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  ______________                          |                                     |                              November 5, 2012
 |              |                         |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
 | _EU15        |                         |    U.S. General Imports By Country  |
 |______________|                         |  Data through  9/2012 in Million $  |
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                           Calendar Years       Year-to-Date                 Year-Endings                             YE  9/2012
 Ctrl, Cat, Product        2010      2011     9/2011    9/2012  % Change    9/2011    7/2012    8/2012    9/2012  % Change % Share


Aggregations:
       0 Total          2847.967  3217.573  2401.363  2478.916      3.23  3153.702  3312.165  3301.916  3295.126      4.48    3.28
       1 Apparel        1276.569  1531.114  1141.744  1185.818      3.86  1471.393  1602.597  1588.759  1575.188      7.05    2.06
       2 Non-Apparel    1571.398  1686.460  1259.620  1293.098      2.66  1682.310  1709.568  1713.157  1719.938      2.24    7.16
      11 Yarns           176.067   197.700   151.780   157.444      3.73   192.888   204.596   203.133   203.365      5.43   13.79
      12 Fabrics         825.133   887.342   665.965   676.816      1.63   892.471   895.814   893.783   898.193      0.64   15.66
      14 Made Ups / Mis  570.197   601.417   441.875   458.837      3.84   596.951   609.157   616.241   618.380      3.59    3.68
      30 Cotton Product  741.638   803.465   594.490   594.740      0.04   803.095   805.255   802.711   803.715      0.08    1.59
      31 Cotton Apparel  370.602   420.055   308.532   314.829      2.04   407.998   431.749   428.560   426.352      4.50    1.02
      32 Cot Non-Appare  371.036   383.410   285.957   279.910     -2.11   395.098   373.506   374.151   377.363     -4.49    4.37
      40 Wool Products   725.549   871.830   660.173   687.322      4.11   835.724   916.834   907.947   898.979      7.57   18.74
      41 Wool Apparel    527.917   655.536   500.228   507.570      1.47   624.316   682.743   673.237   662.879      6.18   17.55
      42 Wool Non-Appar  197.632   216.294   159.945   179.752     12.38   211.408   234.091   234.710   236.101     11.68   23.15
      60 MMF Products   1246.692  1380.948  1026.542  1066.134      3.86  1357.514  1418.084  1419.236  1420.539      4.64    3.28
      61 MMF Apparel     312.460   378.531   275.468   301.334      9.39   363.802   405.732   405.057   404.397     11.16    1.38
      62 MMF Non-Appare  934.232  1002.417   751.075   764.799      1.83   993.712  1012.352  1014.179  1016.142      2.26    7.30
      80 S and V Produc  134.088   161.330   120.158   130.720      8.79   157.368   171.991   172.022   171.892      9.23    9.62
      81 S and V Appare   65.590    76.992    57.516    62.084      7.94    75.277    82.373    81.905    81.560      8.35    6.09
      82 S and V Non-Ap   68.497    84.338    62.642    68.636      9.57    82.091    89.619    90.117    90.332     10.04   20.12

Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
     200 Yarns / Sew Th   27.106    29.066    21.582    24.685     14.38    28.416    32.202    32.306    32.169     13.21   15.13
     201 Specialty Yarn   34.580    43.835    33.825    38.082     12.59    41.506    48.282    48.042    48.092     15.87   19.35
     218 Fab, Color Yar   45.091    45.042    34.109    31.670     -7.15    50.708    42.861    42.651    42.603    -15.98   35.93
     220 Spec. Weave, F   51.197    59.146    43.911    42.271     -3.74    57.798    57.658    57.407    57.506     -0.51   31.85
     222 Knit Fabric      47.568    50.846    37.785    37.514     -0.72    48.910    51.575    50.649    50.575      3.40    7.64
     223 Non-Woven Fabr  278.816   298.760   224.154   227.079      1.31   302.312   295.157   296.218   301.686     -0.21   30.12
     224 Pile/Tufted Fa   32.733    34.005    25.888    24.440     -5.60    35.164    33.419    32.848    32.557     -7.42   10.56
     225 Blue Denim Fab   21.383    15.396    11.529    10.313    -10.55    13.763    15.347    13.455    14.180      3.03   17.36
     226 Cheesecloth,Ba    2.323     3.840     2.702     2.514     -6.97     3.609     3.826     3.890     3.652      1.20    7.90
     229 Special Fabric   85.531    91.353    69.107    71.882      4.02    91.988    93.925    94.645    94.129      2.33    7.69
     239 Baby Garm / Ac    5.615     8.847     7.365     5.546    -24.70     8.616     7.512     7.461     7.027    -18.44    0.30

