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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 400:  WOOL YARNS
                                             Data in Kg.,  3.70 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      7746586   7836138    7836138    8613579      9.92   7836138    8345767    8430493    8613579       9.92  100.00

     N ZEAL     1204381   1267532    1267532    1246945     -1.62   1267532    1153232    1189745    1246945      -1.62   14.48

     U KING      603183    720221     720221    1141995     58.56    720221    1018295    1084897    1141995      58.56   13.26

     ITALY       819058    779548     779548     988207     26.77    779548     927188     959652     988207      26.77   11.47

     INDIA       495996    720826     720826     858839     19.15    720826     859744     847105     858839      19.15    9.97

     CANADA      707467    642955     642955     765955     19.13    642955     787126     766486     765955      19.13    8.89

     CHINA P     680933    782246     782246     606402    -22.48    782246     676467     635774     606402     -22.48    7.04

     PERU        650274    607434     607434     555378     -8.57    607434     571530     563024     555378      -8.57    6.45

     MALAYSA     535134    357524     357524     549312     53.64    357524     572998     572504     549312      53.64    6.38

     GERMANY     367541    332512     332512     497109     49.50    332512     431536     497608     497109      49.50    5.77

     MEXICO      280181    293577     293577     325337     10.82    293577     308270     304797     325337      10.82    3.78

     TURKEY      241740    287803     287803     253521    -11.91    287803     238981     232166     253521     -11.91    2.94

     PORTUGL     283092    195398     195398     166216    -14.93    195398     168547     148292     166216     -14.93    1.93

     REP SAF     114921    121105     121105     143970     18.88    121105     151857     136154     143970      18.88    1.67

     ROMANIA     120438    118658     118658     121378      2.29    118658     130582     122149     121378       2.29    1.41

     AUSTRAL      94186    222967     222967      62041    -72.17    222967      59807      62351      62041     -72.17    0.72

     AUSTRIA      43059     37323      37323      52729     41.28     37323      40033      49462      52729      41.28    0.61

     URUGUAY      64826     52584      52584      49976     -4.96     52584      50493      50078      49976      -4.96    0.58

     BULGAR        1179      1566       1566      36093   2204.79      1566      37627      36162      36093    2204.79    0.42

     JAPAN        23892     28436      28436      33505     17.83     28436      32079      33265      33505      17.83    0.39

     CHINA T      24496     36685      36685      27739    -24.39     36685      25809      26479      27739     -24.39    0.32

     BELGIUM      19452     20755      20755      23951     15.40     20755      14427      25189      23951      15.40    0.28

     ARGENT      143994     37711      37711      10448    -72.29     37711      11781      11526      10448     -72.29    0.12

     THAILND     112224     78126      78126        105    -99.87     78126         48         35        105     -99.87    0.00


     _WTO       7746574   7836130    7836130    8613491      9.92   7836130    8345718    8430405    8613491       9.92  100.00

     _OECD      4445636   4558561    4558561    5251420     15.20   4558561    4886624    5064254    5251420      15.20   60.97

     _EU15      2167628   2113280    2113280    2892174     36.86   2113280    2620149    2786301    2892174      36.86   33.58

     _EC12      2120416   2070264    2070264    2835983     36.99   2070264    2576475    2732897    2835983      36.99   32.92

     _W HEMI    1891079   1668390    1668390    1734004      3.93   1668390    1745081    1706944    1734004       3.93   20.13

     _ANDEAN     663090    628412     628412     569324     -9.40    628412     584990     570865     569324      -9.40    6.61

     _ASEAN      647358    435665     435665     550929     26.46    435665     574558     574051     550929      26.46    6.40

     _SUB-SAHA   114921    121106     121106     143970     18.88    121106     151857     136154     143970      18.88    1.67