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                                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2012 Data     |
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                                           Category 603:  YARN > 85% ARTIFICIAL STAPLE FIBER
                                         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      85.691     72.544     72.544     65.497     -9.71    72.544     66.152     64.579     65.497      -9.71  100.00

     INDNSIA    36.085     34.913     34.913     36.568      4.74    34.913     36.871     36.086     36.568       4.74   55.83

     INDIA       9.115      7.209      7.209      7.964     10.47     7.209      8.265      8.321      7.964      10.47   12.16

     KOR REP     4.256      2.167      2.167      5.884    171.52     2.167      4.639      4.795      5.884     171.52    8.98

     CHINA P     9.360      7.115      7.115      4.128    -41.98     7.115      4.287      4.172      4.128     -41.98    6.30

     AUSTRAL     4.170      4.419      4.419      2.422    -45.19     4.419      2.690      2.653      2.422     -45.19    3.70

     THAILND    10.170      5.899      5.899      2.022    -65.73     5.899      1.971      1.818      2.022     -65.73    3.09

     SPAIN       2.047      1.969      1.969      1.881     -4.49     1.969      1.994      1.872      1.881      -4.49    2.87

     TURKEY      1.847      1.310      1.310      1.265     -3.45     1.310      1.447      1.270      1.265      -3.45    1.93

     VIETNAM     2.816      1.997      1.997      0.867    -56.61     1.997      1.483      1.150      0.867     -56.61    1.32

     PAKISTN     0.806      0.975      0.975      0.643    -34.04     0.975      0.712      0.676      0.643     -34.04    0.98

     BELGIUM     0.228      0.228      0.228      0.536    135.21     0.228      0.457      0.497      0.536     135.21    0.82

     CHINA T     1.752      2.959      2.959      0.206    -93.04     2.959      0.274      0.205      0.206     -93.04    0.31


     _WTO       85.691     72.544     72.544     65.497     -9.71    72.544     66.152     64.579     65.497      -9.71  100.00

     _ASEAN     49.956     42.898     42.898     39.699     -7.46    42.898     40.567     39.297     39.699      -7.46   60.61

     _OECD      14.307     11.229     11.229     12.816     14.13    11.229     12.004     11.868     12.816      14.13   19.57

     _EU15       3.178      2.571      2.571      2.996     16.55     2.571      2.961      2.898      2.996      16.55    4.57

     _EC12       2.444      2.421      2.421      2.720     12.36     2.421      2.685      2.622      2.720      12.36    4.15