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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 600:  TEXTURED FILAMENT YARN
                                         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     346.369    372.061    372.061    317.241    -14.73   372.061    317.301    315.655    317.241     -14.73  100.00

     CANADA    212.793    206.067    206.067    145.341    -29.47   206.067    147.216    146.157    145.341     -29.47   45.81

     MEXICO     36.108     46.363     46.363     56.774     22.46    46.363     57.302     57.043     56.774      22.46   17.90

     CHINA P    13.874     16.090     16.090     20.401     26.79    16.090     19.822     19.918     20.401      26.79    6.43

     CHINA T    12.440     13.757     13.757     16.212     17.85    13.757     16.160     15.794     16.212      17.85    5.11

     INDIA       8.368     14.880     14.880     15.562      4.58    14.880     14.949     15.463     15.562       4.58    4.91

     KOR REP     3.991      9.584      9.584     12.391     29.29     9.584     12.415     11.940     12.391      29.29    3.91

     INDNSIA     7.712     13.169     13.169     11.514    -12.56    13.169     10.481     10.844     11.514     -12.56    3.63

     MALAYSA     7.309      9.721      9.721      9.749      0.29     9.721      9.608      9.757      9.749       0.29    3.07

     ITALY      16.651     16.852     16.852      8.181    -51.45    16.852      8.310      7.777      8.181     -51.45    2.58

     THAILND     6.909      8.462      8.462      3.847    -54.53     8.462      4.151      4.025      3.847     -54.53    1.21

     FRANCE      2.094      1.989      1.989      3.196     60.68     1.989      2.821      3.039      3.196      60.68    1.01

     SLOVENI     2.245      2.694      2.694      3.051     13.26     2.694      2.918      2.790      3.051      13.26    0.96

     GERMANY     3.611      3.192      3.192      2.066    -35.26     3.192      2.036      2.113      2.066     -35.26    0.65

     TURKEY      0.364      0.652      0.652      2.029    211.32     0.652      1.782      1.900      2.029     211.32    0.64

     JAPAN       0.958      1.338      1.338      1.428      6.78     1.338      1.563      1.510      1.428       6.78    0.45

     EGYPT       0.832      0.774      0.774      0.857     10.81     0.774      0.941      0.933      0.857      10.81    0.27

     SALVADR     0.212      0.283      0.283      0.638    125.78     0.283      0.657      0.618      0.638     125.78    0.20

     SLOVAK      0.706      0.834      0.834      0.597    -28.48     0.834      0.663      0.657      0.597     -28.48    0.19

     BELGIUM     1.208      1.493      1.493      0.589    -60.57     1.493      0.650      0.653      0.589     -60.57    0.19

     VIETNAM     0.933      0.946      0.946      0.145    -84.68     0.946      0.240      0.187      0.145     -84.68    0.05


     _WTO      346.369    372.059    372.059    317.241    -14.73   372.059    317.301    315.655    317.241     -14.73  100.00

     _W HEMI   249.173    252.765    252.765    202.958    -19.71   252.765    205.406    204.047    202.958     -19.71   63.98

     _OECD     242.160    241.547    241.547    175.040    -27.53   241.547    176.479    174.841    175.040     -27.53   55.18

     _ASEAN     22.931     32.366     32.366     25.255    -21.97    32.366     24.479     24.812     25.255     -21.97    7.96

     _EU15      24.240     24.586     24.586     14.971    -39.11    24.586     14.758     14.536     14.971     -39.11    4.72

     _EC12      24.234     24.583     24.583     14.970    -39.10    24.583     14.757     14.535     14.970     -39.10    4.72

     _CBI        0.222      0.291      0.291      0.650    123.14     0.291      0.673      0.634      0.650     123.14    0.20

     _CAFTA      0.222      0.291      0.291      0.650    123.14     0.291      0.673      0.634      0.650     123.14    0.20