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

U.S. Total                 49,997.5    544,416.5        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            730.0      6,409.0          1.2

  Alabama                     531.9      5,258.9          1.0
  Alaska                       43.5        501.4          0.1
  Arizona                     930.7      9,302.8          1.7
  Arkansas                    148.6      1,940.7          0.4
  California                6,877.2     72,975.3         13.4
  Colorado                    359.8      4,261.0          0.8
  Connecticut                 494.6      6,026.4          1.1
  Delaware                    149.3      1,707.8          0.3
  Florida                   1,726.8     19,883.4          3.7
  Georgia                   1,083.1     11,202.7          2.1
  Hawaii                       17.7        156.9          (-)
  Idaho                       121.7      1,227.2          0.2
  Illinois                  2,224.0     24,609.6          4.5
  Indiana                   1,027.0     10,932.6          2.0
  Iowa                        308.8      4,188.7          0.8
  Kansas                      270.3      3,178.8          0.6
  Kentucky                    608.3      6,640.3          1.2
  Louisiana                   646.1      8,134.7          1.5
  Maine                       130.0      1,479.6          0.3
  Maryland                    254.3      3,677.8          0.7
  Massachusetts             1,132.1     13,235.7          2.4
  Michigan                  2,506.7     24,932.5          4.6
  Minnesota                   623.5      7,331.5          1.3
  Mississippi                 159.4      1,946.4          0.4
  Missouri                    461.1      4,943.2          0.9
  Montana                      22.5        267.8          (-)
  Nebraska                    135.0      1,596.2          0.3
  Nevada                       33.8        485.6          0.1
  New Hampshire               130.5      1,426.7          0.3
  New Jersey                1,013.5     11,861.7          2.2
  New Mexico                  144.5      1,687.7          0.3
  New York                  2,403.0     26,769.0          4.9
  North Carolina            1,060.0     12,499.3          2.3
  North Dakota                 38.9        558.5          0.1
  Ohio                      2,089.0     21,457.2          3.9
  Oklahoma                    181.9      2,383.0          0.4
  Oregon                      625.5      6,462.2          1.2
  Pennsylvania              1,245.3     13,600.6          2.5
  Rhode Island                 78.2        856.8          0.2
  South Carolina              599.2      6,871.9          1.3
  South Dakota                 29.7        315.0          0.1
  Tennessee                   723.3      7,846.0          1.4
  Texas                     5,852.1     63,775.2         11.7
  Utah                        275.1      2,524.3          0.5
  Vermont                     203.7      1,953.9          0.4
  Virginia                    898.6     10,019.5          1.8
  Washington                2,922.5     30,532.9          5.6
  West Virginia                90.2      1,231.8          0.2
  Wisconsin                   708.5      8,058.0          1.5
  Wyoming                      34.0        429.8          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             23.3        212.8          (-)
  Puerto Rico                 476.4      5,132.9          0.9
  USVirgin Islands              9.4         86.8          (-)
Other                       5,113.2     53,685.6          9.9
  Estimated Shipments       1,090.3     11,061.3          2.0
  Unreported (2)            4,022.9     42,624.3          7.8

Timing Adjustment               (-)        151.7          (-)
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                            SIC-BASED Product Code Groupings
                            Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
    Item                   November       Total       Percent

U.S. Total                  3,817.5     37,488.2        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             14.9        130.7          0.3

  Alabama                      33.0        395.5          1.1
  Alaska                       94.6      1,307.2          3.5
  Arizona                      30.0        415.2          1.1
  Arkansas                     15.2        119.0          0.3
  California                  398.6      4,128.2         11.0
  Colorado                     15.0        151.5          0.4
  Connecticut                  27.2        324.4          0.9
  Delaware                      2.9         25.3          0.1
  Florida                      66.0        740.5          2.0
  Georgia                      66.2        662.1          1.8
  Hawaii                        4.4         51.8          0.1
  Idaho                         7.7         99.4          0.3
  Illinois                     42.6        474.1          1.3
  Indiana                       8.4        110.6          0.3
  Iowa                         34.9        284.6          0.8
  Kansas                       25.4        310.9          0.8
  Kentucky                     71.0        386.0          1.0
  Louisiana                   794.6      6,891.4         18.4
  Maine                        14.3        126.6          0.3
  Maryland                     13.7        131.7          0.4
  Massachusetts                37.4        373.5          1.0
  Michigan                     45.3        479.6          1.3
  Minnesota                    96.5        632.3          1.7
  Mississippi                  17.3        145.4          0.4
  Missouri                     24.0        234.5          0.6
  Montana                      14.4        102.2          0.3
  Nebraska                     17.7        184.7          0.5
  Nevada                        3.8         33.1          0.1
  New Hampshire                 3.1         39.2          0.1
  New Jersey                   53.9        655.6          1.7
  New Mexico                    2.4         26.2          0.1
  New York                    146.5      1,429.8          3.8
  North Carolina              124.0      1,100.8          2.9
  North Dakota                 12.7        124.3          0.3
  Ohio                         95.7        613.5          1.6
  Oklahoma                     10.3        101.1          0.3
  Oregon                       88.5      1,228.4          3.3
  Pennsylvania                 50.0        513.6          1.4
  Rhode Island                  9.2         91.5          0.2
  South Carolina                8.1        107.9          0.3
  South Dakota                  7.0         48.0          0.1
  Tennessee                    60.5        439.4          1.2
  Texas                       359.7      3,633.7          9.7
  Utah                         16.8        185.1          0.5
  Vermont                       2.4         28.6          0.1
  Virginia                     87.9      1,044.4          2.8
  Washington                  207.0      2,155.7          5.8
  West Virginia                35.8        694.6          1.9
  Wisconsin                   122.1        610.6          1.6
  Wyoming                       3.3         25.5          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              0.1         22.6          0.1
  Puerto Rico                   1.8         44.6          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.3          (-)
Other                         286.5      3,201.9          8.5
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)              286.5      3,201.9          8.5

