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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 606:  NON-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     147.058    174.913    174.913    188.445      7.74   174.913    192.145    190.573    188.445       7.74  100.00

     CHINA P    32.525     53.598     53.598     41.685    -22.23    53.598     45.563     43.775     41.685     -22.23   22.12

     KOR REP    24.197     23.359     23.359     30.805     31.88    23.359     30.891     30.984     30.805      31.88   16.35

     GERMANY    18.303     19.590     19.590     19.725      0.69    19.590     20.061     19.811     19.725       0.69   10.47

     NETHLDS    13.141     16.818     16.818     16.716     -0.60    16.818     16.506     17.222     16.716      -0.60    8.87

     MEXICO      6.491      6.448      6.448     14.337    122.36     6.448     13.795     14.138     14.337     122.36    7.61

     CANADA      8.981     10.303     10.303     12.796     24.19    10.303     12.516     12.741     12.796      24.19    6.79

     LATVIA      6.117      6.910      6.910      8.411     21.72     6.910      8.528      8.106      8.411      21.72    4.46

     JAPAN       8.617      7.663      7.663      8.020      4.66     7.663      7.980      7.869      8.020       4.66    4.26

     TURKEY      5.012      5.959      5.959      6.878     15.43     5.959      7.610      7.099      6.878      15.43    3.65

     U KING      2.404      3.343      3.343      4.381     31.06     3.343      4.144      4.421      4.381      31.06    2.32

     ISRAEL      1.642      3.844      3.844      3.617     -5.89     3.844      3.727      3.678      3.617      -5.89    1.92

     ITALY       2.350      2.212      2.212      3.598     62.65     2.212      3.555      3.577      3.598      62.65    1.91

     CHINA T     2.848      2.075      2.075      3.497     68.50     2.075      3.663      3.603      3.497      68.50    1.86

     INDIA       3.463      2.955      2.955      3.216      8.84     2.955      3.048      3.381      3.216       8.84    1.71

     SLOVAK      2.505      2.891      2.891      2.099    -27.40     2.891      2.225      2.021      2.099     -27.40    1.11

     SWEDEN      0.000      0.378      0.378      1.676    343.55     0.378      1.399      1.321      1.676     343.55    0.89

     S ARAB      0.052      0.031      0.031      1.510   4738.18     0.031      1.510      1.510      1.510    4738.18    0.80

     COLOMB      0.009      0.001      0.001      0.913  94068.76     0.001      0.463      0.682      0.913   94068.76    0.48

     RUSSIA      0.000      0.592      0.592      0.783     32.38     0.592      1.245      1.097      0.783      32.38    0.42

     THAILND     1.200      0.495      0.495      0.718     45.17     0.495      0.670      0.692      0.718      45.17    0.38

     CZECH       0.126      0.208      0.208      0.690    230.89     0.208      0.578      0.567      0.690     230.89    0.37

     INDNSIA     1.421      0.255      0.255      0.644    152.90     0.255      0.496      0.550      0.644     152.90    0.34

     SWITZLD     0.428      0.328      0.328      0.482     46.84     0.328      0.465      0.445      0.482      46.84    0.26

     MALAYSA     0.248      0.247      0.247      0.378     52.95     0.247      0.512      0.383      0.378      52.95    0.20

     POLAND      0.204      0.241      0.241      0.238     -1.17     0.241      0.225      0.225      0.238      -1.17    0.13

     HG KONG     0.164      0.195      0.195      0.018    -90.95     0.195      0.012      0.012      0.018     -90.95    0.01

     BELARUS     3.078      3.276      3.276      0.000   -100.00     3.276      0.000      0.000      0.000    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO      143.980    171.632    171.632    188.445      9.80   171.632    192.145    190.573    188.445       9.80  100.00

     _OECD      75.721     83.105     83.105     98.289     18.27    83.105     98.375     98.804     98.289      18.27   52.16

     _EU15      36.669     42.706     42.706     46.394      8.64    42.706     46.081     46.734     46.394       8.64   24.62

     _EC12      36.608     42.171     42.171     44.640      5.85    42.171     44.515     45.299     44.640       5.85   23.69

     _W HEMI    15.914     16.893     16.893     28.106     66.38    16.893     26.831     27.621     28.106      66.38   14.91

     _ASEAN      3.132      1.046      1.046      1.741     66.37     1.046      1.678      1.624      1.741      66.37    0.92

     _ANDEAN     0.009      0.001      0.001      0.917  94483.51     0.001      0.467      0.686      0.917   94483.51    0.49