EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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
         Item              March     Cumulative 
                                       To Date      Percent

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

  Alabama                     480.8      1,364.6          0.9
  Alaska                       50.5        115.8          0.1
  Arizona                     966.6      2,578.3          1.7
  Arkansas                    213.9        546.0          0.4
  California                7,363.8     20,252.9         13.5
  Colorado                    389.9      1,101.3          0.7
  Connecticut                 512.5      1,563.6          1.0
  Delaware                    159.7        478.1          0.3
  Florida                   1,895.0      5,118.5          3.4
  Georgia                   1,092.2      2,983.3          2.0
  Hawaii                       13.4         34.9          0.0
  Idaho                       116.6        349.0          0.2
  Illinois                  2,335.9      6,609.9          4.4
  Indiana                   1,120.1      3,085.8          2.1
  Iowa                        440.8      1,174.0          0.8
  Kansas                      356.4        870.5          0.6
  Kentucky                    711.3      1,845.0          1.2
  Louisiana                   854.4      2,644.5          1.8
  Maine                       146.7        470.1          0.3
  Maryland                    404.9      1,056.6          0.7
  Massachusetts             1,346.4      3,713.8          2.5
  Michigan                  2,567.1      7,620.3          5.1
  Minnesota                   737.6      1,975.0          1.3
  Mississippi                 171.2        494.4          0.3
  Missouri                    481.6      1,319.2          0.9
  Montana                      27.8         72.1          0.0
  Nebraska                    157.9        438.2          0.3
  Nevada                       49.0        134.9          0.1
  New Hampshire               130.1        376.7          0.3
  New Jersey                1,274.2      3,282.5          2.2
  New Mexico                  143.0        452.4          0.3
  New York                  2,691.3      7,281.1          4.8
  North Carolina            1,298.7      3,540.9          2.4
  North Dakota                 64.6        156.1          0.1
  Ohio                      2,177.5      6,076.0          4.0
  Oklahoma                    250.8        671.6          0.4
  Oregon                      599.6      1,684.7          1.1
  Pennsylvania              1,326.6      3,717.2          2.5
  Rhode Island                 76.3        225.3          0.2
  South Carolina              655.5      1,869.3          1.2
  South Dakota                 32.3         93.6          0.1
  Tennessee                   759.8      2,085.4          1.4
  Texas                     6,299.1     17,693.3         11.8
  Utah                        250.1        701.6          0.5
  Vermont                     189.2        572.5          0.4
  Virginia                  1,015.3      2,735.6          1.8
  Washington                3,535.5      8,394.0          5.6
  West Virginia               129.8        363.7          0.2
  Wisconsin                   827.1      2,281.9          1.5
  Wyoming                      22.5        107.2          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             16.2         36.3          0.0
  Puerto Rico                 414.6      1,230.5          0.8
  USVirgin Islands              9.6         35.5          0.0
Other                       4,955.0     14,530.5          9.7
  Estimated Shipments         989.9      3,039.2          2.0
  Unreported (2)            3,965.1     11,491.3          7.7

Timing Adjustment               (-)        -16.8          (-)
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                           SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                           Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)
         Item                         Cumulative 
                             March      To Date       Percent

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

  Alabama                      39.7        122.1          1.1
  Alaska                      135.4        395.9          3.5
  Arizona                      42.2        130.5          1.1
  Arkansas                     11.1         44.3          0.4
  California                  419.5      1,144.1         10.0
  Colorado                     16.9         41.7          0.4
  Connecticut                  32.5         81.1          0.7
  Delaware                      2.7          7.8          0.1
  Florida                      95.2        254.5          2.2
  Georgia                      65.8        171.5          1.5
  Hawaii                       10.4         18.0          0.2
  Idaho                        11.7         36.6          0.3
  Illinois                     38.5        132.1          1.2
  Indiana                       8.8         45.7          0.4
  Iowa                         32.5        122.8          1.1
  Kansas                       31.1         97.1          0.8
  Kentucky                     25.1         89.9          0.8
  Louisiana                   693.8      2,441.4         21.3
  Maine                         6.6         19.4          0.2
  Maryland                      9.6         33.2          0.3
  Massachusetts                35.8         94.0          0.8
  Michigan                     40.5        132.4          1.2
  Minnesota                    26.6        106.7          0.9
  Mississippi                  12.8         41.6          0.4
  Missouri                     21.5         69.0          0.6
  Montana                       5.5         21.9          0.2
  Nebraska                     23.3         58.4          0.5
  Nevada                        3.4          9.4          0.1
  New Hampshire                 4.3         12.8          0.1
  New Jersey                   63.8        207.8          1.8
  New Mexico                    2.9          6.4          0.1
  New York                    141.6        422.0          3.7
  North Carolina              136.9        328.6          2.9
  North Dakota                 12.7         36.6          0.3
  Ohio                         24.1         86.0          0.8
  Oklahoma                      6.4         16.8          0.1
  Oregon                      129.5        385.4          3.4
  Pennsylvania                 54.0        148.3          1.3
  Rhode Island                  7.0         25.3          0.2
  South Carolina                8.1         31.9          0.3
  South Dakota                  1.7          6.9          0.1
  Tennessee                    39.1        120.7          1.1
  Texas                       389.1      1,189.3         10.4
  Utah                         18.8         59.7          0.5
  Vermont                       2.2          7.4          0.1
  Virginia                     98.5        305.2          2.7
  Washington                  285.1        769.7          6.7
  West Virginia                51.6        193.3          1.7
  Wisconsin                    13.8         41.5          0.4
  Wyoming                       1.0          4.7          0.0
  Dist of Columbia              3.4          6.6          0.1
  Puerto Rico                   3.2          9.0          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.2          (-)
Other                         326.9      1,076.9          9.4
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)              326.9      1,076.9          9.4

