_____________________________________
  ______________                          |                                     |                               October 5, 2012
 |              |                         |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
 | _EU15        |                         |    U.S. General Imports By Country  |
 |______________|                         | Data through  8/2012 in Million SME |
                                          |_____________________________________|

                           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          1304.163  1264.216   893.089   896.223      0.35  1339.303  1265.148  1258.356  1267.350    -5.37    2.36
       1 Apparel          60.707    66.921    44.307    46.407      4.74    65.216    69.592    69.146    69.020     5.83    0.30
       2 Non-Apparel    1243.456  1197.295   848.782   849.816      0.12  1274.087  1195.555  1189.210  1198.329    -5.95    3.95
      11 Yarns           152.107   161.595   115.624   121.441      5.03   153.882   167.287   165.723   167.412     8.79    5.90
      12 Fabrics         969.245   900.695   639.309   634.972     -0.68   984.423   895.795   891.512   896.358    -8.95    9.18
      14 Made Ups / Misc 122.104   135.005    93.849    93.404     -0.47   135.782   132.474   131.975   134.560    -0.90    0.76
      30 Cotton Products 118.315   107.810    73.699    74.649      1.29   119.779   106.608   106.044   108.760    -9.20    0.59
      31 Cotton Apparel   17.303    18.856    12.630    14.050     11.24    17.963    20.449    20.497    20.275    12.87    0.17
      32 Cot Non-Apparel 101.012    88.955    61.068    60.599     -0.77   101.817    86.159    85.547    88.485   -13.09    1.34
      40 Wool Products    27.623    32.814    21.487    22.040      2.57    31.060    33.025    33.041    33.366     7.43   10.47
      41 Wool Apparel     10.661    12.619     7.902     8.336      5.49    11.842    12.903    12.948    13.053    10.23    5.40
      42 Wool Non-Appare  16.962    20.194    13.585    13.703      0.87    19.218    20.122    20.093    20.313     5.70   26.45
      60 MMF Products   1139.593  1088.093   771.423   766.381     -0.65  1154.951  1083.818  1076.381  1083.050    -6.23    3.16
      61 MMF Apparel      30.425    32.765    21.894    21.779     -0.53    32.838    33.195    32.687    32.650    -0.58    0.30
      62 MMF Non-Apparel1109.168  1055.327   749.529   744.603     -0.66  1122.113  1050.623  1043.693  1050.401    -6.39    4.50
      80 S and V Product  18.632    35.499    26.479    33.153     25.21    33.513    41.697    42.891    42.173    25.84    6.53
      81 S and V Apparel   2.318     2.681     1.880     2.242     19.23     2.573     3.046     3.014     3.042    18.23    0.99
      82 S and V Non-App  16.314    32.819    24.599    30.912     25.66    30.940    38.651    39.877    39.131    26.47   11.53

Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
     200 Yarns / Sew Thr   5.480     6.206     4.230     5.091     20.35     6.116     7.005     6.939     7.067    15.54    5.66
     201 Specialty Yarns  38.910    53.171    43.490    49.781     14.46    49.903    57.344    58.526    59.462    19.15   13.38
     218 Fab, Color Yarn  12.299     6.467     4.722     4.537     -3.93    12.448     6.084     6.396     6.282   -49.53   17.37
     220 Spec. Weave, Fa   6.752     6.129     4.451     4.828      8.47     6.833     5.857     5.928     6.506    -4.79    5.30
     222 Knit Fabric      30.613    29.032    20.900    20.036     -4.13    28.775    29.181    29.111    28.168    -2.11    1.67
     223 Non-Woven Fabri 681.342   652.249   459.477   459.618      0.03   713.727   653.227   647.720   652.390    -8.59   22.49
     224 Pile/Tufted Fab  31.169    11.760     9.633     4.919    -48.94    20.362     8.020     7.574     7.046   -65.39    4.25
     225 Blue Denim Fab.   4.672     2.960     2.106     1.840    -12.62     2.736     3.195     3.050     2.694    -1.53   10.01
     226 Cheesecloth,Bat   0.387     1.231     0.988     0.678    -31.31     1.189     0.808     0.897     0.922   -22.49    0.63
     229 Special Fabric   92.779    90.621    64.343    67.195      4.43    92.071    92.330    92.723    93.472     1.52    3.81
     239 Baby Garm / Acc   0.625     0.642     0.453     0.384    -15.20     0.680     0.591     0.580     0.573   -15.73    0.08

