EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                 46,126.7  529,013.2      100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)      278.7    3,428.3        0.6%

    Alabama                   258.2    3,026.8        0.6%
    Alaska                     29.6      391.9        0.1%
    Arizona                   479.2    5,609.7        1.1%
    Arkansas                  162.3    1,687.0        0.3%
    California              7,348.3   76,830.9       14.5%
    Colorado                  821.7    7,973.7        1.5%
    Connecticut               856.8    9,684.4        1.8%
    Delaware                  329.7    4,237.2        0.8%
    Florida                 1,437.3   16,657.8        3.1%
    Georgia                   718.4    7,679.4        1.5%
    Hawaii                     14.6      142.0        (Z)
    Idaho                     123.4    1,753.6        0.3%
    Illinois                2,172.4   26,727.3        5.1%
    Indiana                   834.7   10,666.5        2.0%
    Iowa                      187.3    2,317.4        0.4%
    Kansas                    247.0    2,725.6        0.5%
    Kentucky                  394.1    4,602.1        0.9%
    Louisiana                 243.7    2,910.5        0.6%
    Maine                     104.3    1,117.2        0.2%
    Maryland                  296.8    2,856.8        0.5%
    Massachusetts           1,253.3   13,257.4        2.5%
    Michigan                2,803.4   35,190.4        6.7%
    Minnesota                 696.3    7,805.1        1.5%
    Mississippi                76.3    1,250.0        0.2%
    Missouri                  371.6    4,748.1        0.9%
    Montana                    19.7      200.9        (Z)
    Nebraska                  154.2    2,130.4        0.4%
    Nevada                     47.2      578.8        0.1%
    New Hampshire             135.2    1,364.2        0.3%
    New Jersey              1,340.3   15,854.7        3.0%
    New Mexico                 37.3      378.1        0.1%
    New York                2,679.3   33,835.2        6.4%
    North Carolina            835.9    9,367.0        1.8%
    North Dakota               27.6      390.9        0.1%
    Ohio                    1,604.1   19,694.5        3.7%
    Oklahoma                  176.5    2,116.7        0.4%
    Oregon                    497.7    5,497.6        1.0%
    Pennsylvania            1,323.4   16,061.0        3.0%
    Rhode Island               56.5      747.9        0.1%
    South Carolina            341.0    4,251.6        0.8%
    South Dakota               23.9      308.5        0.1%
    Tennessee                 531.2    6,766.4        1.3%
    Texas                   3,554.6   40,263.4        7.6%
    Utah                      152.4    1,754.4        0.3%
    Vermont                   134.5    1,454.5        0.3%
    Virginia                  826.4    9,047.3        1.7%
    Washington              1,659.3   18,581.9        3.5%
    West Virginia              73.9      689.2        0.1%
    Wisconsin                 654.1    7,369.5        1.4%
    Wyoming                     5.0       79.0        0.0%
    Dist Of Columbia (2)      441.0    4,994.0        0.9%
    Puerto Rico               430.4    4,429.9        0.8%
    USVirgin Islands           21.3      224.0        (Z)
 Other                      3,006.7   35,185.9        6.7%
    Estimated Shipments       869.4   10,018.0        1.9%
    Unreported (3)          2,137.3   25,167.9        4.8%
 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                  4,978.5   54,852.1      100.0%
    (Foreign Trade Zone)        2.3       46.3        0.1%

    Alabama                    36.3      413.1        0.8%
    Alaska                     18.6      462.6        0.8%
    Arizona                    32.2      438.3        0.8%
    Arkansas                    6.1       74.0        0.1%
    California                541.8    5,860.6       10.7%
    Colorado                   20.8      252.6        0.5%
    Connecticut               305.5    2,898.2        5.3%
    Delaware                    4.8       58.0        0.1%
    Florida                    89.6      935.8        1.7%
    Georgia                    36.1      529.0        1.0%
    Hawaii                      3.2       41.4        0.1%
    Idaho                       6.2       58.4        0.1%
    Illinois                  300.9    2,728.5        5.0%
    Indiana                    10.0      124.8        0.2%
    Iowa                       26.5      177.0        0.3%
    Kansas                    113.3    1,653.2        3.0%
    Kentucky                   34.4      199.8        0.4%
    Louisiana                 193.4    1,605.5        2.9%
    Maine                      11.5      167.5        0.3%
    Maryland                   45.8      444.0        0.8%
    Massachusetts              34.8      379.5        0.7%
