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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 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      29.392     33.702      5.320      4.447    -16.41    29.634     33.702     33.467     32.829      10.78  100.00

     KOR REP     6.756      8.314      0.759      0.862     13.49     5.951      8.314      8.501      8.417      41.43   25.64

     ITALY       5.956      6.804      1.084      0.870    -19.79     6.270      6.804      6.820      6.589       5.09   20.07

     CANADA      5.523      5.343      0.833      0.899      7.99     5.441      5.343      5.377      5.409      -0.59   16.48

     CHINA P     3.417      5.863      1.313      0.667    -49.22     4.227      5.863      5.480      5.217      23.42   15.89

     JAPAN       4.770      4.334      0.863      0.624    -27.72     4.822      4.334      4.202      4.095     -15.08   12.47


     _WTO       29.390     33.702      5.320      4.447    -16.41    29.634     33.702     33.467     32.829      10.78  100.00

     _OECD      19.588     21.806      2.939      2.848     -3.10    19.017     21.806     22.039     21.715      14.18   66.14

     _EU         7.237      7.905      1.298      0.988    -23.86     7.524      7.905      7.861      7.595       0.95   23.14

     _W HEMI     5.663      5.479      0.869      0.926      6.50     5.593      5.479      5.503      5.535      -1.03   16.86

     _NAFTA      5.558      5.346      0.833      0.899      7.99     5.473      5.346      5.380      5.413      -1.09   16.49