_____________________________________ | | May 1, 2018 | MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT | | U.S. General Imports | | By Category, 3/2018 Data | |_____________________________________| Category 863: TOWELS, SILK / VEG. BLENDS Data in Million $$$, * I/P: * Calendar Years Year-to-Date Year-Endings YE 3/2018 Country 2016 2017 3/2017 3/2018 % Change 3/2017 1/2018 2/2018 3/2018 % Change % Share WORLD 11.146 13.981 3.047 3.584 17.62 12.344 14.103 14.400 14.518 17.61 100.00 CHINA P 7.508 11.628 2.620 2.886 10.16 8.791 11.604 11.862 11.894 35.30 81.93 INDIA 0.431 0.565 0.087 0.177 103.66 0.416 0.666 0.659 0.656 57.45 4.52 SWEDEN 0.284 0.448 0.073 0.130 77.89 0.261 0.479 0.503 0.505 93.32 3.48 KOR REP 0.415 0.122 0.033 0.093 182.54 0.427 0.140 0.141 0.182 -57.27 1.26 PAKISTN 0.175 0.165 0.000 0.000 * 0.082 0.165 0.165 0.165 102.31 1.14 MEXICO 1.336 0.006 0.000 0.000 * 1.335 0.006 0.006 0.006 -99.57 0.04 _WTO 11.134 13.964 3.047 3.581 17.50 12.332 14.083 14.379 14.497 17.55 99.86 _OECD 1.051 1.141 0.196 0.358 82.85 1.026 1.203 1.251 1.303 27.00 8.98 _EU27 0.862 1.150 0.180 0.285 58.65 0.779 1.208 1.249 1.256 61.25 8.65 _EU28 0.862 1.150 0.180 0.285 58.65 0.779 1.208 1.249 1.256 61.25 8.65 _W HEMI 1.339 0.014 0.000 0.005 * 1.338 0.014 0.015 0.019 -98.59 0.13 _NAFTA 1.337 0.008 0.000 0.003 * 1.335 0.008 0.008 0.011 -99.18 0.08