EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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
         Item              December       Cumulative to date
                                          Total       Percent

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

  Alabama                     386.9      4,195.3          0.7
  Alaska                       12.2        164.3          (-)
  Arizona                     840.2      9,758.6          1.6
  Arkansas                    139.8      1,813.0          0.3
  California                6,987.6     82,932.1         13.9
  Colorado                    884.1      8,826.6          1.5
  Connecticut                 830.4     10,083.1          1.7
  Delaware                    333.0      4,809.4          0.8
  Florida                   1,917.8     20,979.7          3.5
  Georgia                     823.7     10,190.4          1.7
  Hawaii                       11.2        126.4          (-)
  Idaho                       114.8      1,305.1          0.2
  Illinois                  2,391.7     30,110.5          5.1
  Indiana                   1,081.6     13,417.8          2.3
  Iowa                        241.9      3,100.5          0.5
  Kansas                      288.4      3,121.8          0.5
  Kentucky                    514.6      6,973.0          1.2
  Louisiana                   220.6      2,924.5          0.5
  Maine                       135.9      1,465.5          0.2
  Maryland                    273.4      3,326.5          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,258.0     15,095.1          2.5
  Michigan                  2,866.3     35,982.4          6.0
  Minnesota                   786.8      9,488.2          1.6
  Mississippi                  90.2      1,254.1          0.2
  Missouri                    409.0      5,455.7          0.9
  Montana                      25.1        299.2          0.1
  Nebraska                    168.2      2,228.8          0.4
  Nevada                       51.8        592.9          0.1
  New Hampshire               174.4      1,818.2          0.3
  New Jersey                1,424.7     17,043.3          2.9
  New Mexico                  133.0      1,853.7          0.3
  New York                  2,606.7     34,777.0          5.8
  North Carolina              973.1     11,508.2          1.9
  North Dakota                 37.3        532.0          0.1
  Ohio                      1,861.2     23,099.7          3.9
  Oklahoma                    176.8      2,343.9          0.4
  Oregon                      623.6      5,830.5          1.0
  Pennsylvania              1,389.7     17,353.8          2.9
  Rhode Island                 71.5        909.6          0.2
  South Carolina              423.5      5,566.5          0.9
  South Dakota                 28.8        317.5          0.1
  Tennessee                   623.7      8,092.9          1.4
  Texas                     4,266.2     52,123.8          8.7
  Utah                        169.6      2,889.3          0.5
  Vermont                     155.9      1,811.4          0.3
  Virginia                    805.7      9,847.3          1.7
  Washington                4,731.5     35,354.0          5.9
  West Virginia                55.0        797.3          0.1
  Wisconsin                   721.7      8,707.2          1.5
  Wyoming                       8.1        108.7          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        385.8      3,934.4          0.7
  Puerto Rico                 714.7      5,773.9          1.0
  USVirgin Islands              2.9        110.8          (-)
Other                       4,309.1     52,907.9          8.9
  Estimated Shipments         992.7     12,054.0          2.0
  Unreported (3)            3,316.4     40,854.0          6.9

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                      28.0        283.8          0.7
  Alaska                       32.0        520.7          1.3
  Arizona                      29.2        299.2          0.7
  Arkansas                      5.5         80.6          0.2
  California                  430.4      4,943.9         11.9
  Colorado                     20.3        239.7          0.6
  Connecticut                  96.8      1,614.1          3.9
  Delaware                      2.5         56.3          0.1
  Florida                      93.7        951.3          2.3
  Georgia                      35.9        549.6          1.3
  Hawaii                        7.4         50.7          0.1
  Idaho                        10.5         95.1          0.2
  Illinois                    232.1      2,117.4          5.1
  Indiana                      11.9        108.8          0.3
  Iowa                         32.5        214.4          0.5
  Kansas                      103.5      1,090.7          2.6
  Kentucky                     16.5        158.4          0.4
  Louisiana                   155.9      1,403.7          3.4
  Maine                        13.6        143.5          0.3
  Maryland                     19.6        321.2          0.8
  Massachusetts                40.7        337.6          0.8
  Michigan                     41.3        457.0          1.1
  Minnesota                   446.6      3,630.5          8.8
  Mississippi                  11.9        127.1          0.3
  Missouri                    137.5      1,182.7          2.9
  Montana                      10.5         78.8          0.2
  Nebraska                     31.5        215.4          0.5
  Nevada                        2.3         31.9          0.1
  New Hampshire                 3.9         49.7          0.1
  New Jersey                   59.9        796.4          1.9
  New Mexico                    3.9         26.3          0.1
  New York                    424.7      4,408.5         10.6
  North Carolina               71.6        760.0          1.8
  North Dakota                 14.1        109.7          0.3
  Ohio                         60.5        687.4          1.7
  Oklahoma                     16.9        201.5          0.5
  Oregon                      172.1      1,950.0          4.7
  Pennsylvania                103.9      1,144.9          2.8
  Rhode Island                  8.9        114.2          0.3
  South Carolina                4.9         79.8          0.2
  South Dakota                  0.9         11.8          (-)
  Tennessee                   168.8      1,322.3          3.2
  Texas                       213.8      2,187.5          5.3
  Utah                          8.6        141.6          0.3
  Vermont                       1.8         27.2          0.1
  Virginia                    107.8      1,311.7          3.2
  Washington                  116.9      1,907.9          4.6
  West Virginia                18.1        344.0          0.8
  Wisconsin                    13.3        164.9          0.4
  Wyoming                       4.7         35.6          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)         10.9        101.6          0.2
  Puerto Rico                   1.3         39.2          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          1.2          (-)
Other                         226.7      2,198.4          5.3
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (3)              226.7      2,198.4          5.3