Cotton:
     300 Carded Cot. Ya    1.988     2.708     1.927     2.952     53.21     2.440     3.578     3.734     3.733     53.03    6.68
     313 Cotton Sheetin    5.120     8.186     6.373     5.755     -9.70     8.056     7.756     7.588     7.568     -6.06    2.35
     314 Poplin,Broadcl    5.190     6.139     4.519     4.612      2.06     5.769     6.315     6.101     6.231      8.02    6.71
     317 Twill Fabric      8.537    10.966     8.275     9.097      9.93    11.675    11.561    11.425    11.788      0.97   11.91
     326 Sateen Fabric     4.428     3.151     2.201     2.756     25.22     3.748     3.706     3.651     3.706     -1.12    9.04
     332 Cotton Hosiery    5.656     6.662     5.055     5.788     14.51     6.483     7.497     7.376     7.396     14.08    0.92
     333 Suit-Typ Coat,   12.502    14.515    10.927    13.302     21.73    13.832    16.299    16.792    16.890     22.11   14.61
     334 Oth. Coats, MB   14.854    20.028    14.261    14.033     -1.59    18.250    20.832    19.973    19.800      8.49    1.99
     335 W/G Cot. Coats   30.335    34.928    23.663    29.959     26.61    32.873    39.649    40.755    41.224     25.40    3.62
     336 Cotton Dresses   29.073    38.013    25.018    35.150     40.50    34.255    46.540    47.336    48.145     40.55    4.30
     338 Knit Shirts,MB   23.151    31.596    22.682    25.168     10.96    29.430    34.598    34.514    34.082     15.81    0.56
     339 W/G Knit Blous   27.979    32.604    24.658    22.540     -8.59    31.449    30.735    30.721    30.486     -3.06    0.44
     340 N-Knt Shirts,M   61.406    72.184    53.852    53.091     -1.41    70.649    73.373    72.238    71.423      1.10    2.48
     342 Cotton Skirts     7.832     8.862     6.012     6.346      5.56     8.293     9.316     9.207     9.196     10.89    1.78
     345 Cotton Sweater    8.664    10.300     7.487     7.588      1.35    10.079    10.728    10.552    10.401      3.20    1.23
     347 Cot.M/B Trouse   46.989    54.432    42.284    31.215    -26.18    54.974    47.627    44.928    43.363    -21.12    0.75
     348 W/G Slacks, et   50.050    37.729    28.864    25.637    -11.18    39.105    34.519    34.309    34.502    -11.77    0.53
     350 Dress. Gown et    1.307     1.584     0.910     1.206     32.52     1.362     1.904     1.905     1.880     38.07    0.55
     351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJ    2.790     2.953     2.178     2.074     -4.80     3.062     3.103     3.050     2.849     -6.98    0.38
     352 Cotton Underwe    3.059     3.523     2.676     3.626     35.49     3.604     4.403     4.554     4.472     24.09    0.18
     359 Oth. Cot. App.   16.166    17.903    13.053    15.071     15.46    17.727    19.623    19.623    19.921     12.38    1.83
     360 Pillowcases      15.250    13.957    10.996     8.690    -20.97    15.810    11.554    11.833    11.651    -26.30    3.51
     361 Cotton Sheets    63.151    54.039    40.176    36.433     -9.32    61.131    47.553    48.114    50.296    -17.72    3.58
     362 Bedsprds/Quilt   46.659    45.287    34.933    29.797    -14.70    47.378    40.700    40.935    40.151    -15.25    4.86
     369 Oth. Cot. Manu   86.427   102.659    75.908    78.578      3.52   101.250   103.776   105.378   105.329      4.03    3.20

