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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  2/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 224:  PILE / TUFTED FABRICS
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                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     301.306    306.816     47.366     49.093      3.65   305.872    306.816    302.652    308.543       0.87  100.00

     CHINA P   192.266    203.808     32.099     34.074      6.15   197.486    203.808    199.186    205.782       4.20   66.69

     KOR REP    15.410     17.178      2.287      2.464      7.74    15.444     17.178     17.482     17.355      12.37    5.62

     CHINA T    15.175     14.992      1.543      1.764     14.38    15.079     14.992     15.206     15.214       0.90    4.93

     ITALY      15.215     14.282      1.867      2.240     19.99    15.195     14.282     14.575     14.655      -3.55    4.75

     INDIA      11.940     10.732      1.983      1.778    -10.31    11.993     10.732     10.522     10.527     -12.22    3.41

     CANADA      5.481      6.785      1.023      0.919    -10.15     5.752      6.785      6.813      6.681      16.14    2.17

     MEXICO      6.508      5.514      0.786      0.461    -41.41     6.323      5.514      5.342      5.188     -17.95    1.68

     MALTA       5.194      4.463      0.863      0.636    -26.28     5.155      4.463      4.552      4.236     -17.82    1.37

     FRANCE      4.135      3.450      0.702      0.590    -16.01     3.661      3.450      3.272      3.337      -8.83    1.08

     ARGENT      3.658      2.447      0.538      0.181    -66.35     3.802      2.447      2.137      2.091     -45.02    0.68


     _WTO      301.183    306.807     47.366     49.093      3.65   305.790    306.807    302.643    308.534       0.90  100.00

     _OECD      61.560     62.228      9.139      9.499      3.94    61.454     62.228     62.900     62.588       1.85   20.28

     _EU        39.969     37.846      5.949      5.793     -2.62    39.942     37.846     38.103     37.690      -5.64   12.22

     _W HEMI    16.819     15.495      2.479      1.910    -22.96    16.987     15.495     15.115     14.926     -12.13    4.84

     _NAFTA     11.989     12.298      1.809      1.380    -23.73    12.075     12.298     12.155     11.869      -1.71    3.85