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                                          |                                     |                                 March 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  1/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 361:  COTTON SHEETS
                                         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    1402.436   1422.885    110.537    117.354      6.17  1418.911   1417.242   1422.885   1429.702       0.76  100.00

     INDIA     530.817    638.263     51.622     57.134     10.68   550.739    641.077    638.263    643.774      16.89   45.03

     CHINA P   328.735    308.778     23.824     28.264     18.63   324.158    297.607    308.778    313.217      -3.38   21.91

     PAKISTN   318.500    263.786     21.167     21.350      0.86   320.321    268.435    263.786    263.969     -17.59   18.46

     TURKEY     34.917     49.829      0.210      0.203     -3.31    34.747     49.342     49.829     49.822      43.39    3.48

     BAHRAIN    62.149     50.100      4.805      3.291    -31.51    62.223     49.828     50.100     48.586     -21.92    3.40

     PORTUGL    36.934     35.276      2.889      2.883     -0.22    36.440     34.442     35.276     35.270      -3.21    2.47

     ITALY      14.068     15.195      1.442      1.197    -16.99    14.656     14.891     15.195     14.950       2.00    1.05

     CAMBOD     10.770     12.382      1.020      1.190     16.72    11.109     11.827     12.382     12.553      12.99    0.88

     TURKMEN    11.218     11.020      0.000      0.016       *      11.218     10.782     11.020     11.035      -1.63    0.77

     ISRAEL      8.568     10.375      0.737      0.456    -38.10     8.643     10.592     10.375     10.094      16.78    0.71

     THAILND    18.239      6.733      1.081      0.940    -13.06    18.341      7.007      6.733      6.591     -64.06    0.46

     EGYPT       8.941      6.110      0.734      0.000   -100.00     8.677      6.152      6.110      5.376     -38.04    0.38

     MEXICO      4.063      4.348      0.252      0.129    -48.91     3.869      4.495      4.348      4.225       9.22    0.30

     BNGLDSH     4.509      2.644      0.187      0.016    -91.20     4.559      2.596      2.644      2.473     -45.74    0.17

     INDNSIA     2.260      2.240      0.061      0.003    -94.74     2.009      2.276      2.240      2.183       8.65    0.15

     ARAB EM     2.062      1.028      0.066      0.070      5.76     1.829      1.093      1.028      1.032     -43.56    0.07

     VIETNAM     1.579      0.058      0.004      0.001    -62.82     1.183      0.059      0.058      0.055     -95.33    0.00


     _WTO     1391.219   1411.866    110.537    117.339      6.15  1407.693   1406.459   1411.866   1418.667       0.78   99.23

     _OECD      89.289    104.161      4.951      4.463     -9.84    89.328    102.543    104.161    103.674      16.06    7.25

     _EU        54.164     53.957      4.548      4.257     -6.39    54.196     52.819     53.957     53.666      -0.98    3.75

     _ASEAN     33.307     21.731      2.191      2.161     -1.36    33.108     21.505     21.731     21.701     -34.45    1.52

     _W HEMI     4.229      4.519      0.255      0.136    -46.88     4.018      4.677      4.519      4.400       9.49    0.31