EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 1998

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.





                             SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                             Manufactured Commodities

                                            Cumulative to     
         Item                February       Date Total       Percent

U.S. Total                   47,938.7       95,945.9          100.0
Foreign Trade Zone              428.2          977.7            1.0

  Alabama                       282.2          639.2            0.7
  Alaska                          9.9           31.4            0.0
  Arizona                       770.4        1,621.7            1.7
  Arkansas                      166.5          329.0            0.3
  California                  6,632.6       13,438.1           14.0
  Colorado                      685.5        1,363.1            1.4
  Connecticut                   842.5        1,667.6            1.7
  Delaware                      375.1          801.4            0.8
  Florida                     1,722.1        3,270.9            3.4
  Georgia                       748.1        1,504.4            1.6
  Hawaii                         11.5           18.4            0.0
  Idaho                         121.3          221.8            0.2
  Illinois                    2,428.5        4,841.4            5.0
  Indiana                     1,050.9        2,074.5            2.2
  Iowa                          259.2          480.4            0.5
  Kansas                        265.3          500.8            0.5
  Kentucky                      557.5        1,097.3            1.1
  Louisiana                     230.9          462.5            0.5
  Maine                         148.8          291.1            0.3
  Maryland                      244.0          514.1            0.5
  Massachusetts               1,208.2        2,474.8            2.6
  Michigan                    3,023.0        6,136.8            6.4
  Minnesota                     808.8        1,513.4            1.6
  Mississippi                   105.1          201.2            0.2
  Missouri                      445.8          847.1            0.9
  Montana                        24.2           49.4            0.1
  Nebraska                      191.8          369.1            0.4
  Nevada                         42.7           90.9            0.1
  New Hampshire                 149.5          287.9            0.3
  New Jersey                  1,334.2        2,782.6            2.9
  New Mexico                    151.8          313.7            0.3
  New York                    2,718.2        5,732.9            6.0
  North Carolina                941.8        1,832.3            1.9
  North Dakota                   38.6           73.2            0.1
  Ohio                        1,938.1        3,899.1            4.1
  Oklahoma                      187.3          378.9            0.4
  Oregon                        368.0          754.8            0.8
  Pennsylvania                1,433.3        2,850.1            3.0
  Rhode Island                   73.9          150.5            0.2
  South Carolina                463.9          927.6            1.0
  South Dakota                   28.2           56.7            0.1
  Tennessee                     684.5        1,336.2            1.4
  Texas                       4,306.9        8,555.4            8.9
  Utah                          261.5          542.4            0.6
  Vermont                       150.1          297.9            0.3
  Virginia                      793.6        1,558.7            1.6
  Washington                  2,537.7        4,846.7            5.1
  West Virginia                  69.9          149.5            0.2
  Wisconsin                     753.7        1,437.6            1.5
  Wyoming                         9.3           24.0            0.0
  Dist of Columbia (2)          278.3          531.4            0.6
  Puerto Rico                   423.0          813.2            0.8
  USVirgin Islands               11.6           19.5            0.0
Other                         4,429.6        8,740.8            9.1
  Estimated Shipments         1,001.0        2,049.3            2.1
  Unreported (3)              3,428.6        6,691.5            7.0

Timing Adjustment                 0.0          200.4            0.0
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                             SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                             Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                           Cumulative to     
         Item                 February     Date Total        Percent

U.S. Total                    3,823.4        7,737.9          100.0
Foreign Trade Zone                4.9           10.7            0.1

  Alabama                        24.3           50.4            0.7
  Alaska                         17.8           49.3            0.6
  Arizona                        29.7           49.1            0.6
  Arkansas                        6.3           11.6            0.1
  California                    400.4          829.0           10.7
  Colorado                       18.5           36.9            0.5
  Connecticut                   193.7          358.5            4.6
  Delaware                        5.1           14.4            0.2
  Florida                        91.4          177.4            2.3
  Georgia                        44.5           98.5            1.3
  Hawaii                          3.2            6.7            0.1
  Idaho                          12.1           21.7            0.3
  Illinois                      226.3          442.1            5.7
  Indiana                         7.5           23.4            0.3
  Iowa                           37.5           72.8            0.9
  Kansas                        104.4          199.1            2.6
  Kentucky                        8.9           23.3            0.3
  Louisiana                     179.2          337.8            4.4
  Maine                           8.2           14.3            0.2
  Maryland                       34.7           70.3            0.9
  Massachusetts                  20.9           46.7            0.6
  Michigan                       34.6           71.6            0.9
  Minnesota                     362.9          769.4            9.9
  Mississippi                    11.3           21.7            0.3
  Missouri                      128.5          257.0            3.3
  Montana                         4.9           11.0            0.1
  Nebraska                        6.8           11.9            0.2
  Nevada                          2.0            4.8            0.1
  New Hampshire                   3.9            9.0            0.1
  New Jersey                     67.9          139.8            1.8
  New Mexico                      1.4            3.0            0.0
  New York                      403.9          856.6           11.1
  North Carolina                 63.1          122.3            1.6
  North Dakota                    7.4           17.7            0.2
  Ohio                           57.4          163.3            2.1
  Oklahoma                       11.2           25.3            0.3
  Oregon                        185.0          424.3            5.5
  Pennsylvania                  113.8          197.4            2.6
  Rhode Island                   11.5           20.6            0.3
  South Carolina                  4.8           11.3            0.1
  South Dakota                    1.3            3.0            0.0
  Tennessee                     131.9          231.1            3.0
  Texas                         198.2          435.9            5.6
  Utah                           12.3           29.7            0.4
  Vermont                         2.1            4.6            0.1
  Virginia                       95.4          191.7            2.5
  Washington                    215.9          303.5            3.9
  West Virginia                  23.4           58.2            0.8
  Wisconsin                      13.1           28.1            0.4
  Wyoming                         3.1            5.0            0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)            6.1            8.9            0.1
  Puerto Rico                     2.5            4.8            0.1
  USVirgin Islands                0.0            0.0            0.0
Other                           161.3          362.2            4.7
  Estimated Shipments             0.0            0.0            0.0
  Unreported (3)                161.3          362.2            4.7

