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  ______________                          |                                     |                               October 5, 2012
 |              |                         |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
 | _EC12        |                         |    U.S. General Imports By Country  |
 |______________|                         | Data through  8/2012 in Million SME |
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                           Calendar Years       Year-to-Date                 Year-Endings                             YE  8/2012
 Ctrl, Cat, Product        2010      2011     8/2011    8/2012  % Change    8/2011    6/2012    7/2012    8/2012  % Change % Share


Aggregations:
       0 Total          1231.346  1200.497   849.870   865.900      1.89  1264.511  1209.054  1207.715  1216.526    -3.79    2.27
       1 Apparel          59.373    65.704    43.655    45.745      4.79    64.066    68.303    67.896    67.794     5.82    0.29
       2 Non-Apparel    1171.974  1134.793   806.216   820.155      1.73  1200.445  1140.752  1139.819  1148.733    -4.31    3.79
      11 Yarns           150.240   157.006   114.187   119.495      4.65   151.590   162.668   160.944   162.315     7.07    5.72
      12 Fabrics         901.473   846.095   600.371   609.698      1.55   915.885   849.156   850.268   855.422    -6.60    8.76
      14 Made Ups / Misc 120.260   131.692    91.658    90.962     -0.76   132.970   128.927   128.607   130.996    -1.48    0.74
      30 Cotton Products 117.151   106.587    72.879    73.957      1.48   118.546   105.364   104.871   107.665    -9.18    0.58
      31 Cotton Apparel   17.183    18.684    12.552    13.902     10.76    17.850    20.183    20.249    20.034    12.24    0.17
      32 Cot Non-Apparel  99.968    87.903    60.328    60.055     -0.45   100.696    85.180    84.622    87.631   -12.98    1.33
      40 Wool Products    27.275    32.478    21.270    21.811      2.54    30.732    32.743    32.752    33.019     7.44   10.36
      41 Wool Apparel     10.550    12.494     7.854     8.290      5.55    11.741    12.784    12.828    12.929    10.12    5.35
      42 Wool Non-Appare  16.726    19.984    13.416    13.521      0.78    18.991    19.960    19.924    20.089     5.78   26.16
      60 MMF Products   1068.466  1026.105   729.355   737.103      1.06  1081.921  1029.417  1027.365  1033.852    -4.44    3.01
      61 MMF Apparel      29.357    31.879    21.388    21.327     -0.29    31.945    32.320    31.834    31.817    -0.40    0.29
      62 MMF Non-Apparel1039.109   994.226   707.967   715.776      1.10  1049.976   997.097   995.531  1002.035    -4.57    4.29
      80 S and V Product  18.454    35.327    26.365    33.029     25.27    33.312    41.530    42.727    41.991    26.05    6.50
      81 S and V Apparel   2.284     2.647     1.860     2.227     19.68     2.530     3.016     2.985     3.013    19.09    0.98
      82 S and V Non-App  16.171    32.681    24.505    30.802     25.70    30.782    38.514    39.742    38.978    26.63   11.48

Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
     200 Yarns / Sew Thr   5.441     6.132     4.181     5.055     20.91     6.053     6.924     6.859     7.006    15.74    5.61
     201 Specialty Yarns  38.675    52.957    43.442    49.574     14.11    49.775    57.060    58.171    59.088    18.71   13.30
     218 Fab, Color Yarn  12.220     6.408     4.687     4.360     -6.97    12.384     5.897     6.202     6.082   -50.89   16.82
     220 Spec. Weave, Fa   6.552     5.869     4.225     4.771     12.92     6.583     5.747     5.842     6.415    -2.55    5.23
     222 Knit Fabric      29.820    28.558    20.565    19.868     -3.39    28.148    28.774    28.687    27.860    -1.02    1.65
     223 Non-Woven Fabri 616.520   600.513   422.454   436.083      3.23   648.064   609.453   609.316   614.142    -5.23   21.17
     224 Pile/Tufted Fab  31.164    11.756     9.630     4.917    -48.94    20.358     8.017     7.570     7.043   -65.40    4.25
     225 Blue Denim Fab.   4.672     2.955     2.102     1.840    -12.43     2.731     3.195     3.050     2.694    -1.36   10.01
     226 Cheesecloth,Bat   0.308     1.090     0.924     0.628    -32.01     1.065     0.681     0.769     0.794   -25.41    0.54
     229 Special Fabric   91.554    89.496    63.571    66.191      4.12    90.931    91.039    91.379    92.116     1.30    3.75
     239 Baby Garm / Acc   0.610     0.629     0.444     0.377    -15.08     0.668     0.579     0.569     0.562   -15.85    0.08

