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  ______________                          |                                     |                              February 5, 2013
 |              |                         |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
 | JAPAN        |                         |    U.S. General Imports By Country  |
 |______________|                         |  Data through 12/2012 in Million $  |
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                           Calendar Years       Year-to-Date                 Year-Endings                             YE 12/2012
 Ctrl, Cat, Product        2010      2011    12/2011   12/2012  % Change   12/2011   10/2012   11/2012   12/2012  % Change % Share


Aggregations:
       0 Total           344.693   387.270   387.270   444.220     14.71   387.270   445.536   446.876   444.220     14.71    0.44
       1 Apparel          30.416    32.989    32.989    35.715      8.26    32.989    35.344    35.358    35.715      8.26    0.05
       2 Non-Apparel     314.277   354.281   354.281   408.506     15.31   354.281   410.193   411.518   408.506     15.31    1.69
      11 Yarns            24.863    30.069    30.069    32.178      7.01    30.069    33.339    33.012    32.178      7.01    2.22
      12 Fabrics         273.999   308.225   308.225   360.837     17.07   308.225   360.388   362.240   360.837     17.07    6.29
      14 Made Ups / Mis   15.415    15.987    15.987    15.491     -3.10    15.987    16.466    16.265    15.491     -3.10    0.09
      30 Cotton Product   81.880    91.936    91.936    95.970      4.39    91.936    95.857    95.060    95.970      4.39    0.19
      31 Cotton Apparel   15.989    16.666    16.666    17.021      2.13    16.666    16.315    16.559    17.021      2.13    0.04
      32 Cot Non-Appare   65.891    75.269    75.269    78.949      4.89    75.269    79.542    78.501    78.949      4.89    0.91
      40 Wool Products     9.199    10.498    10.498    11.776     12.18    10.498    12.224    11.904    11.776     12.18    0.25
      41 Wool Apparel      6.505     6.566     6.566     7.549     14.98     6.566     7.830     7.582     7.549     14.98    0.20
      42 Wool Non-Appar    2.694     3.932     3.932     4.226      7.50     3.932     4.394     4.323     4.226      7.50    0.41
      60 MMF Products    251.100   281.502   281.502   333.697     18.54   281.502   334.378   337.062   333.697     18.54    0.76
      61 MMF Apparel       6.814     8.018     8.018     9.862     23.00     8.018     9.773     9.914     9.862     23.00    0.03
      62 MMF Non-Appare  244.286   273.484   273.484   323.835     18.41   273.484   324.605   327.147   323.835     18.41    2.31
      80 S and V Produc    2.514     3.335     3.335     2.778    -16.72     3.335     3.078     2.850     2.778    -16.72    0.15
      81 S and V Appare    1.108     1.739     1.739     1.283    -26.24     1.739     1.426     1.303     1.283    -26.24    0.10
      82 S and V Non-Ap    1.406     1.596     1.596     1.495     -6.35     1.596     1.652     1.547     1.495     -6.35    0.33

Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
     201 Specialty Yarn   10.635    13.723    13.723    16.228     18.25    13.723    17.003    16.976    16.228     18.25    6.68
     218 Fab, Color Yar    5.212     5.544     5.544     9.600     73.17     5.544     8.602     8.974     9.600     73.17    7.99
     222 Knit Fabric      20.908    17.518    17.518    18.931      8.07    17.518    18.577    19.250    18.931      8.07    2.90
     223 Non-Woven Fabr   79.580    88.651    88.651   107.485     21.25    88.651   107.660   108.202   107.485     21.25   10.60
     225 Blue Denim Fab   14.365    15.700    15.700    14.080    -10.32    15.700    15.273    13.725    14.080    -10.32   18.26
     229 Special Fabric   73.572    88.616    88.616   117.160     32.21    88.616   114.566   116.653   117.160     32.21    9.52

Cotton:
     313 Cotton Sheetin   23.475    23.356    23.356    25.292      8.29    23.356    25.780    25.621    25.292      8.29    7.92
     314 Poplin,Broadcl    4.431     3.630     3.630     2.723    -24.99     3.630     2.698     2.655     2.723    -24.99    3.03
     315 Printcloth Fab    2.573     4.526     4.526     3.687    -18.54     4.526     3.852     3.784     3.687    -18.54    7.72
     317 Twill Fabric      6.270    10.382    10.382     9.497     -8.53    10.382    10.299     9.757     9.497     -8.53    9.43
     326 Sateen Fabric     0.783     0.784     0.784     2.789    255.69     0.784     2.380     2.573     2.789    255.69    6.87

Wool:
     400 Wool Yarns        1.025     1.299     1.299     1.638     26.05     1.299     1.594     1.641     1.638     26.05    1.11
     410 Wool Woven Fab    0.783     0.865     0.865     0.760    -12.08     0.865     0.824     0.820     0.760    -12.08    0.70
     438 K Shirts,Blous    0.463     0.767     0.767     1.045     36.25     0.767     1.047     1.046     1.045     36.25    0.25

Man-Made Fiber:
     600 Text Fil Yarn     0.958     1.338     1.338     1.428      6.78     1.338     1.563     1.510     1.428      6.78    0.45
     604 Yarn>85% Synth    0.737     1.118     1.118     0.579    -48.24     1.118     0.510     0.516     0.579    -48.24    0.53
     606 N-Text Fil Yrn    8.617     7.663     7.663     8.020      4.66     7.663     7.980     7.869     8.020      4.66    4.26
     618 Wov Artif Fila    3.659     4.770     4.770     4.334     -9.13     4.770     4.600     4.469     4.334     -9.13   12.86
     619 Poly Fil Fab      7.476     9.397     9.397     6.302    -32.94     9.397     6.987     6.850     6.302    -32.94    3.16
     620 Oth Synth Fila   13.371    12.529    12.529    14.888     18.83    12.529    14.590    15.158    14.888     18.83    2.84
     622 Glass Fabric      4.918     6.893     6.893     8.073     17.12     6.893     8.053     8.241     8.073     17.12    6.47
     669 Other MMF Manu    7.135     6.441     6.441     5.884     -8.66     6.441     6.473     6.392     5.884     -8.66    0.51