EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                 45,657.8  482,886.0    100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)      279.2    3,149.6      0.7%

    Alabama                   249.4    2,768.6      0.6%
    Alaska                     35.0      362.3      0.1%
    Arizona                   484.1    5,130.5      1.1%
    Arkansas                  152.7    1,524.7      0.3%
    California              6,806.2   69,482.5     14.4%
    Colorado                  729.9    7,152.1      1.5%
    Connecticut               931.2    8,827.6      1.8%
    Delaware                  327.1    3,907.4      0.8%
    Florida                 1,431.1   15,220.5      3.2%
    Georgia                   743.1    6,961.0      1.4%
    Hawaii                     10.4      127.4      0.0%
    Idaho                     183.1    1,630.2      0.3%
    Illinois                2,299.5   24,554.9      5.1%
    Indiana                   929.1    9,831.8      2.0%
    Iowa                      191.9    2,130.1      0.4%
    Kansas                    216.1    2,478.5      0.5%
    Kentucky                  407.8    4,208.0      0.9%
    Louisiana                 252.2    2,666.8      0.6%
    Maine                      86.2    1,012.9      0.2%
    Maryland                  214.8    2,560.0      0.5%
    Massachusetts           1,130.5   12,004.1      2.5%
    Michigan                3,104.2   32,387.0      6.7%
    Minnesota                 630.3    7,108.8      1.5%
    Mississippi                98.3    1,173.7      0.2%
    Missouri                  363.3    4,376.6      0.9%
    Montana                    12.9      181.2      (Z)
    Nebraska                  183.5    1,976.2      0.4%
    Nevada                     41.5      531.6      0.1%
    New Hampshire             137.8    1,229.1      0.3%
    New Jersey              1,425.5   14,514.4      3.0%
    New Mexico                 34.8      340.7      0.1%
    New York                2,703.4   31,155.9      6.5%
    North Carolina            817.4    8,531.0      1.8%
    North Dakota               23.3      363.3      0.1%
    Ohio                    1,680.4   18,090.3      3.7%
    Oklahoma                  219.2    1,940.2      0.4%
    Oregon                    489.0    4,999.9      1.0%
    Pennsylvania            1,380.3   14,737.5      3.1%
    Rhode Island               62.1      691.4      0.1%
    South Carolina            329.4    3,910.6      0.8%
    South Dakota               26.0      284.6      0.1%
    Tennessee                 550.4    6,235.1      1.3%
    Texas                   3,344.6   36,708.7      7.6%
    Utah                      155.2    1,602.1      0.3%
    Vermont                   125.7    1,320.0      0.3%
    Virginia                  838.6    8,220.8      1.7%
    Washington              1,356.1   16,922.6      3.5%
    West Virginia              54.0      615.3      0.1%
    Wisconsin                 649.3    6,715.3      1.4%
    Wyoming                     6.6       74.1      (Z)
    Dist Of Columbia (2)      659.3    4,553.1      0.9%
    Puerto Rico               434.1    3,999.5      0.8%
    USVirgin Islands           10.6      202.7      (Z)
 Other                      2,817.3   32,179.2      6.7%
    Estimated Shipments       903.2    9,148.6      1.9%
    Unreported (3)          1,914.1   23,030.6      4.8%
 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                  4,715.3   49,695.5    100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)        3.5       44.0      0.1%

    Alabama                    34.9      376.8      0.8%
    Alaska                     25.2      443.9      0.9%
    Arizona                    22.6      406.2      0.8%
    Arkansas                    7.6       67.9      0.1%
    California                508.4    5,318.8     10.7%
    Colorado                   22.5      231.7      0.5%
    Connecticut               307.9    2,592.7      5.2%
    Delaware                    3.7       53.2      0.1%
    Florida                    98.2      846.2      1.7%
    Georgia                    47.8      492.9      1.0%
    Hawaii                      3.2       38.2      0.1%
    Idaho                       7.0       52.1      0.1%
    Illinois                  301.0    2,427.6      4.9%
    Indiana                    16.5      114.8      0.2%
    Iowa                       19.9      150.5      0.3%
    Kansas                    175.0    1,540.0      3.1%
    Kentucky                   21.2      165.4      0.3%
    Louisiana                 181.1    1,412.1      2.8%
    Maine                      15.4      156.0      0.3%
    Maryland                   47.2      398.3      0.8%
    Massachusetts              33.9      344.7      0.7%
