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

U.S. Total                  45,658.0   482,885.7    100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)       279.2     3,149.6      0.7%

    Alabama                    354.2     3,849.5      0.8%
    Alaska                      86.5       987.3      0.2%
    Arizona                    703.3     6,345.4      1.3%
    Arkansas                   154.2     1,692.0      0.4%
    California               6,342.7    65,361.6     13.5%
    Colorado                   366.0     3,886.2      0.8%
    Connecticut                550.2     4,846.4      1.0%
    Delaware                   100.3     1,267.6      0.3%
    Florida                  1,570.7    16,461.2      3.4%
    Georgia                    875.6     8,725.4      1.8%
    Hawaii                      10.9       165.6      0.0%
    Idaho                      176.1     1,575.8      0.3%
    Illinois                 1,780.0    19,530.0      4.0%
    Indiana                    896.3     9,389.4      1.9%
    Iowa                       315.3     3,328.1      0.7%
    Kansas                     210.5     2,834.8      0.6%
    Kentucky                   449.8     4,502.0      0.9%
    Louisiana                  805.4     8,810.0      1.8%
    Maine                       91.5     1,090.4      0.2%
    Maryland                   385.6     4,461.4      0.9%
    Massachusetts            1,080.4    11,226.7      2.3%
    Michigan                 2,120.4    22,784.3      4.7%
    Minnesota                  633.4     6,537.9      1.4%
    Mississippi                193.5     2,211.0      0.5%
    Missouri                   318.7     3,353.2      0.7%
    Montana                     12.5       170.4      0.0%
    Nebraska                   140.9     1,516.2      0.3%
    Nevada                      33.7       608.5      0.1%
    New Hampshire              114.5     1,062.4      0.2%
    New Jersey               1,003.5     9,429.5      2.0%
    New Mexico                  30.6       329.0      0.1%
    New York                 2,142.7    24,114.4      5.0%
    North Carolina           1,259.1    12,089.8      2.5%
    North Dakota                29.0       400.2      0.1%
    Ohio                     1,649.5    18,307.0      3.8%
    Oklahoma                   172.3     1,850.0      0.4%
    Oregon                     495.7     5,121.5      1.1%
    Pennsylvania             1,044.9    11,375.2      2.4%
    Rhode Island                62.2       672.5      0.1%
    South Carolina             489.5     5,744.7      1.2%
    South Dakota                29.9       325.4      0.1%
    Tennessee                  569.9     6,515.2      1.3%
    Texas                    4,569.0    50,295.5     10.4%
    Utah                       236.9     2,274.1      0.5%
    Vermont                    143.6     1,428.7      0.3%
    Virginia                   877.3     8,898.4      1.8%
    Washington               1,280.4    16,136.4      3.3%
    West Virginia              103.0     1,139.2      0.2%
    Wisconsin                  688.8     7,326.3      1.5%
    Wyoming                     33.4       361.6      0.1%
    Dist Of Columbia            32.7       188.8      0.0%
    Puerto Rico                429.1     3,961.2      0.8%
    USVirgin Islands            20.5       197.2      0.0%
 Other                       4,309.4    45,351.6      9.4%
    Estimated Shipments        903.2     9,148.6      1.9%
    Unreported (2)           3,406.2    36,203.0      7.5%
 Reexports Total             3,082.0    30,471.6      6.3%
                                                  
Timing Adjustment                (X)         (X)      (X)

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                         SIC-Based Product Code Groupings

                         Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

          Item             November  Cumulative to date
                                        Total     Percent

U.S. Total                   4,715.5    49,695.5    100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)         3.5        44.0      0.1%

