EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, 
            BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 1995

In millions of dollars. Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) shipments are 
included in the U.S. total,and distributed among individual states and
territories. Separate FTZ total line is for reference only.Details may
not equal totals due to rounding.




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                         SIC-Based Product Code Groupings

                               Manufactured Commodities

          Item              August   Cumulative to date
                                        Total      Percent

U.S. Total                  44,249.9   345,940.6       100.0
    (Foreign Trade Zone)       190.5     2,216.9         0.6

    Alabama                    377.6     2,748.8         0.8
    Alaska                     109.7       688.0         0.2
    Arizona                    570.5     4,550.5         1.3
    Arkansas                   163.4     1,223.7         0.4
    California               6,268.0    46,442.9        13.4
    Colorado                   346.8     2,767.4         0.8
    Connecticut                463.8     3,489.0         1.0
    Delaware                    92.4       970.8         0.3
    Florida                  1,468.3    11,796.4         3.4
    Georgia                    781.1     6,251.5         1.8
    Hawaii                      12.3       130.9         (Z)
    Idaho                      164.0     1,095.5         0.3
    Illinois                 1,813.4    14,124.9         4.1
    Indiana                    874.2     6,697.9         1.9
    Iowa                       303.4     2,368.5         0.7
    Kansas                     275.4     2,104.9         0.6
    Kentucky                   373.7     3,262.5         0.9
    Louisiana                  784.8     6,395.1         1.8
    Maine                      121.0       790.5         0.2
    Maryland                   276.7     3,069.2         0.9
    Massachusetts            1,032.0     7,859.4         2.3
    Michigan                 2,083.8    16,648.8         4.8
    Minnesota                  581.5     4,588.2         1.3
    Mississippi                190.6     1,619.1         0.5
    Missouri                   340.1     2,392.8         0.7
    Montana                     14.1       124.5         (Z)
    Nebraska                   155.5     1,077.9         0.3
    Nevada                      59.8       423.7         0.1
    New Hampshire              112.1       735.3         0.2
    New Jersey                 850.2     6,680.1         1.9
    New Mexico                  32.6       227.6         0.1
    New York                 1,904.8    17,343.1         5.0
    North Carolina           1,061.2     8,628.5         2.5
    North Dakota                36.8       298.2         0.1
    Ohio                     1,690.3    13,260.3         3.8
    Oklahoma                   152.4     1,347.5         0.4
    Oregon                     509.4     3,576.8         1.0
    Pennsylvania             1,060.9     7,993.0         2.3
    Rhode Island                58.9       486.0         0.1
    South Carolina             478.2     4,160.0         1.2
    South Dakota                35.9       236.1         0.1
    Tennessee                  601.4     4,727.7         1.4
    Texas                    4,820.5    36,052.7        10.4
    Utah                       178.6     1,617.4         0.5
    Vermont                    143.1     1,012.5         0.3
    Virginia                   863.9     6,264.6         1.8
    Washington               1,523.1    12,422.9         3.6
    West Virginia              112.5       816.2         0.2
    Wisconsin                  657.3     5,213.8         1.5
    Wyoming                     37.6       251.5         0.1
    Dist Of Columbia            26.4       134.4         (Z)
    Puerto Rico                407.6     2,682.6         0.8
    USVirgin Islands             7.0       143.1         (Z)
 Other                       3,994.7    32,530.8         9.4
    Estimated Shipments        792.3     6,532.4         1.9
    Unreported (2)           3,202.4    25,998.4         7.5
 Reexports Total             2,794.6    21,394.6         6.2

Timing Adjustment                (X)         (X)         (X)
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                         SIC-Based Product Code Groupings

                          Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

          Item              August   Cumulative to date
                                        Total      Percent

U.S. Total                   4,280.0    35,165.7       100.0
    (Foreign Trade Zone)         3.0        30.1         0.1

