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| | November 5, 2012
| MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT |
| U.S. General Imports |
| By Category, 9/2012 Data |
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Category 618: WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
Data in M2., 1.00 M2 per M2..
Calendar Years Year-to-Date Year-Endings YE 9/2012
Country 2010 2011 9/2011 9/2012 % Change 9/2011 7/2012 8/2012 9/2012 % Change % Share
WORLD 20499874 15982976 12276023 18483134 50.56 16563316 22151027 22116403 22190087 33.97 100.00
KOR REP 9316089 7192113 5707988 6822954 19.53 7851922 7953956 8179559 8307079 5.80 37.44
CHINA P 5358222 3033558 2067457 7303518 253.26 2715649 8503146 8342582 8269619 204.52 37.27
CANADA 3243967 2610070 2092800 2103961 0.53 2780030 2596053 2605022 2621231 -5.71 11.81
JAPAN 1136225 1089616 831296 723594 -12.96 1229190 1055670 1009294 981914 -20.12 4.43
ITALY 647734 1043787 788538 725401 -8.01 980529 1049634 996832 980650 0.01 4.42
_WTO 20499874 15982362 12275409 18483134 50.57 16562702 22151027 22116403 22190087 33.98 100.00
_OECD 13413229 11115897 8825871 9829023 11.37 11904830 11810259 11994738 12119049 1.80 54.61
_W HEMI 3288627 2694494 2144994 2143303 -0.08 2841656 2667012 2676220 2692803 -5.24 12.14
_EU15 813702 1283569 997236 840361 -15.73 1233749 1199211 1145481 1126694 -8.68 5.08
_EC12 813572 1283350 997041 840361 -15.71 1233536 1199187 1145457 1126670 -8.66 5.08