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)
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                                SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
  
                                Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
    Item                   November      to date     November      to date

U.S. Total                  4,140.3     41,572.3     57,955.2    623,477.0
Foreign Trade Zone             27.8        293.9        772.7      6,833.6

  Alabama                      24.0        156.9        588.9      5,811.3
  Alaska                        9.4         36.0        147.5      1,844.6
  Arizona                      52.9        703.4      1,013.6     10,421.3
  Arkansas                      3.5         41.5        167.2      2,101.2
  California                  967.3     10,302.6      8,243.1     87,406.1
  Colorado                     38.6        369.8        413.4      4,782.2
  Connecticut                  58.8        362.4        580.6      6,713.1
  Delaware                     60.3        312.0        212.4      2,045.2
  Florida                     155.4      1,445.3      1,948.2     22,069.2
  Georgia                      44.2        518.0      1,193.5     12,382.8
  Hawaii                        1.8         40.0         23.9        248.7
  Idaho                         1.9         52.9        131.3      1,379.5
  Illinois                    160.4      1,464.1      2,427.1     26,547.8
  Indiana                      38.2        323.6      1,073.6     11,366.9
  Iowa                          5.5         88.3        349.3      4,561.6
  Kansas                       15.7        188.6        311.5      3,678.3
  Kentucky                     36.2        368.4        715.5      7,394.7
  Louisiana                     6.9         86.1      1,447.6     15,112.2
  Maine                         4.7         51.8        148.9      1,657.9
  Maryland                     91.3        494.5        359.3      4,303.9
  Massachusetts                80.7        859.9      1,250.2     14,469.2
  Michigan                    109.6      1,345.1      2,661.6     26,757.2
  Minnesota                    31.6        381.0        751.6      8,344.8
  Mississippi                   3.3         33.1        180.1      2,124.9
  Missouri                     14.8        157.7        499.9      5,335.4
  Montana                       0.8         14.3         37.7        384.3
  Nebraska                      2.0         48.2        154.7      1,829.2
  Nevada                       10.3        111.7         47.9        630.3
  New Hampshire                 8.8         96.2        142.3      1,562.1
  New Jersey                  174.2      1,612.0      1,241.5     14,129.4
  New Mexico                    0.8         11.0        147.7      1,724.9
  New York                    593.2      6,210.0      3,142.7     34,408.8
  North Carolina               81.8        727.4      1,265.8     14,327.5
  North Dakota                  0.7         15.3         52.3        698.1
  Ohio                         72.0        839.9      2,256.7     22,910.6
  Oklahoma                      4.8         76.2        197.1      2,560.4
  Oregon                       39.4        430.3        753.4      8,120.9
  Pennsylvania                 57.8        611.2      1,353.1     14,725.5
  Rhode Island                  7.7         72.3         95.0      1,020.5
  South Carolina               18.0        207.3        625.3      7,187.2
  South Dakota                  4.2         40.4         40.8        403.4
  Tennessee                    46.8        461.1        830.6      8,746.5
  Texas                       516.4      5,041.3      6,728.2     72,450.2
  Utah                          5.9         58.7        297.8      2,768.1
  Vermont                     141.6      1,345.8        347.8      3,328.2
  Virginia                     34.8        437.7      1,021.3     11,501.6
  Washington                   88.2        737.8      3,217.7     33,426.5
  West Virginia                 3.9         26.5        129.8      1,953.0
  Wisconsin                    26.4        258.1        857.0      8,926.7       
  Wyoming                       0.3          6.1         37.6        461.4
  Dist of Columbia              1.0         39.8         24.4        275.2
  Puerto Rico                  28.9        329.6        507.1      5,507.2
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          1.0          9.4         88.1
Other                         152.9      1,522.0      5,552.6     58,409.5
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      1,090.3     11,061.3
  Unreported (2)              152.9      1,522.0      4,462.3     47,348.2

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        151.7

(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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