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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category  60:  MAN-MADE FIBER PRODUCTS
                                                    Data in Million SME

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE 12/2011
   Country      2009       2010      12/2010    12/2011  % Change   12/2010    10/2011    11/2011    12/2011   % Change % Share


     WORLD   26182.508  32359.960  32359.960  33473.782      3.44 32359.960  33499.748  33512.082  33473.782       3.44  100.00

     CHINA P 13415.534  17352.434  17352.434  17898.025      3.14 17352.434  17821.192  17885.895  17898.025       3.14   53.47

     VIETNAM  1148.343   1649.498   1649.498   1973.124     19.62  1649.498   1941.873   1948.061   1973.124      19.62    5.89

     MEXICO   1487.842   1808.039   1808.039   1801.362     -0.37  1808.039   1830.204   1822.139   1801.362      -0.37    5.38

     INDIA     779.884   1091.047   1091.047   1355.362     24.23  1091.047   1330.150   1338.459   1355.362      24.23    4.05

     CANADA   1133.976   1271.699   1271.699   1199.779     -5.66  1271.699   1238.599   1216.435   1199.779      -5.66    3.58

     KOR REP  1245.786   1110.935   1110.935   1126.340      1.39  1110.935   1122.483   1128.127   1126.340       1.39    3.36

     INDNSIA   796.426    938.884    938.884    990.667      5.52   938.884    997.813    994.099    990.667       5.52    2.96

     CHINA T   656.465    772.478    772.478    721.062     -6.66   772.478    728.301    731.039    721.062      -6.66    2.15

     BNGLDSH   444.458    533.321    533.321    541.180      1.47   533.321    557.495    550.128    541.180       1.47    1.62

     CAMBOD    298.313    390.548    390.548    520.556     33.29   390.548    498.243    508.825    520.556      33.29    1.56

     TURKEY    289.806    383.257    383.257    461.156     20.33   383.257    450.940    461.908    461.156      20.33    1.38

     HONDURA   269.889    379.262    379.262    395.085      4.17   379.262    402.369    404.344    395.085       4.17    1.18

     ISRAEL    467.700    455.843    455.843    348.443    -23.56   455.843    361.214    345.840    348.443     -23.56    1.04

     GERMANY   227.514    304.569    304.569    301.635     -0.96   304.569    309.953    306.842    301.635      -0.96    0.90

     THAILND   376.485    368.624    368.624    282.836    -23.27   368.624    298.341    293.598    282.836     -23.27    0.84

     SALVADR   224.621    261.962    261.962    268.669      2.56   261.962    262.563    265.194    268.669       2.56    0.80

     PAKISTN   203.920    187.591    187.591    261.851     39.59   187.591    254.034    262.290    261.851      39.59    0.78

     PHIL R    178.975    215.797    215.797    255.284     18.30   215.797    255.952    253.871    255.284      18.30    0.76

     JAPAN     213.679    219.842    219.842    214.596     -2.39   219.842    205.744    208.877    214.596      -2.39    0.64

     ITALY     127.610    160.105    160.105    167.476      4.60   160.105    170.945    171.172    167.476       4.60    0.50

     NICARAG   102.344    129.021    129.021    149.238     15.67   129.021    154.989    155.658    149.238      15.67    0.45

     FRANCE     91.613    171.786    171.786    144.628    -15.81   171.786    152.033    147.359    144.628     -15.81    0.43

     GUATMAL    96.333    110.093    110.093    143.931     30.74   110.093    141.891    141.882    143.931      30.74    0.43

     SRI LKA   106.326    124.667    124.667    136.844      9.77   124.667    137.331    137.207    136.844       9.77    0.41

     EGYPT     102.544    116.338    116.338    136.299     17.16   116.338    136.315    135.340    136.299      17.16    0.41

     JORDAN     99.107    122.887    122.887    127.271      3.57   122.887    131.243    128.709    127.271       3.57    0.38

     S ARAB     98.759    114.422    114.422    121.605      6.28   114.422    127.589    124.652    121.605       6.28    0.36

     DOM REP   109.370    118.074    118.074    120.472      2.03   118.074    118.290    119.444    120.472       2.03    0.36

     MALAYSA    80.620     85.039     85.039    116.482     36.97    85.039    101.677    110.023    116.482      36.97    0.35

