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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 800:  SILK BLENDS OR NON-CTN VEG FIB YRN
                                             Data in Kg.,  8.50 M2 per Kg.. 

                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       427477    553128     553128     570984      3.23    553128     512847     538586     570984       3.23  100.00

     CHINA P     191206    258717     258717     320230     23.78    258717     280690     313990     320230      23.78   56.08

     MEXICO           0       209        209      61759  29449.76       209      11151      29084      61759   29449.76   10.82

     HUNGARY      25932     50048      50048      39025    -22.02     50048      35230      35168      39025     -22.02    6.83

     BELGIUM      10415     39140      39140      29430    -24.81     39140      38825      38034      29430     -24.81    5.15

     ROMANIA      23281     18953      18953      20862     10.07     18953      22957      20965      20862      10.07    3.65

     INDNSIA        193         0          0      19495       *           0      19495      19495      19495        *      3.41

     LITHUAN        359     41881      41881      19134    -54.31     41881      29722      19134      19134     -54.31    3.35

     ITALY         6248     15281      15281      17911     17.21     15281      27602      21625      17911      17.21    3.14

     FRANCE       22145     22129      22129      11125    -49.73     22129      15043      11075      11125     -49.73    1.95

     GERMANY       3574     14272      14272       1600    -88.79     14272        336        182       1600     -88.79    0.28

     BRAZIL          32     22757      22757        181    -99.20     22757         73         79        181     -99.20    0.03

     PAKISTN          0     33776      33776          0   -100.00     33776          0          0          0    -100.00    0.00


     _WTO        427477    553033     553033     570984      3.25    553033     512847     538586     570984       3.25  100.00

     _OECD        82283    159927     159927     109789    -31.35    159927     129399     116885     109789     -31.35   19.23

     _EU15        48961    102938     102938      65810    -36.07    102938      88429      76778      65810     -36.07   11.53

     _EC12        48018    101161     101161      64782    -35.96    101161      87361      75634      64782     -35.96   11.35

     _ASEAN         880       545        545      19545   3486.24       545      19545      19545      19545    3486.24    3.42