    Michigan                   46.5      528.6        1.0%
    Minnesota                 521.3    4,260.4        7.8%
    Mississippi                 8.6      104.6        0.2%
    Missouri                   92.0      818.3        1.5%
    Montana                    11.3       67.6        0.1%
    Nebraska                    2.8      104.5        0.2%
    Nevada                      2.9       34.6        0.1%
    New Hampshire               3.3       47.6        0.1%
    New Jersey                 88.0    1,133.2        2.1%
    New Mexico                  1.9       37.8        0.1%
    New York                  457.5    5,172.5        9.4%
    North Carolina             64.3      755.3        1.4%
    North Dakota                5.6       74.4        0.1%
    Ohio                       33.3      576.4        1.1%
    Oklahoma                   19.5      282.1        0.5%
    Oregon                    353.7    3,482.3        6.3%
    Pennsylvania              102.5    1,049.5        1.9%
    Rhode Island               11.3      156.1        0.3%
    South Carolina             11.0       98.7        0.2%
    South Dakota                0.6       12.0        (Z)
    Tennessee                 220.8    2,448.0        4.5%
    Texas                     216.8    2,264.3        4.1%
    Utah                       16.0      514.9        0.9%
    Vermont                     3.0       35.6        0.1%
    Virginia                  106.3    1,103.0        2.0%
    Washington                165.8    3,009.4        5.5%
    West Virginia              32.0      384.0        0.7%
    Wisconsin                  21.8      298.9        0.5%
    Wyoming                     0.7       13.5        (Z)
    Dist Of Columbia (2)        8.4      168.8        0.3%
    Puerto Rico                 2.2       53.8        0.1%
    USVirgin Islands            0.1        1.4        (Z)
 Other                        239.4    3,342.9        6.1%
    Estimated Shipments         (-)        (-)        (-)
    Unreported (3)            239.4    3,342.9        6.1%
 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                   294.5    3,439.9
    Alaska                     48.2      854.5
    Arizona                   511.4    6,048.0
    Arkansas                  168.4    1,761.0
    California              7,890.1   82,691.5
    Colorado                  842.5    8,226.3
    Connecticut             1,162.3   12,582.6
    Delaware                  334.5    4,295.2
    Florida                 1,526.9   17,593.6
    Georgia                   754.5    8,208.4
    Hawaii                     17.8      183.4
    Idaho                     129.6    1,812.0
    Illinois                2,473.3   29,455.8
    Indiana                   844.7   10,791.3
    Iowa                      213.8    2,494.4
    Kansas                    360.3    4,378.8
    Kentucky                  428.5    4,801.9
    Louisiana                 437.1    4,516.0
    Maine                     115.8    1,284.7
    Maryland                  342.6    3,300.8
    Massachusetts           1,288.1   13,636.9
    Michigan                2,849.9   35,719.0
    Minnesota               1,217.6   12,065.5
    Mississippi                84.9    1,354.6
    Missouri                  463.6    5,566.4
    Montana                    31.0      268.5
    Nebraska                  157.0    2,234.9
    Nevada                     50.1      613.4
    New Hampshire             138.5    1,411.8
    New Jersey              1,428.3   16,987.9
    New Mexico                 39.2      415.9
    New York                3,136.8   39,007.7
    North Carolina            900.2   10,122.3
    North Dakota               33.2      465.3
    Ohio                    1,637.4   20,270.9
    Oklahoma                  196.0    2,398.8
    Oregon                    851.4    8,979.9
    Pennsylvania            1,425.9   17,110.5
    Rhode Island               67.8      904.0
    South Carolina            352.0    4,350.3
    South Dakota               24.5      320.5
    Tennessee                 752.0    9,214.4
    Texas                   3,771.4   42,527.7
    Utah                      168.4    2,269.3
    Vermont                   137.5    1,490.1
    Virginia                  932.7   10,150.3
    Washington              1,825.1   21,591.3
    West Virginia             105.9    1,073.2
    Wisconsin                 675.9    7,668.4
    Wyoming                     5.7       92.5
    Dist Of Columbia (2)      449.4    5,162.8
    Puerto Rico               432.6    4,483.7
    USVirgin Islands           21.4      225.4
 Other                      3,246.1   38,528.8
    Estimated Shipments       869.4   10,018.0
    Unreported (3)          2,376.7   28,510.8
 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.  (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." 

