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

U.S. Total                54,308.1    150,189.5        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone           471.5      1,449.2          1.0

  Alabama                    349.4        988.5          0.7
  Alaska                      13.0         44.4          (-)
  Arizona                    955.4      2,577.1          1.7
  Arkansas                   157.9        486.9          0.3
  California               7,497.0     20,935.1         13.9
  Colorado                   793.7      2,156.8          1.4
  Connecticut                834.8      2,502.4          1.7
  Delaware                   431.7      1,233.1          0.8
  Florida                  1,821.2      5,092.1          3.4
  Georgia                    834.3      2,338.6          1.6
  Hawaii                       9.0         27.4          (.)
  Idaho                      116.0        337.8          0.2
  Illinois                 2,709.7      7,551.1          5.0
  Indiana                  1,235.3      3,309.7          2.2
  Iowa                       288.9        769.3          0.5
  Kansas                     296.7        797.5          0.5
  Kentucky                   655.1      1,752.5          1.2
  Louisiana                  249.7        712.2          0.5
  Maine                      134.5        425.7          0.3
  Maryland                   282.8        796.9          0.5
  Massachusetts            1,424.2      3,899.1          2.6
  Michigan                 3,468.2      9,605.0          6.4
  Minnesota                  861.4      2,374.8          1.6
  Mississippi                112.9        314.2          0.2
  Missouri                   545.9      1,393.0          0.9
  Montana                     24.7         74.1          (-)
  Nebraska                   210.9        580.0          0.4
  Nevada                      59.8        150.7          0.1
  New Hampshire              159.0        447.0          0.3
  New Jersey               1,608.4      4,391.0          2.9
  New Mexico                 144.3        458.0          0.3
  New York                 3,263.7      8,996.6          6.0
  North Carolina           1,038.3      2,870.6          1.9
  North Dakota                50.6        123.8          0.1
  Ohio                     2,148.8      6,047.9          4.0
  Oklahoma                   202.2        581.1          0.4
  Oregon                     485.7      1,240.5          0.8
  Pennsylvania             1,529.0      4,379.1          2.9
  Rhode Island                76.4        226.9          0.2
  South Carolina             510.5      1,438.1          1.0
  South Dakota                30.0         86.8          0.1
  Tennessee                  730.2      2,066.4          1.4
  Texas                    4,659.7     13,215.1          8.8
  Utah                       315.7        858.1          0.6
  Vermont                    164.6        462.5          0.3
  Virginia                   925.9      2,484.7          1.7
  Washington               3,525.4      8,372.1          5.6
  West Virginia               75.0        224.5          0.1
  Wisconsin                  839.7      2,277.3          1.5
  Wyoming                      9.8         33.8          0.0
  Dist of Columbia (2)       443.8        975.2          0.6
  Puerto Rico                419.2      1,232.4          0.8
  USVirgin Islands            12.7         32.2          (-)
Other                      4,565.2     13,458.7          9.0
  Estimated Shipments        989.9      3,039.2          2.0
  Unreported (3)           3,575.4     10,419.5          6.9

Timing Adjustment              (-)        -16.8          (-)
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                            Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                  Cumulative to date
       Item                 March        Total       Percent

U.S. Total                 3,724.1     11,462.0        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             9.2         19.9          0.2

  Alabama                     29.5         79.9          0.7
  Alaska                      32.1         81.3          0.7
  Arizona                     26.4         75.5          0.7
  Arkansas                    10.4         22.0          0.2
  California                 478.4      1,307.4         11.4
  Colorado                    22.5         59.4          0.5
  Connecticut                151.4        509.9          4.4
  Delaware                     8.4         22.7          0.2
  Florida                    104.7        282.1          2.5
  Georgia                     51.2        149.8          1.3
  Hawaii                       5.0         11.7          0.1
  Idaho                       10.5         32.3          0.3
  Illinois                   161.6        603.7          5.3
  Indiana                      7.8         31.2          0.3
  Iowa                        19.7         92.5          0.8
  Kansas                     106.6        305.7          2.7
  Kentucky                    16.3         39.5          0.3
  Louisiana                  113.1        450.9          3.9
  Maine                       10.0         24.3          0.2
  Maryland                    33.3        103.7          0.9
  Massachusetts               23.0         69.6          0.6
  Michigan                    34.0        105.6          0.9
  Minnesota                  220.5        989.9          8.6
  Mississippi                 12.6         34.4          0.3
  Missouri                   121.4        378.5          3.3
  Montana                      4.8         15.7          0.1
  Nebraska                    10.7         22.6          0.2
  Nevada                       3.2          7.9          0.1
  New Hampshire                5.1         14.1          0.1
  New Jersey                  70.4        210.2          1.8
  New Mexico                   1.7          4.7          (-)
  New York                   407.7      1,264.4         11.0
  North Carolina              91.6        213.9          1.9
  North Dakota                 8.7         26.4          0.2
  Ohio                        41.8        205.2          1.8
  Oklahoma                    19.5         44.8          0.4
  Oregon                     199.0        623.3          5.4
  Pennsylvania               104.3        301.7          2.6
  Rhode Island                 8.6         29.2          0.3
  South Carolina               5.3         16.6          0.1
  South Dakota                 0.8          3.7          (-)
  Tennessee                  114.2        345.3          3.0
  Texas                      218.5        654.4          5.7
  Utah                        15.2         44.9          0.4
  Vermont                      2.0          6.7          0.1
  Virginia                   107.0        298.7          2.6
  Washington                 232.0        535.6          4.7
  West Virginia               21.4         79.6          0.7
  Wisconsin                   11.0         39.1          0.3
  Wyoming                      4.4          9.5          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)        20.6         29.5          0.3
  Puerto Rico                  2.5          7.3          0.1
  USVirgin Islands             0.2          0.2          (-)
Other                        181.0        543.2          4.7
  Estimated Shipments          (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (3)             181.0        543.2          4.7

