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

U.S. Total               49,786.4    200,199.2       100.0
Foreign Trade Zone          425.7      1,874.9         0.9

  Alabama                   479.7      1,844.4         0.9
  Alaska                     42.4        158.2         0.1
  Arizona                   833.8      3,412.1         1.7
  Arkansas                  184.3        730.4         0.4
  California              6,578.2     26,831.1        13.4
  Colorado                  383.8      1,485.0         0.7
  Connecticut               542.6      2,106.2         1.1
  Delaware                  166.4        644.5         0.3
  Florida                 1,799.4      6,918.0         3.5
  Georgia                   961.8      3,945.1         2.0
  Hawaii                     35.0         69.9         (-)
  Idaho                     106.4        455.5         0.2
  Illinois                2,328.1      8,938.0         4.5
  Indiana                 1,073.4      4,159.2         2.1
  Iowa                      431.1      1,605.1         0.8
  Kansas                    300.3      1,170.8         0.6
  Kentucky                  585.7      2,430.7         1.2
  Louisiana                 774.3      3,418.7         1.7
  Maine                     115.4        585.5         0.3
  Maryland                  393.7      1,450.3         0.7
  Massachusetts           1,258.5      4,972.4         2.5
  Michigan                2,478.4     10,098.7         5.0
  Minnesota                 671.9      2,646.9         1.3
  Mississippi               155.5        649.9         0.3
  Missouri                  500.2      1,819.4         0.9
  Montana                    28.8        100.9         0.1
  Nebraska                  167.1        605.4         0.3
  Nevada                     41.0        175.9         0.1
  New Hampshire             123.0        499.7         0.2
  New Jersey              1,125.9      4,408.4         2.2
  New Mexico                137.8        590.2         0.3
  New York                2,371.2      9,652.3         4.8
  North Carolina          1,146.6      4,687.5         2.3
  North Dakota               67.2        223.3         0.1
  Ohio                    2,024.1      8,100.2         4.0
  Oklahoma                  239.8        911.4         0.5
  Oregon                    576.7      2,261.5         1.1
  Pennsylvania            1,271.7      4,988.9         2.5
  Rhode Island               82.1        307.4         0.2
  South Carolina            641.2      2,510.5         1.3
  South Dakota               26.7        120.3         0.1
  Tennessee                 753.2      2,838.6         1.4
  Texas                   5,996.1     23,689.4        11.8
  Utah                      275.0        976.6         0.5
  Vermont                   153.3        725.8         0.4
  Virginia                  933.0      3,668.6         1.8
  Washington              2,525.3     10,919.4         5.5
  West Virginia             117.6        481.3         0.2
  Wisconsin                 781.6      3,063.5         1.5
  Wyoming                    42.0        149.3         0.1
  Dist of Columbia           41.5         77.9         (-)
  Puerto Rico               386.1      1,616.6         0.8
  USVirgin Islands            8.9         44.4         (-)
Other                     4,521.3     19,272.7         9.6
  Estimated Shipments     1,083.1      4,122.3         2.1
  Unreported (2)          3,438.2     15,150.4         7.6

Timing Adjustment             (-)        -14.4         (-)
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                          SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                          Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                 Cumulative to date
       Item                April       Total       Percent

U.S. Total                3,322.1     14,784.1       100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            4.9         24.8         0.2

  Alabama                    39.7        161.9         1.1
  Alaska                     91.8        487.7         3.3
  Arizona                    45.5        176.0         1.2
  Arkansas                    9.1         53.4         0.4
  California                387.2      1,531.3        10.4
  Colorado                   16.3         58.0         0.4
  Connecticut                40.6        121.8         0.8
  Delaware                    1.9          9.7         0.1
  Florida                    84.0        338.5         2.3
  Georgia                    55.0        226.6         1.5
  Hawaii                      4.0         21.9         0.1
  Idaho                      11.0         47.6         0.3
  Illinois                   58.7        190.8         1.3
  Indiana                     7.2         52.9         0.4
  Iowa                       23.2        146.0         1.0
  Kansas                     21.2        118.4         0.8
  Kentucky                   24.1        114.0         0.8
  Louisiana                 488.8      2,930.2        19.8
  Maine                       7.0         26.5         0.2
  Maryland                   13.3         46.5         0.3
  Massachusetts              34.6        128.5         0.9
  Michigan                   45.7        178.0         1.2
  Minnesota                  68.2        174.9         1.2
  Mississippi                16.3         57.9         0.4
  Missouri                   22.4         91.3         0.6
  Montana                    16.4         38.2         0.3
  Nebraska                   10.2         68.6         0.5
  Nevada                      2.4         11.8         0.1
  New Hampshire               3.3         16.0         0.1
  New Jersey                 67.0        274.8         1.9
  New Mexico                  3.0          9.4         0.1
  New York                  125.7        547.7         3.7
  North Carolina            164.7        493.3         3.3
  North Dakota               14.7         51.2         0.3
  Ohio                       39.9        125.9         0.9
  Oklahoma                    6.8         23.6         0.2
  Oregon                    116.1        501.5         3.4
  Pennsylvania               30.1        178.4         1.2
  Rhode Island                8.0         33.3         0.2
  South Carolina             10.4         42.3         0.3
  South Dakota                1.3          8.3         0.1
  Tennessee                  43.7        164.4         1.1
  Texas                     316.7      1,506.0        10.2
  Utah                       18.1         77.8         0.5
  Vermont                     2.5          9.9         0.1
  Virginia                  108.5        413.6         2.8
  Washington                148.6        918.4         6.2
  West Virginia              77.0        270.3         1.8
  Wisconsin                  46.3         87.8         0.6
  Wyoming                     3.2          7.9         0.1
  Dist of Columbia            1.3          7.8         0.1
  Puerto Rico                 5.2         14.2         0.1
  USVirgin Islands            (-)          0.2         (-)
Other                       314.4      1,391.3         9.4
  Estimated Shipments         (-)          (-)         (-)
  Unreported (2)            314.4      1,391.3         9.4

