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

U.S. Total                50,099.7    300,357.5        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone           535.8      2,920.9          1.0

  Alabama                    549.2      2,855.9          1.0
  Alaska                      59.5        266.1          0.1
  Arizona                    887.3      5,100.4          1.7
  Arkansas                   181.7      1,114.7          0.4
  California               6,892.5     39,943.7         13.3
  Colorado                   425.7      2,278.5          0.8
  Connecticut                560.8      3,214.6          1.1
  Delaware                   164.7        981.3          0.3
  Florida                  1,942.3     10,702.8          3.6
  Georgia                    968.2      6,024.4          2.0
  Hawaii                      14.8         90.0          (-)
  Idaho                      109.7        666.5          0.2
  Illinois                 2,344.1     13,652.3          4.5
  Indiana                  1,062.9      6,254.5          2.1
  Iowa                       417.2      2,430.7          0.8
  Kansas                     322.4      1,774.5          0.6
  Kentucky                   591.7      3,629.3          1.2
  Louisiana                  724.6      4,804.5          1.6
  Maine                      122.1        817.1          0.3
  Maryland                   342.4      2,138.0          0.7
  Massachusetts            1,239.5      7,417.5          2.5
  Michigan                 2,057.6     14,383.5          4.8
  Minnesota                  708.5      4,009.1          1.3
  Mississippi                166.9      1,116.4          0.4
  Missouri                   433.4      2,722.6          0.9
  Montana                     32.2        157.0          0.1
  Nebraska                   150.0        906.1          0.3
  Nevada                      49.5        271.8          0.1
  New Hampshire              147.9        796.9          0.3
  New Jersey               1,152.4      6,629.2          2.2
  New Mexico                 131.7        855.9          0.3
  New York                 2,546.5     14,516.9          4.8
  North Carolina           1,156.5      6,975.3          2.3
  North Dakota                50.9        331.6          0.1
  Ohio                     1,831.0     11,941.6          4.0
  Oklahoma                   195.3      1,350.4          0.4
  Oregon                     583.7      3,448.8          1.1
  Pennsylvania             1,206.1      7,422.6          2.5
  Rhode Island                78.1        463.4          0.2
  South Carolina             684.8      3,807.5          1.3
  South Dakota                25.3        177.5          0.1
  Tennessee                  699.4      4,305.7          1.4
  Texas                    5,653.8     35,311.2         11.8
  Utah                       238.5      1,449.1          0.5
  Vermont                    170.1      1,062.5          0.4
  Virginia                   916.7      5,563.7          1.9
  Washington               2,880.1     16,802.1          5.6
  West Virginia              103.8        708.6          0.2
  Wisconsin                  717.0      4,459.2          1.5
  Wyoming                     41.9        234.2          0.1
  Dist of Columbia            32.1        121.6          (-)
  Puerto Rico                464.4      2,566.8          0.9
  USVirgin Islands             3.8         58.8          (-)
Other                      4,866.7     29,204.4          9.7
  Estimated Shipments        990.6      6,114.7          2.0
  Unreported (2)           3,876.1     23,089.7          7.7

Timing Adjustment              (-)         68.0          (-)
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                          SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                          Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                         Cumulative to date
         Item               June         Total       Percent

U.S. Total                 3,062.7     20,947.0        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            10.4         38.9          0.2

  Alabama                     33.1        230.4          1.1
  Alaska                      74.4        647.4          3.1
  Arizona                     44.0        249.2          1.2
  Arkansas                     7.5         70.0          0.3
  California                 385.7      2,308.5         11.0
  Colorado                    19.2         89.7          0.4
  Connecticut                 30.4        175.4          0.8
  Delaware                     2.5         13.9          0.1
  Florida                     61.1        474.6          2.3
  Georgia                     63.0        351.5          1.7
  Hawaii                       2.4         29.0          0.1
  Idaho                        7.9         62.1          0.3
  Illinois                    46.4        281.2          1.3
  Indiana                     11.8         73.3          0.3
  Iowa                        22.8        181.4          0.9
  Kansas                      18.3        163.0          0.8
  Kentucky                    18.9        148.4          0.7
  Louisiana                  482.5      3,830.1         18.3
  Maine                        5.8         37.8          0.2
  Maryland                     7.9         64.6          0.3
  Massachusetts               30.8        189.3          0.9
  Michigan                    46.6        276.6          1.3
  Minnesota                   51.2        285.9          1.4
  Mississippi                 11.6         81.3          0.4
  Missouri                    21.4        127.1          0.6
  Montana                      8.7         54.0          0.3
  Nebraska                    11.0         96.6          0.5
  Nevada                       2.6         17.2          0.1
  New Hampshire                3.1         23.1          0.1
  New Jersey                  56.4        394.4          1.9
  New Mexico                   2.8         15.0          0.1
  New York                   157.2        834.5          4.0
  North Carolina              90.8        714.7          3.4
  North Dakota                11.2         73.2          0.3
  Ohio                        50.9        222.0          1.1
  Oklahoma                     9.7         40.3          0.2
  Oregon                      86.6        702.6          3.4
  Pennsylvania                52.1        286.5          1.4
  Rhode Island                 6.6         51.9          0.2
  South Carolina              12.9         67.3          0.3
  South Dakota                 6.2         17.0          0.1
  Tennessee                   35.2        238.1          1.1
  Texas                      291.4      2,089.2         10.0
  Utah                         8.4        100.7          0.5
  Vermont                      2.5         15.0          0.1
  Virginia                    97.9        621.7          3.0
  Washington                 156.3      1,234.1          5.9
  West Virginia               77.6        419.6          2.0
  Wisconsin                   44.9        183.4          0.9
  Wyoming                      1.6         12.4          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             4.6         12.8          0.1
  Puerto Rico                  5.0         26.1          0.1
  USVirgin Islands             (-)          0.2          (-)
Other                        261.7      1,941.8          9.3
  Estimated Shipments          (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)             261.7      1,941.8          9.3

