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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 618:  WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
                                         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      28.581     29.392     29.392     33.702     14.67    29.392     34.116     33.926     33.702      14.67  100.00

     KOR REP     7.819      6.756      6.756      8.314     23.07     6.756      8.236      8.290      8.314      23.07   24.67

     ITALY       3.704      5.956      5.956      6.804     14.24     5.956      6.977      6.779      6.804      14.24   20.19

     CHINA P     3.810      3.417      3.417      5.863     71.58     3.417      6.076      6.006      5.863      71.58   17.40

     CANADA      7.090      5.523      5.523      5.343     -3.27     5.523      5.219      5.358      5.343      -3.27   15.85

     JAPAN       3.659      4.770      4.770      4.334     -9.13     4.770      4.600      4.469      4.334      -9.13   12.86


     _WTO       28.581     29.390     29.390     33.702     14.67    29.390     34.116     33.925     33.702      14.67  100.00

     _OECD      20.005     19.588     19.588     21.806     11.32    19.588     21.689     21.771     21.806      11.32   64.70

     _EU15       4.839      7.111      7.111      7.812      9.86     7.111      7.924      7.812      7.812       9.86   23.18

     _EC12       4.836      7.104      7.104      7.811      9.95     7.104      7.921      7.810      7.811       9.95   23.18

     _W HEMI     7.207      5.663      5.663      5.479     -3.25     5.663      5.357      5.480      5.479      -3.25   16.26