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

U.S. Total                 50,959.4    595,780.5        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            717.0      7,125.9          1.2

  Alabama                     492.2      5,751.1          1.0
  Alaska                       45.6        547.0          0.1
  Arizona                     893.7     10,196.5          1.7
  Arkansas                    148.2      2,088.9          0.4
  California                6,910.2     79,885.5         13.4
  Colorado                    430.1      4,691.1          0.8
  Connecticut                 521.6      6,548.0          1.1
  Delaware                    154.6      1,862.4          0.3
  Florida                   2,138.1     22,021.5          3.7
  Georgia                     992.1     12,194.8          2.0
  Hawaii                       14.8        171.7          (-)
  Idaho                       118.1      1,345.4          0.2
  Illinois                  2,174.0     26,783.6          4.5
  Indiana                     904.5     11,837.1          2.0
  Iowa                        311.6      4,500.2          0.8
  Kansas                      327.9      3,506.7          0.6
  Kentucky                    582.9      7,223.3          1.2
  Louisiana                   834.8      8,969.5          1.5
  Maine                       150.3      1,629.9          0.3
  Maryland                    294.0      3,971.8          0.7
  Massachusetts             1,275.7     14,511.4          2.4
  Michigan                  2,063.9     26,996.4          4.5
  Minnesota                   673.3      8,004.8          1.3
  Mississippi                 144.2      2,090.6          0.4
  Missouri                    393.5      5,336.6          0.9
  Montana                      20.9        288.6          (-)
  Nebraska                    136.8      1,733.0          0.3
  Nevada                       41.1        526.7          0.1
  New Hampshire               153.5      1,580.2          0.3
  New Jersey                1,025.6     12,887.3          2.2
  New Mexico                  125.5      1,813.3          0.3
  New York                  2,271.9     29,040.9          4.9
  North Carolina            1,156.3     13,655.6          2.3
  North Dakota                 39.6        598.1          0.1
  Ohio                      1,847.6     23,304.9          3.9
  Oklahoma                    208.7      2,591.8          0.4
  Oregon                      702.9      7,165.1          1.2
  Pennsylvania              1,129.5     14,730.1          2.5
  Rhode Island                 67.4        924.2          0.2
  South Carolina              537.5      7,409.4          1.2
  South Dakota                 30.8        345.8          0.1
  Tennessee                   685.8      8,531.8          1.4
  Texas                     5,479.0     69,254.2         11.6
  Utah                        189.2      2,713.5          0.5
  Vermont                     197.2      2,151.0          0.4
  Virginia                    884.2     10,903.6          1.8
  Washington                4,572.9     35,105.9          5.9
  West Virginia                87.6      1,319.5          0.2
  Wisconsin                   739.4      8,797.4          1.5
  Wyoming                      35.1        464.9          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             66.6        279.5          (-)
  Puerto Rico                 733.0      5,866.0          1.0
  USVirgin Islands              1.4         88.2          (-)
Other                       4,802.6     58,697.4          9.9
  Estimated Shipments         992.7     12,054.0          2.0
  Unreported (2)            3,809.9     46,643.4          7.8

Timing Adjustment               (-)        347.0          (-)
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                           SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                           Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
       Item                December       Total       Percent

U.S. Total                  3,939.0     41,427.3        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             20.4        151.1          0.4

  Alabama                      46.2        441.7          1.1
  Alaska                       62.9      1,370.1          3.3
  Arizona                      51.3        466.4          1.1
  Arkansas                     11.4        130.4          0.3
  California                  383.0      4,511.2         10.9
  Colorado                     15.4        166.8          0.4
  Connecticut                  25.1        349.5          0.8
  Delaware                      1.3         26.7          0.1
  Florida                      88.7        829.2          2.0
  Georgia                      55.8        718.0          1.7
  Hawaii                       11.1         62.9          0.2
  Idaho                         9.0        108.4          0.3
  Illinois                     45.5        519.6          1.3
  Indiana                      14.5        125.2          0.3
  Iowa                         23.3        307.9          0.7
  Kansas                       16.6        327.6          0.8
  Kentucky                     67.1        453.0          1.1
  Louisiana                   883.5      7,774.9         18.8
  Maine                        13.1        139.6          0.3
  Maryland                     16.7        148.4          0.4
  Massachusetts                52.4        425.9          1.0
  Michigan                     49.3        528.9          1.3
  Minnesota                    91.4        723.7          1.7
  Mississippi                  14.6        160.0          0.4
  Missouri                     22.3        256.8          0.6
  Montana                      14.9        117.2          0.3
  Nebraska                     26.9        211.5          0.5
  Nevada                        3.4         36.5          0.1
  New Hampshire                 3.4         42.6          0.1
  New Jersey                   62.5        718.1          1.7
  New Mexico                    3.9         30.1          0.1
  New York                    160.6      1,590.3          3.8
  North Carolina              137.5      1,238.3          3.0
  North Dakota                 11.1        135.4          0.3
  Ohio                         36.0        649.5          1.6
  Oklahoma                     11.3        112.4          0.3
  Oregon                      134.1      1,362.5          3.3
  Pennsylvania                 48.0        561.7          1.4
  Rhode Island                  8.3         99.8          0.2
  South Carolina                8.5        116.5          0.3
  South Dakota                  7.8         55.7          0.1
  Tennessee                    71.3        510.8          1.2
  Texas                       391.0      4,024.7          9.7
  Utah                         19.0        204.2          0.5
  Vermont                       2.1         30.7          0.1
  Virginia                     81.0      1,125.4          2.7
  Washington                  182.4      2,338.1          5.6
  West Virginia                63.0        757.6          1.8
  Wisconsin                    61.5        672.1          1.6
  Wyoming                       2.2         27.8          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              5.0         27.5          0.1
  Puerto Rico                   2.0         46.6          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.3          (-)
Other                         308.7      3,510.6          8.5
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)              308.7      3,510.6          8.5