Cotton:
     300 Carded Cot. Yar   3.065     4.195     3.005     5.176     72.28     3.862     5.413     5.883     6.366    64.83    4.80
     313 Cotton Sheeting   1.298     2.219     1.615     1.582     -2.07     2.138     1.898     2.158     2.185     2.19    0.92
     314 Poplin,Broadcl.   1.778     1.507     1.022     1.073      4.95     1.667     1.652     1.673     1.558    -6.52    1.52
     317 Twill Fabric      2.568     2.693     1.994     3.651     83.07     2.972     3.495     3.423     4.349    46.33    6.10
     326 Sateen Fabric     1.092     0.520     0.356     0.486     36.47     0.862     0.601     0.668     0.650   -24.55    2.18
     332 Cotton Hosiery    0.921     1.056     0.715     0.790     10.51     0.959     1.139     1.190     1.132    18.03    0.19
     333 Suit-Typ Coat,M   0.312     0.362     0.241     0.289     20.10     0.334     0.389     0.397     0.410    22.77    3.02
     334 Oth. Coats, MB    0.722     0.889     0.516     0.437    -15.40     0.800     0.891     0.857     0.810     1.24    0.29
     335 W/G Cot. Coats    1.075     1.259     0.837     0.929     10.90     1.149     1.366     1.354     1.350    17.56    0.36
     336 Cotton Dresses    1.615     2.618     1.658     2.668     60.93     2.113     3.359     3.436     3.628    71.71    0.63
     338 Knit Shirts,MB    0.716     0.917     0.581     0.610      4.94     0.840     0.997     0.960     0.946    12.55    0.09
     339 W/G Knit Blouse   0.931     0.956     0.678     0.804     18.58     0.925     1.053     1.065     1.082    17.05    0.10
     340 N-Knt Shirts,MB   2.484     2.734     1.817     2.294     26.27     2.618     3.270     3.301     3.211    22.66    0.51
     342 Cotton Skirts     0.277     0.285     0.198     0.223     12.38     0.268     0.299     0.308     0.309    15.26    0.22
     345 Cotton Sweater    0.630     0.571     0.405     0.363    -10.31     0.624     0.540     0.534     0.530   -15.14    0.19
     347 Cot.M/B Trouser   1.647     1.861     1.293     0.848    -34.46     1.856     1.578     1.513     1.416   -23.71    0.14
     348 W/G Slacks, etc   2.084     1.471     1.109     0.988    -10.89     1.566     1.375     1.359     1.351   -13.77    0.09
     350 Dress. Gown etc   0.176     0.190     0.104     0.180     72.39     0.196     0.254     0.261     0.266    35.45    0.08
     351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs   0.515     0.570     0.373     0.241    -35.50     0.605     0.584     0.577     0.437   -27.78    0.07
     352 Cotton Underwea   0.620     0.433     0.284     0.554     95.04     0.424     0.635     0.661     0.703    65.89    0.04
     359 Oth. Cot. App.    1.413     1.532     1.011     1.057      4.59     1.480     1.602     1.607     1.578     6.60    0.31
     360 Pillowcases       3.841     2.625     1.777     1.165    -34.42     3.599     2.229     1.961     2.014   -44.04    1.16
     361 Cotton Sheets    22.383    16.641    10.082     7.602    -24.60    20.980    15.208    13.918    14.161   -32.50    1.43
     362 Bedsprds/Quilt    9.397     9.139     6.747     4.094    -39.33     9.865     6.779     6.472     6.486   -34.26    1.65
     369 Oth. Cot. Manuf  24.504    24.416    17.188    15.820     -7.96    25.307    22.387    22.424    23.047    -8.93    0.73

