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

U.S. Total                 46,388.9  437,227.8    100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)      284.7    2,870.4      0.7%

    Alabama                   368.8    3,495.3      0.8%
    Alaska                    128.2      900.8      0.2%
    Arizona                   531.3    5,642.1      1.3%
    Arkansas                  142.5    1,537.8      0.4%
    California              6,287.7   59,018.9     13.5%
    Colorado                  359.9    3,520.2      0.8%
    Connecticut               393.3    4,296.2      1.0%
    Delaware                  100.1    1,167.3      0.3%
    Florida                 1,595.0   14,890.5      3.4%
    Georgia                   825.3    7,849.9      1.8%
    Hawaii                     11.9      154.7      0.0%
    Idaho                     164.1    1,399.7      0.3%
    Illinois                1,901.4   17,750.0      4.1%
    Indiana                   910.6    8,493.1      1.9%
    Iowa                      323.3    3,012.9      0.7%
    Kansas                    273.2    2,624.3      0.6%
    Kentucky                  395.3    4,052.2      0.9%
    Louisiana                 809.7    8,004.6      1.8%
    Maine                     103.5      998.9      0.2%
    Maryland                  391.5    4,075.8      0.9%
    Massachusetts           1,178.4   10,146.3      2.3%
    Michigan                2,089.3   20,663.9      4.7%
    Minnesota                 663.0    5,904.5      1.4%
    Mississippi               212.0    2,017.5      0.5%
    Missouri                  321.7    3,034.5      0.7%
    Montana                    15.8      157.9      0.0%
    Nebraska                  146.8    1,375.3      0.3%
    Nevada                     77.8      574.8      0.1%
    New Hampshire              97.3      947.9      0.2%
    New Jersey                931.5    8,425.9      1.9%
    New Mexico                 38.6      298.4      0.1%
    New York                2,375.2   21,971.7      5.0%
    North Carolina          1,086.1   10,830.7      2.5%
    North Dakota               37.3      371.2      0.1%
    Ohio                    1,807.0   16,657.5      3.8%
    Oklahoma                  184.3    1,677.7      0.4%
    Oregon                    515.5    4,625.8      1.1%
    Pennsylvania            1,145.9   10,330.3      2.4%
    Rhode Island               66.1      610.3      0.1%
    South Carolina            539.4    5,255.2      1.2%
    South Dakota               29.3      295.6      0.1%
    Tennessee                 608.7    5,945.3      1.4%
    Texas                   5,029.8   45,726.5     10.5%
    Utah                      183.1    2,037.2      0.5%
    Vermont                   147.3    1,285.1      0.3%
    Virginia                  957.5    8,021.1      1.8%
    Washington              1,228.7   14,856.0      3.4%
    West Virginia             104.8    1,036.3      0.2%
    Wisconsin                 770.5    6,637.4      1.5%
    Wyoming                    34.1      328.2      0.1%
    Dist Of Columbia           12.8      156.1      0.0%
    Puerto Rico               441.1    3,532.1      0.8%
    USVirgin Islands           18.5      176.6      0.0%
 Other                      4,313.8   41,042.2      9.4%
    Estimated Shipments       868.5    8,245.3      1.9%
    Unreported (2)          3,445.3   32,796.9      7.5%
 Reexports Total            2,963.3   27,389.6      6.3%

Timing Adjustment               (X)        (X)      (X)
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                         SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                         Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

          Item             October  Cumulative to date
                                       Total    Percent

U.S. Total                  4,791.7   44,999.3    100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)        5.1       40.5      0.1%

