EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, 
            BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 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.  (X) Not applicable. (-) Represents zero or less than 0.05 percent.







                            SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                                Manufactured Commodities

                                         Cumulative to date
         Item                May         Total       Percent

U.S. Total                 48,813.0    243,170.1        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            800.6      3,851.9          1.6

  Alabama                     483.2      2,375.6          1.0
  Alaska                       56.3        202.6          0.1
  Arizona                     926.3      4,279.7          1.8
  Arkansas                    160.4        820.2          0.3
  California                5,988.5     30,393.7         12.5
  Colorado                    397.8      2,042.6          0.8
  Connecticut                 551.5      2,581.7          1.1
  Delaware                    159.8        848.5          0.3
  Florida                   1,852.3      9,224.4          3.8
  Georgia                   1,028.7      4,950.8          2.0
  Hawaii                        9.8         72.9          (-)
  Idaho                       125.2        762.2          0.3
  Illinois                  2,187.8     11,183.8          4.6
  Indiana                   1,005.0      4,960.7          2.0
  Iowa                        313.9      1,549.7          0.6
  Kansas                      317.6      1,567.0          0.6
  Kentucky                    612.7      3,053.5          1.3
  Louisiana                   611.4      3,241.8          1.3
  Maine                       114.2        785.1          0.3
  Maryland                    298.0      1,401.9          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,208.8      6,010.5          2.5
  Michigan                  2,456.4     12,252.1          5.0
  Minnesota                   609.4      3,138.4          1.3
  Mississippi                 172.5        812.7          0.3
  Missouri                    521.1      2,280.1          0.9
  Montana                      27.5        128.5          0.1
  Nebraska                    143.4        716.0          0.3
  Nevada                       53.7        289.6          0.1
  New Hampshire               122.7        699.6          0.3
  New Jersey                1,039.2      5,264.1          2.2
  New Mexico                  288.2      1,406.1          0.6
  New York                  2,139.2     10,820.0          4.4
  North Carolina            1,090.4      5,340.6          2.2
  North Dakota                 54.7        259.2          0.1
  Ohio                      1,873.6      9,756.0          4.0
  Oklahoma                    338.2      1,338.8          0.6
  Oregon                      686.2      3,188.3          1.3
  Pennsylvania              1,194.8      5,943.7          2.4
  Rhode Island                 77.9        394.1          0.2
  South Carolina              638.5      3,055.9          1.3
  South Dakota                 25.8        142.2          0.1
  Tennessee                   758.6      3,630.6          1.5
  Texas                     5,856.1     27,701.2         11.4
  Utah                        260.6      1,143.9          0.5
  Vermont                     189.8      1,095.2          0.5
  Virginia                    798.9      4,155.8          1.7
  Washington                2,833.5     15,018.4          6.2
  West Virginia               125.0        580.6          0.2
  Wisconsin                   715.7      3,613.6          1.5
  Wyoming                      37.2        185.9          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             25.0        175.9          0.1
  Puerto Rico                 666.0      3,160.1          1.3
  USVirgin Islands              8.9         52.1          (-)
Other                       4,575.0     23,084.5          9.5
  Estimated Shipments         988.6      4,872.4          2.0
  Unreported (2)            3,586.4     18,212.1          7.5

Timing Adjustment               (-)         37.4          (-)
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                             SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                             Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
         Item                 May        Total        Percent

U.S. Total                  3,236.8     17,033.9        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone              9.3         68.2          0.4

  Alabama                      24.9        185.1          1.1
  Alaska                      120.9        690.0          4.1
  Arizona                      34.0        176.6          1.0
  Arkansas                      5.7         43.5          0.3
  California                  481.7      2,349.8         13.8
  Colorado                     18.4         86.6          0.5
  Connecticut                  26.5        139.2          0.8
  Delaware                      1.6         10.6          0.1
  Florida                      76.2        477.3          2.8
  Georgia                      64.7        320.6          1.9
  Hawaii                        7.2         20.8          0.1
  Idaho                         7.9         56.9          0.3
  Illinois                     46.7        226.7          1.3
  Indiana                      15.8         72.2          0.4
  Iowa                         16.5        107.3          0.6
  Kansas                       42.9        158.8          0.9
  Kentucky                     14.1        101.6          0.6
  Louisiana                   488.2      3,115.0         18.3
  Maine                         8.1         46.0          0.3
  Maryland                      8.3         59.0          0.3
  Massachusetts                52.4        282.7          1.7
  Michigan                     53.1        228.2          1.3
  Minnesota                    50.9        258.0          1.5
  Mississippi                   8.5         42.7          0.3
  Missouri                     18.6         91.6          0.5
  Montana                       3.5         35.9          0.2
  Nebraska                     21.4         90.4          0.5
  Nevada                        4.3         19.3          0.1
  New Hampshire                 3.1         18.4          0.1
  New Jersey                   53.6        275.5          1.6
  New Mexico                    2.3          9.2          0.1
  New York                    148.6        716.0          4.2
  North Carolina              103.4        549.2          3.2
  North Dakota                 10.1         60.2          0.4
  Ohio                         81.3        225.5          1.3
  Oklahoma                      9.1         46.4          0.3
  Oregon                      102.8        520.5          3.1
  Pennsylvania                 40.5        221.0          1.3
  Rhode Island                  7.6         43.3          0.3
  South Carolina               12.5         59.8          0.4
  South Dakota                  6.0         33.6          0.2
  Tennessee                    20.1         92.2          0.5
  Texas                       273.0      1,344.0          7.9
  Utah                         18.1         64.8          0.4
  Vermont                       2.5         13.5          0.1
  Virginia                    115.0        478.3          2.8
  Washington                  150.1        947.3          5.6
  West Virginia                13.1        154.0          0.9
  Wisconsin                    56.6        171.0          1.0
  Wyoming                       2.1         10.1          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              2.0          9.2          0.1
  Puerto Rico                   4.9         13.6          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.1          (-)
Other                         275.4      1,464.6          8.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)              275.4      1,464.6          8.6