Wool:
     400 Wool Yarns        8.020     7.819     5.628     6.559     16.54     8.412     8.518     8.489     8.750     4.02   28.99
     410 Wool Woven Fab.   3.245     6.488     3.916     2.759    -29.55     4.791     5.462     5.340     5.330    11.27   46.04
     414 Oth Wool Fabric   2.601     2.966     2.147     2.121     -1.21     3.064     2.943     2.957     2.940    -4.04   36.38
     431 Wool Glov/Mitns   0.187     0.110     0.104     0.012    -88.33     0.168     0.036     0.021     0.019   -88.94    2.08
     432 Wool Hosiery      0.349     0.355     0.189     0.194      2.94     0.347     0.355     0.354     0.361     4.09   14.05
     433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB    0.633     0.889     0.544     0.676     24.38     0.776     1.002     1.028     1.021    31.60    5.42
     434 Oth. Coats, M/B   0.417     0.564     0.294     0.360     22.29     0.478     0.584     0.577     0.629    31.70    2.39
     435 W/G Coats, Wool   1.972     2.184     1.436     1.283    -10.69     2.117     2.081     2.071     2.030    -4.12    3.76
     436 Wool Dresses      0.976     1.490     0.928     1.149     23.86     1.255     1.667     1.705     1.711    36.29   12.79
     438 K Shirts,Blouse   0.896     1.054     0.762     0.585    -23.19     1.223     0.907     0.901     0.878   -28.25    3.52
     440 NK Shirts,Blous   0.058     0.052     0.036     0.032    -11.30     0.054     0.050     0.049     0.048   -10.59    4.80
     442 Wool Skirts       0.141     0.174     0.123     0.103    -16.05     0.163     0.176     0.166     0.154    -5.39    4.78
     443 Wool Suits,M/B    1.078     1.171     0.818     0.918     12.11     1.189     1.220     1.237     1.270     6.86    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   0.504     0.527     0.252     0.308     22.22     0.473     0.555     0.580     0.583    23.07    9.63
     446 Wool Sweater,WG   0.696     1.008     0.556     0.494    -11.25     0.802     0.980     0.932     0.946    17.97    3.69
     447 Wool Trousers,M   1.083     1.133     0.657     1.195     81.98     1.015     1.478     1.616     1.672    64.67   10.02
     448 Wool Slacks,W/G   0.265     0.284     0.203     0.168    -17.36     0.270     0.268     0.264     0.249    -7.62    5.77
     459 Oth.Wool Appare   1.343     1.549     0.957     0.826    -13.60     1.451     1.473     1.374     1.419    -2.22    6.63
     464 Wool Blankets     0.456     0.185     0.111     0.183     64.23     0.192     0.230     0.245     0.256    33.56    8.42
     465 Floor Coverings   2.571     2.670     1.736     2.034     17.14     2.692     2.904     2.996     2.968    10.23   13.75