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                       5.7         81.1        420.6      4,560.2
  Alaska                        1.4         74.6         45.7        759.6
  Arizona                      65.0        695.2        934.4     10,753.0
  Arkansas                      2.4         40.5        147.7      1,934.1
  California                  916.9     10,933.1      8,334.9     98,809.0
  Colorado                    165.7      1,667.0      1,070.2     10,733.3
  Connecticut                  38.4        442.6        965.6     12,139.7
  Delaware                      7.5        102.8        343.1      4,968.6
  Florida                     121.5      1,241.6      2,133.1     23,172.6
  Georgia                      46.2        472.0        905.7     11,212.1
  Hawaii                        1.7         34.2         20.3        211.4
  Idaho                         3.0         59.7        128.4      1,460.0
  Illinois                    154.5      1,610.2      2,778.2     33,838.1
  Indiana                      41.2        422.5      1,134.7     13,949.1
  Iowa                          5.4         96.8        279.7      3,411.7
  Kansas                       16.1        190.3        408.0      4,402.8
  Kentucky                     30.3        308.6        561.4      7,440.0
  Louisiana                     4.5         63.6        380.9      4,391.9
  Maine                         3.6         55.3        153.1      1,664.3
  Maryland                     27.4        366.0        320.4      4,013.7
  Massachusetts               104.3      1,034.6      1,403.0     16,467.3
  Michigan                    308.1      2,829.4      3,215.7     39,268.8
  Minnesota                    31.1        380.8      1,264.5     13,499.4
  Mississippi                   1.7         32.8        103.8      1,414.0
  Missouri                     14.0        194.1        560.6      6,832.4
  Montana                       0.7         12.1         36.3        390.0
  Nebraska                      1.7         27.4        201.4      2,471.6
  Nevada                       13.1        140.1         67.2        764.9
  New Hampshire                 9.8        118.6        188.0      1,986.5
  New Jersey                  168.6      2,193.3      1,653.3     20,032.9
  New Mexico                    1.2         16.1        138.0      1,896.2
  New York                    597.0      6,379.0      3,628.4     45,564.5
  North Carolina               57.8        651.7      1,102.5     12,919.9
  North Dakota                  0.7         15.8         52.1        657.4
  Ohio                         83.5      1,027.7      2,005.2     24,814.8
  Oklahoma                      7.1         77.8        200.8      2,623.2
  Oregon                       56.0        363.0        851.8      8,143.5
  Pennsylvania                 65.4        640.1      1,559.0     19,138.8
  Rhode Island                  6.6         89.2         87.0      1,113.1
  South Carolina               15.2        210.7        443.5      5,856.9
  South Dakota                  4.2         44.3         33.9        373.5
  Tennessee                    39.1        457.4        831.7      9,872.5
  Texas                       462.2      4,718.0      4,942.2     59,029.3
  Utah                          4.0         68.5        182.2      3,099.4
  Vermont                     110.6        919.1        268.3      2,757.7
  Virginia                     25.2        301.0        938.8     11,459.9
  Washington                   64.7        698.5      4,913.1     37,960.4
  West Virginia                 2.6         36.9         75.7      1,178.2
  Wisconsin                    32.2        349.3        767.2      9,221.4
  Wyoming                       2.4         14.1         15.2        158.4
  Dist of Columbia (2)         32.1        356.4        428.9      4,392.4
  Puerto Rico                  28.0        313.5        744.1      6,126.5
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          2.4          3.1        114.5
Other                         187.2      2,097.6      4,722.9     57,204.0
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        992.7     12,054.0
  Unreported (3)              187.2      2,097.6      3,730.3     45,150.0

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

(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.

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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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