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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 11/2012 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 11/2012
   Country      2010       2011      11/2011    11/2012  % Change   11/2011     9/2012    10/2012    11/2012   % Change % Share


     WORLD     20499874  15982976   14305971   20759572     45.11  15825989   22190087   22390210   22436577      41.77  100.00

     KOR REP    9316089   7192113    6438388    7741634     20.24   7259013    8307079    8480270    8495359      17.03   37.86

     CHINA P    5358222   3033558    2570546    7830562    204.63   2803228    8269619    8280024    8293574     195.86   36.96

     CANADA     3243967   2610070    2419791    2567912      6.12   2636186    2621231    2698833    2758191       4.63   12.29

     ITALY       647734   1043787     935035     826974    -11.56    991442     980650     983504     935726      -5.62    4.17

     JAPAN      1136225   1089616    1012272     851677    -15.86   1143383     981914     927426     929021     -18.75    4.14


     _WTO      20499874  15982362   14305357   20759564     45.12  15825375   22190087   22390202   22436569      41.78  100.00

     _OECD     13413229  11115897   10044942   11340788     12.90  11157676   12119049   12369499   12411743      11.24   55.32

     _W HEMI    3288627   2694494    2504140    2611900      4.30   2721004    2692803    2748893    2802254       2.99   12.49

     _EU15       813702   1283569    1157213     965154    -16.60   1231427    1126694    1123622    1091510     -11.36    4.86

     _EC12       813572   1283350    1157005     965106    -16.59   1231219    1126670    1123563    1091451     -11.35    4.86