EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 1999

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              February       Total       Percent

U.S. Total                 46,354.8     91,861.9        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            767.2      1,454.2          1.6

  Alabama                     335.2        626.1          0.7
  Alaska                       14.2         31.0          (-)
  Arizona                     719.2      1,450.2          1.6
  Arkansas                    133.1        264.1          0.3
  California                6,025.5     12,021.0         13.1
  Colorado                    689.3      1,348.7          1.5
  Connecticut                 679.3      1,336.6          1.5
  Delaware                    428.9        800.2          0.9
  Florida                   1,512.8      3,249.7          3.5
  Georgia                     748.1      1,547.3          1.7
  Hawaii                       11.6         21.9          (-)
  Idaho                       136.9        299.9          0.3
  Illinois                  2,161.8      4,242.5          4.6
  Indiana                   1,072.1      2,118.3          2.3
  Iowa                        214.0        429.9          0.5
  Kansas                      276.5        516.4          0.6
  Kentucky                    571.3      1,138.0          1.2
  Louisiana                   230.0        446.0          0.5
  Maine                       152.3        295.2          0.3
  Maryland                    259.1        494.5          0.5
  Massachusetts             1,179.6      2,327.9          2.5
  Michigan                  3,290.6      6,122.0          6.7
  Minnesota                   712.9      1,404.1          1.5
  Mississippi                  95.1        181.2          0.2
  Missouri                    462.7        873.1          1.0
  Montana                      30.8         53.8          0.1
  Nebraska                    180.3        357.1          0.4
  Nevada                       46.1        123.5          0.1
  New Hampshire               167.3        315.7          0.3
  New Jersey                1,421.7      2,744.4          3.0
  New Mexico                  266.4        526.0          0.6
  New York                  2,346.2      4,647.5          5.1
  North Carolina              896.3      1,777.3          1.9
  North Dakota                 40.2         65.5          0.1
  Ohio                      1,926.9      3,751.1          4.1
  Oklahoma                    177.1        373.0          0.4
  Oregon                      665.5      1,369.3          1.5
  Pennsylvania              1,398.3      2,739.1          3.0
  Rhode Island                 71.2        137.6          0.1
  South Carolina              463.6        904.1          1.0
  South Dakota                 28.0         52.9          0.1
  Tennessee                   659.6      1,248.9          1.4
  Texas                     3,830.2      7,871.7          8.6
  Utah                        200.0        375.6          0.4
  Vermont                     171.6        352.8          0.4
  Virginia                    786.6      1,487.1          1.6
  Washington                2,570.1      5,603.7          6.1
  West Virginia                59.1        112.5          0.1
  Wisconsin                   756.3      1,406.1          1.5
  Wyoming                       8.6         17.1          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        287.6        535.0          0.6
  Puerto Rico                 653.5      1,197.6          1.3
  USVirgin Islands              8.8         13.1          (-)
Other                       4,125.2      7,990.2          8.7
  Estimated Shipments         906.8      1,915.6          2.1
  Unreported (3)            3,218.4      6,074.6          6.6

Timing Adjustment               (-)        127.0          (-)
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                            SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                            Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
         Item              February       Total       Percent

U.S. Total                  3,308.1      6,574.6        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             15.4         32.1          0.5

  Alabama                      21.0         36.8          0.6
  Alaska                       28.6         48.5          0.7
  Arizona                      32.4         65.3          1.0
  Arkansas                      5.1         10.7          0.2
  California                  478.9        984.6         15.0
  Colorado                     19.6         41.8          0.6
  Connecticut                 103.6        225.6          3.4
  Delaware                      2.3         13.1          0.2
  Florida                      87.5        189.1          2.9
  Georgia                      37.7         73.2          1.1
  Hawaii                        4.0          6.9          0.1
  Idaho                         9.7         28.0          0.4
  Illinois                    169.4        317.8          4.8
  Indiana                       7.7         23.3          0.4
  Iowa                         20.6         46.2          0.7
  Kansas                      118.9        224.1          3.4
  Kentucky                     18.8         27.1          0.4
  Louisiana                    75.7        179.7          2.7
  Maine                        12.2         21.7          0.3
  Maryland                     19.7         32.5          0.5
  Massachusetts                45.8         97.7          1.5
  Michigan                     27.8         57.1          0.9
  Minnesota                   363.3        674.0         10.3
  Mississippi                   8.9         13.9          0.2
  Missouri                     91.0        201.7          3.1
  Montana                       5.5         11.0          0.2
  Nebraska                     11.1         17.1          0.3
  Nevada                        3.0          5.7          0.1
  New Hampshire                 4.4          9.4          0.1
  New Jersey                   62.9        103.7          1.6
  New Mexico                    3.1          5.1          0.1
  New York                    310.3        604.7          9.2
  North Carolina               87.2        158.3          2.4
  North Dakota                  9.9         18.5          0.3
  Ohio                         65.7        156.8          2.4
  Oklahoma                      9.2         28.8          0.4
  Oregon                      141.6        335.4          5.1
  Pennsylvania                 84.9        159.1          2.4
  Rhode Island                 11.7         18.1          0.3
  South Carolina                7.0         15.6          0.2
  South Dakota                  0.5          1.6          (-)
  Tennessee                    43.3         85.8          1.3
  Texas                       128.8        283.7          4.3
  Utah                         11.6         17.4          0.3
  Vermont                       2.1          4.7          0.1
  Virginia                     92.3        167.9          2.6
  Washington                  192.7        309.6          4.7
  West Virginia                14.0         38.9          0.6
  Wisconsin                    19.1         34.1          0.5
  Wyoming                       1.6          4.9          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)          6.3         17.2          0.3
  Puerto Rico                   1.0          1.8          (-)
  USVirgin Islands              0.0          0.1          (-)
Other                         166.9        319.4          4.9
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (3)              166.9        319.4          4.9

