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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 604:  YARN > 85% SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBER
                                         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      95.040    117.682    117.682    110.036     -6.50   117.682    109.878    110.352    110.036      -6.50  100.00

     INDNSIA    39.997     51.833     51.833     48.051     -7.30    51.833     47.637     47.806     48.051      -7.30   43.67

     CANADA     16.519     18.413     18.413     16.205    -11.99    18.413     16.269     16.314     16.205     -11.99   14.73

     INDIA      10.494     13.304     13.304     13.462      1.19    13.304     14.188     14.510     13.462       1.19   12.23

     CHINA P     9.032     10.432     10.432     10.968      5.14    10.432     10.598     10.684     10.968       5.14    9.97

     VIETNAM     2.197      3.673      3.673      5.780     57.35     3.673      5.946      5.701      5.780      57.35    5.25

     TURKEY      1.632      4.339      4.339      3.309    -23.75     4.339      3.326      3.309      3.309     -23.75    3.01

     GERMANY     2.265      2.356      2.356      2.464      4.59     2.356      1.811      1.874      2.464       4.59    2.24

     PHIL R      1.814      2.716      2.716      2.423    -10.80     2.716      2.423      2.438      2.423     -10.80    2.20

     ROMANIA     2.639      1.313      1.313      1.159    -11.76     1.313      1.104      1.103      1.159     -11.76    1.05

     MEXICO      1.485      2.348      2.348      1.151    -50.98     2.348      1.447      1.249      1.151     -50.98    1.05

     THAILND     1.611      1.353      1.353      0.762    -43.67     1.353      0.883      0.883      0.762     -43.67    0.69

     KOR REP     0.194      0.189      0.189      0.747    294.52     0.189      0.697      0.715      0.747     294.52    0.68

     JAPAN       0.737      1.118      1.118      0.579    -48.24     1.118      0.510      0.516      0.579     -48.24    0.53

     CHINA T     0.835      0.393      0.393      0.470     19.72     0.393      0.589      0.514      0.470      19.72    0.43

     MALAYSA     0.319      0.686      0.686      0.108    -84.31     0.686      0.222      0.222      0.108     -84.31    0.10


     _WTO       95.040    117.673    117.673    110.036     -6.49   117.673    109.878    110.352    110.036      -6.49  100.00

     _ASEAN     46.064     60.413     60.413     57.123     -5.45    60.413     57.112     57.050     57.123      -5.45   51.91

     _OECD      23.075     27.631     27.631     24.775    -10.34    27.631     23.886     24.375     24.775     -10.34   22.52

     _W HEMI    18.370     21.193     21.193     17.362    -18.08    21.193     17.722     17.569     17.362     -18.08   15.78

     _EU15       4.649      4.589      4.589      4.404     -4.02     4.589      3.485      3.924      4.404      -4.02    4.00

     _EC12       4.358      4.003      4.003      4.053      1.25     4.003      3.172      3.510      4.053       1.25    3.68