     U KING     56.542     71.296     71.296     70.512     -1.10    71.296     67.535     67.626     70.512      -1.10    0.21

     LUXMBRG    75.855     86.478     86.478     70.472    -18.51    86.478     79.008     71.510     70.472     -18.51    0.21

     HAITI      37.081     54.069     54.069     65.101     20.40    54.069     66.634     67.099     65.101      20.40    0.19

     POLAND     50.116     49.432     49.432     63.839     29.15    49.432     63.832     64.475     63.839      29.15    0.19

     PORTUGL    62.483     54.877     54.877     63.450     15.62    54.877     60.804     61.271     63.450      15.62    0.19

     AUSTRAL    54.766     50.447     50.447     50.232     -0.43    50.447     54.000     52.353     50.232      -0.43    0.15

     ARAB EM    61.702     76.523     76.523     48.907    -36.09    76.523     53.264     50.678     48.907     -36.09    0.15

     BRAZIL    236.937    237.783    237.783     47.150    -80.17   237.783     76.115     58.115     47.150     -80.17    0.14

     GREECE     69.176     56.193     56.193     43.835    -21.99    56.193     47.762     44.081     43.835     -21.99    0.13

     FINLAND    51.498     55.674     55.674     42.842    -23.05    55.674     51.118     46.140     42.842     -23.05    0.13

     DENMARK     7.855     20.170     20.170     41.606    106.28    20.170     38.234     39.593     41.606     106.28    0.12

     BELGIUM    31.666     50.362     50.362     41.360    -17.87    50.362     45.394     41.922     41.360     -17.87    0.12

     HG KONG    44.535     44.493     44.493     40.752     -8.41    44.493     44.882     43.115     40.752      -8.41    0.12

     NETHLDS    23.209     40.520     40.520     40.670      0.37    40.520     42.112     41.055     40.670       0.37    0.12

     LATVIA     26.802     36.912     36.912     35.841     -2.90    36.912     35.245     36.487     35.841      -2.90    0.11

     SPAIN      40.110     47.778     47.778     32.945    -31.05    47.778     38.839     35.040     32.945     -31.05    0.10

     LESOTHO    23.118     25.832     25.832     30.220     16.99    25.832     30.194     30.040     30.220      16.99    0.09

     MALTA      32.288     34.127     34.127     27.674    -18.91    34.127     31.693     29.623     27.674     -18.91    0.08

     C RICA     32.606     34.051     34.051     26.566    -21.98    34.051     26.701     26.513     26.566     -21.98    0.08

     COLOMB     33.812     29.639     29.639     26.315    -11.22    29.639     26.520     26.307     26.315     -11.22    0.08

     KENYA      13.524     13.830     13.830     23.949     73.16    13.830     24.731     23.517     23.949      73.16    0.07

     CZECH      18.624     18.492     18.492     21.027     13.71    18.492     18.897     20.515     21.027      13.71    0.06

     BELARUS    10.391     22.121     22.121     18.378    -16.92    22.121     22.226     20.689     18.378     -16.92    0.05

     PERU       11.874     14.436     14.436     16.717     15.80    14.436     16.720     16.413     16.717      15.80    0.05

     SLOVAK     15.471     14.877     14.877     15.230      2.38    14.877     14.878     15.529     15.230       2.38    0.05

     N ZEAL     12.492     10.649     10.649     12.213     14.69    10.649     12.907     12.611     12.213      14.69    0.04

     REP SAF     7.949      9.413      9.413     11.963     27.09     9.413     13.646     12.853     11.963      27.09    0.04

     SWEDEN      6.415     11.035     11.035     11.682      5.86    11.035     11.069     11.454     11.682       5.86    0.03

     SWAZLND    12.430     14.814     14.814     11.469    -22.58    14.814     12.778     12.041     11.469     -22.58    0.03

     SWITZLD     8.476     12.110     12.110      9.817    -18.94    12.110     10.223     10.520      9.817     -18.94    0.03

     HUNGARY     2.294      1.428      1.428      8.033    462.72     1.428      4.904      7.451      8.033     462.72    0.02

     ARGENT      3.036      3.495      3.495      7.580    116.88     3.495      7.835      7.826      7.580     116.88    0.02

