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                                          |                                     |                             September 6, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  7/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 758:  SILK NECKWEAR
                                         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     149.818    152.006     90.526     74.047    -18.20   157.428    143.501    142.203    135.527     -13.91  100.00

     CHINA P   102.173     98.056     60.858     39.824    -34.56   106.427     84.914     83.622     77.021     -27.63   56.83

     ITALY      36.244     39.420     20.745     25.164     21.30    36.765     43.315     43.325     43.840      19.24   32.35


     _WTO      149.813    151.998     90.521     74.045    -18.20   157.419    143.491    142.198    135.522     -13.91  100.00

     _OECD      47.436     53.754     29.556     34.119     15.44    50.796     58.381     58.419     58.317      14.81   43.03

     _EU15      47.169     53.401     29.329     33.893     15.56    50.465     58.124     58.102     57.965      14.86   42.77

     _EC12      47.161     53.400     29.328     33.882     15.53    50.459     58.114     58.091     57.955      14.85   42.76