EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, 
            BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 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           September Cumulative to date
                                     Total    Percent

U.S. Total                44,898.1 390,839.1    100.0
    (Foreign Trade Zone)     368.8   2,585.7      0.7

    Alabama                  377.7   3,126.5      0.8
    Alaska                    84.6     772.6      0.2
    Arizona                  560.3   5,110.8      1.3
    Arkansas                 171.7   1,395.4      0.4
    California             6,288.3  52,731.2     13.5
    Colorado                 392.9   3,160.3      0.8
    Connecticut              413.9   3,902.9      1.0
    Delaware                  96.3   1,067.2      0.3
    Florida                1,499.1  13,295.5      3.4
    Georgia                  773.0   7,024.5      1.8
    Hawaii                    11.9     142.8      (Z)
    Idaho                    140.2   1,235.7      0.3
    Illinois               1,723.7  15,848.6      4.1
    Indiana                  884.5   7,582.4      1.9
    Iowa                     321.0   2,689.6      0.7
    Kansas                   246.1   2,351.0      0.6
    Kentucky                 394.4   3,656.9      0.9
    Louisiana                799.7   7,194.9      1.8
    Maine                    104.9     895.4      0.2
    Maryland                 615.1   3,684.3      0.9
    Massachusetts          1,108.4   8,967.9      2.3
    Michigan               1,925.8  18,574.7      4.8
    Minnesota                653.3   5,241.5      1.3
    Mississippi              186.4   1,805.5      0.5
    Missouri                 320.0   2,712.8      0.7
    Montana                   17.6     142.1      0.0
    Nebraska                 150.7   1,228.5      0.3
    Nevada                    73.3     497.0      0.1
    New Hampshire            115.2     850.5      0.2
    New Jersey               814.4   7,494.5      1.9
    New Mexico                32.3     259.9      0.1
    New York               2,253.4  19,596.5      5.0
    North Carolina         1,116.1   9,744.6      2.5
    North Dakota              35.7     333.9      0.1
    Ohio                   1,590.2  14,850.5      3.8
    Oklahoma                 145.9   1,493.4      0.4
    Oregon                   533.6   4,110.3      1.1
    Pennsylvania           1,191.4   9,184.4      2.3
    Rhode Island              58.2     544.2      0.1
    South Carolina           555.8   4,715.8      1.2
    South Dakota              30.2     266.3      0.1
    Tennessee                608.8   5,336.6      1.4
    Texas                  4,644.0  40,696.7     10.4
    Utah                     236.7   1,854.1      0.5
    Vermont                  125.3   1,137.8      0.3
    Virginia                 799.0   7,063.5      1.8
    Washington             1,204.4  13,627.4      3.5
    West Virginia            115.3     931.5      0.2
    Wisconsin                653.1   5,866.9      1.5
    Wyoming                   42.6     294.1      0.1
    Dist Of Columbia           8.9     143.3      0.0
    Puerto Rico              408.4   3,091.0      0.8
    USVirgin Islands          15.1     158.2      (Z)
 Other                     4,197.7  36,728.4      9.4
    Estimated Shipments      844.5   7,376.9      1.9
    Unreported (2)         3,353.2  29,351.5      7.5
 Reexports Total           3,031.6  24,426.3      6.2
                                              
Timing Adjustment              (X)       (X)      (X)
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                         SIC-Based Product Code Groupings

                         Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

          Item           September Cumulative to date
                                     Total    Percent

U.S. Total                 4,762.0  40,282.1    100.0
    (Foreign Trade Zone)       5.3      35.4      0.1