Timing Adjustment                 0.0            0.0            0.0
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                                   Reexports                     Total

                                            Cumulative                   Cumulative
         Item                February       to date       February       to date

U.S. Total                    3,538.3        6,966.2       55,300.5      110,650.1
Foreign Trade Zone               21.8           52.0          454.9        1,040.4

  Alabama                         6.8           14.0          313.3          703.5
  Alaska                          9.5           38.5           37.2          119.2
  Arizona                        69.3          137.2          869.5        1,808.0
  Arkansas                        2.5            5.2          175.3          345.9
  California                    955.9        1,809.9        7,988.9       16,077.1
  Colorado                      150.8          267.3          854.8        1,667.3
  Connecticut                    37.2           73.7        1,073.4        2,099.8
  Delaware                        6.8           15.9          387.0          831.7
  Florida                        93.6          197.7        1,907.1        3,646.1
  Georgia                        32.8           60.5          825.3        1,663.4
  Hawaii                          6.1           14.0           20.7           39.1
  Idaho                          10.0           16.5          143.5          260.1
  Illinois                      111.9          230.2        2,766.6        5,513.7
  Indiana                        22.9           48.9        1,081.3        2,146.8
  Iowa                           15.7           23.3          312.4          576.4
  Kansas                         15.7           26.6          385.3          726.4
  Kentucky                       26.3           51.9          592.7        1,172.5
  Louisiana                       8.6           13.6          418.8          813.9
  Maine                           3.0            7.0          160.0          312.5
  Maryland                       27.6           48.4          306.3          632.9
  Massachusetts                  79.4          152.2        1,308.6        2,673.6
  Michigan                      199.3          393.9        3,256.8        6,602.2
  Minnesota                      27.0           49.7        1,198.7        2,332.5
  Mississippi                     1.8            4.0          118.2          227.0
  Missouri                       14.4           31.8          588.7        1,136.0
  Montana                         2.5            3.4           31.7           63.8
  Nebraska                        2.0            3.4          200.5          384.5
  Nevada                          8.7           16.9           53.4          112.5
  New Hampshire                   8.9           18.4          162.3          315.3
  New Jersey                    157.9          338.0        1,560.0        3,260.4
  New Mexico                      0.8            1.8          154.0          318.5
  New York                      462.7          914.2        3,584.8        7,503.8
  North Carolina                 39.7           72.7        1,044.5        2,027.3
  North Dakota                    1.4            3.1           47.3           94.0
  Ohio                           83.6          163.5        2,079.0        4,225.9
  Oklahoma                        7.7           14.0          206.1          418.2
  Oregon                         26.9           60.3          579.9        1,239.4
  Pennsylvania                   46.9           99.2        1,594.1        3,146.8
  Rhode Island                    5.8           11.6           91.2          182.7
  South Carolina                 14.7           30.6          483.4          969.5
  South Dakota                    3.0            6.7           32.4           66.4
  Tennessee                      35.7           75.8          852.1        1,643.1
  Texas                         329.0          665.2        4,834.1        9,656.5
  Utah                            7.7           13.6          281.6          585.8
  Vermont                        66.4          125.6          218.6          428.2
  Virginia                       20.2           58.1          909.2        1,808.5
  Washington                     50.8          100.5        2,804.4        5,250.7
  West Virginia                   2.7            5.3           96.1          212.9
  Wisconsin                      22.1           44.2          788.9        1,510.0
  Wyoming                         0.5            1.0           12.9           30.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)           11.1           16.9          295.5          557.3
  Puerto Rico                    16.7           39.5          442.3          857.5
  USVirgin Islands                0.2            0.3           11.9           19.8
Other                           167.2          330.0        4,758.1        9,433.0
  Estimated Shipments             0.0            0.0        1,001.0        2,049.3
  Unreported (3)                167.2          330.0        3,757.0        7,383.7

Timing Adjustment                 0.0            0.0            0.0          200.4
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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.

CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see 
         our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/"

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see
       record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE." 



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