EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                   44,250.0    345,940.7    100.0
    (Foreign Trade Zone)        190.5      2,216.9      0.6

    Alabama                     252.2      1,986.5      0.6
    Alaska                       46.0        250.9      0.1
    Arizona                     499.1      3,634.1      1.1
    Arkansas                    149.1      1,068.2      0.3
    California                6,381.0     49,092.5     14.2
    Colorado                    638.8      5,105.5      1.5
    Connecticut                 768.1      6,331.1      1.8
    Delaware                    361.5      2,853.8      0.8
    Florida                   1,390.2     10,902.8      3.2
    Georgia                     652.1      4,928.1      1.4
    Hawaii                       11.1         89.6      (Z)
    Idaho                       173.4      1,132.5      0.3
    Illinois                  2,175.4     17,715.3      5.1
    Indiana                     939.9      7,047.9      2.0
    Iowa                        193.4      1,527.8      0.4
    Kansas                      260.9      1,798.1      0.5
    Kentucky                    374.0      2,970.9      0.9
    Louisiana                   247.4      1,871.7      0.5
    Maine                       110.4        741.6      0.2
    Maryland                    225.5      1,896.5      0.5
    Massachusetts             1,102.1      8,435.2      2.4
    Michigan                  2,761.0     23,595.9      6.8
    Minnesota                   640.6      5,090.3      1.5
    Mississippi                  92.4        876.9      0.3
    Missouri                    405.3      3,244.7      0.9
    Montana                      16.4        135.9      (Z)
    Nebraska                    196.2      1,413.7      0.4
    Nevada                       72.7        370.9      0.1
    New Hampshire               128.5        859.4      0.2
    New Jersey                1,359.9     10,317.3      3.0
    New Mexico                   33.3        240.2      0.1
    New York                  2,619.4     22,305.5      6.4
    North Carolina              809.2      6,053.9      1.7
    North Dakota                 33.4        276.6      0.1
    Ohio                      1,692.6     13,006.2      3.8
    Oklahoma                    191.3      1,371.2      0.4
    Oregon                      498.8      3,501.8      1.0
    Pennsylvania              1,389.0     10,285.8      3.0
    Rhode Island                 63.1        504.2      0.1
    South Carolina              350.2      2,828.3      0.8
    South Dakota                 27.5        206.8      0.1
    Tennessee                   596.0      4,490.8      1.3
    Texas                     3,496.3     26,556.2      7.7
    Utah                        136.4      1,148.1      0.3
    Vermont                     132.3        944.2      0.3
    Virginia                    847.8      5,761.0      1.7
    Washington                1,572.3     12,975.6      3.8
    West Virginia                55.7        440.4      0.1
    Wisconsin                   615.1      4,804.0      1.4
    Wyoming                       7.7         53.9      0.0
    Dist Of Columbia (2)        341.9      3,317.7      1.0
    Puerto Rico                 421.1      2,678.9      0.8
    USVirgin Islands             10.5        159.3      (Z)
 Other                        2,889.9     23,349.9      6.7
    Estimated Shipments         792.3      6,532.4      1.9
    Unreported (3)            2,097.6     16,817.5      4.9
 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                    4,280.4     35,165.6    100.0
    (Foreign Trade Zone)          3.0         30.1      0.1

    Alabama                      32.5        274.2      0.8
    Alaska                       52.5        265.5      0.8
    Arizona                      39.3        333.2      0.9
    Arkansas                      6.2         42.0      0.1
    California                  476.7      3,846.0     10.9
    Colorado                     20.0        168.8      0.5
    Connecticut                 223.1      1,652.5      4.7
    Delaware                      2.2         37.9      0.1
    Florida                      49.7        614.0      1.7
    Georgia                      46.6        354.9      1.0
    Hawaii                        2.8         29.5      0.1
    Idaho                         2.7         36.9      0.1
    Illinois                    272.8      1,655.2      4.7
    Indiana                       7.6         77.9      0.2
    Iowa                          5.4        109.2      0.3
    Kansas                      188.0      1,043.6      3.0
    Kentucky                     12.0        111.2      0.3
    Louisiana                    85.5        915.3      2.6
    Maine                        22.7        102.8      0.3
    Maryland                     34.3        239.3      0.7
    Massachusetts                35.1        247.7      0.7
    Michigan                     47.9        344.2      1.0
    Minnesota                   337.7      2,495.9      7.1
    Mississippi                   2.8         80.6      0.2
    Missouri                     60.5        523.6      1.5
    Montana                       3.5         40.8      0.1
