_____________________________________ | | November 5, 2012 | MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT | | U.S. General Imports | | By Category, 9/2012 Data | |_____________________________________| Category 618: WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB. Data in Million $$$, * I/P: * 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 28.581 29.392 21.983 26.507 20.58 29.230 34.067 33.804 33.915 16.03 100.00 KOR REP 7.819 6.756 5.336 6.673 25.04 7.291 7.535 7.878 8.092 10.99 23.86 ITALY 3.704 5.956 3.966 4.829 21.75 5.207 6.888 6.916 6.819 30.95 20.11 CHINA P 3.810 3.417 2.426 5.031 107.39 3.100 6.354 6.109 6.022 94.27 17.76 CANADA 7.090 5.523 4.596 4.084 -11.14 6.082 5.051 5.025 5.012 -17.59 14.78 JAPAN 3.659 4.770 3.378 3.566 5.55 4.651 5.330 4.934 4.957 6.59 14.62 _WTO 28.581 29.390 21.982 26.507 20.59 29.229 34.067 33.804 33.915 16.03 100.00 _OECD 20.005 19.588 14.978 16.621 10.97 19.984 20.767 21.139 21.230 6.23 62.60 _EU15 4.839 7.111 4.869 5.584 14.69 6.383 7.870 7.924 7.826 22.61 23.08 _EC12 4.836 7.104 4.864 5.584 14.80 6.378 7.868 7.921 7.824 22.67 23.07 _W HEMI 7.207 5.663 4.705 4.193 -10.88 6.215 5.190 5.163 5.151 -17.12 15.19