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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  2/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 618:  WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
                                             Data in M2.,  1.00 M2 per M2.. 

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE  2/2013
   Country      2011       2012       2/2012     2/2013  % Change    2/2012    12/2012     1/2013     2/2013   % Change % Share


     WORLD     15982976  22483931    3754953    2369032    -36.91  16559703   22483931   21805982   21098010      27.41  100.00

     KOR REP    7192113   8710500     700791     795844     13.56   6064280    8710500    8926959    8805553      45.20   41.74

     CHINA P    3033558   8194049    2129792     750221    -64.77   4775116    8194049    7372922    6814478      42.71   32.30

     CANADA     2610070   2717584     429758     439237      2.21   2624028    2717584    2716989    2727063       3.93   12.93

     ITALY      1043787    930669     169159      99610    -41.11   1037661     930669     888401     861120     -17.01    4.08

     JAPAN      1089616    901037     183330     110918    -39.50   1089616     901037     838557     828625     -23.95    3.93


     _WTO      15982362  22483923    3754953    2369032    -36.91  16559703   22483923   21805974   21098002      27.41  100.00

     _OECD     11115897  12581063    1340101    1364977      1.86   9970928   12581063   12754909   12605939      26.43   59.75

     _W HEMI    2694494   2767215     440430     449739      2.11   2707624    2767215    2762807    2776524       2.54   13.16

     _NAFTA     2654690   2720096     429758     439237      2.21   2665855    2720096    2719501    2729575       2.39   12.94

     _EU        1357589   1136324     198778     124171    -37.53   1318380    1136324    1093626    1061717     -19.47    5.03