Average price of imports from India rose 5% over the period to US$10 per item, sharply above Pakistani and Chinese prices and not far from Portuguese prices.
In US dollar terms, India remains the second largest supplier, with its share rising from 43.60 percent to 52.20 percent.
Thailand meanwhile lost substantial market drop in shipments to the tune of 39 percent in volume terms after doubling in 2004.
Other countries that reported strong growth in sales were Portugal and Mexico and Bahrain that benefited from free trade agreement (FTA) with United States.
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