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

U.S. Total               49,602.3   249,855.3       100.0
Foreign Trade Zone          510.2     2,385.0         1.0

  Alabama                   328.9     1,636.4         0.7
  Alaska                      8.9        61.2         0.0
  Arizona                   757.7     4,130.6         1.7
  Arkansas                  162.4       814.4         0.3
  California              6,602.8    34,482.2        13.8
  Colorado                  674.0     3,483.0         1.4
  Connecticut               859.4     4,238.4         1.7
  Delaware                  442.8     2,099.5         0.8
  Florida                 1,809.9     8,642.3         3.5
  Georgia                   891.3     4,116.9         1.6
  Hawaii                      6.2        42.9         (-)
  Idaho                      95.0       531.6         0.2
  Illinois                2,549.6    12,748.0         5.1
  Indiana                 1,173.3     5,643.7         2.3
  Iowa                      263.7     1,327.2         0.5
  Kansas                    240.5     1,296.7         0.5
  Kentucky                  616.5     2,953.3         1.2
  Louisiana                 231.4     1,188.6         0.5
  Maine                      98.0       626.9         0.3
  Maryland                  254.4     1,334.0         0.5
  Massachusetts           1,276.2     6,487.3         2.6
  Michigan                2,987.0    15,932.2         6.4
  Minnesota                 760.5     3,971.8         1.6
  Mississippi                99.4       516.5         0.2
  Missouri                  454.1     2,384.3         1.0
  Montana                    29.5       129.8         0.1
  Nebraska                  199.1       990.4         0.4
  Nevada                     54.3       251.1         0.1
  New Hampshire             147.3       736.4         0.3
  New Jersey              1,416.3     7,246.1         2.9
  New Mexico                137.7       737.5         0.3
  New York                2,861.6    14,724.3         5.9
  North Carolina            969.9     4,743.6         1.9
  North Dakota               58.3       247.7         0.1
  Ohio                    1,906.6     9,899.3         4.0
  Oklahoma                  206.9       992.2         0.4
  Oregon                    487.5     2,179.7         0.9
  Pennsylvania            1,468.5     7,355.0         2.9
  Rhode Island               81.1       384.7         0.2
  South Carolina            467.5     2,382.1         1.0
  South Dakota               25.7       135.6         0.1
  Tennessee                 713.7     3,475.4         1.4
  Texas                   4,446.4    21,951.1         8.8
  Utah                      267.7     1,429.4         0.6
  Vermont                   145.1       737.6         0.3
  Virginia                  883.0     4,206.6         1.7
  Washington              3,024.6    13,913.3         5.6
  West Virginia              74.6       367.5         0.1
  Wisconsin                 666.2     3,703.8         1.5
  Wyoming                    10.5        55.0         (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)      223.7     1,543.4         0.6
  Puerto Rico               480.3     2,094.6         0.8
  USVirgin Islands           22.7        65.7         (-)
Other                     4,482.2    22,646.3         9.1
  Estimated Shipments     1,001.8     5,124.1         2.1
  Unreported (3)          3,480.4    17,522.2         7.0

Timing Adjustment             (-)      -159.6         (-)
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                        SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                        Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                     Cumulative to date
         Item             May        Total      Percent

U.S. Total                3,100.2    17,884.3       100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            3.8        28.5         0.2

  Alabama                    27.2       127.3         0.7
  Alaska                     15.0       123.8         0.7
  Arizona                    20.4       122.1         0.7
  Arkansas                    7.6        35.9         0.2
  California                417.7     2,168.5        12.1
  Colorado                   22.4       102.6         0.6
  Connecticut                91.1       708.1         4.0
  Delaware                    2.8        28.3         0.2
  Florida                    92.1       464.3         2.6
  Georgia                    48.2       241.3         1.3
  Hawaii                      4.7        20.5         0.1
  Idaho                       6.3        46.9         0.3
  Illinois                  137.4       887.5         5.0
  Indiana                     9.4        48.2         0.3
  Iowa                        9.6       114.3         0.6
  Kansas                     62.2       472.9         2.6
  Kentucky                    6.9        62.4         0.3
  Louisiana                  69.6       620.5         3.5
  Maine                       6.2        38.4         0.2
  Maryland                   14.3       142.7         0.8
  Massachusetts              24.5       123.2         0.7
  Michigan                   41.1       185.8         1.0
  Minnesota                 190.5     1,402.2         7.8
  Mississippi                 7.9        55.5         0.3
  Missouri                   91.8       531.2         3.0
  Montana                     3.8        25.4         0.1
  Nebraska                   23.4        70.9         0.4
  Nevada                      3.0        13.7         0.1
  New Hampshire               4.1        22.1         0.1
  New Jersey                 69.7       346.4         1.9
  New Mexico                  2.4         9.0         0.1
  New York                  347.5     1,964.8        11.0
  North Carolina             67.4       361.3         2.0
  North Dakota                8.1        45.6         0.3
  Ohio                       78.3       345.8         1.9
  Oklahoma                   20.6        81.7         0.5
  Oregon                    148.6       926.3         5.2
  Pennsylvania              105.9       500.3         2.8
  Rhode Island               11.4        50.2         0.3
  South Carolina              7.4        30.6         0.2
  South Dakota                1.3         5.5         (-)
  Tennessee                  89.5       527.3         2.9
  Texas                     161.5     1,006.5         5.6
  Utah                       10.0        69.0         0.4
  Vermont                     1.8        10.6         0.1
  Virginia                  148.6       598.5         3.3
  Washington                119.8       775.8         4.3
  West Virginia              40.2       167.0         0.9
  Wisconsin                  13.4        62.9         0.4
  Wyoming                     3.2        15.3         0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)        3.3        37.3         0.2
  Puerto Rico                 6.5        18.0         0.1
  USVirgin Islands            0.3         0.5         (-)
Other                       172.4       921.4         5.2
  Estimated Shipments         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Unreported (3)            172.4       921.4         5.2

