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

U.S. Total                   52,960.7     493,972.0         100.0
Foreign Trade Zone              895.1       5,678.9           1.1

  Alabama                       522.4       4,727.0           1.0
  Alaska                         47.7         458.0           0.1
  Arizona                       845.7       8,372.1           1.7
  Arkansas                      160.6       1,792.2           0.4
  California                  7,021.9      66,098.1          13.4
  Colorado                      433.3       3,901.2           0.8
  Connecticut                   561.9       5,531.8           1.1
  Delaware                      158.2       1,558.5           0.3
  Florida                     2,175.9      18,156.6           3.7
  Georgia                     1,146.4      10,119.6           2.0
  Hawaii                          6.6         139.2           (-)
  Idaho                         106.2       1,105.5           0.2
  Illinois                    2,338.6      22,385.6           4.5
  Indiana                       978.4       9,905.6           2.0
  Iowa                          350.9       3,879.8           0.8
  Kansas                        323.3       2,908.5           0.6
  Kentucky                      660.9       6,032.0           1.2
  Louisiana                     723.1       7,488.5           1.5
  Maine                         141.4       1,349.6           0.3
  Maryland                      318.1       3,423.5           0.7
  Massachusetts               1,282.3      12,103.6           2.5
  Michigan                    2,390.0      22,425.8           4.5
  Minnesota                     696.1       6,707.9           1.4
  Mississippi                   152.4       1,786.9           0.4
  Missouri                      475.1       4,482.1           0.9
  Montana                        26.3         245.3           (-)
  Nebraska                      143.4       1,461.2           0.3
  Nevada                         42.2         451.8           0.1
  New Hampshire                 129.2       1,296.2           0.3
  New Jersey                  1,168.3      10,848.3           2.2
  New Mexico                    229.1       1,543.2           0.3
  New York                    2,606.0      24,366.0           4.9
  North Carolina              1,230.1      11,439.3           2.3
  North Dakota                   41.5         519.6           0.1
  Ohio                        2,163.8      19,368.2           3.9
  Oklahoma                      240.0       2,201.1           0.4
  Oregon                        776.4       5,836.7           1.2
  Pennsylvania                1,329.3      12,355.4           2.5
  Rhode Island                   85.5         778.6           0.2
  South Carolina                646.2       6,272.7           1.3
  South Dakota                   30.6         285.4           0.1
  Tennessee                     745.1       7,122.7           1.4
  Texas                       6,016.9      57,923.1          11.7
  Utah                          229.8       2,249.2           0.5
  Vermont                       197.1       1,750.1           0.4
  Virginia                      933.0       9,120.8           1.8
  Washington                  3,150.4      27,610.4           5.6
  West Virginia                 117.1       1,141.7           0.2
  Wisconsin                     764.6       7,349.4           1.5
  Wyoming                        31.8         395.8           0.1
  Dist of Columbia               20.3         189.5           (-)
  Puerto Rico                   662.1       4,656.6           0.9
  USVirgin Islands                3.7          77.4           (-)
Other                         5,183.8      48,223.2           9.8
  Estimated Shipments           970.8       9,971.0           2.0
  Unreported (2)              4,213.0      38,252.2           7.7

Timing Adjustment                 (-)          53.9           (-)
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                               SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                               Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                              Cumulative to date
          Item                October        Total        Percent

U.S. Total                    3,872.2      33,670.8         100.0
Foreign Trade Zone               25.3         115.8           0.3

  Alabama                        54.8         362.5           1.1
  Alaska                        103.6       1,212.5           3.6
  Arizona                        29.0         385.1           1.1
  Arkansas                        8.9         103.8           0.3
  California                    395.1       3,729.6          11.1
  Colorado                       17.4         136.5           0.4
  Connecticut                    37.7         297.1           0.9
  Delaware                        2.5          22.4           0.1
  Florida                        66.8         674.5           2.0
  Georgia                        57.0         595.9           1.8
  Hawaii                          2.5          47.4           0.1
  Idaho                           8.8          91.6           0.3
  Illinois                       35.7         431.5           1.3
  Indiana                         8.5         102.2           0.3
  Iowa                           16.3         249.7           0.7
  Kansas                         23.3         285.5           0.8
  Kentucky                       81.9         315.0           0.9
  Louisiana                     835.0       6,096.8          18.1
  Maine                          17.7         112.3           0.3
  Maryland                       18.5         118.0           0.4
  Massachusetts                  44.0         336.1           1.0
  Michigan                       46.2         434.3           1.3
  Minnesota                     109.1         535.8           1.6
  Mississippi                     7.6         128.1           0.4
  Missouri                       26.4         210.5           0.6
  Montana                        10.6          87.8           0.3
  Nebraska                       22.0         167.0           0.5
  Nevada                          3.8          29.3           0.1
  New Hampshire                   3.5          36.1           0.1
  New Jersey                     47.2         601.7           1.8
  New Mexico                      2.9          23.8           0.1
  New York                      121.4       1,283.3           3.8
  North Carolina                 60.3         976.7           2.9
  North Dakota                   11.1         111.6           0.3
  Ohio                          146.2         517.8           1.5
  Oklahoma                       13.0          90.8           0.3
  Oregon                        133.4       1,139.9           3.4
  Pennsylvania                   41.8         463.6           1.4
  Rhode Island                    9.5          82.3           0.2
  South Carolina                  8.4          99.9           0.3
  South Dakota                    8.1          41.0           0.1
  Tennessee                      21.5         378.9           1.1
  Texas                         368.7       3,274.0           9.7
  Utah                           17.3         168.3           0.5
  Vermont                         3.1          26.2           0.1
  Virginia                       74.8         956.5           2.8
  Washington                    216.4       1,948.8           5.8
  West Virginia                  51.8         658.9           2.0
  Wisconsin                     137.5         488.5           1.5
  Wyoming                         2.2          22.2           0.1
  Dist of Columbia                2.2          22.4           0.1
  Puerto Rico                     1.5          42.8           0.1
  USVirgin Islands                (-)           0.3           (-)
Other                           278.0       2,915.3           8.7
  Estimated Shipments             (-)           (-)           (-)
  Unreported (2)                278.0       2,915.3           8.7

