_____________________________________ | | October 31, 2017 | MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT | | U.S. General Imports | | By Category, 9/2017 Data | |_____________________________________| Category 863: TOWELS, SILK / VEG. BLENDS Data in Million $$$, * I/P: * Calendar Years Year-to-Date Year-Endings YE 9/2017 Country 2015 2016 9/2016 9/2017 % Change 9/2016 7/2017 8/2017 9/2017 % Change % Share WORLD 10.530 11.146 8.441 10.689 26.63 10.675 12.660 13.139 13.394 25.47 100.00 CHINA P 8.145 7.508 5.409 8.979 66.00 6.956 10.325 10.788 11.078 59.26 82.71 SWEDEN 0.543 0.284 0.184 0.361 96.26 0.292 0.341 0.336 0.460 57.60 3.44 KOR REP 0.099 0.415 0.277 0.106 -61.60 0.311 0.287 0.285 0.245 -21.27 1.83 PAKISTN 0.205 0.175 0.101 0.125 24.16 0.101 0.207 0.199 0.199 96.61 1.49 VIETNAM 0.182 0.212 0.211 0.006 -97.16 0.324 0.110 0.111 0.008 -97.65 0.06 MEXICO 0.000 1.336 1.336 0.006 -99.57 1.336 0.006 0.006 0.006 -99.57 0.04 _WTO 10.528 11.135 8.429 10.683 26.73 10.662 12.651 13.131 13.388 25.57 99.95 _OECD 1.032 1.051 0.734 0.828 12.87 0.961 1.027 1.046 1.145 19.14 8.55 _EU27 1.051 0.862 0.646 0.799 23.75 0.871 0.867 0.872 1.015 16.52 7.58 _EU28 1.051 0.862 0.646 0.799 23.75 0.871 0.867 0.872 1.015 16.52 7.58 _W HEMI 0.003 1.339 1.339 0.014 -98.96 1.340 0.012 0.012 0.014 -98.96 0.10 _ASEAN 0.205 0.219 0.216 0.009 -95.75 0.337 0.114 0.115 0.012 -96.35 0.09 _NAFTA 0.003 1.337 1.337 0.008 -99.44 1.337 0.006 0.006 0.008 -99.44 0.06