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| | May 21, 2012
| MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT |
| U.S. General Imports |
| By Category, 3/2012 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 3/2012
Country 2010 2011 3/2011 3/2012 % Change 3/2011 1/2012 2/2012 3/2012 % Change % Share
WORLD 20499874 15982976 4386415 6456811 47.20 19177615 16419368 16559703 18053372 -5.86 100.00
CHINA P 5358222 3033558 551340 3833893 595.38 4031206 3872803 4775116 6316111 56.68 34.99
KOR REP 9316089 7192113 2440284 1236091 -49.35 9239342 6792643 6064280 5987920 -35.19 33.17
CANADA 3243967 2610070 625404 672725 7.57 3045661 2632678 2624028 2657391 -12.75 14.72
JAPAN 1136225 1089616 264898 246779 -6.84 1194255 1069197 1089616 1071497 -10.28 5.94
ITALY 647734 1043787 234328 238832 1.92 763194 1057276 1037661 1048291 37.36 5.81
_WTO 20499874 15982362 4385801 6456811 47.22 19177001 16419368 16559703 18053372 -5.86 100.00
_OECD 13413229 11115897 3387829 2203711 -34.95 13312923 10746979 9970928 9931779 -25.40 55.01
_W HEMI 3288627 2694494 643194 690529 7.36 3101175 2718645 2707624 2741829 -11.59 15.19
_EU15 813702 1283569 316518 283864 -10.32 988651 1290381 1244360 1250915 26.53 6.93
_EC12 813572 1283350 316466 283864 -10.30 988469 1290214 1244193 1250748 26.53 6.93