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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category  80:  SILK AND VEG. 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    1592.802   1861.439   1861.439   1795.405     -3.55  1861.439   1794.140   1792.511   1795.405      -3.55  100.00

     CHINA P  1121.213   1273.593   1273.593   1139.318    -10.54  1273.593   1143.031   1139.817   1139.318     -10.54   63.46

     ITALY      70.525     84.165     84.165     90.712      7.78    84.165     90.749     91.233     90.712       7.78    5.05

     INDIA      64.997     76.387     76.387     88.825     16.28    76.387     88.226     88.133     88.825      16.28    4.95

     VIETNAM    40.881     46.142     46.142     60.406     30.91    46.142     56.945     58.128     60.406      30.91    3.36

     BNGLDSH    28.147     46.262     46.262     53.779     16.25    46.262     54.696     54.857     53.779      16.25    3.00

     ISRAEL      0.376     19.345     19.345     49.100    153.81    19.345     47.978     46.758     49.100     153.81    2.73

     INDNSIA    39.978     58.935     58.935     46.304    -21.43    58.935     46.400     46.456     46.304     -21.43    2.58

     BELGIUM    19.571     21.937     21.937     23.168      5.61    21.937     23.248     22.895     23.168       5.61    1.29

     SRI LKA    15.718     18.412     18.412     22.134     20.21    18.412     22.027     22.027     22.134      20.21    1.23

     FRANCE     14.144     14.814     14.814     17.809     20.21    14.814     17.199     17.582     17.809      20.21    0.99

     PHIL R      9.590     16.249     16.249     16.849      3.70    16.249     16.212     16.793     16.849       3.70    0.94

     CAMBOD     24.491     19.037     19.037     15.864    -16.67    19.037     14.058     15.822     15.864     -16.67    0.88

     MEXICO     15.353     15.515     15.515     15.780      1.71    15.515     16.620     16.553     15.780       1.71    0.88

     U KING     12.756     13.316     13.316     14.126      6.08    13.316     14.017     14.044     14.126       6.08    0.79

     PORTUGL     3.623     11.534     11.534     11.997      4.01    11.534     12.393     12.565     11.997       4.01    0.67

     CHINA T     5.990      8.740      8.740     10.933     25.08     8.740     10.788     10.483     10.933      25.08    0.61

     HG KONG     5.735      6.559      6.559      7.605     15.94     6.559      7.541      7.310      7.605      15.94    0.42

     KOR REP     7.715      8.441      8.441      6.638    -21.36     8.441      6.815      7.046      6.638     -21.36    0.37

     GERMANY     3.779      4.723      4.723      3.695    -21.77     4.723      3.932      3.750      3.695     -21.77    0.21

     PAKISTN     3.540      2.305      2.305      2.841     23.28     2.305      2.922      2.702      2.841      23.28    0.16


     _WTO     1591.316   1858.694   1858.694   1792.881     -3.54  1858.694   1791.646   1790.089   1792.881      -3.54   99.86

     _OECD     164.471    196.941    196.941    208.104      5.67   196.941    209.144    209.537    208.104       5.67   11.59

     _EU15     134.088    161.330    161.330    173.962      7.83   161.330    174.498    175.003    173.962       7.83    9.69

     _EC12     132.624    159.708    159.708    171.920      7.65   159.708    172.789    173.319    171.920       7.65    9.58

     _ASEAN    127.915    154.363    154.363    150.756     -2.34   154.363    145.298    148.763    150.756      -2.34    8.40

     _W HEMI    35.496     37.533     37.533     38.978      3.85    37.533     40.417     39.742     38.978       3.85    2.17

     _CBI        3.795      5.206      5.206      6.195     19.00     5.206      6.204      6.019      6.195      19.00    0.35

     _CAFTA      3.407      4.838      4.838      5.862     21.17     4.838      5.868      5.663      5.862      21.17    0.33