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                                          |                                     |                               January 8, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 11/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 618:  WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                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      28.581     29.392     26.579     31.112     17.06    29.133     33.915     34.116     33.926      16.45  100.00

     KOR REP     7.819      6.756      6.092      7.626     25.19     6.892      8.092      8.236      8.290      20.28   24.44

     ITALY       3.704      5.956      5.140      5.963     16.02     5.547      6.819      6.977      6.779      22.22   19.98

     CHINA P     3.810      3.417      2.946      5.535     87.88     3.196      6.022      6.076      6.006      87.92   17.70

     CANADA      7.090      5.523      5.193      5.028     -3.18     5.616      5.012      5.219      5.358      -4.59   15.79

     JAPAN       3.659      4.770      4.489      4.188     -6.70     4.945      4.957      4.600      4.469      -9.63   13.17


     _WTO       28.581     29.390     26.577     31.112     17.06    29.131     33.915     34.116     33.925      16.46  100.00

     _OECD      20.005     19.588     17.668     19.852     12.36    19.419     21.230     21.689     21.771      12.11   64.17

     _EU15       4.839      7.111      6.192      6.893     11.33     6.713      7.826      7.924      7.812      16.38   23.03

     _EC12       4.836      7.104      6.186      6.893     11.41     6.707      7.824      7.921      7.810      16.44   23.02

     _W HEMI     7.207      5.663      5.332      5.150     -3.42     5.757      5.151      5.357      5.480      -4.80   16.15