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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 758:  SILK NECKWEAR
                                             Data in Kg.,  6.60 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      2889874   2347527    2347527    1488447    -36.60   2347527    1566324    1526474    1488447     -36.60  100.00

     CHINA P    2701366   2148090    2148090    1303746    -39.31   2148090    1378355    1343621    1303746     -39.31   87.59

     ITALY       165195    172009     172009     153106    -10.99    172009     160266     153364     153106     -10.99   10.29


     _WTO       2889864   2347348    2347348    1488383    -36.59   2347348    1566241    1526391    1488383     -36.59  100.00

     _OECD       186616    197687     197687     182730     -7.57    197687     186180     181037     182730      -7.57   12.28

     _EU15       183155    195872     195872     180992     -7.60    195872     184443     179261     180992      -7.60   12.16

     _EC12       183048    195856     195856     180887     -7.64    195856     184341     179159     180887      -7.64   12.15