    Alabama                     48.1       457.1      0.9%
    Alaska                      45.3     1,648.6      3.3%
    Arizona                     28.7       378.9      0.8%
    Arkansas                     9.2       116.2      0.2%
    California                 433.6     4,712.8      9.5%
    Colorado                    12.3       153.3      0.3%
    Connecticut                 33.4       343.5      0.7%
    Delaware                     1.6        16.5      (Z)
    Florida                     87.1       859.2      1.7%
    Georgia                     64.8       727.3      1.5%
    Hawaii                       3.1        56.4      0.1%
    Idaho                       11.2        89.2      0.2%
    Illinois                    49.7       781.5      1.6%
    Indiana                     18.7       155.2      0.3%
    Iowa                        27.3       196.0      0.4%
    Kansas                      25.1       296.1      0.6%
    Kentucky                    52.2       258.5      0.5%
    Louisiana                1,073.9     9,135.1     18.4%
    Maine                       14.1       149.1      0.3%
    Maryland                    16.4       166.3      0.3%
    Massachusetts               36.7       441.9      0.9%
    Michigan                    39.6       504.9      1.0%
    Minnesota                   55.9       490.8      1.0%
    Mississippi                 15.0       161.9      0.3%
    Missouri                    16.4       169.8      0.3%
    Montana                      6.5       157.9      0.3%
    Nebraska                    11.4       112.0      0.2%
    Nevada                       1.8        19.7      0.0%
    New Hampshire                9.0        64.7      0.1%
    New Jersey                  84.5       793.9      1.6%
    New Mexico                   4.9        54.0      0.1%
    New York                   150.8     1,812.9      3.6%
    North Carolina             126.5       988.9      2.0%
    North Dakota                 9.8        86.8      0.2%
    Ohio                       100.4       883.5      1.8%
    Oklahoma                     9.8        64.0      0.1%
    Oregon                     234.1     1,819.9      3.7%
    Pennsylvania                47.6       576.8      1.2%
    Rhode Island                20.7       158.1      0.3%
    South Carolina              10.8       163.2      0.3%
    South Dakota                 5.3        32.8      0.1%
    Tennessee                   47.7       645.0      1.3%
    Texas                      260.8     3,801.8      7.7%
    Utah                        39.7       697.4      1.4%
    Vermont                      2.7        32.6      0.1%
    Virginia                   145.0     1,630.1      3.3%
    Washington                 356.2     3,752.3      7.6%
    West Virginia               68.5       667.7      1.3%
    Wisconsin                  117.0       824.5      1.7%
    Wyoming                      2.3        18.3      (Z)
    Dist Of Columbia             0.4         8.5      (Z)
    Puerto Rico                  6.7        80.1      0.2%
    USVirgin Islands             (-)         0.3      (Z)
 Other                         359.2     4,591.9      9.2%
    Estimated Shipments          (-)         (-)      (-)
    Unreported (2)             359.2     4,591.9      9.2%
 Reexports Total               256.0     2,783.2      5.6%

Timing Adjustment                (X)       -93.4      (X)

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                                   Total

          Item             November   Cumulative
                                       to date

U.S. Total                  50,373.5   532,581.5
    (Foreign Trade Zone)       282.7     3,193.6

    Alabama                    402.3     4,306.6
    Alaska                     131.8     2,635.9
    Arizona                    732.0     6,724.3
    Arkansas                   163.4     1,808.2
    California               6,776.3    70,074.4
    Colorado                   378.3     4,039.5
    Connecticut                583.6     5,189.9
    Delaware                   101.9     1,284.1
    Florida                  1,657.8    17,320.4
    Georgia                    940.4     9,452.7
    Hawaii                      14.0       222.0
    Idaho                      187.3     1,665.0
    Illinois                 1,829.7    20,311.5
    Indiana                    915.0     9,544.6
    Iowa                       342.6     3,524.1
    Kansas                     235.6     3,130.9
    Kentucky                   502.0     4,760.5
    Louisiana                1,879.3    17,945.1
    Maine                      105.6     1,239.5
    Maryland                   402.0     4,627.7
    Massachusetts            1,117.1    11,668.6
    Michigan                 2,160.0    23,289.2
    Minnesota                  689.3     7,028.7
    Mississippi                208.5     2,372.9
    Missouri                   335.1     3,523.0
    Montana                     19.0       328.3
    Nebraska                   152.3     1,628.2
    Nevada                      35.5       628.2
    New Hampshire              123.5     1,127.1
    New Jersey               1,088.0    10,223.4
    New Mexico                  35.5       383.0
    New York                 2,293.5    25,927.3
    North Carolina           1,385.6    13,078.7
    North Dakota                38.8       487.0
    Ohio                     1,749.9    19,190.5
    Oklahoma                   182.1     1,914.0
    Oregon                     729.8     6,941.4
    Pennsylvania             1,092.5    11,952.0
    Rhode Island                82.9       830.6
    South Carolina             500.3     5,907.9
    South Dakota                35.2       358.2
    Tennessee                  617.6     7,160.2
    Texas                    4,829.8    54,097.3
    Utah                       276.6     2,971.5
    Vermont                    146.3     1,461.3
    Virginia                 1,022.3    10,528.5
    Washington               1,636.6    19,888.7
    West Virginia              171.5     1,806.9
    Wisconsin                  805.8     8,150.8
    Wyoming                     35.7       379.9
    Dist Of Columbia            33.1       197.3
    Puerto Rico                435.8     4,041.3
    USVirgin Islands            20.5       197.5
 Other                       4,668.6    49,943.5
    Estimated Shipments        903.2     9,148.6
    Unreported (2)           3,765.4    40,794.9
 Reexports Total             3,338.0    33,254.8

Timing Adjustment                (X)       -93.4

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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." 