    Alabama                     34.8       325.3         0.9
    Alaska                     135.7     1,229.1         3.5
    Arizona                     34.5       301.9         0.9
    Arkansas                     7.6        93.4         0.3
    California                 453.9     3,412.2         9.7
    Colorado                    12.6       123.7         0.4
    Connecticut                 33.5       261.3         0.7
    Delaware                     1.5        11.3         (Z)
    Florida                     54.5       638.0         1.8
    Georgia                     67.3       526.8         1.5
    Hawaii                       3.3        43.7         0.1
    Idaho                        4.1        64.2         0.2
    Illinois                    97.3       540.3         1.5
    Indiana                      8.1       107.5         0.3
    Iowa                        15.5       130.4         0.4
    Kansas                      29.4       213.9         0.6
    Kentucky                    19.2       131.2         0.4
    Louisiana                  798.8     6,138.4        17.5
    Maine                       22.4        94.6         0.3
    Maryland                    11.5       109.5         0.3
    Massachusetts               46.1       318.0         0.9
    Michigan                    50.4       371.1         1.1
    Minnesota                   46.0       330.3         0.9
    Mississippi                  5.6       133.7         0.4
    Missouri                    11.4       122.5         0.3
    Montana                     17.9       125.3         0.4
    Nebraska                    14.3        80.6         0.2
    Nevada                       1.4        14.8         (Z)
    New Hampshire                7.9        45.8         0.1
    New Jersey                  79.0       502.2         1.4
    New Mexico                   2.4        40.1         0.1
    New York                   144.4     1,341.5         3.8
    North Carolina              57.4       692.6         2.0
    North Dakota                 5.7        63.8         0.2
    Ohio                        90.7       534.7         1.5
    Oklahoma                     2.6        45.5         0.1
    Oregon                     173.2     1,144.9         3.3
    Pennsylvania                37.2       428.1         1.2
    Rhode Island                21.5       112.8         0.3
    South Carolina              14.3       120.6         0.3
    South Dakota                 6.6        24.8         0.1
    Tennessee                   43.8       536.8         1.5
    Texas                      340.4     2,857.5         8.1
    Utah                        84.1       539.2         1.5
    Vermont                      2.9        24.6         0.1
    Virginia                   148.6     1,156.1         3.3
    Washington                 279.5     2,605.8         7.4
    West Virginia               47.3       484.1         1.4
    Wisconsin                   91.6       474.3         1.3
    Wyoming                      2.0        12.2         (Z)
    Dist Of Columbia             0.8         6.1         (Z)
    Puerto Rico                  7.2        60.6         0.2
    USVirgin Islands             0.2         0.3         (Z)
 Other                         309.4     3,387.2         9.6
    Estimated Shipments          (-)         (-)         (-)
    Unreported (2)             309.4     3,387.2         9.6
 Reexports Total               240.7     2,045.3         5.8

Timing Adjustment                (X)      -114.8         (X)
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                                   Total

          Item              August    Cumulative
                                       to date

U.S. Total                  48,530.0   381,104.7
    (Foreign Trade Zone)       193.5     2,247.0

    Alabama                    412.4     3,074.1
    Alaska                     245.4     1,917.1
    Arizona                    605.0     4,852.4
    Arkansas                   171.0     1,317.1
    California               6,721.9    49,855.1
    Colorado                   359.4     2,891.1
    Connecticut                497.3     3,750.3
    Delaware                    93.9       982.1
    Florida                  1,522.8    12,434.4
    Georgia                    848.4     6,778.3
    Hawaii                      15.6       174.6
    Idaho                      168.1     1,159.7
    Illinois                 1,910.7    14,665.2
    Indiana                    882.3     6,805.4
    Iowa                       318.9     2,498.9
    Kansas                     304.8     2,318.8
    Kentucky                   392.9     3,393.7
    Louisiana                1,583.6    12,533.5
    Maine                      143.4       885.1
    Maryland                   288.2     3,178.7
    Massachusetts            1,078.1     8,177.4
    Michigan                 2,134.2    17,019.9
    Minnesota                  627.5     4,918.5
    Mississippi                196.2     1,752.8
    Missouri                   351.5     2,515.3
    Montana                     32.0       249.8
    Nebraska                   169.8     1,158.5
    Nevada                      61.2       438.5
    New Hampshire              120.0       781.1
    New Jersey                 929.2     7,182.3
    New Mexico                  35.0       267.7
    New York                 2,049.2    18,684.6
    North Carolina           1,118.6     9,321.1
    North Dakota                42.5       362.0
    Ohio                     1,781.0    13,795.0
    Oklahoma                   155.0     1,393.0
    Oregon                     682.6     4,721.7
    Pennsylvania             1,098.1     8,421.1
    Rhode Island                80.4       598.8
    South Carolina             492.5     4,280.6
    South Dakota                42.5       260.9
    Tennessee                  645.2     5,264.5
    Texas                    5,160.9    38,910.2
    Utah                       262.7     2,156.6
    Vermont                    146.0     1,037.1
    Virginia                 1,012.5     7,420.7
    Washington               1,802.6    15,028.7
    West Virginia              159.8     1,300.3
    Wisconsin                  748.9     5,688.1
    Wyoming                     39.6       263.7
    Dist Of Columbia            27.2       140.5
    Puerto Rico                414.8     2,743.2
    USVirgin Islands             7.2       143.4
 Other                       4,304.1    35,918.0
    Estimated Shipments        792.3     6,532.4
    Unreported (2)           3,511.8    29,385.6
 Reexports Total             3,035.3    23,439.9

Timing Adjustment                (X)      -114.8
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(1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery
products, mineral commodities, scrap,
waste, used or second-hand merchandise
and timing adjustments.  The state of origin
of movement values totals for
non-manufactured commodities usually
reflect the state where the U. S. port of
export is located. (2) Includes prior month's
revision to exports to Canada.

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CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see
       record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE." 

