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

U.S. Total                 46,127.0  529,013.0      100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)      278.7    3,428.3        0.6%

    Alabama                   408.9    4,258.5        0.8%
    Alaska                    103.0    1,090.3        0.2%
    Arizona                   565.0    6,910.4        1.3%
    Arkansas                  165.4    1,857.4        0.4%
    California              6,987.1   72,348.7       13.7%
    Colorado                  411.0    4,297.2        0.8%
    Connecticut               447.7    5,294.1        1.0%
    Delaware                  115.9    1,383.5        0.3%
    Florida                 1,497.4   17,958.6        3.4%
    Georgia                   758.8    9,484.2        1.8%
    Hawaii                     16.1      181.7        (Z)
    Idaho                     128.9    1,704.8        0.3%
    Illinois                1,795.2   21,325.2        4.0%
    Indiana                   818.9   10,208.3        1.9%
    Iowa                      295.9    3,624.0        0.7%
    Kansas                    274.7    3,109.5        0.6%
    Kentucky                  433.1    4,935.1        0.9%
    Louisiana                 730.1    9,540.1        1.8%
    Maine                     107.3    1,197.7        0.2%
    Maryland                  566.3    5,027.7        1.0%
    Massachusetts           1,240.9   12,467.6        2.4%
    Michigan                1,934.5   24,718.9        4.7%
    Minnesota                 655.4    7,193.3        1.4%
    Mississippi               201.3    2,412.2        0.5%
    Missouri                  330.7    3,683.9        0.7%
    Montana                    16.9      187.3        0.0%
    Nebraska                  119.9    1,636.1        0.3%
    Nevada                     34.7      643.2        0.1%
    New Hampshire             118.6    1,181.0        0.2%
    New Jersey                774.3   10,203.8        1.9%
    New Mexico                 38.1      367.1        0.1%
    New York                2,024.4   26,138.9        4.9%
    North Carolina          1,128.7   13,218.5        2.5%
    North Dakota               29.7      429.9        0.1%
    Ohio                    1,701.0   20,008.0        3.8%
    Oklahoma                  160.2    2,010.2        0.4%
    Oregon                    501.0    5,622.4        1.1%
    Pennsylvania            1,020.9   12,396.2        2.3%
    Rhode Island               59.0      731.5        0.1%
    South Carolina            503.1    6,247.7        1.2%
    South Dakota               26.3      351.7        0.1%
    Tennessee                 557.9    7,073.1        1.3%
    Texas                   4,639.4   54,934.9       10.4%
    Utah                      263.2    2,537.3        0.5%
    Vermont                   155.4    1,584.1        0.3%
    Virginia                  819.8    9,718.2        1.8%
    Washington              1,592.5   17,728.9        3.4%
    West Virginia             121.0    1,260.3        0.2%
    Wisconsin                 693.2    8,019.5        1.5%
    Wyoming                    30.7      392.2        0.1%
    Dist Of Columbia           32.2      221.0        (Z)
    Puerto Rico               455.8    4,417.1        0.8%
    USVirgin Islands           19.0      216.1        (Z)
 Other                      4,425.2   49,776.9        9.4%
    Estimated Shipments       869.4   10,018.0        1.9%
    Unreported (2)          3,555.8   39,758.9        7.5%
 Reexports Total            3,075.4   33,547.0        6.3%
                                                
Timing Adjustment               (X)        (X)        (X)
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                         SIC-Based Product Code Groupings

                         Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

          Item            December  Cumulative to date
                                       Total     Percent

U.S. Total                  4,977.9   54,852.2      100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)        2.3       46.3        0.1%