Timing Adjustment             (-)          (-)         (-)
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                             Re-exports                Total
                       
                          April     Cumulative     April     Cumulative
         Item                         to date                  to date

U.S. Total                3,706.9     14,746.4    56,815.4    229,729.8
Foreign Trade Zone           22.5        100.3       453.0      2,000.0

  Alabama                     8.7         45.7       528.2      2,051.9
  Alaska                      2.7         16.5       136.9        662.4
  Arizona                    72.7        288.5       952.0      3,876.6
  Arkansas                    5.2         15.5       198.6        799.3
  California                907.4      3,806.5     7,872.7     32,168.9
  Colorado                   30.0        121.6       430.1      1,664.6
  Connecticut                38.3        126.6       621.5      2,354.6
  Delaware                   23.3        131.3       191.6        785.5
  Florida                   148.1        546.5     2,031.5      7,802.9
  Georgia                    47.6        177.2     1,064.4      4,348.9
  Hawaii                      3.8         22.8        42.8        114.6
  Idaho                      14.3         33.6       131.8        536.7
  Illinois                  144.0        476.0     2,530.9      9,604.8
  Indiana                    23.5         90.0     1,104.2      4,302.1
  Iowa                        7.2         34.4       461.4      1,785.5
  Kansas                     15.1         61.4       336.6      1,350.6
  Kentucky                   34.3        129.2       644.1      2,673.9
  Louisiana                   7.7         35.3     1,270.8      6,384.2
  Maine                       3.7         13.8       126.2        625.7
  Maryland                   33.8        144.3       440.8      1,641.0
  Massachusetts              68.2        308.9     1,361.3      5,409.8
  Michigan                  118.0        533.4     2,642.0     10,810.1
  Minnesota                  32.2        123.7       772.3      2,945.4
  Mississippi                 2.9         11.0       174.8        718.9
  Missouri                   14.6         61.0       537.2      1,971.8
  Montana                     1.3          5.4        46.5        144.5
  Nebraska                    6.5         19.9       183.8        693.8
  Nevada                     18.4         39.2        61.7        226.8
  New Hampshire               8.7         32.4       135.0        548.1
  New Jersey                158.8        574.3     1,351.6      5,257.5
  New Mexico                  0.8          1.8       141.5        601.5
  New York                  545.8      2,001.3     3,042.7     12,201.3
  North Carolina             59.9        233.1     1,371.2      5,413.9
  North Dakota                1.9          6.7        83.7        281.3
  Ohio                       62.3        317.4     2,126.3      8,543.4
  Oklahoma                    6.9         28.5       253.6        963.5
  Oregon                     42.9        169.8       735.7      2,932.7
  Pennsylvania               58.7        236.1     1,360.5      5,403.4
  Rhode Island                6.6         23.8        96.7        364.6
  South Carolina             24.2         77.1       675.8      2,629.9
  South Dakota                3.9         15.4        31.8        144.0
  Tennessee                  39.4        172.2       836.3      3,175.1
  Texas                     421.9      1,738.9     6,734.7     26,934.3
  Utah                        3.6         21.6       296.7      1,076.0
  Vermont                   115.6        490.3       271.5      1,226.1
  Virginia                   51.4        134.6     1,092.9      4,216.9
  Washington                 65.8        273.2     2,739.8     12,110.9
  West Virginia               2.3          7.8       196.8        759.4
  Wisconsin                  21.8         85.0       849.8      3,236.3
  Wyoming                     0.1          2.7        45.4        159.9
  Dist of Columbia            1.6         11.8        44.4         97.6
  Puerto Rico                32.8        107.5       424.2      1,738.3
  USVirgin Islands            0.1          0.3         9.0         44.8
Other                       135.7        563.4     4,971.4     21,227.5
  Estimated Shipments                              1,083.1      4,122.3
  Unreported (2)            135.7        563.4     3,888.3     17,105.2

Timing Adjustment             (-)          (-)         (-)        -14.4

(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.

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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