EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                       395.0       3,423.6           0.7
  Alaska                         13.7         136.9           (-)
  Arizona                       795.9       8,058.2           1.6
  Arkansas                      134.1       1,553.2           0.3
  California                  7,309.7      68,740.7          13.9
  Colorado                      765.2       7,218.9           1.5
  Connecticut                   902.7       8,533.0           1.7
  Delaware                      390.9       4,121.6           0.8
  Florida                     2,040.8      17,478.5           3.5
  Georgia                       931.2       8,458.8           1.7
  Hawaii                          8.0          99.8           (-)
  Idaho                         111.0       1,070.5           0.2
  Illinois                    2,613.2      25,320.6           5.1
  Indiana                     1,200.3      11,155.1           2.3
  Iowa                          257.8       2,616.9           0.5
  Kansas                        265.9       2,612.4           0.5
  Kentucky                      632.1       5,877.8           1.2
  Louisiana                     218.2       2,501.7           0.5
  Maine                         132.8       1,217.4           0.2
  Maryland                      317.8       2,787.9           0.6
  Massachusetts               1,316.5      12,653.2           2.6
  Michigan                    3,185.7      29,782.0           6.0
  Minnesota                     815.1       7,955.1           1.6
  Mississippi                   102.2       1,059.3           0.2
  Missouri                      475.6       4,602.9           0.9
  Montana                        28.1         251.8           0.1
  Nebraska                      196.0       1,878.3           0.4
  Nevada                         50.7         499.1           0.1
  New Hampshire                 159.9       1,491.9           0.3
  New Jersey                  1,475.5      14,211.3           2.9
  New Mexico                    236.7       1,581.1           0.3
  New York                    3,265.8      29,298.3           5.9
  North Carolina              1,047.6       9,590.8           1.9
  North Dakota                   38.2         461.8           0.1
  Ohio                        2,082.6      19,262.4           3.9
  Oklahoma                      210.0       1,999.7           0.4
  Oregon                        659.9       4,670.7           0.9
  Pennsylvania                1,525.5      14,473.0           2.9
  Rhode Island                   78.4         766.1           0.2
  South Carolina                487.3       4,686.8           0.9
  South Dakota                   30.5         260.1           0.1
  Tennessee                     685.1       6,821.7           1.4
  Texas                       4,518.3      43,301.2           8.8
  Utah                          235.8       2,477.6           0.5
  Vermont                       172.2       1,474.1           0.3
  Virginia                      854.7       8,227.1           1.7
  Washington                  3,187.7      27,689.9           5.6
  West Virginia                  68.7         685.7           0.1
  Wisconsin                     757.9       7,289.0           1.5
  Wyoming                         8.1          92.7           0.0
  Dist of Columbia (2)          403.8       3,157.6           0.6
  Puerto Rico                   654.1       4,596.4           0.9
  USVirgin Islands                5.5          95.4           (-)
Other                         4,504.5      43,590.8           8.8
  Estimated Shipments           970.8       9,971.0           2.0
  Unreported (3)              3,533.7      33,619.8           6.8

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                        32.4         235.5           0.7
  Alaska                         30.6         437.5           1.3
  Arizona                        24.1         249.7           0.7
  Arkansas                        8.2          70.1           0.2
  California                    417.1       4,068.4          12.1
  Colorado                       24.1         202.0           0.6
  Connecticut                   219.7       1,372.8           4.1
  Delaware                        8.5          50.7           0.2
  Florida                        87.6         781.6           2.3
  Georgia                        53.3         464.6           1.4
  Hawaii                          2.5          41.2           0.1
  Idaho                           6.4          76.6           0.2
  Illinois                      242.6       1,669.6           5.0
  Indiana                         8.6          89.7           0.3
  Iowa                           10.3         153.0           0.5
  Kansas                         88.1         884.3           2.6
  Kentucky                       15.7         123.2           0.4
  Louisiana                     128.1       1,056.5           3.1
  Maine                          18.8         116.1           0.3
  Maryland                       25.6         284.8           0.8
  Massachusetts                  32.2         266.4           0.8
  Michigan                       45.3         377.1           1.1
  Minnesota                     530.2       2,766.8           8.2
  Mississippi                     6.6          99.7           0.3
  Missouri                      153.7         954.5           2.8
  Montana                         8.3          55.7           0.2
  Nebraska                       33.8         160.9           0.5
  Nevada                          3.0          26.6           0.1
  New Hampshire                   5.1          42.0           0.1
  New Jersey                     58.0         662.3           2.0
  New Mexico                      3.2          19.7           0.1
  New York                      378.6       3,571.9          10.6
  North Carolina                 46.8         606.6           1.8
  North Dakota                    8.5          87.0           0.3
  Ohio                           68.9         575.3           1.7
  Oklahoma                       18.4         164.7           0.5
  Oregon                        164.2       1,634.7           4.9
  Pennsylvania                   80.9         960.3           2.9
  Rhode Island                   11.4          95.0           0.3
  South Carolina                  6.4          67.0           0.2
  South Dakota                    0.7          10.2           (-)
  Tennessee                      61.0       1,002.7           3.0
  Texas                         167.6       1,782.3           5.3
  Utah                           10.5         123.7           0.4
  Vermont                         3.0          23.1           0.1
  Virginia                       85.8       1,096.3           3.3
  Washington                    167.0       1,634.2           4.9
  West Virginia                  34.6         308.5           0.9
  Wisconsin                      17.9         130.3           0.4
  Wyoming                         3.1          27.0           0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)            9.9          85.0           0.3
  Puerto Rico                     0.9          36.7           0.1
  USVirgin Islands                0.1           1.0           (-)
Other                           194.1       1,787.8           5.3
  Estimated Shipments             (-)           (-)           (-)
  Unreported (3)                194.1       1,787.8           5.3

