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                                          |                                     |                                 April 2, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  2/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 363:  COTTON TERRY / OTHER PILE TOWELS
                                         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    1427.754   1460.431    237.498    260.079      9.51  1442.048   1460.431   1472.106   1483.012       2.84  100.00

     INDIA     494.176    531.165     84.837     84.014     -0.97   512.484    531.165    532.149    530.342       3.48   35.76

     CHINA P   354.612    382.608     78.892     75.039     -4.88   359.157    382.608    378.222    378.755       5.46   25.54

     PAKISTN   348.014    326.594     43.853     60.468     37.89   346.369    326.594    337.611    343.209      -0.91   23.14

     BNGLDSH    60.643     56.238      6.908      6.799     -1.58    59.338     56.238     55.316     56.129      -5.41    3.78

     TURKEY     46.086     47.948      6.689     10.106     51.08    45.487     47.948     48.831     51.365      12.92    3.46

     COLOMB     22.554     19.022      1.475      5.127    247.63    21.509     19.022     21.029     22.674       5.42    1.53

     JORDAN      5.464     18.304      1.756      3.653    108.04     6.830     18.304     19.514     20.201     195.78    1.36

     CANADA      9.245     14.167      1.543      2.696     74.74     9.408     14.167     14.497     15.320      62.85    1.03

     EGYPT      15.896     11.600      2.051      3.309     61.35    15.102     11.600     12.165     12.858     -14.86    0.87

     ISRAEL     21.810     10.309      2.237      1.494    -33.22    20.124     10.309      9.997      9.566     -52.47    0.65

     SALVADR     8.724      8.237      1.907      3.022     58.49     8.560      8.237      8.966      9.353       9.26    0.63

     THAILND    11.553      8.619      1.419      0.769    -45.85    10.745      8.619      8.598      7.968     -25.84    0.54

     VIETNAM     5.591      2.325      0.255      0.527    106.66     4.710      2.325      2.389      2.597     -44.86    0.18


     _WTO     1427.743   1460.306    237.498    260.076      9.51  1442.036   1460.306   1471.979   1482.885       2.83   99.99

     _OECD      65.087     74.476      9.919     14.458     45.76    65.225     74.476     75.418     79.015      21.14    5.33

     _W HEMI    52.945     50.581      6.619     12.071     82.36    50.159     50.581     53.602     56.032      11.71    3.78

     _ANDEAN    23.074     19.747      1.591      5.261    230.62    22.075     19.747     21.812     23.416       6.07    1.58

     _NAFTA     12.011     15.974      1.799      3.034     68.59    12.054     15.974     16.461     17.208      42.76    1.16

     _EU         9.491     12.220      1.670      1.560     -6.55    10.078     12.220     11.916     12.110      20.17    0.82

     _ASEAN     17.738     10.993      1.675      1.296    -22.64    15.893     10.993     11.036     10.613     -33.22    0.72

     _CAFTA      9.842      9.003      2.064      3.204     55.24     9.836      9.003      9.712     10.143       3.12    0.68