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                                          |                                     |                                 April 2, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  2/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 603:  YARN > 85% ARTIFICIAL STAPLE FIBER
                                         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      72.544     65.497     11.498     10.052    -12.57    66.563     65.497     64.095     64.052      -3.77  100.00

     INDNSIA    34.913     36.568      6.944      5.739    -17.36    32.371     36.568     35.926     35.363       9.24   55.21

     INDIA       7.209      7.964      1.085      0.569    -47.49     7.719      7.964      7.521      7.449      -3.50   11.63

     KOR REP     2.167      5.884      0.247      0.587    137.95     1.998      5.884      6.336      6.224     211.47    9.72

     CHINA P     7.115      4.128      0.924      1.420     53.62     5.777      4.128      3.989      4.624     -19.96    7.22

     THAILND     5.899      2.022      0.408      0.531     30.21     4.622      2.022      2.019      2.145     -53.59    3.35

     AUSTRAL     4.419      2.422      0.552      0.241    -56.25     4.238      2.422      2.136      2.112     -50.17    3.30

     SPAIN       1.969      1.881      0.330      0.227    -31.27     2.050      1.881      1.807      1.778     -13.29    2.78

     TURKEY      1.310      1.265      0.289      0.207    -28.28     1.456      1.265      1.112      1.183     -18.75    1.85

     VIETNAM     1.997      0.867      0.134      0.362    171.10     1.854      0.867      0.764      1.095     -40.93    1.71

     PAKISTN     0.975      0.643      0.086      0.036    -58.13     0.877      0.643      0.679      0.593     -32.35    0.93

     CHINA T     2.959      0.206      0.158      0.040    -74.75     1.972      0.206      0.218      0.088     -95.54    0.14


     _WTO       72.544     65.497     11.498     10.052    -12.57    66.563     65.497     64.095     64.052      -3.77  100.00

     _ASEAN     42.898     39.699      7.604      6.632    -12.78    39.053     39.699     38.952     38.727      -0.83   60.46

     _OECD      11.229     12.816      1.641      1.355    -17.43    11.057     12.816     12.695     12.530      13.32   19.56

     _EU         2.599      2.996      0.457      0.272    -40.47     2.611      2.996      2.875      2.811       7.68    4.39