931      8.011      7.217     -50.46    0.02

     ETHIOP      5.312      7.175      7.175      6.996     -2.50     7.175      6.791      7.287      6.996      -2.50    0.02

     UKRAINE     4.862      2.196      2.196      6.208    182.69     2.196      5.432      5.795      6.208     182.69    0.01

     ARGENT      6.645      8.688      8.688      5.909    -31.99     8.688      6.204      5.980      5.909     -31.99    0.01

     IRELAND     6.115      6.508      6.508      5.754    -11.59     6.508      6.113      5.916      5.754     -11.59    0.01

     MALAWI      9.477     12.368     12.368      5.723    -53.72    12.368      7.053      6.751      5.723     -53.72    0.01

     MALTA       6.003      5.615      5.615      5.570     -0.80     5.615      5.103      5.357      5.570      -0.80    0.01

     ECUADOR     5.900      6.328      6.328      4.664    -26.29     6.328      4.683      4.822      4.664     -26.29    0.01

     GUYANA      3.145      4.310      4.310      3.659    -15.11     4.310      4.078      3.794      3.659     -15.11    0.01

     LAOS        3.204      4.022      4.022      3.068    -23.71     4.022      3.148      2.953      3.068     -23.71    0.01

     CHILE       1.427      0.952      0.952      1.089     14.48     0.952      1.101      1.083      1.089      14.48    0.00

     RUSSIA      1.258      1.624      1.624      1.003    -38.26     1.624      1.452      1.309      1.003     -38.26    0.00

     BELARUS     3.530      3.783      3.783      0.169    -95.53     3.783      0.124      0.156      0.169     -95.53    0.00

     SIER LN     0.017      0.510      0.510      0.057    -88.76     0.510      0.058      0.057      0.057     -88.76    0.00


     _WTO    35380.617  41131.753  41131.753  43870.351      6.66 41131.753  43541.941  43545.403  43870.351       6.66   99.96

     _ASEAN   6171.880   7639.925   7639.925   8305.962      8.72  7639.925   8251.491   8231.447   8305.962       8.72   18.93

     _W HEMI  5438.773   5967.207   5967.207   6289.848      5.41  5967.207   6205.728   6233.419   6289.848       5.41   14.33

     _OECD    3386.077   3752.186   3752.186   3843.850      2.44  3752.186   3811.077   3818.711   3843.850       2.44    8.76

     _CBI     2373.533   2706.409   2706.409   3111.513     14.97  2706.409   3027.035   3058.122   3111.513      14.97    7.09

     _CAFTA   2282.279   2588.784   2588.784   2973.336     14.85  2588.784   2896.883   2922.629   2973.336      14.85    6.78

     _EU15    1246.692   1380.948   1380.948   1437.773      4.11  1380.948   1421.664   1433.512   1437.773       4.11    3.28

     _EC12    1206.877   1340.154   1340.154   1398.674      4.37  1340.154   1381.336   1394.214   1398.674       4.37    3.19

     _SUB-SAH  213.195    282.821    282.821    305.629      8.06   282.821    285.208    295.749    305.629       8.06    0.70

     _ANDEAN   182.030    195.820    195.820    186.511     -4.75   195.820    183.700    187.429    186.511      -4.75    0.42