    Michigan                   43.3      482.1      1.0%
    Minnesota                 386.5    3,739.1      7.5%
    Mississippi                 7.9       96.0      0.2%
    Missouri                   70.5      726.3      1.5%
    Montana                     6.2       56.4      0.1%
    Nebraska                    6.8      101.7      0.2%
    Nevada                      3.1       31.7      0.1%
    New Hampshire               4.7       44.4      0.1%
    New Jersey                 90.1    1,045.2      2.1%
    New Mexico                  2.5       36.0      0.1%
    New York                  440.3    4,715.1      9.5%
    North Carolina             87.3      690.9      1.4%
    North Dakota                7.5       68.8      0.1%
    Ohio                       43.7      543.1      1.1%
    Oklahoma                   25.4      262.6      0.5%
    Oregon                    386.3    3,128.6      6.3%
    Pennsylvania               71.9      947.0      1.9%
    Rhode Island               15.1      144.8      0.3%
    South Carolina              9.8       87.7      0.2%
    South Dakota                0.7       11.4      (Z)
    Tennessee                 124.4    2,227.2      4.5%
    Texas                     168.7    2,047.5      4.1%
    Utah                       36.6      498.9      1.0%
    Vermont                     2.8       32.6      0.1%
    Virginia                  102.8      996.7      2.0%
    Washington                157.7    2,843.6      5.7%
    West Virginia              28.8      352.0      0.7%
    Wisconsin                  19.9      277.1      0.6%
    Wyoming                     0.3       12.8      (Z)
    Dist Of Columbia (2)        6.2      160.5      0.3%
    Puerto Rico                 3.6       51.6      0.1%
    USVirgin Islands            (-)        1.3      0.0%
 Other                        197.7    2,915.0      5.9%
    Estimated Shipments         (-)        (-)      0.0%
    Unreported (3)            197.7    2,915.0      5.9%
 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                   284.3    3,145.4
    Alaska                     60.2      806.2
    Arizona                   506.7    5,536.7
    Arkansas                  160.3    1,592.6
    California              7,314.6   74,801.3
    Colorado                  752.4    7,383.8
    Connecticut             1,239.1   11,420.3
    Delaware                  330.8    3,960.6
    Florida                 1,529.3   16,066.7
    Georgia                   790.9    7,453.9
    Hawaii                     13.6      165.6
    Idaho                     190.1    1,682.3
    Illinois                2,600.5   26,982.5
    Indiana                   945.6    9,946.6
    Iowa                      211.8    2,280.6
    Kansas                    391.1    4,018.5
    Kentucky                  429.0    4,373.4
    Louisiana                 433.3    4,078.9
    Maine                     101.6    1,168.9
    Maryland                  262.0    2,958.3
    Massachusetts           1,164.4   12,348.8
    Michigan                3,147.5   32,869.1
    Minnesota               1,016.8   10,847.9
    Mississippi               106.2    1,269.7
    Missouri                  433.8    5,102.9
    Montana                    19.1      237.6
    Nebraska                  190.3    2,077.9
    Nevada                     44.6      563.3
    New Hampshire             142.5    1,273.5
    New Jersey              1,515.6   15,559.6
    New Mexico                 37.3      376.7
    New York                3,143.7   35,871.0
    North Carolina            904.7    9,221.9
    North Dakota               30.8      432.1
    Ohio                    1,724.1   18,633.4
    Oklahoma                  244.6    2,202.8
    Oregon                    875.3    8,128.5
    Pennsylvania            1,452.2   15,684.5
    Rhode Island               77.2      836.2
    South Carolina            339.2    3,998.3
    South Dakota               26.7      296.0
    Tennessee                 674.8    8,462.3
    Texas                   3,513.3   38,756.2
    Utah                      191.8    2,101.0
    Vermont                   128.5    1,352.6
    Virginia                  941.4    9,217.5
    Washington              1,513.8   19,766.2
    West Virginia              82.8      967.3
    Wisconsin                 669.2    6,992.4
    Wyoming                     6.9       86.9
    Dist Of Columbia (2)      665.5    4,713.6
    Puerto Rico               437.7    4,051.1
    USVirgin Islands           10.6      204.0
 Other                      3,015.0   35,094.2
    Estimated Shipments       903.2    9,148.6
    Unreported (3)          2,111.8   25,945.6
 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.  (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." 