Wool:
     400 Wool Yarns       38.843    43.154    34.407    37.016      7.58    43.892    43.997    43.882    45.763      4.26   32.06
     410 Wool Woven Fab   42.820    49.252    36.976    44.533     20.44    48.381    55.658    56.747    56.810     17.42   52.75
     414 Oth Wool Fabri   33.202    38.348    28.859    31.172      8.02    38.309    40.910    41.297    40.661      6.14   54.35
     431 Wool Glov/Mitn    1.205     1.555     1.180     1.038    -12.10     1.518     1.438     1.333     1.412     -6.98    5.77
     432 Wool Hosiery      5.644     6.078     4.174     4.573      9.55     5.859     5.920     6.150     6.476     10.54   22.16
     433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB   55.298    76.403    58.238    68.154     17.03    73.334    87.009    86.891    86.319     17.71   20.41
     434 Oth. Coats, M/   16.149    23.100    17.957    19.533      8.77    22.087    24.471    25.324    24.676     11.72   11.80
     435 W/G Coats, Woo   71.942    90.890    72.501    62.506    -13.79    85.907    87.654    83.313    80.894     -5.84   16.79
     436 Wool Dresses     34.622    44.057    35.137    38.196      8.71    41.855    47.255    47.206    47.116     12.57   35.56
     438 K Shirts,Blous   39.618    46.563    37.420    33.936     -9.31    47.631    45.235    42.124    43.079     -9.56   10.69
     440 NK Shirts,Blou    2.238     2.611     2.055     2.085      1.48     2.332     2.665     2.634     2.642     13.30   20.59
     442 Wool Skirts       8.573    10.501     8.888     7.317    -17.68    10.186     9.924     9.140     8.930    -12.33   16.27
     443 Wool Suits,M/B   97.193   109.834    81.455    90.546     11.16   105.247   118.328   119.082   118.925     13.00   22.71
     444 Wool Suits,W/G    2.214     2.415     1.818     1.153    -36.56     2.306     2.088     1.882     1.751    -24.07   11.47
     445 Wool Sweater,M   30.354    36.610    25.923    28.867     11.35    34.513    39.670    39.800    39.554     14.61   20.60
     446 Wool Sweater,W   47.071    67.053    51.581    42.078    -18.42    62.866    65.910    63.395    57.550     -8.46   10.49
     447 Wool Trousers,   33.746    39.124    28.875    34.109     18.13    36.179    44.445    44.692    44.358     22.61   14.76
     448 Wool Slacks,W/   14.183    18.515    15.028    11.541    -23.20    17.543    16.544    15.466    15.029    -14.33   16.66
     459 Oth.Wool Appar   67.103    79.124    57.084    61.437      7.63    73.869    83.295    83.989    83.478     13.01   25.17
     464 Wool Blankets    15.504     7.245     5.267     6.535     24.07     7.207     8.175     8.467     8.513     18.12   35.43
     465 Floor Covering   65.890    76.652    53.344    59.078     10.75    72.147    83.672    82.581    82.386     14.19   12.48

