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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 800:  SILK BLENDS OR NON-CTN VEG FIB YRN
                                         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       4.721      5.059      5.059      4.817     -4.79     5.059      4.954      4.937      4.817      -4.79  100.00

     CHINA P     1.059      1.741      1.741      1.112    -36.11     1.741      1.298      1.173      1.112     -36.11   23.09

     BELGIUM     0.779      0.751      0.751      0.867     15.51     0.751      0.919      0.885      0.867      15.51   18.01

     HUNGARY     0.779      0.759      0.759      0.824      8.49     0.759      0.882      0.914      0.824       8.49   17.10

     ITALY       0.335      0.428      0.428      0.593     38.59     0.428      0.637      0.627      0.593      38.59   12.31

     ROMANIA     0.162      0.138      0.138      0.223     61.05     0.138      0.148      0.196      0.223      61.05    4.63

     LITHUAN     0.110      0.065      0.065      0.131    101.51     0.065      0.000      0.065      0.131     101.51    2.73

     FRANCE      0.263      0.124      0.124      0.074    -40.02     0.124      0.076      0.076      0.074     -40.02    1.54

     INDNSIA     0.000      0.057      0.057      0.018    -68.46     0.057      0.018      0.018      0.018     -68.46    0.37

     MEXICO      0.001      0.012      0.012      0.006    -48.47     0.012      0.013      0.013      0.006     -48.47    0.13


     _WTO        4.721      5.059      5.059      4.817     -4.79     5.059      4.954      4.937      4.817      -4.79  100.00

     _OECD       2.735      2.452      2.452      2.645      7.87     2.452      2.805      2.787      2.645       7.87   54.91

     _EU15       1.737      1.546      1.546      1.716     11.03     1.546      1.852      1.791      1.716      11.03   35.63

     _EC12       1.677      1.504      1.504      1.667     10.87     1.504      1.803      1.748      1.667      10.87   34.61

     _W HEMI     0.114      0.143      0.143      0.252     75.93     0.143      0.234      0.260      0.252      75.93    5.23

     _ASEAN      0.014      0.063      0.063      0.018    -71.10     0.063      0.018      0.018      0.018     -71.10    0.38