    Alabama                   33.0     358.3      0.9
    Alaska                   279.6   1,508.7      3.7
    Arizona                   22.4     324.3      0.8
    Arkansas                   6.9     100.2      0.2
    California               399.0   3,811.2      9.5
    Colorado                   9.6     133.4      0.3
    Connecticut               24.9     286.2      0.7
    Delaware                   1.8      13.1      (Z)
    Florida                   56.9     694.9      1.7
    Georgia                   66.6     593.4      1.5
    Hawaii                     3.0      46.7      0.1
    Idaho                      6.7      71.0      0.2
    Illinois                 129.9     670.1      1.7
    Indiana                    6.6     114.1      0.3
    Iowa                      15.7     146.0      0.4
    Kansas                    33.3     247.2      0.6
    Kentucky                  34.4     165.6      0.4
    Louisiana                946.8   7,085.3     17.6
    Maine                     18.5     113.1      0.3
    Maryland                  25.2     134.6      0.3
    Massachusetts             48.7     366.7      0.9
    Michigan                  49.3     420.5      1.0
    Minnesota                 47.1     377.4      0.9
    Mississippi                4.9     138.6      0.3
    Missouri                  16.3     138.8      0.3
    Montana                   11.9     137.2      0.3
    Nebraska                  14.2      94.8      0.2
    Nevada                     1.3      16.0      (Z)
    New Hampshire              5.0      50.8      0.1
    New Jersey               138.1     640.3      1.6
    New Mexico                 3.3      43.4      0.1
    New York                 150.6   1,492.1      3.7
    North Carolina            62.7     755.3      1.9
    North Dakota               5.6      69.4      0.2
    Ohio                     113.8     648.5      1.6
    Oklahoma                   4.4      49.9      0.1
    Oregon                   216.3   1,361.2      3.4
    Pennsylvania              39.3     467.5      1.2
    Rhode Island              16.2     129.0      0.3
    South Carolina            13.4     134.0      0.3
    South Dakota               0.7      25.5      0.1
    Tennessee                 30.2     566.9      1.4
    Texas                    346.8   3,204.3      8.0
    Utah                      77.7     616.9      1.5
    Vermont                    2.7      27.2      0.1
    Virginia                 149.0   1,305.1      3.2
    Washington               367.4   2,973.2      7.4
    West Virginia             62.0     546.1      1.4
    Wisconsin                 99.9     574.3      1.4
    Wyoming                    2.2      14.3      (Z)
    Dist Of Columbia           1.0       7.1      (Z)
    Puerto Rico                5.8      66.4      0.2
    USVirgin Islands           (-)       0.3      (Z)
 Other                       304.0   3,846.6      9.5
    Estimated Shipments        (-)       (-)      (-)
    Unreported (2)           304.0   3,846.6      9.5
 Reexports Total             229.4   2,274.7      5.6

Timing Adjustment              (X)      84.4      (X)
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                                Total

          Item           September Cumulative
                                    to date

U.S. Total                49,660.7 431,123.0
    (Foreign Trade Zone)     374.1   2,621.1

    Alabama                  410.7   3,484.8
    Alaska                   364.2   2,281.3
    Arizona                  582.7   5,435.1
    Arkansas                 178.6   1,495.6
    California             6,687.3  56,542.4
    Colorado                 402.5   3,293.7
    Connecticut              438.8   4,189.1
    Delaware                  98.1   1,080.3
    Florida                1,556.0  13,990.4
    Georgia                  839.6   7,617.9
    Hawaii                    14.9     189.5
    Idaho                    146.9   1,306.7
    Illinois               1,853.6  16,518.7
    Indiana                  891.1   7,696.5
    Iowa                     336.7   2,835.6
    Kansas                   279.4   2,598.2
    Kentucky                 428.8   3,822.5
    Louisiana              1,746.5  14,280.2
    Maine                    123.4   1,008.5
    Maryland                 640.3   3,818.9
    Massachusetts          1,157.1   9,334.6
    Michigan               1,975.1  18,995.2
    Minnesota                700.4   5,618.9
    Mississippi              191.3   1,944.1
    Missouri                 336.3   2,851.6
    Montana                   29.5     279.3
    Nebraska                 164.9   1,323.3
    Nevada                    74.6     513.0
    New Hampshire            120.2     901.3
    New Jersey               952.5   8,134.8
    New Mexico                35.6     303.3
    New York               2,404.0  21,088.6
    North Carolina         1,178.8  10,499.9
    North Dakota              41.3     403.3
    Ohio                   1,704.0  15,499.0
    Oklahoma                 150.3   1,543.3
    Oregon                   749.9   5,471.5
    Pennsylvania           1,230.7   9,651.9
    Rhode Island              74.4     673.2
    South Carolina           569.2   4,849.8
    South Dakota              30.9     291.8
    Tennessee                639.0   5,903.5
    Texas                  4,990.8  43,901.0
    Utah                     314.4   2,471.0
    Vermont                  128.0   1,165.0
    Virginia                 948.0   8,368.6
    Washington             1,571.8  16,600.6
    West Virginia            177.3   1,477.6
    Wisconsin                753.0   6,441.2
    Wyoming                   44.8     308.4
    Dist Of Columbia           9.9     150.4
    Puerto Rico              414.2   3,157.4
    USVirgin Islands          15.1     158.5
 Other                     4,501.7  40,575.0
    Estimated Shipments      844.5   7,376.9
    Unreported (2)         3,657.2  33,198.1
 Reexports Total           3,261.0  26,701.0

Timing Adjustment              (X)      84.4
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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." 