    Alabama                    50.6      409.0      0.9%
    Alaska                     94.6    1,603.3      3.6%
    Arizona                    25.9      350.2      0.8%
    Arkansas                    6.8      107.0      0.2%
    California                468.0    4,279.2      9.5%
    Colorado                    7.6      141.0      0.3%
    Connecticut                23.9      310.1      0.7%
    Delaware                    1.8       14.9      0.0%
    Florida                    77.1      772.0      1.7%
    Georgia                    69.1      662.5      1.5%
    Hawaii                      6.6       53.3      0.1%
    Idaho                       7.1       78.1      0.2%
    Illinois                   61.7      731.8      1.6%
    Indiana                    22.3      136.5      0.3%
    Iowa                       22.6      168.7      0.4%
    Kansas                     23.7      271.0      0.6%
    Kentucky                   40.7      206.3      0.5%
    Louisiana                 975.9    8,061.2     17.9%
    Maine                      21.8      135.0      0.3%
    Maryland                   15.2      149.9      0.3%
    Massachusetts              38.5      405.2      0.9%
    Michigan                   44.8      465.3      1.0%
    Minnesota                  57.5      434.9      1.0%
    Mississippi                 8.3      147.0      0.3%
    Missouri                   14.6      153.5      0.3%
    Montana                    14.2      151.4      0.3%
    Nebraska                    5.8      100.6      0.2%
    Nevada                      1.8       17.9      0.0%
    New Hampshire               4.9       55.7      0.1%
    New Jersey                 69.1      709.4      1.6%
    New Mexico                  5.7       49.1      0.1%
    New York                  170.0    1,662.1      3.7%
    North Carolina            107.1      862.4      1.9%
    North Dakota                7.6       77.1      0.2%
    Ohio                      134.6      783.1      1.7%
    Oklahoma                    4.4       54.3      0.1%
    Oregon                    224.6    1,585.8      3.5%
    Pennsylvania               61.7      529.2      1.2%
    Rhode Island                8.3      137.3      0.3%
    South Carolina             18.3      152.3      0.3%
    South Dakota                2.1       27.6      0.1%
    Tennessee                  30.3      597.2      1.3%
    Texas                     336.7    3,541.0      7.9%
    Utah                       40.9      657.8      1.5%
    Vermont                     2.7       29.9      0.1%
    Virginia                  179.9    1,485.1      3.3%
    Washington                422.9    3,396.1      7.5%
    West Virginia              53.1      599.2      1.3%
    Wisconsin                 133.2      707.5      1.6%
    Wyoming                     1.7       16.0      0.0%
    Dist Of Columbia            1.1        8.2      0.0%
    Puerto Rico                 7.0       73.4      0.2%
    USVirgin Islands            0.0        0.3      0.0%
 Other                        302.8    4,252.6      9.5%
    Estimated Shipments         0.0        0.0      0.0%
    Unreported (2)            302.8    4,252.6      9.5%
 Reexports Total              252.5    2,527.2      5.6%

Timing Adjustment               (X)      -94.4      (X)
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                            Total

          Item             October  Cumulative
                                      to date

U.S. Total                 51,180.8  482,227.0
    (Foreign Trade Zone)      289.8    2,910.9

    Alabama                   419.4    3,904.3
    Alaska                    222.8    2,504.1
    Arizona                   557.2    5,992.3
    Arkansas                  149.3    1,644.8
    California              6,755.7   63,298.1
    Colorado                  367.5    3,661.2
    Connecticut               417.2    4,606.3
    Delaware                  101.9    1,182.2
    Florida                 1,672.1   15,662.5
    Georgia                   894.4    8,512.4
    Hawaii                     18.5      208.0
    Idaho                     171.2    1,477.8
    Illinois                1,963.1   18,481.8
    Indiana                   932.9    8,629.6
    Iowa                      345.9    3,181.6
    Kansas                    296.9    2,895.3
    Kentucky                  436.0    4,258.5
    Louisiana               1,785.6   16,065.8
    Maine                     125.3    1,133.9
    Maryland                  406.7    4,225.7
    Massachusetts           1,216.9   10,551.5
    Michigan                2,134.1   21,129.2
    Minnesota                 720.5    6,339.4
    Mississippi               220.3    2,164.5
    Missouri                  336.3    3,188.0
    Montana                    30.0      309.3
    Nebraska                  152.6    1,475.9
    Nevada                     79.6      592.7
    New Hampshire             102.2    1,003.6
    New Jersey              1,000.6    9,135.3
    New Mexico                 44.3      347.5
    New York                2,545.2   23,633.8
    North Carolina          1,193.2   11,693.1
    North Dakota               44.9      448.3
    Ohio                    1,941.6   17,440.6
    Oklahoma                  188.7    1,732.0
    Oregon                    740.1    6,211.6
    Pennsylvania            1,207.6   10,859.5
    Rhode Island               74.4      747.6
    South Carolina            557.7    5,407.5
    South Dakota               31.4      323.2
    Tennessee                 639.0    6,542.5
    Texas                   5,366.5   49,267.5
    Utah                      224.0    2,695.0
    Vermont                   150.0    1,315.0
    Virginia                1,137.4    9,506.2
    Washington              1,651.6   18,252.1
    West Virginia             157.9    1,635.5
    Wisconsin                 903.7    7,344.9
    Wyoming                    35.8      344.2
    Dist Of Columbia           13.9      164.3
    Puerto Rico               448.1    3,605.5
    USVirgin Islands           18.5      176.9
 Other                      4,616.6   45,294.8
    Estimated Shipments       868.5    8,245.3
    Unreported (2)          3,748.1   37,049.5
 Reexports Total            3,215.8   29,916.8

Timing Adjustment               (X)      -94.4
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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 cases where
no valid state was reported on Shipper's
Export Declaration (SED's) and 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." 