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

                                 Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
         Item              February      to date     February      to date

U.S. Total                  3,750.0      7,359.4     53,413.0    105,795.9
Foreign Trade Zone             25.0         54.7        807.6      1,541.1

  Alabama                       9.1         14.5        365.4        677.3
  Alaska                        4.7          8.5         47.5         87.9
  Arizona                      45.2        116.8        796.8      1,632.2
  Arkansas                      2.8          5.6        140.9        280.3
  California                1,017.1      1,881.2      7,521.6     14,886.7
  Colorado                    117.9        230.0        826.8      1,620.5
  Connecticut                  34.5         63.3        817.5      1,625.5
  Delaware                      8.6         16.2        439.8        829.5
  Florida                      99.3        207.6      1,699.6      3,646.3
  Georgia                      38.3         83.8        824.1      1,704.3
  Hawaii                        4.2          7.8         19.8         36.6
  Idaho                         2.4          4.9        149.0        332.8
  Illinois                    130.0        236.2      2,461.2      4,796.5
  Indiana                      49.1         87.2      1,128.9      2,228.9
  Iowa                          5.6          9.8        240.2        485.9
  Kansas                       32.4         51.8        427.7        792.3
  Kentucky                     19.2         44.1        609.2      1,209.3
  Louisiana                    12.0         16.1        317.7        641.7
  Maine                         3.7          7.7        168.2        324.6
  Maryland                     21.6         49.5        300.4        576.5
  Massachusetts                73.6        153.7      1,299.0      2,579.3
  Michigan                    204.5        438.8      3,522.8      6,617.8
  Minnesota                    42.4         80.3      1,118.6      2,158.5
  Mississippi                   3.7          6.3        107.6        201.4
  Missouri                     11.1         25.2        564.8      1,100.0
  Montana                       0.8          1.7         37.1         66.5
  Nebraska                      2.6          9.3        194.0        383.5
  Nevada                       12.6         28.9         61.6        158.2
  New Hampshire                10.7         19.1        182.4        344.3
  New Jersey                  131.8        274.2      1,616.4      3,122.3
  New Mexico                    1.3          4.4        270.7        535.5
  New York                    493.5        937.1      3,150.0      6,189.3
  North Carolina               35.2         69.6      1,018.7      2,005.1
  North Dakota                  0.9          1.8         51.0         85.8
  Ohio                         79.5        154.4      2,072.2      4,062.3
  Oklahoma                      5.3         13.6        191.6        415.4
  Oregon                       40.3         90.1        847.4      1,794.8
  Pennsylvania                 64.2        119.1      1,547.5      3,017.3
  Rhode Island                  5.9         11.6         88.8        167.3
  South Carolina               19.2         36.5        489.8        956.2
  South Dakota                  2.4          7.2         30.9         61.7
  Tennessee                    37.1         73.3        740.0      1,408.0
  Texas                       421.7        828.3      4,380.7      8,983.7
  Utah                          7.5         13.6        219.1        406.6
  Vermont                      91.1        169.9        264.8        527.4
  Virginia                     17.7         37.2        896.6      1,692.2
  Washington                   49.8        102.3      2,812.6      6,015.6
  West Virginia                 2.3          5.5         75.4        156.9
  Wisconsin                    26.5         67.5        801.8      1,507.7
  Wyoming                       0.4          1.8         10.6         23.8
  Dist of Columbia (2)         24.2         56.9        318.2        609.0
  Puerto Rico                  19.1         46.1        673.6      1,245.4
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.3          9.0         13.5
Other                         153.4        331.2      4,445.4      8,640.8
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        906.8      1,915.6
  Unreported (3)              153.4        331.2      3,538.6      6,725.2

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        127.0

(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.


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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