EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                   319.0     1,307.6         0.7
  Alaska                      7.9        52.3         0.0
  Arizona                   795.8     3,372.9         1.7
  Arkansas                  165.1       652.0         0.3
  California              6,944.3    27,879.4        13.9
  Colorado                  652.2     2,809.0         1.4
  Connecticut               876.6     3,379.0         1.7
  Delaware                  423.6     1,656.7         0.8
  Florida                 1,740.3     6,832.4         3.4
  Georgia                   887.0     3,225.7         1.6
  Hawaii                      9.3        36.7         (-)
  Idaho                      98.8       436.6         0.2
  Illinois                2,647.3    10,198.4         5.1
  Indiana                 1,160.7     4,470.4         2.2
  Iowa                      294.2     1,063.5         0.5
  Kansas                    258.6     1,056.2         0.5
  Kentucky                  584.3     2,336.8         1.2
  Louisiana                 245.0       957.2         0.5
  Maine                     103.3       529.0         0.3
  Maryland                  282.6     1,079.5         0.5
  Massachusetts           1,312.0     5,211.1         2.6
  Michigan                3,340.2    12,945.2         6.5
  Minnesota                 836.5     3,211.3         1.6
  Mississippi               102.9       417.1         0.2
  Missouri                  537.2     1,930.2         1.0
  Montana                    26.2       100.3         0.1
  Nebraska                  211.3       791.3         0.4
  Nevada                     46.1       196.8         0.1
  New Hampshire             142.1       589.1         0.3
  New Jersey              1,438.7     5,829.8         2.9
  New Mexico                141.8       599.9         0.3
  New York                2,866.1    11,862.7         5.9
  North Carolina            903.1     3,773.7         1.9
  North Dakota               65.6       189.4         0.1
  Ohio                    1,944.8     7,992.7         4.0
  Oklahoma                  204.2       785.3         0.4
  Oregon                    451.7     1,692.2         0.8
  Pennsylvania            1,507.4     5,886.5         2.9
  Rhode Island               76.7       303.6         0.2
  South Carolina            476.5     1,914.6         1.0
  South Dakota               23.2       110.0         0.1
  Tennessee                 695.2     2,761.6         1.4
  Texas                   4,289.6    17,504.7         8.7
  Utah                      303.6     1,161.7         0.6
  Vermont                   129.9       592.5         0.3
  Virginia                  838.9     3,323.5         1.7
  Washington              2,516.6    10,888.7         5.4
  West Virginia              68.3       292.8         0.1
  Wisconsin                 760.2     3,037.6         1.5
  Wyoming                    10.7        44.5         (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)      344.4     1,319.7         0.7
  Puerto Rico               381.9     1,614.2         0.8
  USVirgin Islands           10.8        43.0         (-)
Other                     4,285.5    17,965.1         9.0
  Estimated Shipments     1,083.1     4,122.3         2.1
  Unreported (3)          3,202.4    13,842.8         6.9

Timing Adjustment             (.)       -14.4         (-)
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                        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                    20.2       100.1         0.7
  Alaska                     27.5       108.8         0.7
  Arizona                    26.3       101.8         0.7
  Arkansas                    6.3        28.2         0.2
  California                443.4     1,750.9        11.8
  Colorado                   20.9        80.2         0.5
  Connecticut               107.1       617.0         4.2
  Delaware                    2.8        25.5         0.2
  Florida                    90.0       372.2         2.5
  Georgia                    43.4       193.2         1.3
  Hawaii                      4.1        15.8         0.1
  Idaho                       8.3        40.6         0.3
  Illinois                  146.4       750.1         5.1
  Indiana                     7.5        38.7         0.3
  Iowa                       12.2       104.7         0.7
  Kansas                    105.1       410.7         2.8
  Kentucky                   15.9        55.5         0.4
  Louisiana                  99.9       550.9         3.7
  Maine                       7.8        32.2         0.2
  Maryland                   24.7       128.4         0.9
  Massachusetts              29.1        98.7         0.7
  Michigan                   39.1       144.7         1.0
  Minnesota                 221.8     1,211.7         8.2
  Mississippi                13.2        47.6         0.3
  Missouri                   60.9       439.3         3.0
  Montana                     5.8        21.5         0.1
  Nebraska                   24.9        47.6         0.3
  Nevada                      2.7        10.6         0.1
  New Hampshire               3.9        18.0         0.1
  New Jersey                 66.6       276.8         1.9
  New Mexico                  1.9         6.6         (-)
  New York                  352.9     1,617.3        10.9
  North Carolina             80.0       293.9         2.0
  North Dakota               11.1        37.5         0.3
  Ohio                       62.3       267.5         1.8
  Oklahoma                   16.3        61.1         0.4
  Oregon                    154.4       777.8         5.3
  Pennsylvania               92.6       394.4         2.7
  Rhode Island                9.7        38.8         0.3
  South Carolina              6.6        23.2         0.2
  South Dakota                0.5         4.2         (-)
  Tennessee                  92.4       437.7         3.0
  Texas                     190.6       845.0         5.7
  Utah                       14.1        59.1         0.4
  Vermont                     2.1         8.8         0.1
  Virginia                  151.2       449.9         3.0
  Washington                120.4       655.9         4.4
  West Virginia              47.3       126.8         0.9
  Wisconsin                  10.4        49.5         0.3
  Wyoming                     2.6        12.1         0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)        4.4        33.9         0.2
  Puerto Rico                 4.2        11.5         0.1
  USVirgin Islands            (-)         0.2         (-)
Other                       205.8       748.9         5.1
  Estimated Shipments         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Unreported (3)            205.8       748.9         5.1

