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

U.S. Total                 52,460.8    144,352.7        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            767.4      2,221.6          1.5

  Alabama                     383.3      1,009.4          0.7
  Alaska                       18.3         49.3          (-)
  Arizona                     848.2      2,298.4          1.6
  Arkansas                    146.6        410.6          0.3
  California                7,098.6     19,119.5         13.2
  Colorado                    829.2      2,177.9          1.5
  Connecticut                 863.5      2,200.1          1.5
  Delaware                    410.3      1,210.5          0.8
  Florida                   1,854.8      5,104.5          3.5
  Georgia                     793.9      2,341.1          1.6
  Hawaii                       21.5         43.4          (-)
  Idaho                       184.9        484.8          0.3
  Illinois                  2,406.8      6,649.3          4.6
  Indiana                   1,211.2      3,329.5          2.3
  Iowa                        235.4        665.2          0.5
  Kansas                      265.2        781.7          0.5
  Kentucky                    666.5      1,804.6          1.3
  Louisiana                   263.3        709.3          0.5
  Maine                       168.9        464.1          0.3
  Maryland                    297.4        792.0          0.5
  Massachusetts             1,378.7      3,706.6          2.6
  Michigan                  3,302.5      9,246.3          6.4
  Minnesota                   783.9      2,188.0          1.5
  Mississippi                 101.1        282.3          0.2
  Missouri                    494.2      1,367.3          0.9
  Montana                      25.0         78.8          0.1
  Nebraska                    187.9        545.0          0.4
  Nevada                       61.0        184.5          0.1
  New Hampshire               172.6        488.3          0.3
  New Jersey                1,650.8      4,395.2          3.0
  New Mexico                  294.3        820.2          0.6
  New York                  2,640.0      7,287.5          5.0
  North Carolina            1,059.8      2,837.1          2.0
  North Dakota                 60.3        125.7          0.1
  Ohio                      2,190.5      5,941.6          4.1
  Oklahoma                    189.9        563.0          0.4
  Oregon                      748.9      2,118.2          1.5
  Pennsylvania              1,490.7      4,229.8          2.9
  Rhode Island                 74.5        212.1          0.1
  South Carolina              572.7      1,476.8          1.0
  South Dakota                 33.3         86.2          0.1
  Tennessee                   690.5      1,939.4          1.3
  Texas                     4,456.4     12,328.1          8.5
  Utah                        237.6        613.2          0.4
  Vermont                     197.0        549.8          0.4
  Virginia                    889.4      2,376.5          1.6
  Washington                3,504.5      9,108.2          6.3
  West Virginia                66.8        179.4          0.1
  Wisconsin                   768.4      2,174.5          1.5
  Wyoming                      11.4         28.4          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        292.3        827.3          0.6
  Puerto Rico                 613.2      1,810.8          1.3
  USVirgin Islands             18.6         31.6          (-)
Other                       4,234.2     12,399.1          8.6
  Estimated Shipments         933.2      2,848.8          2.0
  Unreported (3)            3,301.1      9,550.4          6.6

Timing Adjustment               (-)        160.4          (-)
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                             SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                             Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
    Item                     March        Total       Percent

U.S. Total                  3,712.7     10,287.2        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             14.2         46.3          0.5

  Alabama                      20.3         57.0          0.6
  Alaska                       36.5         85.0          0.8
  Arizona                      29.3         94.6          0.9
  Arkansas                     12.0         22.6          0.2
  California                  554.7      1,539.3         15.0
  Colorado                     26.7         68.5          0.7
  Connecticut                 132.2        357.8          3.5
  Delaware                      9.1         22.2          0.2
  Florida                     106.6        295.6          2.9
  Georgia                      52.8        126.0          1.2
  Hawaii                        3.4         10.3          0.1
  Idaho                        10.5         38.5          0.4
  Illinois                    161.1        478.9          4.7
  Indiana                       9.8         33.1          0.3
  Iowa                         17.4         63.6          0.6
  Kansas                      146.9        371.0          3.6
  Kentucky                     10.6         37.8          0.4
  Louisiana                   114.3        293.9          2.9
  Maine                        12.1         33.8          0.3
  Maryland                     18.1         50.6          0.5
  Massachusetts                57.5        155.2          1.5
  Michigan                     36.2         93.3          0.9
  Minnesota                   244.7        918.7          8.9
  Mississippi                  15.5         29.4          0.3
  Missouri                    121.3        323.0          3.1
  Montana                       3.8         14.7          0.1
  Nebraska                     17.4         34.5          0.3
  Nevada                        2.5          8.3          0.1
  New Hampshire                 4.4         13.8          0.1
  New Jersey                  100.1        203.8          2.0
  New Mexico                    2.7          7.8          0.1
  New York                    276.3        881.0          8.6
  North Carolina               50.4        208.7          2.0
  North Dakota                 10.8         29.3          0.3
  Ohio                         60.2        216.9          2.1
  Oklahoma                     13.7         42.5          0.4
  Oregon                      185.7        521.1          5.1
  Pennsylvania                 91.4        250.5          2.4
  Rhode Island                  9.7         27.9          0.3
  South Carolina               10.0         25.7          0.2
  South Dakota                  0.8          2.4          (-)
  Tennessee                    58.9        144.7          1.4
  Texas                       147.9        431.6          4.2
  Utah                          8.7         26.1          0.3
  Vermont                       1.9          6.5          0.1
  Virginia                    121.5        289.4          2.8
  Washington                  333.7        643.2          6.3
  West Virginia                12.8         51.7          0.5
  Wisconsin                    16.6         50.8          0.5
  Wyoming                       2.1          7.0          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)         10.0         27.2          0.3
  Puerto Rico                   1.5          3.3          (-)
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.1          (-)
Other                         198.0        517.4          5.0
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (3)              198.0        517.4          5.0