Timing Adjustment             (-)         (-)         (-)



                              SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                             Reexports                 Total
                       
         Item             May      Cumulative     May       Cumulative
                                    to date                  to date

U.S. Total                3,556.0    18,302.4    56,258.4     286,042.0
Foreign Trade Zone           22.2       122.5       536.1       2,536.1

  Alabama                     5.5        36.2       361.6       1,800.0
  Alaska                      2.1        47.0        26.0         232.0
  Arizona                    52.1       312.7       830.2       4,565.5
  Arkansas                    2.9        17.3       172.9         867.5
  California                835.2     4,539.9     7,855.7      41,190.6
  Colorado                  117.3       691.0       813.6       4,276.6
  Connecticut                23.1       159.8       973.5       5,106.2
  Delaware                    8.6        44.4       454.2       2,172.2
  Florida                   103.7       516.9     2,005.7       9,623.5
  Georgia                    34.0       166.3       973.4       4,524.6
  Hawaii                      1.5        20.9        12.4          84.3
  Idaho                       4.7        40.7       105.9         619.2
  Illinois                  129.4       623.5     2,816.3      14,259.0
  Indiana                    30.5       126.9     1,213.2       5,818.7
  Iowa                        6.1        47.7       279.5       1,489.3
  Kansas                     16.3        71.8       319.0       1,841.4
  Kentucky                   25.8       135.0       649.2       3,150.7
  Louisiana                   5.6        26.7       306.6       1,835.8
  Maine                       3.6        19.3       107.8         684.7
  Maryland                   27.9       131.3       296.6       1,608.0
  Massachusetts              70.2       389.5     1,370.9       7,000.0
  Michigan                  207.1     1,096.7     3,235.2      17,214.8
  Minnesota                  30.4       138.3       981.4       5,512.4
  Mississippi                 2.2        12.6       109.5         584.6
  Missouri                   16.8        80.8       562.7       2,996.2
  Montana                     0.4         6.2        33.7         161.4
  Nebraska                    2.0        11.8       224.4       1,073.1
  Nevada                     11.1        50.6        68.4         315.3
  New Hampshire              10.4        47.7       161.8         806.2
  New Jersey                224.4       920.2     1,710.4       8,512.7
  New Mexico                  0.7         5.0       140.7         751.6
  New York                  481.0     2,410.5     3,690.1      19,099.6
  North Carolina             61.3       237.8     1,098.5       5,342.6
  North Dakota                0.9         7.2        67.3         300.5
  Ohio                       98.6       433.7     2,083.5      10,678.9
  Oklahoma                    8.5        35.9       236.0       1,109.8
  Oregon                     29.4       171.3       665.5       3,277.3
  Pennsylvania               51.2       269.3     1,625.6       8,124.7
  Rhode Island                7.4        34.4        99.9         469.4
  South Carolina             18.5        92.0       493.4       2,504.7
  South Dakota                3.7        17.8        30.6         158.9
  Tennessee                  33.3       191.9       836.6       4,194.6
  Texas                     346.4     1,815.0     4,954.3      24,772.6
  Utah                        6.2        31.1       283.9       1,529.6
  Vermont                    55.7       331.6       202.7       1,079.8
  Virginia                   24.5       140.6     1,056.1       4,945.7
  Washington                 54.9       293.6     3,199.3      14,982.6
  West Virginia               3.1        15.8       117.9         550.3
  Wisconsin                  24.8       132.9       704.4       3,899.6
  Wyoming                     0.6         3.5        14.2          73.8
  Dist of Columbia (2)       53.6       132.0       280.6       1,712.7
  Puerto Rico                30.5       130.6       517.4       2,243.2
  USVirgin Islands            0.3         1.0        23.3          67.3
Other                       150.3       838.1     4,804.9      24,405.8
  Estimated Shipments         (-)         (-)     1,001.8       5,124.1
  Unreported (3)            150.3       838.1     3,803.1      19,281.7

Timing Adjustment             (-)         (-)         (-)        -159.6

(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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