EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                 46,388.7  437,228.3    100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)      284.7    2,870.4      0.7%

    Alabama                   263.4    2,519.3      0.6%
    Alaska                     43.2      327.3      0.1%
    Arizona                   498.2    4,646.4      1.1%
    Arkansas                  155.3    1,372.0      0.3%
    California              6,799.0   62,676.4     14.3%
    Colorado                  679.5    6,422.1      1.5%
    Connecticut               781.8    7,896.4      1.8%
    Delaware                  350.7    3,580.3      0.8%
    Florida                 1,528.6   13,789.4      3.2%
    Georgia                   654.7    6,217.9      1.4%
    Hawaii                     12.1      117.0      0.0%
    Idaho                     163.0    1,447.1      0.3%
    Illinois                2,365.9   22,255.4      5.1%
    Indiana                   942.7    8,902.7      2.0%
    Iowa                      207.0    1,938.3      0.4%
    Kansas                    234.3    2,262.4      0.5%
    Kentucky                  444.6    3,800.2      0.9%
    Louisiana                 267.4    2,414.6      0.6%
    Maine                      91.7      926.7      0.2%
    Maryland                  220.2    2,345.2      0.5%
    Massachusetts           1,250.7   10,873.6      2.5%
    Michigan                2,925.2   29,282.8      6.7%
    Minnesota                 684.0    6,478.5      1.5%
    Mississippi                96.9    1,075.4      0.2%
    Missouri                  381.7    4,013.2      0.9%
    Montana                    14.6      168.3      0.0%
    Nebraska                  183.5    1,792.7      0.4%
    Nevada                     84.3      490.1      0.1%
    New Hampshire             116.6    1,091.3      0.2%
    New Jersey              1,460.6   13,088.9      3.0%
    New Mexico                 30.9      305.9      0.1%
    New York                3,070.6   28,452.5      6.5%
    North Carolina            837.1    7,713.6      1.8%
    North Dakota               34.3      340.0      0.1%
    Ohio                    1,761.5   16,410.0      3.8%
    Oklahoma                  183.4    1,721.0      0.4%
    Oregon                    502.0    4,510.9      1.0%
    Pennsylvania            1,535.5   13,357.2      3.1%
    Rhode Island               66.1      629.3      0.1%
    South Carolina            406.1    3,581.2      0.8%
    South Dakota               26.1      258.6      0.1%
    Tennessee                 604.2    5,684.8      1.3%
    Texas                   3,522.6   33,364.1      7.6%
    Utah                      152.0    1,446.8      0.3%
    Vermont                   135.7    1,194.3      0.3%
    Virginia                  874.7    7,382.2      1.7%
    Washington              1,293.3   15,566.4      3.6%
    West Virginia              58.1      561.3      0.1%
    Wisconsin                 648.6    6,066.1      1.4%
    Wyoming                     6.8       67.5      0.0%
    Dist Of Columbia (2)      315.8    3,893.8      0.9%
    Puerto Rico               451.0    3,565.4      0.8%
    USVirgin Islands           14.1      192.1      0.0%
 Other                      2,993.5   29,361.8      6.7%
    Estimated Shipments       868.5    8,245.3      1.9%
    Unreported (3)          2,125.0   21,116.5      4.8%
 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                  4,792.3   44,998.9    100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)        5.1       40.5      0.1%

    Alabama                    40.2      341.8      0.8%
    Alaska                     29.2      418.7      0.9%
    Arizona                    24.6      383.6      0.9%
    Arkansas                    6.1       60.2      0.1%
    California                508.1    4,810.5     10.7%
    Colorado                   21.7      209.3      0.5%
    Connecticut               295.2    2,284.9      5.1%
    Delaware                    7.4       49.5      0.1%
    Florida                    70.4      748.1      1.7%
    Georgia                    45.2      445.1      1.0%
    Hawaii                      2.7       35.0      0.1%
    Idaho                       4.2       45.1      0.1%
    Illinois                  239.9    2,126.6      4.7%
    Indiana                    10.5       98.4      0.2%
    Iowa                       16.2      130.5      0.3%
    Kansas                    161.3    1,364.9      3.0%
    Kentucky                   14.3      144.2      0.3%
    Louisiana                 185.0    1,230.9      2.7%
    Maine                      20.4      140.6      0.3%
    Maryland                   70.0      351.0      0.8%
    Massachusetts              30.4      310.8      0.7%
