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| | October 5, 2012
| MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT |
| U.S. General Imports |
| By Category, 8/2012 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 8/2012
Country 2010 2011 8/2011 8/2012 % Change 8/2011 6/2012 7/2012 8/2012 % Change % Share
WORLD 20499874 15982976 10955111 17088538 55.99 17187760 21612987 22151027 22116403 28.68 100.00
CHINA P 5358222 3033558 1798026 7107050 295.27 2964434 8405939 8503146 8342582 181.42 37.72
KOR REP 9316089 7192113 5004422 5991868 19.73 8159898 7536933 7953956 8179559 0.24 36.98
CANADA 3243967 2610070 1912225 1907177 -0.26 2806459 2676874 2596053 2605022 -7.18 11.78
JAPAN 1136225 1089616 761371 681049 -10.55 1242563 1053922 1055670 1009294 -18.77 4.56
ITALY 647734 1043787 745437 698482 -6.30 964907 998892 1049634 996832 3.31 4.51
_WTO 20499874 15982362 10954497 17088538 56.00 17187146 21612987 22151027 22116403 28.68 100.00
_OECD 13413229 11115897 7892162 8771003 11.14 12279366 11389083 11810259 11994738 -2.32 54.23
_W HEMI 3288627 2694494 1959311 1941037 -0.93 2870971 2742368 2667012 2676220 -6.78 12.10
_EU15 813702 1283569 949346 811258 -14.55 1272338 1133140 1199211 1145481 -9.97 5.18
_EC12 813572 1283350 949151 811258 -14.53 1272125 1133116 1199187 1145457 -9.96 5.18