EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                     384.9      3,808.4          0.7
  Alaska                       15.1        152.0          (-)
  Arizona                     860.2      8,918.4          1.6
  Arkansas                    120.0      1,673.2          0.3
  California                7,203.7     75,944.4         13.9
  Colorado                    723.6      7,942.5          1.5
  Connecticut                 719.7      9,252.7          1.7
  Delaware                    354.7      4,476.4          0.8
  Florida                   1,583.4     19,061.9          3.5
  Georgia                     908.0      9,366.8          1.7
  Hawaii                       15.4        115.2          (-)
  Idaho                       119.8      1,190.3          0.2
  Illinois                  2,398.1     27,718.8          5.1
  Indiana                   1,181.2     12,336.3          2.3
  Iowa                        241.7      2,858.6          0.5
  Kansas                      221.1      2,833.5          0.5
  Kentucky                    580.6      6,458.4          1.2
  Louisiana                   202.3      2,704.0          0.5
  Maine                       112.2      1,329.6          0.2
  Maryland                    265.2      3,053.1          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,183.9     13,837.1          2.5
  Michigan                  3,334.1     33,116.1          6.1
  Minnesota                   746.3      8,701.4          1.6
  Mississippi                 104.6      1,163.9          0.2
  Missouri                    443.7      5,046.6          0.9
  Montana                      22.2        274.1          0.1
  Nebraska                    182.3      2,060.6          0.4
  Nevada                       41.9        541.0          0.1
  New Hampshire               151.9      1,643.9          0.3
  New Jersey                1,407.3     15,618.6          2.9
  New Mexico                  139.7      1,720.7          0.3
  New York                  2,872.0     32,170.3          5.9
  North Carolina              944.4     10,535.2          1.9
  North Dakota                 32.9        494.7          0.1
  Ohio                      1,976.0     21,238.5          3.9
  Oklahoma                    167.3      2,167.0          0.4
  Oregon                      536.1      5,206.8          1.0
  Pennsylvania              1,491.2     15,964.1          2.9
  Rhode Island                 72.1        838.1          0.2
  South Carolina              456.2      5,143.0          0.9
  South Dakota                 28.6        288.7          0.1
  Tennessee                   647.5      7,469.1          1.4
  Texas                     4,556.5     47,857.7          8.8
  Utah                        242.1      2,719.7          0.5
  Vermont                     181.5      1,655.6          0.3
  Virginia                    814.5      9,041.5          1.7
  Washington                2,932.6     30,622.5          5.6
  West Virginia                56.6        742.3          0.1
  Wisconsin                   696.5      7,985.6          1.5
  Wyoming                       7.8        100.5          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        391.0      3,548.6          0.7
  Puerto Rico                 462.8      5,059.2          0.9
  USVirgin Islands             12.5        107.9          (-)
Other                       4,449.6     48,389.6          8.9
  Estimated Shipments       1,090.3     11,061.3          2.0
  Unreported (3)            3,359.3     37,328.3          6.9

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                      20.3        255.8          0.7
  Alaska                       51.3        488.7          1.3
  Arizona                      20.4        270.0          0.7
  Arkansas                      5.0         75.1          0.2
  California                  445.2      4,513.5         12.0
  Colorado                     17.4        219.4          0.6
  Connecticut                 144.5      1,517.3          4.0
  Delaware                      3.1         53.8          0.1
  Florida                      76.0        857.6          2.3
  Georgia                      49.2        513.7          1.4
  Hawaii                        2.2         43.3          0.1
  Idaho                         8.1         84.6          0.2
  Illinois                    215.8      1,885.4          5.0
  Indiana                       7.2         96.9          0.3
  Iowa                         28.9        181.9          0.5
  Kansas                      102.9        987.2          2.6
  Kentucky                     18.6        141.8          0.4
  Louisiana                   191.3      1,247.8          3.3
  Maine                        13.8        130.0          0.3
  Maryland                     16.8        301.6          0.8
  Massachusetts                30.4        296.9          0.8
  Michigan                     38.6        415.7          1.1
  Minnesota                   417.1      3,183.9          8.5
  Mississippi                  15.5        115.2          0.3
  Missouri                     90.7      1,045.2          2.8
  Montana                      12.6         68.3          0.2
  Nebraska                     23.0        183.9          0.5
  Nevada                        3.0         29.7          0.1
  New Hampshire                 3.8         45.8          0.1
  New Jersey                   74.1        736.4          2.0
  New Mexico                    2.7         22.4          0.1
  New York                    411.8      3,983.7         10.6
  North Carolina               81.7        688.4          1.8
  North Dakota                  8.6         95.6          0.3
  Ohio                         51.6        626.9          1.7
  Oklahoma                     20.0        184.6          0.5
  Oregon                      143.3      1,777.9          4.7
  Pennsylvania                 80.7      1,041.0          2.8
  Rhode Island                 10.3        105.3          0.3
  South Carolina                7.9         74.9          0.2
  South Dakota                  0.7         10.9          (-)
  Tennessee                   150.7      1,153.5          3.1
  Texas                       191.3      1,973.7          5.3
  Utah                          9.3        133.0          0.4
  Vermont                       2.2         25.3          0.1
  Virginia                    107.6      1,203.8          3.2
  Washington                  156.8      1,791.0          4.8
  West Virginia                17.4        325.9          0.9
  Wisconsin                    21.3        151.6          0.4
  Wyoming                       3.9         31.0          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)          5.6         90.6          0.2
  Puerto Rico                   1.2         37.8          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          1.1          (-)
Other                         184.0      1,971.8          5.3
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)         
  Unreported (3)              184.0      1,971.8          5.3

