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                                          |                                     |                                  July 6, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  5/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 618:  WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE  5/2012
   Country      2010       2011       5/2011     5/2012  % Change    5/2011     3/2012     4/2012     5/2012   % Change % Share


     WORLD      28.581     29.392     12.614     15.780     25.10    28.998     30.624     31.893     32.558      12.28  100.00

     KOR REP     7.819      6.756      3.309      3.370      1.84     7.723      5.862      6.170      6.816     -11.74   20.94

     ITALY       3.704      5.956      2.075      2.588     24.73     4.528      6.320      6.459      6.469      42.88   19.87

     CHINA P     3.810      3.417      1.357      4.067    199.74     3.418      5.105      5.808      6.128      79.25   18.82

     CANADA      7.090      5.523      2.590      2.454     -5.24     6.336      5.493      5.510      5.388     -14.96   16.55

     JAPAN       3.659      4.770      1.830      2.164     18.22     4.113      4.946      5.245      5.103      24.08   15.67


     _WTO       28.581     29.390     12.612     15.780     25.12    28.997     30.624     31.893     32.558      12.28  100.00

     _OECD      20.005     19.588      8.771      8.957      2.12    20.161     18.985     19.232     19.773      -1.92   60.73

     _EU15       4.839      7.111      2.779      3.044      9.55     5.857      7.425      7.360      7.376      25.94   22.66

     _EC12       4.836      7.104      2.777      3.044      9.60     5.855      7.420      7.355      7.371      25.88   22.64

     _W HEMI     7.207      5.663      2.663      2.524     -5.23     6.488      5.647      5.650      5.523     -14.87   16.96