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                                          |                                     |                                 March 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  1/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 226:  CHEESECLOTH, BATISTES, LAWNS/VOILE
                                             Data in M2.,  1.00 M2 per M2.. 

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE  1/2013
   Country      2011       2012       1/2012     1/2013  % Change    1/2012    11/2012    12/2012     1/2013   % Change % Share


     WORLD    138180865 141411821   12137932   13549518     11.63 141108436  147143746  141411821  142823407       1.22  100.00

     CHINA P  116691702 118993617    9954448   10821360      8.71 119709576  123945979  118993617  119860529       0.13   83.92

     INDIA      9565234  11041864    1054992    1793008     69.95  10222802   11779499   11041864   11779880      15.23    8.25

     MEXICO     1490371   2257552       4045     453877  11120.69   1494416    2543607    2257552    2707384      81.17    1.90

     KOR REP    2292891   2699413     184466      76205    -58.69   2280823    2636840    2699413    2591152      13.61    1.81

     PAKISTN    1500560   2339091     138446     134517     -2.84   1581197    2350068    2339091    2335162      47.68    1.63

     THAILND     580738   1036914      39077       5504    -85.91    489180     883509    1036914    1003341     105.11    0.70

     CANADA     2775531      4413          0          0       *     2141794       3441       4413       4413     -99.79    0.00


     _WTO     138180848 141411821   12137932   13549518     11.63 141108436  147143746  141411821  142823407       1.22  100.00

     _OECD      6394192   3747756     233721     151358    -35.24   5119724    3667372    3747756    3665393     -28.41    2.57

     _W HEMI    4915264   3329116     519878     609543     17.25   4793963    3616454    3329116    3418781     -28.69    2.39

     _ASEAN      740267   1184762     177416       5504    -96.90    683892    1031261    1184762    1012850      48.10    0.71

     _EU        1231377    976658      36261      66221     82.62    597081     961027     976658    1006618      68.59    0.70

     _CAFTA      640979   1041273     515833     155666    -69.82   1152165    1041273    1041273     681106     -40.88    0.48