Cotton:
     300 Carded Cot. Yar   3.052     4.181     2.994     5.161     72.40     3.848     5.391     5.863     6.348    64.96    4.78
     313 Cotton Sheeting   1.294     2.218     1.615     1.581     -2.11     2.138     1.897     2.157     2.184     2.16    0.92
     314 Poplin,Broadcl.   1.774     1.505     1.020     1.070      4.95     1.663     1.650     1.670     1.555    -6.50    1.51
     317 Twill Fabric      2.297     2.293     1.659     3.517    111.98     2.578     3.175     3.177     4.150    61.01    5.83
     326 Sateen Fabric     1.011     0.506     0.351     0.484     37.78     0.818     0.588     0.656     0.638   -21.97    2.14
     332 Cotton Hosiery    0.915     1.053     0.712     0.789     10.79     0.955     1.134     1.186     1.130    18.29    0.19
     333 Suit-Typ Coat,M   0.308     0.360     0.240     0.288     20.22     0.332     0.387     0.395     0.408    22.80    3.00
     334 Oth. Coats, MB    0.715     0.881     0.516     0.419    -18.81     0.796     0.866     0.831     0.784    -1.57    0.28
     335 W/G Cot. Coats    1.069     1.254     0.833     0.927     11.22     1.141     1.362     1.350     1.347    18.01    0.36
     336 Cotton Dresses    1.606     2.599     1.640     2.663     62.36     2.094     3.340     3.429     3.622    72.95    0.63
     338 Knit Shirts,MB    0.712     0.911     0.577     0.603      4.48     0.835     0.985     0.949     0.937    12.17    0.09
     339 W/G Knit Blouse   0.926     0.951     0.675     0.800     18.61     0.918     1.047     1.059     1.076    17.20    0.10
     340 N-Knt Shirts,MB   2.473     2.724     1.813     2.281     25.81     2.610     3.252     3.283     3.192    22.30    0.50
     342 Cotton Skirts     0.274     0.284     0.198     0.222     12.49     0.268     0.298     0.307     0.309    15.39    0.22
     345 Cotton Sweater    0.629     0.567     0.402     0.358    -11.08     0.621     0.531     0.525     0.522   -15.99    0.19
     347 Cot.M/B Trouser   1.640     1.859     1.292     0.846    -34.53     1.852     1.576     1.511     1.413   -23.71    0.14
     348 W/G Slacks, etc   2.081     1.468     1.107     0.987    -10.80     1.563     1.373     1.357     1.349   -13.69    0.09
     351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs   0.513     0.567     0.372     0.239    -35.78     0.604     0.581     0.574     0.434   -28.07    0.07
     352 Cotton Underwea   0.618     0.419     0.281     0.530     88.60     0.420     0.599     0.626     0.668    59.12    0.04
     359 Oth. Cot. App.    1.376     1.473     0.992     1.038      4.64     1.452     1.537     1.547     1.519     4.66    0.30
     360 Pillowcases       3.841     2.625     1.776     1.165    -34.41     3.599     2.228     1.960     2.014   -44.04    1.16
     361 Cotton Sheets    22.382    16.626    10.071     7.599    -24.54    20.969    15.195    13.907    14.154   -32.50    1.43
     362 Bedsprds/Quilt    9.385     9.122     6.741     4.093    -39.29     9.854     6.764     6.459     6.474   -34.30    1.65
     369 Oth. Cot. Manuf  24.081    24.085    16.962    15.580     -8.15    24.922    22.047    22.065    22.702    -8.91    0.72

