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| | February 5, 2013
| MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT |
| U.S. General Imports |
| By Category, 12/2012 Data |
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Category 229: SPECIAL PURPOSE FABRIC
Data in Million $$$, * I/P: *
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 1001.014 1182.189 1182.189 1231.254 4.15 1182.189 1233.087 1231.463 1231.254 4.15 100.00
CHINA P 145.374 206.560 206.560 259.077 25.42 206.560 263.276 261.217 259.077 25.42 21.04
VIETNAM 137.365 202.547 202.547 161.830 -20.10 202.547 164.914 164.126 161.830 -20.10 13.14
CHINA T 117.392 132.779 132.779 146.485 10.32 132.779 143.032 141.724 146.485 10.32 11.90
CANADA 129.689 134.483 134.483 128.039 -4.79 134.483 134.595 131.859 128.039 -4.79 10.40
KOR REP 100.103 119.171 119.171 121.081 1.60 119.171 121.022 120.642 121.081 1.60 9.83
JAPAN 73.572 88.616 88.616 117.160 32.21 88.616 114.566 116.653 117.160 32.21 9.52
MEXICO 72.097 73.418 73.418 68.798 -6.29 73.418 67.441 67.517 68.798 -6.29 5.59
ISRAEL 60.047 41.179 41.179 35.227 -14.46 41.179 32.860 34.371 35.227 -14.46 2.86
GERMANY 24.604 24.012 24.012 26.830 11.74 24.012 26.238 26.230 26.830 11.74 2.18
SWITZLD 23.075 25.738 25.738 24.882 -3.32 25.738 26.294 25.672 24.882 -3.32 2.02
INDIA 20.243 18.071 18.071 17.251 -4.54 18.071 17.163 17.656 17.251 -4.54 1.40
U KING 12.717 13.996 13.996 15.198 8.59 13.996 15.027 15.061 15.198 8.59 1.23
ITALY 13.250 14.566 14.566 14.582 0.11 14.566 14.118 14.076 14.582 0.11 1.18
FRANCE 10.263 10.876 10.876 12.062 10.91 10.876 12.072 12.359 12.062 10.91 0.98
THAILND 5.084 7.999 7.999 9.573 19.68 7.999 8.730 9.097 9.573 19.68 0.78
NETHLDS 5.288 7.237 7.237 7.284 0.65 7.237 7.348 7.540 7.284 0.65 0.59
N ZEAL 4.431 5.480 5.480 7.151 30.49 5.480 6.429 7.029 7.151 30.49 0.58
TURKEY 4.851 7.916 7.916 7.013 -11.41 7.916 7.847 7.371 7.013 -11.41 0.57
SPAIN 5.026 5.427 5.427 6.840 26.03 5.427 6.346 6.699 6.840 26.03 0.56
PORTUGL 4.806 5.647 5.647 5.431 -3.81 5.647 5.448 5.386 5.431 -3.81 0.44
ARAB EM 1.211 0.375 0.375 4.156 1009.36 0.375 3.614 4.078 4.156 1009.36 0.34
BELGIUM 4.218 4.005 4.005 4.099 2.33 4.005 4.135 4.156 4.099 2.33 0.33
INDNSIA 4.608 5.992 5.992 3.357 -43.98 5.992 3.474 3.490 3.357 -43.98 0.27
PERU 1.502 1.926 1.926 2.889 49.98 1.926 2.843 2.899 2.889 49.98 0.23
AUSTRAL 1.381 1.297 1.297 2.739 111.21 1.297 2.583 2.580 2.739 111.21 0.22
CZECH 0.306 1.090 1.090 2.058 88.85 1.090 1.903 2.044 2.058 88.85 0.17
AUSTRIA 1.896 1.767 1.767 2.044 15.67 1.767 1.962 2.056 2.044 15.67 0.17
NORWAY 0.430 1.194 1.194 1.500 25.57 1.194 1.393 1.323 1.500 25.57 0.12
EGYPT 0.260 0.168 0.168 1.282 661.02 0.168 1.262 1.257 1.282 661.02 0.10
SLOVAK 0.260 0.446 0.446 1.254 181.38 0.446 1.195 1.239 1.254 181.38 0.10
PAKISTN 0.279 0.839 0.839 1.162 38.48 0.839 1.145 1.155 1.162 38.48 0.09
LUXMBRG 1.964 2.481 2.481 1.141 -54.02 2.481 1.346 1.341 1.141 -54.02 0.09
HG KONG 0.836 1.484 1.484 1.104 -25.61 1.484 1.220 1.163 1.104 -25.61 0.09
MALAYSA 0.972 1.900 1.900 1.023 -46.14 1.900 1.327 1.125 1.023 -46.14 0.08
BRAZIL 1.401 1.661 1.661 0.962 -42.08 1.661 0.776 0.847 0.962 -42.08 0.08
CAMBOD 0.652 0.820 0.820 0.928 13.21 0.820 0.868 0.928 0.928 13.21 0.08
PHIL R 0.414 0.668 0.668 0.785 17.45 0.668 0.895 0.912 0.785 17.45 0.06
SALVADR 0.895 0.842 0.842 0.744 -11.65 0.842 0.705 0.699 0.744 -11.65 0.06
REP SAF 2.496 1.422 1.422 0.408 -71.33 1.422 0.399 0.408 0.408 -71.33 0.03
ARGENT 0.008 1.670 1.670 0.004 -99.75 1.670 0.005 0.004 0.004 -99.75 0.00
_WTO 1000.885 1182.158 1182.158 1231.203 4.15 1182.158 1233.036 1231.412 1231.203 4.15 100.00
_OECD 350.989 388.526 388.526 393.053 1.17 388.526 398.897 396.209 393.053 1.17 31.92
_W HEMI 207.350 214.983 214.983 202.717 -5.71 214.983 207.416 205.088 202.717 -5.71 16.46
_ASEAN 149.182 220.023 220.023 177.606 -19.28 220.023 180.327 179.797 177.606 -19.28 14.42
_EU15 85.531 91.353 91.353 97.805 7.06 91.353 96.148 97.024 97.805 7.06 7.94
_EC12 82.514 88.721 88.721 94.429 6.43 88.721 92.891 93.626 94.429 6.43 7.67
_ANDEAN 2.262 2.399 2.399 3.184 32.72 2.399 3.140 3.207 3.184 32.72 0.26
_CBI 1.350 1.275 1.275 1.301 1.98 1.275 1.063 1.261 1.301 1.98 0.11
_CAFTA 1.210 1.172 1.172 1.300 10.96 1.172 1.062 1.260 1.300 10.96 0.11
_SUB-SAH 2.540 1.449 1.449 0.468 -67.73 1.449 0.422 0.464 0.468 -67.73 0.04