    Alabama                    48.5      505.5        0.9%
    Alaska                     33.0    1,681.6        3.1%
    Arizona                    37.2      416.1        0.8%
    Arkansas                   20.0      136.2        0.2%
    California                467.1    5,180.0        9.4%
    Colorado                    9.7      163.0        0.3%
    Connecticut                28.0      371.5        0.7%
    Delaware                    1.4       18.0        (Z)
    Florida                    91.0      950.2        1.7%
    Georgia                    79.1      806.4        1.5%
    Hawaii                      3.0       59.4        0.1%
    Idaho                       9.5       98.8        0.2%
    Illinois                   56.5      838.1        1.5%
    Indiana                    19.3      174.5        0.3%
    Iowa                       22.2      218.2        0.4%
    Kansas                     27.1      323.2        0.6%
    Kentucky                   58.9      317.4        0.6%
    Louisiana               1,117.3   10,252.4       18.7%
    Maine                      10.5      159.6        0.3%
    Maryland                   28.8      195.1        0.4%
    Massachusetts              36.3      478.2        0.9%
    Michigan                   50.7      555.6        1.0%
    Minnesota                  62.4      553.2        1.0%
    Mississippi                17.5      179.5        0.3%
    Missouri                   22.3      192.1        0.4%
    Montana                    13.2      171.1        0.3%
    Nebraska                   10.7      122.7        0.2%
    Nevada                      1.6       21.3        (Z)
    New Hampshire               7.2       71.9        0.1%
    New Jersey                 73.3      867.2        1.6%
    New Mexico                 11.0       65.0        0.1%
    New York                  143.3    1,956.2        3.6%
    North Carolina            105.4    1,094.3        2.0%
    North Dakota                9.2       96.0        0.2%
    Ohio                       75.1      958.6        1.7%
    Oklahoma                    4.8       68.9        0.1%
    Oregon                    224.6    2,044.4        3.7%
    Pennsylvania               57.9      634.7        1.2%
    Rhode Island                7.9      165.9        0.3%
    South Carolina             12.3      175.5        0.3%
    South Dakota                3.3       36.1        0.1%
    Tennessee                  60.3      705.2        1.3%
    Texas                     379.5    4,181.3        7.6%
    Utah                       47.5      745.0        1.4%
    Vermont                     3.0       35.6        0.1%
    Virginia                  164.1    1,794.2        3.3%
    Washington                398.1    4,150.4        7.6%
    West Virginia             111.6      779.4        1.4%
    Wisconsin                  87.5      911.9        1.7%
    Wyoming                     0.9       19.2        (Z)
    Dist Of Columbia            1.2        9.7        (Z)
    Puerto Rico                 3.7       83.8        0.2%
    USVirgin Islands            (-)        0.3        (Z)
 Other                        366.9    5,147.3        9.4%
    Estimated Shipments         (-)        (-)        (-)
    Unreported (2)            366.9    5,147.3        9.4%
 Reexports Total              235.5    3,018.7        5.5%

Timing Adjustment               (X)     -103.4        (X)
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                                  Total

          Item            December  Cumulative
                                      to date

U.S. Total                 51,105.1  583,865.2
    (Foreign Trade Zone)      281.0    3,474.6

    Alabama                   457.4    4,764.0
    Alaska                    136.0    2,771.9
    Arizona                   602.2    7,326.5
    Arkansas                  185.4    1,993.6
    California              7,454.2   77,528.7
    Colorado                  420.7    4,460.2
    Connecticut               475.7    5,665.6
    Delaware                  117.3    1,401.5
    Florida                 1,588.4   18,908.8
    Georgia                   837.9   10,290.6
    Hawaii                     19.1      241.1
    Idaho                     138.4    1,803.6
    Illinois                1,851.7   22,163.3
    Indiana                   838.2   10,382.8
    Iowa                      318.1    3,842.2
    Kansas                    301.8    3,432.7
    Kentucky                  492.0    5,252.5
    Louisiana               1,847.4   19,792.5
    Maine                     117.8    1,357.3
    Maryland                  595.1    5,222.8
    Massachusetts           1,277.2   12,945.8
    Michigan                1,985.2   25,274.5
    Minnesota                 717.8    7,746.5
    Mississippi               218.8    2,591.7
    Missouri                  353.0    3,876.0
    Montana                    30.1      358.4
    Nebraska                  130.6    1,758.8
    Nevada                     36.3      664.5
    New Hampshire             125.8    1,252.9
    New Jersey                847.6   11,071.0
    New Mexico                 49.1      432.1
    New York                2,167.7   28,095.1
    North Carolina          1,234.1   14,312.8
    North Dakota               38.9      525.9
    Ohio                    1,776.1   20,966.6
    Oklahoma                  165.0    2,079.1
    Oregon                    725.6    7,666.8
    Pennsylvania            1,078.8   13,030.9
    Rhode Island               66.9      897.4
    South Carolina            515.4    6,423.2
    South Dakota               29.6      387.8
    Tennessee                 618.2    7,778.3
    Texas                   5,018.9   59,116.2
    Utah                      310.7    3,282.3
    Vermont                   158.4    1,619.7
    Virginia                  983.9   11,512.4
    Washington              1,990.6   21,879.3
    West Virginia             232.6    2,039.7
    Wisconsin                 780.7    8,931.4
    Wyoming                    31.6      411.4
    Dist Of Columbia           33.4      230.7
    Puerto Rico               459.5    4,500.9
    USVirgin Islands           19.0      216.4
 Other                      4,792.1   54,924.2
    Estimated Shipments       869.4   10,018.0
    Unreported (2)          3,922.7   44,906.2
 Reexports Total            3,310.9   36,565.7

Timing Adjustment               (X)     -103.4

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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." 