Wool:
     400 Wool Yarns        7.846     7.660     5.497     6.426     16.91     8.250     8.415     8.377     8.589     4.11   28.45
     410 Wool Woven Fab.   3.241     6.481     3.911     2.757    -29.50     4.785     5.459     5.337     5.327    11.34   46.01
     414 Oth Wool Fabric   2.577     2.944     2.131     2.100     -1.45     3.044     2.919     2.935     2.913    -4.29   36.05
     431 Wool Glov/Mitns   0.186     0.110     0.103     0.012    -88.81     0.168     0.035     0.021     0.018   -89.24    2.01
     432 Wool Hosiery      0.340     0.333     0.175     0.191      9.11     0.330     0.342     0.342     0.349     5.74   13.60
     433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB    0.626     0.886     0.543     0.675     24.40     0.773     0.999     1.025     1.019    31.71    5.41
     434 Oth. Coats, M/B   0.407     0.553     0.290     0.357     23.43     0.467     0.575     0.568     0.621    33.12    2.36
     435 W/G Coats, Wool   1.926     2.143     1.419     1.269    -10.61     2.076     2.044     2.035     1.992    -4.03    3.69
     436 Wool Dresses      0.976     1.488     0.927     1.148     23.84     1.255     1.666     1.704     1.709    36.20   12.78
     438 K Shirts,Blouse   0.890     1.048     0.758     0.576    -24.01     1.218     0.896     0.890     0.866   -28.89    3.48
     440 NK Shirts,Blous   0.058     0.052     0.036     0.032    -11.42     0.053     0.050     0.049     0.048   -10.76    4.78
     442 Wool Skirts       0.140     0.174     0.122     0.103    -16.01     0.163     0.176     0.166     0.154    -5.26    4.76
     443 Wool Suits,M/B    1.077     1.171     0.818     0.918     12.11     1.188     1.219     1.236     1.270     6.87    5.93
     444 Wool Suits,W/G    0.027     0.032     0.021     0.015    -29.15     0.029     0.028     0.028     0.026   -12.13    2.60
     445 Wool Sweater,MB   0.500     0.525     0.252     0.307     22.15     0.471     0.553     0.578     0.581    23.29    9.61
     446 Wool Sweater,WG   0.694     1.005     0.556     0.493    -11.35     0.801     0.977     0.929     0.942    17.66    3.68
     447 Wool Trousers,M   1.082     1.132     0.657     1.195     81.98     1.015     1.476     1.615     1.671    64.56   10.01
     448 Wool Slacks,W/G   0.264     0.284     0.203     0.168    -17.28     0.269     0.267     0.263     0.249    -7.49    5.76
     459 Oth.Wool Appare   1.320     1.515     0.951     0.813    -14.52     1.433     1.436     1.335     1.377    -3.93    6.44
     464 Wool Blankets     0.454     0.184     0.111     0.177     59.70     0.191     0.224     0.239     0.250    30.83    8.23
     465 Floor Coverings   2.540     2.648     1.720     2.013     17.02     2.655     2.878     2.970     2.941    10.80   13.63