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

                                  Reexports                 Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
    Item                     March       to date       March       to date

U.S. Total                  4,244.0     11,603.4     60,417.5    166,243.3
Foreign Trade Zone             22.7         77.5        804.3      2,345.4

  Alabama                       9.1         23.6        412.7      1,090.0
  Alaska                        1.7         10.1         56.4        144.4
  Arizona                      58.5        175.3        936.0      2,568.3
  Arkansas                      3.1          8.7        161.7        442.0
  California                1,057.5      2,938.7      8,710.7     23,597.5
  Colorado                    149.1        379.1      1,005.0      2,625.5
  Connecticut                  35.3         98.7      1,031.0      2,656.5
  Delaware                     11.2         27.4        430.6      1,260.1
  Florida                     100.4        308.0      2,061.8      5,708.2
  Georgia                      40.9        124.8        887.6      2,591.9
  Hawaii                        2.9         10.7         27.8         64.4
  Idaho                         2.5          7.3        197.8        530.6
  Illinois                    142.7        379.0      2,710.7      7,507.2
  Indiana                      63.9        151.1      1,284.9      3,513.8
  Iowa                          7.7         17.6        260.5        746.4
  Kansas                       25.8         77.7        438.0      1,230.3
  Kentucky                     34.3         78.5        711.5      1,920.8
  Louisiana                    10.0         26.1        387.6      1,029.3
  Maine                         5.3         13.0        186.4        511.0
  Maryland                     27.5         77.0        343.0        919.5
  Massachusetts               107.2        260.9      1,543.4      4,122.7
  Michigan                    173.9        612.6      3,512.6      9,952.2
  Minnesota                    44.3        124.7      1,072.9      3,231.4
  Mississippi                   4.0         10.3        120.7        322.1
  Missouri                     13.8         39.0        629.2      1,729.2
  Montana                       0.6          2.3         29.3         95.8
  Nebraska                      4.4         13.8        209.7        593.2
  Nevada                       20.2         49.2         83.8        242.0
  New Hampshire                12.1         31.3        189.1        533.4
  New Jersey                  264.9        539.1      2,015.8      5,138.1
  New Mexico                    4.3          8.7        301.2        836.7
  New York                    473.3      1,410.4      3,389.5      9,578.8
  North Carolina               51.8        121.4      1,162.0      3,167.2
  North Dakota                  1.1          2.9         72.1        157.9
  Ohio                        104.6        259.0      2,355.2      6,417.5
  Oklahoma                      5.8         19.4        209.4        624.8
  Oregon                       56.2        146.4        990.8      2,785.7
  Pennsylvania                 72.7        191.8      1,654.7      4,672.1
  Rhode Island                  8.2         19.8         92.4        259.8
  South Carolina               20.1         56.6        602.9      1,559.1
  South Dakota                  2.4          9.6         36.5         98.2
  Tennessee                    41.7        115.0        791.1      2,199.1
  Texas                       503.4      1,331.7      5,107.7     14,091.4
  Utah                          7.2         20.8        253.5        660.1
  Vermont                      95.0        264.9        293.9        821.3
  Virginia                     21.0         58.1      1,031.8      2,724.0
  Washington                   54.8        157.0      3,892.9      9,908.5
  West Virginia                 3.3          8.9         83.0        239.9
  Wisconsin                    29.4         96.9        814.5      2,322.2
  Wyoming                       0.7          2.5         14.1         37.9
  Dist of Columbia (2)         48.5        105.4        350.9        959.9
  Puerto Rico                  19.9         66.0        634.6      1,880.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.4         18.7         32.2
Other                         183.3        514.5      4,615.5     13,431.0
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        933.2      2,848.8
  Unreported (3)              183.3        514.5      3,682.4     10,582.2

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        160.4

(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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