Timing Adjustment             (-)         (-)         (-)
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                               Reexports                Total
                       
                                    Cumulative              Cumulative
         Item              April      to date      April      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                     7.7        30.7       347.0     1,438.4
  Alaska                      4.1        44.9        39.5       206.0
  Arizona                    58.2       260.6       880.4     3,735.3
  Arkansas                    4.3        14.3       175.7       694.6
  California                879.6     3,704.7     8,267.3    33,335.0
  Colorado                  120.6       573.7       793.6     3,462.9
  Connecticut                30.0       136.7     1,013.8     4,132.7
  Delaware                   10.0        35.8       436.4     1,718.0
  Florida                    96.9       413.3     1,927.3     7,617.9
  Georgia                    36.0       132.4       966.4     3,551.2
  Hawaii                      3.4        19.3        16.9        71.9
  Idaho                      14.7        36.0       121.8       513.2
  Illinois                  137.3       494.1     2,931.0    11,442.6
  Indiana                    25.3        96.4     1,193.5     4,605.5
  Iowa                        8.2        41.6       314.6     1,209.8
  Kansas                     14.2        55.5       377.9     1,522.4
  Kentucky                   24.0       109.3       624.3     2,501.6
  Louisiana                   3.6        21.1       348.5     1,529.2
  Maine                       4.2        15.8       115.4       576.9
  Maryland                   28.7       103.5       336.1     1,311.4
  Massachusetts              71.1       319.3     1,412.3     5,629.1
  Michigan                  216.0       889.6     3,595.3    13,979.6
  Minnesota                  31.3       108.0     1,089.6     4,531.0
  Mississippi                 2.6        10.4       118.8       475.0
  Missouri                   13.3        64.0       611.4     2,433.5
  Montana                     1.4         5.8        33.3       127.7
  Nebraska                    2.2         9.8       238.5       848.7
  Nevada                     13.3        39.5        62.2       246.9
  New Hampshire               9.6        37.3       155.7       644.4
  New Jersey                194.1       695.7     1,699.4     6,802.3
  New Mexico                  1.1         4.4       144.8       610.9
  New York                  527.5     1,929.5     3,746.5    15,409.5
  North Carolina             44.2       176.5     1,027.3     4,244.1
  North Dakota                1.8         6.3        78.5       233.2
  Ohio                       81.0       335.1     2,088.2     8,595.4
  Oklahoma                    6.3        27.4       226.8       873.8
  Oregon                     37.8       141.9       643.9     2,611.8
  Pennsylvania               58.1       218.2     1,658.1     6,499.0
  Rhode Island                7.4        27.0        93.7       369.5
  South Carolina             22.9        73.5       506.0     2,011.3
  South Dakota                3.5        14.1        27.2       128.3
  Tennessee                  39.9       158.6       827.6     3,357.9
  Texas                     361.2     1,468.5     4,841.5    19,818.3
  Utah                        4.2        24.9       321.9     1,245.7
  Vermont                    64.2       275.8       196.3       877.1
  Virginia                   27.6       116.1     1,017.7     3,889.6
  Washington                 64.1       238.6     2,701.1    11,783.3
  West Virginia               1.9        12.7       117.5       432.4
  Wisconsin                  30.3       108.2       800.9     3,195.3
  Wyoming                     0.5         2.9        13.8        59.5
  Dist of Columbia (2)       35.1        78.4       384.0     1,432.0
  Puerto Rico                35.7       100.1       421.8     1,725.9
  USVirgin Islands            0.3         0.7        11.2        43.9
Other                       184.3       687.8     4,675.6    19,401.9
  Estimated Shipments         (-)         (-)     1,083.1     4,122.3
  Unreported (3)            184.3       687.8     3,592.5    15,279.6

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

(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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