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                       9.6         36.9        530.0      1,523.7
  Alaska                        1.5         13.8        187.4        525.4
  Arizona                      72.1        215.8      1,081.0      2,924.6
  Arkansas                      5.1         10.4        230.0        600.7
  California                1,058.5      2,899.1      8,841.8     24,296.1
  Colorado                     30.5         91.6        437.4      1,234.5
  Connecticut                  27.9         88.3        572.8      1,733.1
  Delaware                     40.8        108.0        203.2        594.0
  Florida                     143.9        398.4      2,134.1      5,771.4
  Georgia                      53.0        129.6      1,211.0      3,284.5
  Hawaii                        2.1         18.9         25.9         71.8
  Idaho                         3.7         19.3        132.0        404.9
  Illinois                    113.9        331.9      2,488.4      7,073.9
  Indiana                      22.1         66.5      1,151.0      3,197.9
  Iowa                          7.9         27.3        481.2      1,324.1
  Kansas                       15.4         46.4        402.8      1,014.0
  Kentucky                     35.4         95.0        771.8      2,029.8
  Louisiana                     9.1         27.6      1,557.3      5,113.5
  Maine                         4.0         10.1        157.3        499.6
  Maryland                     49.2        110.5        463.7      1,200.3
  Massachusetts                93.0        240.7      1,475.2      4,048.5
  Michigan                    144.0        415.4      2,751.6      8,168.1
  Minnesota                    36.7         91.5        800.9      2,173.2
  Mississippi                   3.4          8.1        187.4        544.1
  Missouri                     17.6         46.4        520.7      1,434.6
  Montana                       0.7          4.2         34.0         98.1
  Nebraska                      7.0         13.4        188.3        510.0
  Nevada                        6.6         20.8         58.9        165.1
  New Hampshire                 7.7         23.6        142.0        413.1
  New Jersey                  142.1        415.6      1,480.0      3,905.9
  New Mexico                    0.4          1.1        146.3        459.9
  New York                    526.7      1,455.5      3,359.5      9,158.7
  North Carolina               78.1        173.2      1,513.7      4,042.7
  North Dakota                  1.4          4.9         78.8        197.5
  Ohio                         74.0        255.1      2,275.6      6,417.2
  Oklahoma                      7.7         21.6        264.9        709.9
  Oregon                       48.8        126.9        777.9      2,197.0
  Pennsylvania                 66.7        177.5      1,447.3      4,042.9
  Rhode Island                  7.1         17.2         90.4        267.9
  South Carolina               20.4         52.9        684.0      1,954.1
  South Dakota                  4.2         11.6         38.2        112.1
  Tennessee                    41.3        132.8        840.1      2,338.8
  Texas                       525.8      1,317.1      7,214.0     20,199.6
  Utah                          6.7         17.9        275.5        779.3
  Vermont                     150.4        374.7        341.8        954.6
  Virginia                     35.6         83.2      1,149.3      3,124.0
  Washington                   83.4        207.3      3,904.0      9,371.1
  West Virginia                 2.3          5.5        183.7        562.5
  Wisconsin                    28.7         63.2        869.6      2,386.6
  Wyoming                       1.2          2.6         24.7        114.5
  Dist of Columbia              7.3         10.3         26.9         53.2
  Puerto Rico                  28.8         74.6        446.6      1,314.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.1          9.7         35.8
Other                         161.9        427.7      5,443.8     16,035.2
  Estimated Shipments           0.0          0.0        989.9      3,039.2
  Unreported (2)              161.9        427.7      4,453.9     12,995.9

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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