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                                           Category 223:  NON-WOVEN FABRICS
                                             Data in Kg., 14.00 M2 per Kg.. 

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE 12/2012
   Country      2010       2011      12/2011    12/2012  % Change   12/2011    10/2012    11/2012    12/2012   % Change % Share


     WORLD    205264023 201156739  201156739  208747394      3.77 201156739  207276540  208956876  208747394       3.77  100.00

     CHINA P   44737883  49483577   49483577   55315008     11.78  49483577   54582993   55023370   55315008      11.78   26.50

     CANADA    18617845  20940012   20940012   22148826      5.77  20940012   22050433   22215420   22148826       5.77   10.61

     MEXICO    18645280  16554873   16554873   16928650      2.26  16554873   16567098   16696307   16928650       2.26    8.11

     ISRAEL    18868100  14017849   14017849   14521769      3.59  14017849   14096676   14627401   14521769       3.59    6.96

     GERMANY   14525698  14914280   14914280   14198247     -4.80  14914280   13799846   13860463   14198247      -4.80    6.80

     INDIA      7233192  12809632   12809632   11269107    -12.03  12809632   11470852   11767210   11269107     -12.03    5.40

     FRANCE     8703326   8215891    8215891   10680554     30.00   8215891   10469782   10440509   10680554      30.00    5.12

     JAPAN      7461748   7648652    7648652    8483523     10.92   7648652    8743859    8707608    8483523      10.92    4.06

     TURKEY     4449826   5301996    5301996    6723327     26.81   5301996    6614412    6725805    6723327      26.81    3.22

     KOR REP    4640081   6476380    6476380    6642908      2.57   6476380    6779728    6884156    6642908       2.57    3.18

     ITALY      4917734   5496914    5496914    6229982     13.34   5496914    5914801    6147414    6229982      13.34    2.98

     LUXMBRG    5921030   4734687    4734687    5220768     10.27   4734687    4441430    4813781    5220768      10.27    2.50

     CHINA T    3803605   3447482    3447482    2851097    -17.30   3447482    3000673    2914709    2851097     -17.30    1.37

     THAILND    2076266   2755666    2755666    2698308     -2.08   2755666    2578912    2529079    2698308      -2.08    1.29

     DENMARK    1258156   2811569    2811569    2369577    -15.72   2811569    2540389    2445339    2369577     -15.72    1.14

     U KING     2559507   2327728    2327728    2328375      0.03   2327728    2460030    2470771    2328375       0.03    1.12

     POLAND     2224427   2916836    2916836    2293792    -21.36   2916836    2371665    2343200    2293792     -21.36    1.10

     MALAYSA     182419   1713420    1713420    1852530      8.12   1713420    2941212    2337216    1852530       8.12    0.89

     SPAIN      1908453    779478     779478    1746995    124.12    779478    1522789    1597875    1746995     124.12    0.84

     GREECE     1733520   1148108    1148108    1565439     36.35   1148108    1565439    1565439    1565439      36.35    0.75

     CZECH       648574   1166775    1166775    1561561     33.84   1166775    1528398    1534860    1561561      33.84    0.75

     NETHLDS    1266050   1347219    1347219    1513109     12.31   1347219    1432660    1496268    1513109      12.31    0.72

     BRAZIL    16062883   2640306    2640306    1368205    -48.18   2640306    1139325    1346355    1368205     -48.18    0.66

     FINLAND    3935251   3008310    3008310    1296227    -56.91   3008310    1699335    1485205    1296227     -56.91    0.62

     AUSTRAL    2784368   2863998    2863998    1202859    -58.00   2863998    1333484    1255746    1202859     -58.00    0.58

     BELGIUM     964456    610910     610910     936895     53.36    610910     809427     819365     936895      53.36    0.45

     SWEDEN      677479    520874     520874     770830     47.99    520874     691119     743242     770830      47.99    0.37

     INDNSIA    1317129    827695     827695     762710     -7.85    827695     800926     823711     762710      -7.85    0.37

     DOM REP     334434    501058     501058     432640    -13.65    501058     440084     407089     432640     -13.65    0.21

     HG KONG     152126    233144     233144     426999     83.15    233144     393489     430024     426999      83.15    0.20

     S ARAB     1302615    559140     559140     387913    -30.62    559140     400223     432035     387913     -30.62    0.19

     REP SAF     167046    422256     422256     376718    -10.78    422256     406680     407910     376718     -10.78    0.18

     CHILE            0    281706     281706     348900     23.85    281706     408660     378480     348900      23.85    0.17

     SLOVENI      27117    219684     219684     285354     29.89    219684     339426     317456     285354      29.89    0.14

     IRELAND     279178    507021     507021     170796    -66.31    507021     170149     174481     170796     -66.31    0.08

     EGYPT         6613      1263       1263     131915  10344.58      1263     111440     118509     131915   10344.58    0.06

     SWITZLD     112317     90944      90944     114133     25.50     90944     120581     114127     114133      25.50    0.05

     HONDURA      90802     67426      67426     112916     67.47     67426      88106     102516     112916      67.47    0.05

     AUSTRIA      17447    166217     166217     112750    -32.17    166217      85254     106812     112750     -32.17    0.05

     VIETNAM      56902    114587     114587      98241    -14.27    114587     102404      86133      98241     -14.27    0.05

     ECUADOR          0         0          0      64006       *           0      64006      64006      64006        *      0.03

     RUSSIA      369960    198070     198070          6   -100.00    198070          6          6          6    -100.00    0.00

     SIER LN          0    158771     158771          0   -100.00    158771          0          0          0    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO     205264023 201146011  201146011  208733283      3.77 201146011  207267498  208947568  208733283       3.77   99.99

     _OECD     82147600  86356927   86356927   89834691      4.03  86356927   88407701   89246954   89834691       4.03   43.04

     _EU15     48667285  46589206   46589206   49140581      5.48  46589206   47602473   48167001   49140581       5.48   23.54

     _EC12     44037108  42893805   42893805   46960774      9.48  42893805   45126765   45831742   46960774       9.48   22.50

     _W HEMI   53850715  41037747   41037747   41469744      1.05  41037747   40819668   41275646   41469744       1.05   19.87

     _ASEAN     3695757   5450618    5450618    5434991     -0.29   5450618    6451777    5798516    5434991      -0.29    2.60

     _CBI        449775    591696     591696     568283     -3.96    591696     550539     529967     568283      -3.96    0.27

     _CAFTA      446934    586573     586573     548756     -6.45    586573     531390     512805     548756      -6.45    0.26

     _SUB-SAHA   170116    581027     581027     377099    -35.10    581027     407061     408291     377099     -35.10    0.18

     _ANDEAN      19327     15389      15389     100747    554.67     15389      96511     102984     100747     554.67    0.05