Timing Adjustment              (-)          (-)          (-)
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                                 SIC-Based Product Code Groupings

                               Reexports                   Total
                          June      Cumulative      June      Cumulative
         Item                         to date                   to date

U.S. Total                 3,799.8     22,102.2     56,962.2    343,406.7
Foreign Trade Zone            24.9        147.4        571.1      3,107.2

  Alabama                     44.0         96.8        626.2      3,183.1
  Alaska                       1.3         18.9        135.2        932.4
  Arizona                     62.5        420.2        993.7      5,769.9
  Arkansas                     3.1         23.5        192.3      1,208.1
  California                 912.9      5,556.9      8,191.0     47,809.2
  Colorado                    26.7        181.2        471.6      2,549.4
  Connecticut                 27.1        172.3        618.2      3,562.3
  Delaware                    31.3        183.2        198.5      1,178.4
  Florida                    137.4        788.9      2,140.8     11,966.4
  Georgia                     42.3        258.3      1,073.5      6,634.2
  Hawaii                       1.5         25.8         18.7        144.8
  Idaho                        2.8         40.9        120.4        769.5
  Illinois                   134.3        747.7      2,524.8     14,681.2
  Indiana                     27.1        143.0      1,101.7      6,470.7
  Iowa                         5.7         46.0        445.7      2,658.0
  Kansas                      19.7         99.2        360.4      2,036.8
  Kentucky                    33.4        198.0        643.9      3,975.7
  Louisiana                    7.3         50.0      1,214.3      8,684.7
  Maine                        4.9         22.1        132.8        877.0
  Maryland                    47.9        221.0        398.2      2,423.5
  Massachusetts               73.5        446.6      1,343.8      8,053.3
  Michigan                   124.3        809.9      2,228.5     15,470.1
  Minnesota                   35.2        190.7        794.9      4,485.7
  Mississippi                  2.7         16.3        181.2      1,214.1
  Missouri                    13.3         89.5        468.0      2,939.2
  Montana                      0.5          6.6         41.4        217.5
  Nebraska                     4.7         31.1        165.7      1,033.9
  Nevada                      11.4         57.7         63.5        346.6
  New Hampshire               10.0         51.0        161.1        871.0
  New Jersey                 143.5        851.2      1,352.3      7,874.8
  New Mexico                   0.3          2.8        134.8        873.7
  New York                   616.2      3,175.3      3,319.8     18,526.8
  North Carolina              74.8        380.7      1,322.1      8,070.8
  North Dakota                 2.0          9.6         64.1        414.4
  Ohio                        64.4        472.4      1,946.3     12,636.0
  Oklahoma                     5.4         41.5        210.4      1,432.2
  Oregon                      35.9        246.1        706.2      4,397.4
  Pennsylvania                51.7        342.4      1,309.9      8,051.5
  Rhode Island                 6.7         36.4         91.5        551.7
  South Carolina              18.2        113.2        716.0      3,988.1
  South Dakota                 3.4         22.1         34.9        216.7
  Tennessee                   50.2        256.6        784.8      4,800.4
  Texas                      449.8      2,608.3      6,395.0     40,008.7
  Utah                         4.5         31.8        251.4      1,581.6
  Vermont                    101.8        693.5        274.4      1,771.0
  Virginia                    45.1        231.2      1,059.7      6,416.6
  Washington                  74.3        413.8      3,110.7     18,450.0
  West Virginia                3.5         14.2        184.9      1,142.3
  Wisconsin                   26.6        132.4        788.6      4,775.0
  Wyoming                      1.1          4.2         44.6        250.7
  Dist of Columbia             3.8         17.6         40.5        152.0
  Puerto Rico                 28.2        178.1        497.6      2,771.0
  USVirgin Islands             0.1          0.7          3.9         59.6
Other                        139.4        832.8      5,267.7     31,979.0
  Estimated Shipments          (-)          (-)        990.6      6,114.7
  Unreported (2)             139.4        832.8      4,277.1     25,864.3

Timing Adjustment              (-)          (-)          (-)         68.0

(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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