EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                     422.2      1,905.9          0.8
  Alaska                       21.0         92.6          (-)
  Arizona                     807.3      3,883.1          1.6
  Arkansas                    147.6        700.2          0.3
  California                6,504.2     32,206.8         13.2
  Colorado                    728.5      3,589.5          1.5
  Connecticut                 725.6      3,703.8          1.5
  Delaware                    386.6      2,013.6          0.8
  Florida                   1,735.9      8,676.9          3.6
  Georgia                     838.8      3,972.7          1.6
  Hawaii                       13.6         71.5          (-)
  Idaho                       132.7        782.6          0.3
  Illinois                  2,222.2     11,258.6          4.6
  Indiana                   1,117.6      5,571.1          2.3
  Iowa                        213.1      1,120.1          0.5
  Kansas                      243.3      1,299.4          0.5
  Kentucky                    592.7      2,963.4          1.2
  Louisiana                   208.7      1,134.3          0.5
  Maine                       102.9        682.9          0.3
  Maryland                    305.2      1,402.7          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,212.6      6,128.2          2.5
  Michigan                  3,238.8     15,947.3          6.6
  Minnesota                   739.2      3,716.0          1.5
  Mississippi                  98.8        487.4          0.2
  Missouri                    504.6      2,390.4          1.0
  Montana                      27.6        125.6          0.1
  Nebraska                    100.8        753.5          0.3
  Nevada                       65.7        320.3          0.1
  New Hampshire               150.4        800.7          0.3
  New Jersey                1,464.8      7,316.6          3.0
  New Mexico                  292.0      1,437.3          0.6
  New York                  2,342.6     12,129.9          5.0
  North Carolina            1,040.5      4,826.7          2.0
  North Dakota                 51.4        239.7          0.1
  Ohio                      1,987.8     10,018.8          4.1
  Oklahoma                    168.4        909.7          0.4
  Oregon                      690.2      3,471.6          1.4
  Pennsylvania              1,394.1      7,008.1          2.9
  Rhode Island                 76.3        363.2          0.1
  South Carolina              582.7      2,585.8          1.1
  South Dakota                109.3        303.1          0.1
  Tennessee                   678.9      3,271.7          1.3
  Texas                     4,251.2     20,774.0          8.5
  Utah                        230.0      1,046.0          0.4
  Vermont                     138.1        868.2          0.4
  Virginia                    800.1      3,977.4          1.6
  Washington                2,919.6     15,072.7          6.2
  West Virginia                65.0        298.7          0.1
  Wisconsin                   699.0      3,622.6          1.5
  Wyoming                       9.6         51.3          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        316.8      1,467.9          0.6
  Puerto Rico                 646.2      3,101.6          1.3
  USVirgin Islands             12.1         52.0          (-)
Other                       4,238.1     21,217.2          8.7
  Estimated Shipments         988.6      4,872.4          2.0
  Unreported (3)            3,249.5     16,344.7          6.7

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                      17.2         88.6          0.5
  Alaska                       24.5        133.8          0.8
  Arizona                      26.2        148.3          0.9
  Arkansas                      5.3         33.0          0.2
  California                  524.2      2,564.0         15.1
  Colorado                     19.0        109.2          0.6
  Connecticut                 107.7        588.0          3.5
  Delaware                      4.7         29.4          0.2
  Florida                      84.1        480.5          2.8
  Georgia                      47.2        223.3          1.3
  Hawaii                        3.1         16.4          0.1
  Idaho                         8.5         57.0          0.3
  Illinois                    122.7        696.7          4.1
  Indiana                      11.8         56.7          0.3
  Iowa                         11.2         87.4          0.5
  Kansas                       78.1        559.2          3.3
  Kentucky                     13.8         65.7          0.4
  Louisiana                    64.7        476.2          2.8
  Maine                         8.5         51.2          0.3
  Maryland                     18.8         85.0          0.5
  Massachusetts                47.8        268.1          1.6
  Michigan                     50.0        191.5          1.1
  Minnesota                   287.4      1,484.1          8.7
  Mississippi                   8.6         42.7          0.3
  Missouri                     87.1        521.1          3.1
  Montana                       2.8         21.8          0.1
  Nebraska                     15.3         65.0          0.4
  Nevada                        3.8         14.9          0.1
  New Hampshire                 4.0         21.9          0.1
  New Jersey                   60.8        330.9          1.9
  New Mexico                    6.8         16.5          0.1
  New York                    353.6      1,667.6          9.8
  North Carolina               61.9        333.6          2.0
  North Dakota                  9.6         50.7          0.3
  Ohio                         88.4        425.5          2.5
  Oklahoma                      4.5         59.3          0.3
  Oregon                      127.0        806.6          4.7
  Pennsylvania                 80.9        414.4          2.4
  Rhode Island                  8.1         45.5          0.3
  South Carolina                9.5         44.0          0.3
  South Dakota                  1.9          5.2          (-)
  Tennessee                    56.5        240.7          1.4
  Texas                       156.2        735.7          4.3
  Utah                         11.6         48.1          0.3
  Vermont                       2.1         10.2          0.1
  Virginia                     98.5        479.9          2.8
  Washington                  161.8        984.5          5.8
  West Virginia                19.8         90.1          0.5
  Wisconsin                    19.3         96.3          0.6
  Wyoming                       1.8         10.5          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)         11.3         48.6          0.3
  Puerto Rico                   4.1         10.6          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.2          (-)
Other                         172.6        897.8          5.3
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (3)              172.6        897.8          5.3