Man-Made Fiber:
     600 Text Fil Yarn    24.240    24.586    18.559    10.706    -42.31    24.151    19.179    17.175    16.734    -30.71    5.19
     603 Yarn>85% artif    3.178     2.571     1.995     2.404     20.52     2.709     2.777     2.974     2.980      9.98    4.49
     604 Yarn>85% Synth    4.649     4.589     3.322     2.986    -10.11     4.859     4.944     4.197     4.253    -12.48    3.85
     606 N-Text Fil Yrn   36.669    42.706    32.662    35.144      7.60    40.279    45.227    46.182    45.188     12.19   23.23
     618 Wov Artif Fila    4.839     7.111     4.869     5.584     14.69     6.383     7.870     7.924     7.826     22.61   23.08
     619 Poly Fil Fab      5.366     5.409     3.910     4.723     20.79     5.279     6.029     6.262     6.222     17.85    3.18
     620 Oth Synth Fila   51.514    53.070    40.912    39.410     -3.67    52.277    52.568    51.549    51.568     -1.36    9.82
     622 Glass Fabric     16.286    16.777    12.248    13.807     12.73    16.222    17.730    17.962    18.336     13.04   14.59
     629 Oth Stap/Fil F   18.573    19.990    14.831    14.515     -2.13    20.050    20.046    20.048    19.674     -1.88   19.79
     632 Hosiery          11.403    10.838     8.231     8.339      1.31    11.959    10.720    11.165    10.945     -8.48    1.12
     634 Other Coats, M   12.116    14.546    10.654    11.288      5.95    14.282    15.394    15.353    15.180      6.29    0.91
     635 Coats, W/G       40.444    50.292    37.023    34.303     -7.35    50.478    50.000    47.691    47.572     -5.76    2.58
     636 Dresses          69.669    92.444    63.825    80.946     26.82    84.824   107.641   108.385   109.565     29.17    3.67
     639 Knit Blouses,W   25.586    29.372    21.539    23.875     10.85    29.318    31.792    31.572    31.708      8.15    0.88
     643 MMF Suits, M/B    0.874     1.089     0.776     0.744     -4.18     0.986     1.145     1.167     1.056      7.10    1.43
     644 MMF W/G Suits     0.553     0.745     0.622     0.219    -64.80     0.826     0.382     0.350     0.341    -58.64    0.40
     648 Slacks,etc. WG   11.906    14.141     9.928    12.080     21.68    13.053    16.346    16.237    16.293     24.82    0.89
     652 M-MF Underwear    5.862     6.154     4.796     4.305    -10.23     6.429     5.946     6.003     5.663    -11.91    0.63
     659 Oth. MMF App.    80.011    92.548    67.972    74.471      9.56    88.871    98.997    99.790    99.047     11.45    2.66
     665 Floor Covering  125.646   138.255   103.601   102.973     -0.61   132.176   138.173   137.338   137.626      4.12   13.50
     666 Other Furnishi   12.458    11.678     8.356    10.943     30.97    12.088    13.577    13.718    14.266     18.02    0.46
     669 Other MMF Manu   23.621    30.244    22.246    24.917     12.01    27.436    30.861    32.941    32.915     19.97    2.85
     670 Flat Goods, et   86.335    81.673    57.764    63.323      9.62    83.488    84.962    87.891    87.232      4.48    2.72

Other CWM:
     736 SILK Dresses     47.430    58.620    43.362    42.936     -0.98    56.220    59.566    58.648    58.194      3.51   19.83
     758 SILK Neckwear    47.169    53.401    37.350    42.982     15.08    51.163    57.965    58.925    59.033     15.38   46.59

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
     800 S/V Yarns         1.737     1.546     1.267     1.409     11.22     1.812     1.594     1.758     1.688     -6.85   34.97
     810 S/V Woven Fabr   47.783    54.186    40.534    40.451     -0.21    54.251    54.531    54.183    54.102     -0.27   41.14
     833 S/V S-T CoatsM    6.355     9.297     6.710     7.029      4.75     8.407     9.749     9.704     9.615     14.37   32.89
     834 S/VOth.CoatsM/    0.582     1.153     0.775     1.078     39.04     0.903     1.442     1.387     1.456     61.26   18.26
     835 S/V Coats W/G     6.668     6.284     5.073     5.485      8.13     6.975     6.467     6.533     6.697     -3.99    9.67
     836 S/V Dresses       6.985     7.447     5.938     6.267      5.54     7.461     7.837     7.704     7.776      4.22   12.38
     838 S/V K Shirts/B    4.808     5.567     4.429     5.706     28.82     5.706     6.643     6.670     6.844     19.95    4.59
     840 S/V Wov Shirts    6.376     7.009     5.551     5.268     -5.10     7.014     6.961     6.760     6.725     -4.12    4.07
     847 S/V Trousers M    4.048     5.083     3.791     3.559     -6.12     4.557     4.960     4.877     4.850      6.43    0.97
     858 S/V Neckwear      6.770     8.115     5.910     3.441    -41.78     8.316     6.642     6.534     5.646    -32.11   47.04
     859 Oth. S/V Appar   17.267    20.991    14.934    18.644     24.84    20.362    24.557    24.407    24.700     21.31   14.11
     870 Luggage Silk/V    2.272     2.622     1.753     1.876      7.05     2.522     2.632     2.752     2.746      8.90    3.41
     871 HBags FGoods S    4.849     4.060     3.180     6.628    108.43     4.203     4.923     6.621     7.508     78.61   20.63
     899 Other S/V Manu   11.471    21.644    15.726    17.971     14.27    19.020    25.575    24.414    23.889     25.60   12.73