    Michigan                   44.7      438.9      1.0%
    Minnesota                 429.8    3,352.6      7.5%
    Mississippi                 4.8       88.1      0.2%
    Missouri                   73.8      655.7      1.5%
    Montana                     5.0       50.2      0.1%
    Nebraska                   15.3       94.9      0.2%
    Nevada                      3.0       28.6      0.1%
    New Hampshire               3.9       39.6      0.1%
    New Jersey                 90.7      955.1      2.1%
    New Mexico                  2.2       33.5      0.1%
    New York                  501.1    4,274.8      9.5%
    North Carolina             82.4      603.7      1.3%
    North Dakota                5.0       61.3      0.1%
    Ohio                       53.1      499.4      1.1%
    Oklahoma                   23.7      237.2      0.5%
    Oregon                    343.8    2,742.3      6.1%
    Pennsylvania               99.4      875.1      1.9%
    Rhode Island               16.4      129.7      0.3%
    South Carolina              8.4       77.9      0.2%
    South Dakota                1.5       10.7      0.0%
    Tennessee                 125.7    2,102.8      4.7%
    Texas                     193.1    1,878.8      4.2%
    Utah                       17.6      462.3      1.0%
    Vermont                     2.6       29.8      0.1%
    Virginia                  112.8      894.0      2.0%
    Washington                211.1    2,685.9      6.0%
    West Virginia              39.7      323.1      0.7%
    Wisconsin                  43.0      257.1      0.6%
    Wyoming                     1.0       12.5      0.0%
    Dist Of Columbia (2)        6.9      154.3      0.3%
    Puerto Rico                 3.4       48.0      0.1%
    USVirgin Islands            0.3        1.3      0.0%
 Other                        171.6    2,737.2      6.1%
    Estimated Shipments         0.0        0.0      0.0%
    Unreported (3)            171.6    2,737.2      6.1%
 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                   303.6    2,861.1
    Alaska                     72.4      746.0
    Arizona                   522.8    5,030.0
    Arkansas                  161.4    1,432.2
    California              7,307.1   67,486.9
    Colorado                  701.2    6,631.4
    Connecticut             1,077.0   10,181.3
    Delaware                  358.1    3,629.8
    Florida                 1,599.0   14,537.5
    Georgia                   699.9    6,663.0
    Hawaii                     14.8      152.0
    Idaho                     167.2    1,492.2
    Illinois                2,605.8   24,382.0
    Indiana                   953.2    9,001.1
    Iowa                      223.2    2,068.8
    Kansas                    395.6    3,627.3
    Kentucky                  458.9    3,944.4
    Louisiana                 452.4    3,645.5
    Maine                     112.1    1,067.3
    Maryland                  290.2    2,696.2
    Massachusetts           1,281.1   11,184.4
    Michigan                2,969.9   29,721.7
    Minnesota               1,113.8    9,831.1
    Mississippi               101.7    1,163.5
    Missouri                  455.5    4,668.9
    Montana                    19.6      218.5
    Nebraska                  198.8    1,887.6
    Nevada                     87.3      518.7
    New Hampshire             120.5    1,130.9
    New Jersey              1,551.3   14,044.0
    New Mexico                 33.1      339.4
    New York                3,571.7   32,727.3
    North Carolina            919.5    8,317.3
    North Dakota               39.3      401.3
    Ohio                    1,814.6   16,909.4
    Oklahoma                  207.1    1,958.2
    Oregon                    845.8    7,253.2
    Pennsylvania            1,634.9   14,232.3
    Rhode Island               82.5      759.0
    South Carolina            414.5    3,659.1
    South Dakota               27.6      269.3
    Tennessee                 729.9    7,787.6
    Texas                   3,715.7   35,242.9
    Utah                      169.6    1,909.1
    Vermont                   138.3    1,224.1
    Virginia                  987.5    8,276.2
    Washington              1,504.4   18,252.3
    West Virginia              97.8      884.4
    Wisconsin                 691.6    6,323.2
    Wyoming                     7.8       80.0
    Dist Of Columbia (2)      322.7    4,048.1
    Puerto Rico               454.4    3,613.4
    USVirgin Islands           14.4      193.4
 Other                      3,165.1   32,099.0
    Estimated Shipments       868.5    8,245.3
    Unreported (3)          2,296.6   23,853.7
 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.  (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." 

