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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 899:  OTH SILK / VEG BLEND MANUFACTURES
                                         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      97.729    146.265    146.265    190.781     30.43   146.265    187.530    186.108    190.781      30.43  100.00

     CHINA P    57.115     69.751     69.751     82.759     18.65    69.751     79.219     79.986     82.759      18.65   43.38

     ISRAEL      0.035     19.078     19.078     48.752    155.54    19.078     47.584     46.380     48.752     155.54   25.55

     INDIA      12.434     17.650     17.650     18.705      5.98    17.650     18.587     18.513     18.705       5.98    9.80

     ITALY       3.835      4.929      4.929      9.181     86.27     4.929      9.115      9.279      9.181      86.27    4.81

     PORTUGL     1.294      7.978      7.978      6.620    -17.02     7.978      7.463      7.500      6.620     -17.02    3.47

     CANADA      3.304      3.389      3.389      3.591      5.96     3.389      3.577      3.530      3.591       5.96    1.88

     CHINA T     0.926      2.305      2.305      3.349     45.29     2.305      2.765      2.875      3.349      45.29    1.76

     MEXICO      3.315      4.343      4.343      1.765    -59.36     4.343      2.496      2.122      1.765     -59.36    0.93

     ESTONIA     0.362      0.047      0.047      1.313   2709.79     0.047      1.212      1.305      1.313    2709.79    0.69

     GERMANY     1.165      2.122      2.122      1.232    -41.93     2.122      1.376      1.234      1.232     -41.93    0.65

     PAKISTN     2.416      0.539      0.539      1.062     97.08     0.539      1.088      1.024      1.062      97.08    0.56

     KOR REP     1.472      1.710      1.710      1.027    -39.97     1.710      1.115      1.079      1.027     -39.97    0.54

     VIETNAM     0.292      0.557      0.557      0.483    -13.19     0.557      0.402      0.413      0.483     -13.19    0.25


     _WTO       97.710    146.245    146.245    190.728     30.42   146.245    187.483    186.068    190.728      30.42   99.97

     _OECD      17.753     28.451     28.451     29.257      2.83    28.451     30.879     30.275     29.257       2.83   15.34

     _EU15      11.471     21.644     21.644     22.384      3.42    21.644     23.936     23.464     22.384       3.42   11.73

     _EC12      11.098     21.195     21.195     21.973      3.67    21.195     23.493     23.045     21.973       3.67   11.52

     _W HEMI     6.811      7.908      7.908      5.627    -28.84     7.908      6.361      5.932      5.627     -28.84    2.95

     _ASEAN      0.643      1.125      1.125      0.903    -19.73     1.125      0.846      0.818      0.903     -19.73    0.47