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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
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                                           Category 218:  FABRICS OF YARNS OF DIFF. COLORS
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                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     124.865    120.079      9.577      9.279     -3.11   124.486    119.160    120.079    119.781      -3.78  100.00

     ITALY      33.181     30.344      2.366      2.304     -2.62    32.912     29.651     30.344     30.282      -7.99   25.28

     CHINA P    22.859     25.090      2.209      2.365      7.05    22.843     25.252     25.090     25.246      10.52   21.08

     INDIA      13.136     11.594      1.393      1.148    -17.59    13.235     11.643     11.594     11.349     -14.25    9.47

     TURKEY     18.132     10.128      0.620      0.797     28.47    17.433     10.226     10.128     10.305     -40.89    8.60

     JAPAN       5.544      9.600      0.888      0.590    -33.55     6.211      8.974      9.600      9.302      49.76    7.77

     MEXICO      6.067      8.526      0.430      0.493     14.52     6.126      8.875      8.526      8.589      40.21    7.17

     SPAIN       3.414      3.370      0.187      0.300     60.29     3.405      3.259      3.370      3.483       2.28    2.91

     CHINA T     4.012      3.292      0.263      0.108    -59.06     3.982      3.283      3.292      3.137     -21.22    2.62

     PAKISTN     2.108      2.413      0.145      0.044    -69.76     2.133      2.482      2.413      2.312       8.41    1.93

     THAILND     2.191      1.113      0.093      0.089     -5.06     2.261      1.149      1.113      1.108     -50.98    0.93


     _WTO      124.827    120.015      9.566      9.279     -3.00   124.437    119.081    120.015    119.727      -3.78   99.96

     _OECD      65.706     55.475      3.944      4.270      8.27    64.616     54.693     55.475     55.801     -13.64   46.59

     _EU        45.247     43.264      3.100      3.306      6.66    44.889     42.333     43.264     43.471      -3.16   36.29

     _W HEMI     8.317     10.657      0.575      0.664     15.44     8.249     11.042     10.657     10.746      30.27    8.97

     _ASEAN      2.276      1.430      0.176      0.089    -49.78     2.421      1.471      1.430      1.342     -44.58    1.12