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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 863:  TOWELS, SILK / VEG. BLENDS
                                         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       5.094      6.020      6.020      8.500     41.19     6.020      8.179      8.350      8.500      41.19  100.00

     CHINA P     3.597      4.701      4.701      7.245     54.11     4.701      6.888      7.111      7.245      54.11   85.24

     PAKISTN     0.023      0.048      0.048      0.070     47.17     0.048      0.070      0.070      0.070      47.17    0.83

     VIETNAM     0.331      0.300      0.300      0.069    -76.95     0.300      0.113      0.072      0.069     -76.95    0.81

     BNGLDSH     0.218      0.018      0.018      0.000   -100.00     0.018      0.018      0.000      0.000    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO        5.094      6.015      6.015      8.477     40.93     6.015      8.179      8.350      8.477      40.93   99.73

     _OECD       0.523      0.521      0.521      0.674     29.50     0.521      0.668      0.699      0.674      29.50    7.93

     _ASEAN      0.352      0.307      0.307      0.075    -75.66     0.307      0.118      0.077      0.075     -75.66    0.88