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                       5.4         75.4        410.5      4,139.6
  Alaska                       11.4         73.2         77.8        713.9
  Arizona                      50.5        630.3        931.0      9,818.6
  Arkansas                      3.8         38.1        128.8      1,786.4
  California                  938.1     10,016.2      8,587.0     90,474.1
  Colorado                    139.0      1,501.3        880.0      9,663.2
  Connecticut                  63.4        404.2        927.6     11,174.1
  Delaware                      9.8         95.3        367.7      4,625.5
  Florida                     106.0      1,120.0      1,765.4     21,039.6
  Georgia                      38.5        425.9        995.7     10,306.4
  Hawaii                        1.7         32.6         19.3        191.1
  Idaho                         2.0         56.7        129.8      1,331.6
  Illinois                    153.0      1,455.7      2,766.9     31,059.8
  Indiana                      46.4        381.3      1,234.7     12,814.4
  Iowa                          5.8         91.4        276.4      3,132.0
  Kansas                       14.5        174.2        338.5      3,994.8
  Kentucky                     23.1        278.4        622.2      6,878.6
  Louisiana                     5.2         59.2        398.8      4,010.9
  Maine                         5.0         51.7        131.1      1,511.3
  Maryland                     34.4        338.6        316.4      3,693.3
  Massachusetts                90.8        930.3      1,305.2     15,064.3
  Michigan                    358.9      2,521.3      3,731.6     36,053.1
  Minnesota                    28.1        349.6      1,191.6     12,234.9
  Mississippi                   2.9         31.1        123.0      1,310.2
  Missouri                     17.3        180.1        551.7      6,271.9
  Montana                       0.6         11.4         35.4        353.7
  Nebraska                      2.0         25.7        207.2      2,270.1
  Nevada                        9.3        126.9         54.2        697.6
  New Hampshire                 9.2        108.9        165.0      1,798.5
  New Jersey                  205.0      2,024.7      1,686.4     18,379.7
  New Mexico                    0.8         14.9        143.2      1,758.1
  New York                    571.2      5,782.0      3,855.0     41,936.1
  North Carolina               68.0        593.9      1,094.2     11,817.4
  North Dakota                  0.8         15.0         42.2        605.3
  Ohio                         83.0        944.3      2,110.7     22,809.6
  Oklahoma                      4.8         70.8        192.0      2,422.5
  Oregon                       21.3        307.0        700.7      7,291.8
  Pennsylvania                 50.9        574.7      1,622.8     17,579.8
  Rhode Island                  9.1         82.6         91.5      1,026.1
  South Carolina               15.1        195.5        479.2      5,413.4
  South Dakota                  4.3         40.1         33.6        339.7
  Tennessee                    40.9        418.2        839.0      9,040.8
  Texas                       399.7      4,255.7      5,147.5     54,087.1
  Utah                          6.6         64.5        258.0      2,917.2
  Vermont                      96.5        808.5        280.2      2,489.4
  Virginia                     21.6        275.8        943.6     10,521.1
  Washington                   67.4        633.8      3,156.8     33,047.3
  West Virginia                 3.7         34.4         77.8      1,102.5
  Wisconsin                    31.0        317.1        748.9      8,454.3
  Wyoming                       1.4         11.7         13.2        143.2
  Dist of Columbia (2)         37.9        324.3        434.6      3,963.5
  Puerto Rico                  27.8        285.4        491.8      5,382.5
  USVirgin Islands              0.4          2.3         13.0        111.3
Other                         195.2      1,910.4      4,828.9     52,271.8
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      1,090.3     11,061.3
  Unreported (3)              195.2      1,910.4      3,738.5     41,210.5

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

(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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