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                                          |                                     |                                 March 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  1/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 363:  COTTON TERRY / OTHER PILE TOWELS
                                         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    1427.754   1460.431    112.892    124.567     10.34  1433.020   1448.068   1460.431   1472.106       2.73  100.00

     INDIA     494.176    531.165     40.067     41.050      2.45   506.139    527.279    531.165    532.149       5.14   36.15

     CHINA P   354.612    382.608     37.159     32.772    -11.81   355.766    379.366    382.608    378.222       6.31   25.69

     PAKISTN   348.014    326.594     20.713     31.730     53.19   345.515    323.490    326.594    337.611      -2.29   22.93

     BNGLDSH    60.643     56.238      3.465      2.544    -26.59    60.105     55.852     56.238     55.316      -7.97    3.76

     TURKEY     46.086     47.948      3.456      4.339     25.55    44.916     48.189     47.948     48.831       8.72    3.32

     COLOMB     22.554     19.022      0.703      2.710    285.33    22.023     17.937     19.022     21.029      -4.51    1.43

     JORDAN      5.464     18.304      1.155      2.365    104.74     6.360     16.656     18.304     19.514     206.83    1.33

     CANADA      9.245     14.167      0.794      1.124     41.59     9.420     13.869     14.167     14.497      53.90    0.98

     EGYPT      15.896     11.600      1.426      1.991     39.61    15.806     11.732     11.600     12.165     -23.04    0.83

     ISRAEL     21.810     10.309      1.135      0.824    -27.44    20.216     11.108     10.309      9.997     -50.55    0.68

     SALVADR     8.724      8.237      0.555      1.283    131.36     8.415      7.761      8.237      8.966       6.55    0.61

     THAILND    11.553      8.619      0.351      0.330     -5.91    10.676      8.705      8.619      8.598     -19.46    0.58

     VIETNAM     5.591      2.325      0.066      0.130     97.72     5.059      2.270      2.325      2.389     -52.77    0.16


     _WTO     1427.743   1460.306    112.892    124.564     10.34  1433.009   1447.944   1460.306   1471.979       2.72   99.99

     _OECD      65.087     74.476      5.272      6.214     17.87    64.582     74.363     74.476     75.418      16.78    5.12

     _W HEMI    52.945     50.581      2.610      5.631    115.76    50.981     49.438     50.581     53.602       5.14    3.64

     _ANDEAN    23.074     19.747      0.718      2.783    287.52    22.517     18.668     19.747     21.812      -3.13    1.48

     _ASEAN     17.738     10.993      0.417      0.460     10.46    16.173     11.041     10.993     11.036     -31.76    0.75

     _CAFTA      9.842      9.003      0.654      1.362    108.46     9.633      8.704      9.003      9.712       0.82    0.66