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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  1/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 618:  WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
                                             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     15982976  22483931    1823708    1145759    -37.17  16419368   22436577   22483931   21805982      32.81  100.00

     KOR REP    7192113   8710500     260924     477383     82.96   6792643    8495359    8710500    8926959      31.42   40.94

     CHINA P    3033558   8194049    1088072     266945    -75.47   3872803    8293574    8194049    7372922      90.38   33.81

     CANADA     2610070   2717584     216529     215934     -0.27   2632678    2758191    2717584    2716989       3.20   12.46

     ITALY      1043787    930669      82954      40686    -50.95   1057276     935726     930669     888401     -15.97    4.07

     JAPAN      1089616    901037     107041      44561    -58.37   1069197     929021     901037     838557     -21.57    3.85


     _WTO      15982362  22483923    1823708    1145759    -37.17  16419368   22436569   22483923   21805974      32.81  100.00

     _OECD     11115897  12581063     572166     746012     30.38  10746979   12411743   12581063   12754909      18.68   58.49

     _W HEMI    2694494   2767215     220342     215934     -2.00   2718645    2802254    2767215    2762807       1.62   12.67

     _EU        1357589   1136324      92991      50293    -45.92   1364401    1164937    1136324    1093626     -19.85    5.02