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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category 600:  TEXTURED FILAMENT YARN
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                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     303.878    346.369    346.369    372.061      7.42   346.369    382.071    377.245    372.061       7.42  100.00

     CANADA    209.436    212.793    212.793    206.067     -3.16   212.793    218.220    210.622    206.067      -3.16   55.39

     MEXICO     22.742     36.108     36.108     46.363     28.40    36.108     45.932     46.540     46.363      28.40   12.46

     ITALY       9.599     16.651     16.651     16.852      1.21    16.651     17.127     17.183     16.852       1.21    4.53

     CHINA P     7.388     13.874     13.874     16.090     15.97    13.874     15.513     15.794     16.090      15.97    4.32

     INDIA       6.757      8.368      8.368     14.880     77.82     8.368     14.819     14.835     14.880      77.82    4.00

     CHINA T    12.390     12.440     12.440     13.757     10.59    12.440     13.402     13.941     13.757      10.59    3.70

     INDNSIA     6.063      7.712      7.712     13.169     70.76     7.712     12.928     13.241     13.169      70.76    3.54

     MALAYSA     3.830      7.309      7.309      9.721     32.99     7.309     10.000      9.629      9.721      32.99    2.61

     KOR REP     1.227      3.991      3.991      9.584    140.17     3.991      7.731      9.233      9.584     140.17    2.58

     THAILND     4.675      6.909      6.909      8.462     22.47     6.909      8.955      8.652      8.462      22.47    2.27

     GERMANY     8.082      3.611      3.611      3.192    -11.61     3.611      3.278      3.090      3.192     -11.61    0.86

     SLOVENI     1.903      2.245      2.245      2.694     19.98     2.245      2.525      2.689      2.694      19.98    0.72

     FRANCE      0.945      2.094      2.094      1.989     -5.01     2.094      1.902      2.006      1.989      -5.01    0.53

     BELGIUM     0.285      1.208      1.208      1.493     23.62     1.208      1.494      1.538      1.493      23.62    0.40

     JAPAN       0.443      0.958      0.958      1.338     39.65     0.958      1.227      1.342      1.338      39.65    0.36

     VIETNAM     0.601      0.933      0.933      0.946      1.32     0.933      0.926      0.942      0.946       1.32    0.25

     SLOVAK      0.849      0.706      0.706      0.834     18.19     0.706      0.777      0.834      0.834      18.19    0.22

     EGYPT       0.456      0.832      0.832      0.774     -7.02     0.832      0.755      0.753      0.774      -7.02    0.21

     TURKEY      0.230      0.364      0.364      0.652     79.13     0.364      0.653      0.709      0.652      79.13    0.18

     S ARAB      0.000      1.299      1.299      0.334    -74.31     1.299      1.036      0.720      0.334     -74.31    0.09

     ISRAEL      3.869      3.729      3.729      0.324    -91.32     3.729      0.435      0.390      0.324     -91.32    0.09


     _WTO      303.878    346.369    346.369    372.059      7.42   346.369    382.069    377.243    372.059       7.42  100.00

     _OECD     231.555    242.160    242.160    241.547     -0.25   242.160    252.223    246.155    241.547      -0.25   64.92

     _ASEAN     15.169     22.931     22.931     32.366     41.14    22.931     32.878     32.533     32.366      41.14    8.70

     _EU15      19.939     24.240     24.240     24.586      1.43    24.240     24.870     24.910     24.586       1.43    6.61

     _EC12      19.939     24.234     24.234     24.583      1.44    24.234     24.866     24.907     24.583       1.44    6.61