    Nebraska                      8.6         70.2      0.2
    Nevada                        2.2         23.4      0.1
    New Hampshire                 4.5         32.3      0.1
    New Jersey                  100.2        761.3      2.2
    New Mexico                    2.8         29.7      0.1
    New York                    440.5      3,395.4      9.7
    North Carolina               47.2        472.1      1.3
    North Dakota                  4.5         51.3      0.1
    Ohio                         51.1        395.4      1.1
    Oklahoma                     29.2        192.0      0.5
    Oregon                      254.2      1,994.4      5.7
    Pennsylvania                 56.5        620.2      1.8
    Rhode Island                 14.7         99.7      0.3
    South Carolina                8.3         62.0      0.2
    South Dakota                  0.8          8.8      (Z)
    Tennessee                   145.3      1,840.8      5.2
    Texas                       178.7      1,519.9      4.3
    Utah                         51.7        411.6      1.2
    Vermont                       2.7         24.6      0.1
    Virginia                     85.4        670.4      1.9
    Washington                  229.2      2,168.0      6.2
    West Virginia                27.9        245.7      0.7
    Wisconsin                    29.7        191.5      0.5
    Wyoming                       1.7          8.6      (Z)
    Dist Of Columbia (2)         23.1        131.0      0.4
    Puerto Rico                   4.8         40.6      0.1
    USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.9      (Z)
 Other                          164.0      2,130.6      6.1
    Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      (-)
    Unreported (3)              164.0      2,130.6      6.1
 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                     284.7      2,260.7
    Alaska                       98.5        516.4
    Arizona                     538.4      3,967.3
    Arkansas                    155.3      1,110.2
    California                6,857.7     52,938.5
    Colorado                    658.8      5,274.3
    Connecticut                 991.2      7,983.6
    Delaware                    363.7      2,891.7
    Florida                   1,439.9     11,516.8
    Georgia                     698.7      5,283.0
    Hawaii                       13.9        119.1
    Idaho                       176.1      1,169.4
    Illinois                  2,448.2     19,370.5
    Indiana                     947.5      7,125.8
    Iowa                        198.8      1,637.0
    Kansas                      448.9      2,841.7
    Kentucky                    386.0      3,082.1
    Louisiana                   332.9      2,787.0
    Maine                       133.1        844.4
    Maryland                    259.8      2,135.8
    Massachusetts             1,137.2      8,682.9
    Michigan                  2,808.9     23,940.1
    Minnesota                   978.3      7,586.2
    Mississippi                  95.2        957.5
    Missouri                    465.8      3,768.3
    Montana                      19.9        176.7
    Nebraska                    204.8      1,483.9
    Nevada                       74.9        394.3
    New Hampshire               133.0        891.7
    New Jersey                1,460.1     11,078.6
    New Mexico                   36.1        269.9
    New York                  3,059.9     25,700.9
    North Carolina              856.4      6,526.0
    North Dakota                 37.9        327.9
    Ohio                      1,743.7     13,401.6
    Oklahoma                    220.5      1,563.2
    Oregon                      753.0      5,496.2
    Pennsylvania              1,445.5     10,906.0
    Rhode Island                 77.8        603.9
    South Carolina              358.5      2,890.3
    South Dakota                 28.3        215.6
    Tennessee                   741.3      6,331.6
    Texas                     3,675.0     28,076.1
    Utah                        188.1      1,559.7
    Vermont                     135.0        968.8
    Virginia                    933.2      6,431.4
    Washington                1,801.5     15,143.6
    West Virginia                83.6        686.1
    Wisconsin                   644.8      4,995.5
    Wyoming                       9.4         62.5
    Dist Of Columbia (2)        365.0      3,448.7
    Puerto Rico                 425.9      2,719.5
    USVirgin Islands             10.6        160.2
 Other                        3,053.9     25,480.5
    Estimated Shipments         792.3      6,532.4
    Unreported (3)            2,261.6     18,948.1
 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.  (2) Significant data
are compiled for the District of Columbia
because there are concentrations of entities
domiciled there such as, embassies of
foreign governments, purchasing agents for
foreign companies and countries that
arrange for exports of goods. (3) Includes
cases where no valid zip code was reported
on Shipper's Export Declaration (SED's) and
includes prior month's revision 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." 

