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                                          |                                     |                               January 8, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 11/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 863:  TOWELS, SILK / VEG. BLENDS
                                             Data in Nos,  0.40 M2 per Nos. 

                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     13795761  11949119   10984710   18849318     71.60  11930888   19238312   19633442   19813727      66.07  100.00

     CHINA P    9332381   9779871    8841884   17926156    102.74   9663836   17863453   18272022   18864143      95.20   95.21

     PAKISTN     200420    580700     580700     255602    -55.98    609020     255602     255602     255602     -58.03    1.29

     VIETNAM     729319    819403     817882      50820    -93.79    817950     211668     187701      52341     -93.60    0.26

     BNGLDSH    2674940    265000     265000          0   -100.00    265000     265000     265000          0    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO      13795761  11939519   10975110   18849318     71.75  11921288   19238312   19633442   19813727      66.20  100.00

     _OECD       376306    258150     235473     312417     32.68    321564     335093     329708     335094       4.21    1.69

     _ASEAN      732966    820754     819233      52089    -93.64    820984     212709     188930      53610     -93.47    0.27