Man-Made Fiber:
     600 Text Fil Yarn    31.589    28.014    19.881    10.798    -45.69    28.478    22.780    21.388    18.931   -33.52    3.22
     603 Yarn>85% artif.   6.085     5.760     4.287     4.875     13.72     6.305     6.166     6.081     6.349     0.69    5.49
     604 Yarn>85% Synth.   3.517     1.603     0.950     2.429    155.76     1.665     2.574     2.972     3.083    85.17    1.31
     606 N-Text Fil Yrn   51.518    49.025    31.702    33.927      7.02    45.150    51.490    49.726    51.250    13.51    5.56
     618 Wov Artif Filam   0.814     1.283     0.949     0.811    -14.53     1.272     1.133     1.199     1.145    -9.96    5.18
     619 Poly Fil Fab      1.414     1.273     0.843     1.193     41.51     1.251     1.589     1.601     1.623    29.72    0.60
     620 Oth Synth Filam  72.951    63.032    47.028    43.421     -7.67    67.410    59.167    59.570    59.425   -11.85    5.58
     622 Glass Fabric      7.654     6.387     4.367     5.083     16.40     6.744     6.544     7.070     7.104     5.33    8.29
     629 Oth Stap/Fil Fa   2.379     2.018     1.355     1.337     -1.31     2.109     1.852     1.946     2.000    -5.18    4.59
     632 Hosiery           5.274     3.884     2.901     1.779    -38.69     5.571     2.873     2.805     2.762   -50.43    0.43
     634 Other Coats, MB   0.624     0.650     0.452     0.501     10.80     0.674     0.766     0.731     0.699     3.67    0.18
     635 Coats, W/G        1.575     1.943     1.343     1.092    -18.67     1.995     1.833     1.816     1.693   -15.14    0.34
     636 Dresses           2.940     3.438     2.241     2.662     18.77     3.271     3.755     3.882     3.859    17.98    0.31
     639 Knit Blouses,WG   1.017     1.297     0.839     1.108     31.97     1.215     1.526     1.576     1.566    28.87    0.16
     643 MMF Suits, M/B    0.017     0.024     0.013     0.010    -17.87     0.018     0.022     0.022     0.022    22.82    0.13
     644 MMF W/G Suits     0.013     0.018     0.015     0.008    -46.17     0.020     0.014     0.012     0.012   -43.24    0.06
     648 Slacks,etc. WG    0.675     0.618     0.407     0.438      7.75     0.581     0.627     0.647     0.650    11.86    0.15
     652 M-MF Underwear    0.821     0.917     0.610     0.541    -11.35     0.879     0.856     0.843     0.848    -3.60    0.12
     659 Oth. MMF App.    13.839    16.189    10.590    11.342      7.10    14.939    17.220    16.765    16.941    13.40    0.67
     665 Floor Coverings  13.233    13.236     9.542     8.808     -7.69    13.372    12.667    12.341    12.502    -6.50    9.75
     666 Other Furnishin   5.927     5.431     3.558     4.161     16.97     6.019     5.810     5.994     6.034     0.25    0.09
     669 Other MMF Manuf  29.040    30.134    20.926    20.776     -0.72    28.526    27.955    27.928    29.984     5.11    0.73
     670 Flat Goods, etc   2.609     2.518     1.557     2.003     28.68     2.328     2.745     2.817     2.965    27.34    0.21

Other CWM:
     736 SILK Dresses      0.927     1.184     0.773     0.971     25.59     1.062     1.391     1.418     1.381    30.09    7.48
     758 SILK Neckwear     1.208     1.293     0.661     0.812     22.76     1.124     1.384     1.369     1.443    28.40   12.68

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
     800 S/V Yarns         0.860     0.551     0.434     0.624     43.70     0.763     0.652     0.584     0.740    -2.98   14.76
     810 S/V Woven Fabri   9.323     7.731     5.885     6.226      5.78    10.229     8.186     8.042     8.071   -21.09   23.42
     833 S/V S-T CoatsMB   0.091     0.130     0.098     0.096     -1.80     0.127     0.134     0.131     0.128     0.96    7.76
     835 S/V Coats W/G     0.193     0.201     0.163     0.197     21.15     0.209     0.253     0.235     0.236    12.95    1.82
     836 S/V Dresses       0.223     0.234     0.178     0.225     26.41     0.229     0.293     0.283     0.281    22.71    2.24
     838 S/V K Shirts/Bl   0.182     0.265     0.224     0.371     65.89     0.269     0.394     0.393     0.412    53.35    3.15
     840 S/V Wov Shirts    0.190     0.205     0.156     0.163      4.66     0.206     0.215     0.214     0.213     3.24    0.95
     847 S/V Trousers MB   0.118     0.124     0.094     0.087     -7.44     0.137     0.115     0.117     0.117   -14.39    0.11
     858 S/V Neckwear      0.176     0.205     0.121     0.077    -36.07     0.188     0.170     0.161     0.161   -14.19   14.30
     859 Oth. S/V Appare   0.837     0.976     0.633     0.804     26.87     0.893     1.123     1.133     1.146    28.38    1.22
     870 Luggage Silk/Ve   0.205     0.132     0.087     0.117     35.10     0.137     0.127     0.151     0.163    18.35    0.24
     871 HBags FGoods S/   0.107     0.112     0.084     0.060    -29.18     0.110     0.074     0.084     0.088   -20.26    1.18
     899 Other S/V Manuf   5.639    24.143    18.009    23.751     31.88    19.520    29.454    30.851    29.885    53.10   13.74