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                                          |                                     |                             September 6, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  7/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 226:  CHEESECLOTH, BATISTES, LAWNS/VOILE
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE  7/2012
   Country      2010       2011       7/2011     7/2012  % Change    7/2011     5/2012     6/2012     7/2012   % Change % Share


     WORLD      32.626     51.785     29.343     27.110     -7.61    45.955     52.055     50.540     49.552       7.83  100.00

     CHINA P    15.997     31.846     17.842     15.718    -11.90    27.528     32.911     31.368     29.722       7.97   59.98

     KOR REP     3.658      4.297      2.122      2.660     25.31     3.532      4.442      4.590      4.835      36.90    9.76

     INDIA       1.478      3.299      1.944      2.624     34.95     2.579      3.927      3.709      3.979      54.30    8.03

     PAKISTN     1.380      1.377      0.684      0.908     32.73     1.215      1.490      1.548      1.601      31.80    3.23

     MEXICO      0.322      0.687      0.419      0.313    -25.30     0.538      0.696      0.605      0.581       7.92    1.17

     CANADA      4.283      1.951      1.856      0.007    -99.60     3.556      0.428      0.230      0.102     -97.13    0.21


     _WTO       32.626     51.785     29.343     27.110     -7.61    45.954     52.055     50.540     49.552       7.83  100.00

     _OECD      10.685     10.681      6.304      4.994    -20.78    10.858      9.011      9.175      9.371     -13.69   18.91

     _EU15       2.323      3.840      2.008      1.994     -0.69     3.268      3.517      3.742      3.826      17.08    7.72

     _EC12       1.676      2.508      1.496      1.497      0.09     2.254      2.371      2.437      2.509      11.30    5.06

     _W HEMI     5.224      3.408      2.601      1.157    -55.51     4.668      2.177      1.898      1.965     -57.92    3.96

     _CBI        0.543      0.751      0.314      0.828    163.85     0.496      1.043      1.046      1.265     155.26    2.55

     _CAFTA      0.543      0.751      0.314      0.828    163.85     0.496      1.043      1.046      1.265     155.26    2.55

     _ASEAN      0.269      0.696      0.412      0.381     -7.43     0.500      0.760      0.750      0.665      33.16    1.34