Timing Adjustment              (-)          (-)          (-)
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                               Reexports                   Total
                       
         Item             March     Cumulative      March     Cumulative
                                      to date                   to date

U.S. Total                 4,073.3     11,039.5     62,105.5    172,691.0
Foreign Trade Zone            25.9         77.9        506.5      1,546.9

  Alabama                      9.0         23.0        387.9      1,091.4
  Alaska                       2.3         40.8         47.4        166.5
  Arizona                     65.1        202.4      1,047.0      2,854.9
  Arkansas                     4.8         10.0        173.1        518.9
  California               1,015.2      2,825.1      8,990.6     25,067.7
  Colorado                   185.8        453.1      1,002.0      2,669.3
  Connecticut                 33.0        106.7      1,019.2      3,119.0
  Delaware                     9.8         25.8        449.9      1,281.6
  Florida                    118.6        316.4      2,044.5      5,690.6
  Georgia                     35.9         96.4        921.4      2,584.8
  Hawaii                       1.9         15.9         15.9         54.9
  Idaho                        4.8         21.3        131.3        391.4
  Illinois                   126.6        356.8      2,997.9      8,511.6
  Indiana                     22.2         71.1      1,265.2      3,412.0
  Iowa                        10.2         33.5        318.9        895.3
  Kansas                      14.8         41.3        418.1      1,144.5
  Kentucky                    33.4         85.3        704.8      1,877.3
  Louisiana                    4.0         17.6        366.8      1,180.7
  Maine                        4.5         11.5        149.0        461.5
  Maryland                    26.4         74.8        342.5        975.3
  Massachusetts               96.0        248.1      1,543.2      4,216.8
  Michigan                   279.8        673.7      3,782.0     10,384.2
  Minnesota                   26.9         76.7      1,108.9      3,441.4
  Mississippi                  3.7          7.8        129.3        356.3
  Missouri                    18.8         50.7        686.2      1,822.2
  Montana                      1.0          4.4         30.5         94.3
  Nebraska                     4.1          7.6        225.7        610.2
  Nevada                       9.3         26.2         72.2        184.8
  New Hampshire                9.3         27.7        173.4        488.7
  New Jersey                 163.6        501.7      1,842.5      5,102.9
  New Mexico                   1.4          3.3        147.5        466.0
  New York                   487.8      1,402.0      4,159.2     11,663.0
  North Carolina              59.6        132.3      1,189.5      3,216.8
  North Dakota                 1.3          4.5         60.7        154.7
  Ohio                        90.7        254.2      2,281.3      6,507.2
  Oklahoma                     7.1         21.1        228.8        647.0
  Oregon                      43.8        104.1        728.6      1,967.9
  Pennsylvania                60.8        160.0      1,694.2      4,840.9
  Rhode Island                 8.0         19.7         93.1        275.8
  South Carolina              20.0         50.6        535.9      1,505.3
  South Dakota                 3.9         10.6         34.7        101.1
  Tennessee                   42.9        118.6        887.3      2,530.3
  Texas                      442.1      1,107.3      5,320.3     14,976.8
  Utah                         7.0         20.7        337.9        923.7
  Vermont                     86.0        211.6        252.7        680.8
  Virginia                    30.4         88.5      1,063.4      2,871.9
  Washington                  74.1        174.5      3,831.5      9,082.2
  West Virginia                5.5         10.8        102.0        314.9
  Wisconsin                   33.7         77.9        884.5      2,394.4
  Wyoming                      1.4          2.4         15.6         45.7
  Dist of Columbia (2)        26.4         43.3        490.8      1,048.1
  Puerto Rico                 24.8         64.4        446.5      1,304.0
  USVirgin Islands             0.1          0.4         12.9         32.8
Other                        173.5        503.5      4,919.7     14,505.3
  Estimated Shipments          0.0          0.0        989.9      3,039.2
  Unreported (3)             173.5        503.5      3,929.8     11,466.1

Timing Adjustment              (-)          (-)          (-)        -16.8


(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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