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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  3/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 758:  SILK NECKWEAR
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                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     149.818    152.006     34.004     34.816      2.39   152.237    151.860    153.268    152.818       0.38  100.00

     CHINA P   102.173     98.056     22.300     20.001    -10.31   103.382     96.476     96.944     95.757      -7.38   62.66

     ITALY      36.244     39.420      7.997     10.332     29.19    36.170     40.515     41.154     41.755      15.44   27.32


     _WTO      149.813    151.998     34.004     34.815      2.39   152.231    151.852    153.259    152.810       0.38   99.99

     _OECD      47.436     53.754     11.676     14.788     26.66    48.627     55.193     56.127     56.867      16.95   37.21

     _EU15      47.169     53.401     11.640     14.732     26.56    48.373     54.826     55.755     56.493      16.79   36.97

     _EC12      47.161     53.400     11.639     14.722     26.48    48.366     54.825     55.754     56.483      16.78   36.96