     IRELAND     3.652      4.331      4.331      7.510     73.39     4.331      7.596      7.463      7.510      73.39    0.02

     AUSTRIA     4.703      4.418      4.418      7.465     68.96     4.418      7.030      7.377      7.465      68.96    0.02

     SINGAPR    11.335     10.045     10.045      7.354    -26.79    10.045      7.868      7.775      7.354     -26.79    0.02

     TNZANIA     0.308      3.318      3.318      7.032    111.90     3.318      6.709      6.822      7.032     111.90    0.02

     BAHRAIN    18.887     12.561     12.561      6.341    -49.52    12.561      7.072      6.956      6.341     -49.52    0.02

     RUSSIA      3.604      5.204      5.204      5.807     11.58     5.204      2.867      3.592      5.807      11.58    0.02

     ROMANIA     6.682      8.202      8.202      5.485    -33.13     8.202      6.064      5.891      5.485     -33.13    0.02

     ETHIOP      4.128      2.675      2.675      5.430    103.02     2.675      4.630      4.928      5.430     103.02    0.02

     SLOVENI     1.835      2.912      2.912      5.285     81.47     2.912      4.526      4.878      5.285      81.47    0.02

     MOROC       2.557      3.049      3.049      4.873     59.83     3.049      4.660      4.743      4.873      59.83    0.01

     ECUADOR     7.808      5.167      5.167      4.833     -6.47     5.167      4.951      4.850      4.833      -6.47    0.01

     CHILE       2.096      2.687      2.687      4.718     75.56     2.687      4.079      4.428      4.718      75.56    0.01

     MADAGAS    28.515      7.909      7.909      4.516    -42.90     7.909      4.618      4.534      4.516     -42.90    0.01

     MALAWI      2.649      3.932      3.932      4.427     12.57     3.932      4.260      4.168      4.427      12.57    0.01

     MACAU       9.035      5.078      5.078      3.343    -34.15     5.078      3.449      3.389      3.343     -34.15    0.01

     BULGAR      2.421      3.095      3.095      3.338      7.86     3.095      3.004      3.249      3.338       7.86    0.01

     LAOS        0.767      1.795      1.795      2.602     44.91     1.795      2.552      2.556      2.602      44.91    0.01

     GUYANA      1.360      1.660      1.660      2.599     56.57     1.660      2.386      2.437      2.599      56.57    0.01

     SIER LN     0.009      0.001      0.001      2.227  399606.6     0.001      2.227      2.227      2.227   399606.6    0.01

     BOTSWAN     1.454      1.124      1.124      1.939     72.48     1.124      2.039      2.114      1.939      72.48    0.01

     UKRAINE     4.895      2.821      2.821      0.339    -87.97     2.821      0.572      0.328      0.339     -87.97    0.00

     MONGOLA     0.770      3.886      3.886      0.036    -99.08     3.886      0.322      0.036      0.036     -99.08    0.00


     _WTO    26161.218  32325.260  32325.260  33438.370      3.44 32325.260  33464.180  33477.462  33438.370       3.44   99.89

     _ASEAN   2891.677   3661.042   3661.042   4149.449     13.34  3661.042   4104.865   4119.323   4149.449      13.34   12.40

     _OECD    3698.650   4049.048   4049.048   4042.535     -0.16  4049.048   4108.234   4076.333   4042.535      -0.16   12.08

     _CBI      874.028   1088.835   1088.835   1172.486      7.68  1088.835   1176.631   1183.379   1172.486       7.68    3.50

     _CAFTA    835.162   1032.463   1032.463   1103.962      6.93  1032.463   1106.804   1113.035   1103.962       6.93    3.30

     _EU15     879.900   1139.593   1139.593   1088.087     -4.52  1139.593   1129.433   1099.904   1088.087      -4.52    3.25

     _EC12     817.285   1068.466   1068.466   1026.099     -3.97  1068.466   1060.216   1034.934   1026.099      -3.97    3.07

     _SUB-SAH   97.250     84.657     84.657    106.782     26.13    84.657    108.302    106.094    106.782      26.13    0.32

     _ANDEAN    53.535     49.306     49.306     47.927     -2.80    49.306     48.260     47.639     47.927      -2.80    0.14