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                         4.7          70.0         432.1       3,729.0
  Alaska                          3.6          61.8          47.8         636.2
  Arizona                        62.6         579.8         882.6       8,887.6
  Arkansas                        3.8          34.3         146.1       1,657.6
  California                    969.9       9,078.1       8,696.8      81,887.2
  Colorado                      153.7       1,362.3         943.0       8,783.2
  Connecticut                    51.1         340.8       1,173.5      10,246.5
  Delaware                        8.9          85.4         408.2       4,257.8
  Florida                       126.4       1,014.1       2,254.7      19,274.2
  Georgia                        50.6         387.4       1,035.0       9,310.7
  Hawaii                          3.7          30.8          14.1         171.8
  Idaho                           2.8          54.7         120.2       1,201.8
  Illinois                      158.3       1,302.7       3,014.2      28,292.9
  Indiana                        48.9         334.9       1,257.8      11,579.7
  Iowa                            8.4          85.6         276.5       2,855.6
  Kansas                         17.7         159.7         371.7       3,656.3
  Kentucky                       24.3         255.3         672.2       6,256.3
  Louisiana                       4.0          54.0         350.4       3,612.2
  Maine                           5.2          46.7         156.8       1,380.2
  Maryland                       34.7         304.2         378.2       3,376.9
  Massachusetts                  98.3         839.5       1,447.0      13,759.1
  Michigan                      293.9       2,162.4       3,524.9      32,321.4
  Minnesota                      28.2         321.5       1,373.5      11,043.3
  Mississippi                     3.9          28.2         112.8       1,187.3
  Missouri                       11.7         162.8         641.0       5,720.1
  Montana                         0.9          10.8          37.3         318.3
  Nebraska                        2.8          23.7         232.7       2,062.9
  Nevada                         14.4         117.7          68.2         643.4
  New Hampshire                  12.6          99.6         177.7       1,633.5
  New Jersey                    162.3       1,819.6       1,695.8      16,693.3
  New Mexico                      5.8          14.1         245.7       1,614.9
  New York                      556.4       5,210.8       4,200.8      38,081.1
  North Carolina                 70.8         525.9       1,165.2      10,723.3
  North Dakota                    0.7          14.3          47.4         563.1
  Ohio                           90.5         861.2       2,242.0      20,699.0
  Oklahoma                        6.9          66.0         235.3       2,230.4
  Oregon                         23.7         285.8         847.9       6,591.1
  Pennsylvania                   56.7         523.8       1,663.1      15,957.0
  Rhode Island                    8.9          73.5          98.7         934.6
  South Carolina                 19.7         180.4         513.4       4,934.2
  South Dakota                    3.2          35.8          34.4         306.1
  Tennessee                      38.5         377.4         784.7       8,201.8
  Texas                         457.2       3,856.1       5,143.1      48,939.6
  Utah                            5.9          57.9         252.2       2,659.2
  Vermont                        79.1         712.0         254.3       2,209.2
  Virginia                       23.8         254.2         964.3       9,577.5
  Washington                     57.4         566.4       3,412.1      29,890.5
  West Virginia                   3.0          30.6         106.3       1,024.8
  Wisconsin                      35.4         286.1         811.3       7,705.4
  Wyoming                         2.5          10.3          13.6         130.0
  Dist of Columbia (2)           20.2         286.4         433.9       3,529.0
  Puerto Rico                    38.9         257.6         693.9       4,890.7
  USVirgin Islands                0.3           1.9           5.9          98.3
Other                           193.0       1,715.2       4,891.6      47,093.8
  Estimated Shipments             (-)           (-)         970.8       9,971.0
  Unreported (3)                193.0       1,715.2       3,920.8      37,122.8

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

(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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