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

                                     Cumulative               Cumulative
         Item                May        to date        May       to date

U.S. Total                  4,007.7     19,551.6     56,057.5  279,755.6
Foreign Trade Zone             20.5        125.3        830.4    4,045.4

  Alabama                       6.3         69.8        514.3    2,630.5
  Alaska                        1.8          6.0        179.0      898.5
  Arizona                      54.7        301.8      1,015.0    4,758.1
  Arkansas                      2.7         12.9        168.8      876.7
  California                  986.9      4,883.1      7,457.1   37,626.5
  Colorado                     38.2        166.0        454.5    2,295.1
  Connecticut                  26.1        142.2        604.0    2,863.0
  Delaware                      9.9        106.2        171.3      965.2
  Florida                     125.2        612.7      2,053.7   10,314.4
  Georgia                      45.0        229.0      1,138.5    5,500.3
  Hawaii                        1.2         18.6         18.2      112.3
  Idaho                         8.3         17.5        141.4      836.6
  Illinois                    151.1        663.3      2,385.7   12,073.8
  Indiana                      34.8        176.3      1,055.6    5,209.3
  Iowa                          5.4         32.2        335.8    1,689.1
  Kansas                       17.8        120.4        378.3    1,846.3
  Kentucky                     42.2        197.0        669.0    3,352.1
  Louisiana                     6.6         44.1      1,106.2    6,400.9
  Maine                         5.0         26.9        127.3      858.0
  Maryland                     17.0        135.8        323.4    1,596.7
  Massachusetts                73.4        403.2      1,334.6    6,696.4
  Michigan                    183.4        757.0      2,692.9   13,237.4
  Minnesota                    34.2        195.5        694.6    3,591.9
  Mississippi                   2.8         15.3        183.8      870.7
  Missouri                      9.9         63.3        549.6    2,435.0
  Montana                       0.6          3.4         31.6      167.9
  Nebraska                      3.8         19.0        168.7      825.3
  Nevada                       20.3         94.6         78.4      403.5
  New Hampshire                15.4         74.9        141.3      792.8
  New Jersey                  153.7        842.1      1,246.5    6,381.7
  New Mexico                    3.1          8.2        293.6    1,423.4
  New York                    485.9      2,579.0      2,773.7   14,114.9
  North Carolina               81.3        287.7      1,275.0    6,177.5
  North Dakota                  2.3         11.8         67.1      331.3
  Ohio                         57.9        312.6      2,012.8   10,294.1
  Oklahoma                      5.1         28.6        352.4    1,413.8
  Oregon                       55.2        254.2        844.2    3,963.0
  Pennsylvania                 76.7        374.2      1,312.1    6,539.0
  Rhode Island                  7.6         31.8         93.1      469.2
  South Carolina               18.1         90.6        669.0    3,206.4
  South Dakota                  3.9         20.6         35.7      196.4
  Tennessee                    42.8        220.3        821.5    3,943.1
  Texas                       645.6      2,798.0      6,774.8   31,843.2
  Utah                          6.5         30.7        285.2    1,239.3
  Vermont                     110.4        630.0        302.7    1,738.7
  Virginia                     28.8        181.4        942.8    4,815.4
  Washington                   64.0        325.5      3,047.7   16,291.3
  West Virginia                 2.5         13.4        140.5      748.1
  Wisconsin                    24.0        115.4        796.3    3,900.1
  Wyoming                       0.2          1.6         39.5      197.6
  Dist of Columbia              3.4         15.5         30.3      200.7
  Puerto Rico                  34.6        133.9        705.5    3,307.6
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.4          9.0       52.7
Other                         163.8        656.1      5,014.1   25,205.3
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        988.6    4,872.4
  Unreported (2)              163.8        656.1      4,025.6   20,332.8

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)       37.4

(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
         Nick Orsini (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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