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| | June 5, 2012
| MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT |
| U.S. General Imports |
| By Category, 4/2012 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 4/2012
Country 2010 2011 4/2011 4/2012 % Change 4/2011 2/2012 3/2012 4/2012 % Change % Share
WORLD 20499874 15982976 5789297 9545704 64.89 18390987 16559703 18053372 19739383 7.33 100.00
CHINA P 5358222 3033558 796706 5375249 574.68 3775161 4775116 6316111 7612101 101.64 38.56
KOR REP 9316089 7192113 3022633 2165603 -28.35 8583543 6064280 5987920 6335083 -26.20 32.09
CANADA 3243967 2610070 885876 952160 7.48 3034540 2624028 2657391 2676354 -11.80 13.56
JAPAN 1136225 1089616 359091 381448 6.23 1204835 1089616 1071497 1111973 -7.71 5.63
ITALY 647734 1043787 295478 325895 10.29 773044 1037661 1048291 1074204 38.96 5.44
_WTO 20499874 15982362 5788683 9545704 64.90 18390373 16559703 18053372 19739383 7.34 100.00
_OECD 13413229 11115897 4388140 3505786 -20.11 12734666 9970928 9931779 10233543 -19.64 51.84
_W HEMI 3288627 2694494 916331 970038 5.86 3098088 2707624 2741829 2748201 -11.29 13.92
_EU15 813702 1283569 471584 376794 -20.10 1077578 1244360 1250915 1188779 10.32 6.02
_EC12 813572 1283350 471532 376794 -20.09 1077420 1244193 1250748 1188612 10.32 6.02