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

                                    Reexports                    Total
                         
                                         Cumulative                  Cumulative
          Item                October       to date       October       to date

U.S. Total                    4,171.0      37,432.0      61,003.9     565,074.8
Foreign Trade Zone               39.9         266.2         960.2       6,060.9

  Alabama                         8.4         133.0         585.6       5,222.4
  Alaska                          2.4          26.6         153.7       1,697.1
  Arizona                        63.5         650.5         938.2       9,407.7
  Arkansas                        4.5          38.0         174.0       1,934.0
  California                  1,010.1       9,335.3       8,427.2      79,163.0
  Colorado                       36.5         331.2         487.3       4,368.8
  Connecticut                    48.4         303.6         648.1       6,132.5
  Delaware                       32.6         251.7         193.2       1,832.7
  Florida                       155.1       1,289.9       2,397.8      20,121.0
  Georgia                        57.6         473.8       1,260.9      11,189.3
  Hawaii                          4.0          38.2          13.1         224.7
  Idaho                           2.7          51.0         117.7       1,248.2
  Illinois                      169.6       1,303.6       2,543.8      24,120.7
  Indiana                        42.4         285.5       1,029.2      10,293.3
  Iowa                            8.3          82.7         375.5       4,212.3
  Kansas                         21.3         172.8         367.9       3,366.8
  Kentucky                       35.4         332.2         778.1       6,679.2
  Louisiana                       5.8          79.2       1,563.9      13,664.6
  Maine                           4.8          47.1         163.8       1,509.0
  Maryland                       83.7         403.2         420.3       3,944.7
  Massachusetts                  94.4         779.3       1,420.6      13,219.0
  Michigan                      115.7       1,235.5       2,551.9      24,095.7
  Minnesota                      34.1         349.5         839.3       7,593.2
  Mississippi                     3.6          29.8         163.5       1,944.8
  Missouri                       12.1         142.9         513.6       4,835.5
  Montana                         1.0          13.5          37.9         346.6
  Nebraska                        3.0          46.3         168.4       1,674.5
  Nevada                         13.6         101.4          59.5         582.5
  New Hampshire                  11.9          87.4         144.6       1,419.8
  New Jersey                    144.5       1,437.9       1,360.0      12,887.8
  New Mexico                      5.7          10.2         237.7       1,577.2
  New York                      594.1       5,616.8       3,321.5      31,266.1
  North Carolina                 85.8         645.6       1,376.2      13,061.6
  North Dakota                    0.8          14.6          53.4         645.8
  Ohio                           75.5         767.9       2,385.5      20,653.9
  Oklahoma                        7.1          71.4         260.2       2,363.3
  Oregon                         40.5         390.9         950.3       7,367.5
  Pennsylvania                   57.5         553.4       1,428.6      13,372.3
  Rhode Island                    7.5          64.6         102.5         925.5
  South Carolina                 21.2         189.3         675.8       6,561.8
  South Dakota                    3.3          36.2          42.0         362.6
  Tennessee                      43.5         414.4         810.0       7,916.0
  Texas                         549.7       4,524.9       6,935.4      65,722.0
  Utah                            4.6          52.8         251.6       2,470.3
  Vermont                       126.1       1,204.1         326.4       2,980.4
  Virginia                       37.6         403.0       1,045.4      10,480.3
  Washington                     62.1         649.6       3,428.9      30,208.8
  West Virginia                   2.8          22.6         171.7       1,823.2
  Wisconsin                      30.3         231.7         932.3       8,069.7
  Wyoming                         0.5           5.8          34.5         423.8
  Dist of Columbia                6.4          38.8          28.9         250.8
  Puerto Rico                    42.8         300.7         706.4       5,000.1
  USVirgin Islands                (-)           1.0           3.8          78.7
Other                           134.7       1,369.2       5,596.5      52,507.7
  Estimated Shipments             (-)           (-)         970.8       9,971.0
  Unreported (2)                134.7       1,369.2       4,625.7      42,536.7

Timing Adjustment                 (-)           (-)           (-)          53.9

(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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