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

                                Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
       Item                December      to date     December      to date

U.S. Total                  4,196.7     45,769.0     59,095.2    682,976.7
Foreign Trade Zone             42.9        336.9        780.3      7,613.9

  Alabama                      22.2        179.1        560.6      6,371.9
  Alaska                        0.8         36.8        109.3      1,953.9
  Arizona                      48.2        751.6        993.1     11,414.5
  Arkansas                     25.0         66.5        184.6      2,285.8
  California                1,068.7     11,371.3      8,361.9     95,768.0
  Colorado                     38.4        408.1        483.8      5,266.1
  Connecticut                  37.3        399.6        584.0      7,297.1
  Delaware                     31.0        343.1        187.0      2,232.1
  Florida                     156.0      1,601.2      2,382.8     24,452.0
  Georgia                      45.1        563.1      1,093.0     13,475.9
  Hawaii                        1.9         41.8         27.8        276.4
  Idaho                         3.2         56.1        130.3      1,509.9
  Illinois                    146.9      1,611.0      2,366.4     28,914.2
  Indiana                      32.2        355.8        951.2     12,318.1
  Iowa                          4.9         93.2        339.7      4,901.3
  Kansas                       16.5        205.0        361.0      4,039.3
  Kentucky                     54.8        423.2        704.8      8,099.5
  Louisiana                     5.6         91.7      1,723.9     16,836.1
  Maine                         3.7         55.5        167.1      1,825.0
  Maryland                    107.0        601.4        417.6      4,721.6
  Massachusetts                81.0        940.9      1,409.1     15,878.2
  Michigan                    106.9      1,452.0      2,220.1     28,977.4
  Minnesota                    37.8        418.8        802.5      9,147.3
  Mississippi                   2.1         35.2        160.9      2,285.8
  Missouri                     11.1        168.8        426.8      5,762.2
  Montana                       0.5         14.8         36.3        420.6
  Nebraska                      2.3         50.5        165.9      1,995.1
  Nevada                       12.7        124.4         57.2        687.5
  New Hampshire                 9.0        105.1        165.8      1,727.9
  New Jersey                  153.5      1,765.5      1,241.6     15,371.0
  New Mexico                    0.4         11.4        129.8      1,854.7
  New York                    542.3      6,752.2      2,974.7     37,383.5
  North Carolina               84.1        811.6      1,378.0     15,705.5
  North Dakota                  0.8         16.1         51.5        749.7
  Ohio                         57.5        897.4      1,941.1     24,851.7
  Oklahoma                      4.9         81.1        224.9      2,785.3
  Oregon                       73.4        503.7        910.4      9,031.3
  Pennsylvania                 71.2        682.5      1,248.7     15,974.2
  Rhode Island                  5.6         77.9         81.3      1,101.9
  South Carolina               15.8        223.1        561.8      7,749.0
  South Dakota                  4.3         44.7         42.8        446.2
  Tennessee                    48.0        509.1        805.1      9,551.7
  Texas                       555.0      5,596.3      6,425.1     78,875.3
  Utah                          4.3         63.0        212.6      2,980.7
  Vermont                     140.9      1,486.7        340.2      3,668.4
  Virginia                     47.1        484.9      1,012.3     12,513.9
  Washington                   67.3        805.1      4,822.6     38,249.1
  West Virginia                 2.3         28.8        152.9      2,105.9
  Wisconsin                    24.4        282.5        825.2      9,751.9
  Wyoming                       1.3          7.4         38.6        500.0
  Dist of Columbia              1.6         41.4         73.2        348.4
  Puerto Rico                  31.6        361.2        766.6      6,273.8
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          1.1          1.4         89.6
Other                         146.4      1,668.4      5,257.7     63,876.4
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        992.7     12,054.0
  Unreported (2)              146.4      1,668.4      4,265.1     51,822.5

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        347.0

(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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