Man-Made Fiber:
     600 Text Fil Yarn    31.595    28.015    19.882    10.798    -45.69    28.485    22.781    21.388    18.931   -33.54    3.22
     603 Yarn>85% artif.   7.044     5.981     4.508     5.186     15.04     6.886     6.299     6.215     6.659    -3.30    5.76
     604 Yarn>85% Synth.   3.804     2.195     1.442     2.628     82.27     2.425     3.060     3.361     3.381    39.43    1.44
     606 N-Text Fil Yrn   51.631    52.324    32.172    34.963      8.67    45.710    54.989    53.408    55.115    20.57    5.98
     618 Wov Artif Filam   0.814     1.284     0.949     0.811    -14.55     1.272     1.133     1.199     1.145    -9.97    5.18
     619 Poly Fil Fab      1.454     1.305     0.861     1.196     39.01     1.288     1.613     1.618     1.640    27.32    0.60
     620 Oth Synth Filam  72.977    63.204    47.031    43.435     -7.65    67.422    59.345    59.751    59.607   -11.59    5.60
     622 Glass Fabric      7.726     6.480     4.420     5.148     16.46     6.828     6.656     7.183     7.207     5.55    8.41
     629 Oth Stap/Fil Fa   2.381     2.020     1.356     1.340     -1.23     2.111     1.855     1.949     2.003    -5.12    4.59
     632 Hosiery           5.325     3.965     2.949     1.806    -38.75     5.635     2.944     2.867     2.822   -49.93    0.44
     634 Other Coats, MB   0.644     0.662     0.460     0.506     10.03     0.698     0.775     0.740     0.708     1.54    0.18
     635 Coats, W/G        1.591     1.953     1.348     1.099    -18.46     2.006     1.843     1.826     1.704   -15.05    0.34
     636 Dresses           2.953     3.463     2.253     2.675     18.72     3.287     3.784     3.908     3.885    18.20    0.31
     639 Knit Blouses,WG   1.043     1.332     0.867     1.124     29.66     1.248     1.553     1.599     1.589    27.31    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     0.014     0.018     0.015     0.008    -46.17     0.020     0.014     0.012     0.012   -43.15    0.06
     648 Slacks,etc. WG    0.683     0.626     0.410     0.450      9.84     0.587     0.642     0.663     0.666    13.52    0.16
     652 M-MF Underwear    0.851     0.953     0.639     0.561    -12.23     0.916     0.884     0.870     0.875    -4.52    0.13
     659 Oth. MMF App.    14.709    16.833    10.933    11.672      6.76    15.602    17.871    17.410    17.572    12.63    0.69
     665 Floor Coverings  13.251    13.254     9.554     8.817     -7.72    13.395    12.678    12.351    12.516    -6.57    9.76
     666 Other Furnishin   5.983     5.476     3.579     4.227     18.13     6.047     5.886     6.079     6.125     1.29    0.09
     669 Other MMF Manuf  30.212    32.882    22.749    22.768      0.08    30.707    30.894    30.651    32.901     7.14    0.80
     670 Flat Goods, etc   2.638     2.538     1.564     2.033     30.01     2.352     2.776     2.863     3.007    27.84    0.21

Other CWM:
     736 SILK Dresses      0.928     1.184     0.774     0.972     25.58     1.063     1.391     1.419     1.382    30.06    7.49
     758 SILK Neckwear     1.209     1.293     0.661     0.812     22.84     1.124     1.385     1.370     1.444    28.44   12.69

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
     800 S/V Yarns         0.875     0.559     0.441     0.633     43.49     0.775     0.662     0.592     0.751    -3.02   14.97
     810 S/V Woven Fabri   9.354     7.764     5.907     6.253      5.86    10.268     8.227     8.082     8.110   -21.01   23.54
     833 S/V S-T CoatsMB   0.091     0.130     0.098     0.096     -1.82     0.127     0.134     0.131     0.128     0.76    7.78
     835 S/V Coats W/G     0.196     0.203     0.164     0.198     20.45     0.213     0.253     0.235     0.236    11.11    1.82
     836 S/V Dresses       0.223     0.235     0.178     0.225     26.47     0.230     0.294     0.284     0.282    22.72    2.25
     838 S/V K Shirts/Bl   0.183     0.266     0.224     0.371     65.70     0.269     0.395     0.394     0.413    53.45    3.15
     840 S/V Wov Shirts    0.191     0.206     0.157     0.164      4.53     0.207     0.216     0.214     0.214     3.09    0.95
     847 S/V Trousers MB   0.118     0.124     0.095     0.088     -7.53     0.137     0.116     0.117     0.117   -14.40    0.11
     858 S/V Neckwear      0.176     0.205     0.121     0.077    -36.22     0.188     0.170     0.161     0.161   -14.34   14.30
     859 Oth. S/V Appare   0.862     0.997     0.642     0.813     26.68     0.920     1.139     1.154     1.168    26.93    1.24
     870 Luggage Silk/Ve   0.207     0.134     0.089     0.119     33.47     0.140     0.128     0.152     0.164    17.15    0.24
     871 HBags FGoods S/   0.108     0.115     0.085     0.060    -29.37     0.111     0.076     0.087     0.090   -18.65    1.21
     899 Other S/V Manuf   5.714    24.228    18.067    23.804     31.75    19.607    29.535    30.931    29.964    52.82   13.78