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                       6.4         39.1        445.9      2,033.6
  Alaska                        2.7         17.1         48.2        243.5
  Arizona                      47.0        275.4        880.5      4,306.7
  Arkansas                      3.2         14.4        156.2        747.6
  California                  977.1      4,809.1      8,005.4     39,579.9
  Colorado                    123.4        632.1        870.9      4,330.7
  Connecticut                  32.0        167.3        865.2      4,459.1
  Delaware                      9.4         46.4        400.8      2,089.3
  Florida                     129.0        547.9      1,949.0      9,705.4
  Georgia                      42.4        208.7        928.4      4,404.6
  Hawaii                        1.3         14.0         18.0        101.8
  Idaho                         8.4         17.6        149.5        857.2
  Illinois                    125.1        637.4      2,470.0     12,592.7
  Indiana                      69.4        286.2      1,198.8      5,914.1
  Iowa                          5.3         30.0        229.5      1,237.5
  Kansas                       17.1        112.7        338.5      1,971.3
  Kentucky                     25.0        129.5        631.5      3,158.5
  Louisiana                     4.6         35.2        277.9      1,645.8
  Maine                         4.9         22.8        116.4        756.9
  Maryland                     31.1        135.9        355.1      1,623.5
  Massachusetts                75.3        444.0      1,335.7      6,840.2
  Michigan                    250.7      1,045.9      3,539.6     17,184.8
  Minnesota                    39.9        207.7      1,066.6      5,407.8
  Mississippi                   3.5         16.4        111.0        546.5
  Missouri                     11.5         63.8        603.3      2,975.2
  Montana                       0.8          3.9         31.2        151.3
  Nebraska                      1.8         16.7        117.9        835.2
  Nevada                       20.7         90.2         90.2        425.4
  New Hampshire                13.2         59.6        167.7        882.2
  New Jersey                  170.5        910.3      1,696.1      8,557.8
  New Mexico                    3.3         13.7        302.1      1,467.5
  New York                    468.9      2,371.3      3,165.1     16,168.9
  North Carolina               72.4        237.3      1,174.8      5,397.6
  North Dakota                  1.1          5.4         62.1        295.8
  Ohio                         86.1        431.6      2,162.2     10,875.9
  Oklahoma                      6.3         31.4        179.2      1,000.4
  Oregon                       60.1        271.3        877.3      4,549.5
  Pennsylvania                 72.9        325.0      1,547.9      7,747.6
  Rhode Island                  8.9         37.7         93.3        446.4
  South Carolina               15.4         89.9        607.7      2,719.8
  South Dakota                  4.9         21.3        116.2        329.5
  Tennessee                    39.8        197.8        775.3      3,710.3
  Texas                       463.7      2,279.3      4,871.2     23,789.1
  Utah                          4.7         30.6        246.3      1,124.7
  Vermont                      71.7        418.2        211.9      1,296.6
  Virginia                     29.6        114.9        928.2      4,572.2
  Washington                   60.6        278.8      3,142.0     16,335.9
  West Virginia                 2.0         13.9         86.8        402.7
  Wisconsin                    29.1        158.5        747.4      3,877.5
  Wyoming                       1.2          5.0         12.6         66.7
  Dist of Columbia (2)         12.3        142.7        340.4      1,659.1
  Puerto Rico                  32.2        128.3        682.6      3,240.4
  USVirgin Islands              0.4          1.1         12.5         53.3
Other                         207.0        909.7      4,617.8     23,024.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        988.6      4,872.4
  Unreported (3)              207.0        909.7      3,629.2     18,152.2

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

(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
         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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