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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category  80:  SILK AND VEG. 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     512.432    531.721    531.721    624.158     17.38   531.721    618.415    622.392    624.158      17.38  100.00

     CHINA P   393.613    414.789    414.789    437.819      5.55   414.789    445.668    443.210    437.819       5.55   70.15

     ISRAEL      0.276      0.081      0.081     40.478  49799.06     0.081     29.450     36.102     40.478   49799.06    6.49

     INDIA      18.421     20.198     20.198     23.902     18.34    20.198     23.542     22.993     23.902      18.34    3.83

     PORTUGL     0.919      2.238      2.238     19.341    764.23     2.238     15.244     15.210     19.341     764.23    3.10

     VIETNAM     9.640     13.825     13.825     16.671     20.59    13.825     16.158     16.561     16.671      20.59    2.67

     BNGLDSH    13.739     10.234     10.234     13.776     34.60    10.234     13.892     13.895     13.776      34.60    2.21

     INDNSIA     8.671      7.544      7.544     11.242     49.02     7.544     11.103     11.257     11.242      49.02    1.80

     CAMBOD      8.024      6.739      6.739      5.589    -17.06     6.739      5.897      5.312      5.589     -17.06    0.90

     KOR REP     2.542      5.372      5.372      5.492      2.24     5.372      5.745      5.520      5.492       2.24    0.88

     MEXICO      4.785      6.338      6.338      5.014    -20.89     6.338      4.539      4.706      5.014     -20.89    0.80

     ITALY       3.899      5.205      5.205      4.528    -13.00     5.205      4.912      5.217      4.528     -13.00    0.73

     BELGIUM     2.101      2.715      2.715      4.145     52.71     2.715      4.227      4.226      4.145      52.71    0.66

     CHINA T     1.969      2.306      2.306      4.115     78.44     2.306      3.942      4.072      4.115      78.44    0.66

     U KING      1.287      4.497      4.497      3.210    -28.63     4.497      4.899      4.575      3.210     -28.63    0.51

     SRI LKA     3.387      2.567      2.567      3.015     17.44     2.567      2.901      2.999      3.015      17.44    0.48

     PHIL R      2.327      1.347      1.347      2.406     78.56     1.347      2.428      2.417      2.406      78.56    0.39

     PAKISTN     1.680      4.695      4.695      2.158    -54.04     4.695      2.677      2.622      2.158     -54.04    0.35

     GERMANY     0.454      1.113      1.113      1.909     71.52     1.113      2.024      2.051      1.909      71.52    0.31

     HG KONG     1.507      2.150      2.150      1.884    -12.35     2.150      1.849      1.837      1.884     -12.35    0.30


     _WTO      510.331    529.995    529.995    622.364     17.43   529.995    616.569    620.589    622.364      17.43   99.71

     _OECD      32.622     27.652     27.652     44.760     61.87    27.652     43.070     43.061     44.760      61.87    7.17

     _ASEAN     31.118     30.985     30.985     37.693     21.65    30.985     37.330     37.323     37.693      21.65    6.04

     _EU15      25.867     18.632     18.632     35.520     90.64    18.632     33.844     33.787     35.520      90.64    5.69

     _EC12      25.764     18.454     18.454     35.328     91.44    18.454     33.647     33.590     35.328      91.44    5.66

     _CBI        1.652      1.643      1.643      2.336     42.17     1.643      2.050      2.226      2.336      42.17    0.37

     _CAFTA      1.598      1.606      1.606      2.299     43.12     1.606      2.015      2.189      2.299      43.12    0.37