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                                          |                                     |                                 March 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  1/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 607:  OTHER STAPLE FIBER YARN
                                             Data in Kg.,  6.50 M2 per Kg.. 

                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     12149395  10880764     788207    1315443     66.89  11932396   10373301   10880764   11408000      -4.39  100.00

     CHINA P    3955711   3400850     283775     336625     18.62   3889252    3225799    3400850    3453700     -11.20   30.27

     INDNSIA    3113091   2661216     171526     383923    123.83   3062992    2629424    2661216    2873613      -6.18   25.19

     INDIA      1868858   1991227     126483     175361     38.64   1864266    1962656    1991227    2040105       9.43   17.88

     CANADA      855282    830865      69243      86962     25.59    860480     810502     830865     848584      -1.38    7.44

     KOR REP     360823    658310      66345     109465     64.99    358712     575901     658310     701430      95.54    6.15

     MEXICO      805585    486005      33515      48518     44.77    795303     472149     486005     501008     -37.00    4.39

     VIETNAM     601464    239376      27063     147510    445.06    628398     102029     239376     359823     -42.74    3.15

     THAILND     289117    291367        200      20988  10394.00    263829     291979     291367     312155      18.32    2.74


     _WTO      12149395  10880764     788207    1315443     66.89  11932396   10373301   10880764   11408000      -4.39  100.00

     _ASEAN     4057655   3191959     198789     552421    177.89   3974701    3023432    3191959    3545591     -10.80   31.08

     _OECD      1320333   1593085     141205     200253     41.82   1319289    1481939    1593085    1652133      25.23   14.48

     _W HEMI    1661680   1319008     102824     135480     31.76   1656662    1284789    1319008    1351664     -18.41   11.85