EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, 
            BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: June 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                    June         Total       Percent

U.S. Total                 50,026.2    293,728.1        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            658.6      4,510.5          1.5

  Alabama                     498.2      2,873.8          1.0
  Alaska                       63.9        266.5          0.1
  Arizona                     877.3      5,157.0          1.8
  Arkansas                    156.8        977.0          0.3
  California                6,454.2     36,847.9         12.5
  Colorado                    434.1      2,476.7          0.8
  Connecticut                 614.5      3,196.2          1.1
  Delaware                    159.3      1,007.8          0.3
  Florida                   1,764.7     10,989.1          3.7
  Georgia                   1,056.6      6,007.3          2.0
  Hawaii                       11.5         84.4          (-)
  Idaho                       123.8        886.0          0.3
  Illinois                  2,262.6     13,446.3          4.6
  Indiana                   1,042.2      6,002.9          2.0
  Iowa                        307.8      1,857.5          0.6
  Kansas                      361.9      1,928.9          0.7
  Kentucky                    738.7      3,792.2          1.3
  Louisiana                   661.1      3,902.9          1.3
  Maine                       130.1        915.1          0.3
  Maryland                    305.4      1,707.3          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,262.7      7,273.2          2.5
  Michigan                  2,689.2     14,941.3          5.1
  Minnesota                   691.3      3,829.7          1.3
  Mississippi                 166.9        979.6          0.3
  Missouri                    477.8      2,757.9          0.9
  Montana                      28.3        156.8          0.1
  Nebraska                    162.9        878.9          0.3
  Nevada                       55.6        345.2          0.1
  New Hampshire               149.1        848.7          0.3
  New Jersey                1,046.8      6,310.9          2.1
  New Mexico                  261.5      1,667.6          0.6
  New York                  2,405.3     13,225.2          4.5
  North Carolina            1,140.3      6,480.9          2.2
  North Dakota                 49.8        309.0          0.1
  Ohio                      2,001.7     11,757.7          4.0
  Oklahoma                    197.5      1,536.2          0.5
  Oregon                      720.6      3,908.9          1.3
  Pennsylvania              1,199.9      7,143.6          2.4
  Rhode Island                 77.9        472.0          0.2
  South Carolina              515.5      3,571.4          1.2
  South Dakota                 22.7        164.9          0.1
  Tennessee                   740.1      4,370.8          1.5
  Texas                     5,737.7     33,438.9         11.4
  Utah                        264.1      1,407.9          0.5
  Vermont                     180.5      1,275.8          0.4
  Virginia                    862.8      5,018.5          1.7
  Washington                2,700.9     17,719.3          6.0
  West Virginia               120.7        701.3          0.2
  Wisconsin                   755.4      4,369.0          1.5
  Wyoming                      27.9        213.8          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             16.4        192.3          0.1
  Puerto Rico                 637.8      3,797.9          1.3
  USVirgin Islands              7.1         59.3          (-)
Other                       4,626.8     27,914.6          9.5
  Estimated Shipments         962.1      5,834.5          2.0
  Unreported (2)            3,664.7     22,080.1          7.5

Timing Adjustment               (-)        366.0          (-)
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                            SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                            Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
    Item                      June        Total       Percent

U.S. Total                  3,444.8     20,478.7        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             11.6         79.8          0.4

  Alabama                      19.5        204.6          1.0
  Alaska                      123.7        813.7          4.0
  Arizona                      52.3        228.9          1.1
  Arkansas                      4.3         47.8          0.2
  California                  505.5      2,855.3         13.9
  Colorado                     16.5        103.1          0.5
  Connecticut                  28.6        167.8          0.8
  Delaware                      1.8         12.3          0.1
  Florida                      63.5        540.9          2.6
  Georgia                      80.3        400.8          2.0
  Hawaii                        2.6         23.5          0.1
  Idaho                         5.7         62.7          0.3
  Illinois                     45.6        272.3          1.3
  Indiana                      19.4         91.7          0.4
  Iowa                         11.7        119.0          0.6
  Kansas                       10.7        169.6          0.8
  Kentucky                     31.6        133.2          0.7
  Louisiana                   596.7      3,711.7         18.1
  Maine                         9.0         55.0          0.3
  Maryland                      9.0         68.0          0.3
  Massachusetts                55.6        338.3          1.7
  Michigan                     55.3        283.5          1.4
  Minnesota                    53.9        311.9          1.5
  Mississippi                   7.3         50.0          0.2
  Missouri                     17.4        109.0          0.5
  Montana                       3.7         39.7          0.2
  Nebraska                     14.2        104.6          0.5
  Nevada                        3.7         22.9          0.1
  New Hampshire                 3.8         22.1          0.1
  New Jersey                   59.4        334.8          1.6
  New Mexico                    3.2         12.3          0.1
  New York                    150.8        866.8          4.2
  North Carolina               49.1        598.3          2.9
  North Dakota                 13.0         73.3          0.4
  Ohio                         75.0        300.5          1.5
  Oklahoma                      4.7         51.1          0.2
  Oregon                       96.1        616.6          3.0
  Pennsylvania                 74.4        295.4          1.4
  Rhode Island                 12.1         55.3          0.3
  South Carolina               10.5         70.3          0.3
  South Dakota                  5.5         39.2          0.2
  Tennessee                    34.1        126.3          0.6
  Texas                       322.5      1,666.4          8.1
  Utah                         14.0         78.8          0.4
  Vermont                       2.6         16.1          0.1
  Virginia                     87.1        565.4          2.8
  Washington                  195.2      1,142.5          5.6
  West Virginia                26.2        180.2          0.9
  Wisconsin                    40.0        211.0          1.0
  Wyoming                       3.0         13.1          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              0.7          9.9          (-)
  Puerto Rico                   6.5         20.1          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.0          0.1          (-)
Other                         306.3      1,770.9          8.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)              306.3      1,770.9          8.6

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

                                 Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
    Item                     June        to date       June        to date

U.S. Total                  4,317.5     23,869.1     57,788.5    338,075.9
Foreign Trade Zone             18.4        143.7        688.7      4,734.0

  Alabama                      12.2         82.0        529.9      3,160.4
  Alaska                        1.9          7.9        189.5      1,088.1
  Arizona                      58.2        360.0        987.8      5,745.9
  Arkansas                      2.4         15.3        163.4      1,040.1
  California                1,044.1      5,927.2      8,003.8     45,630.4
  Colorado                     46.1        212.1        496.7      2,791.8
  Connecticut                  35.8        178.1        678.9      3,542.0
  Delaware                     16.8        123.0        177.9      1,143.2
  Florida                     111.4        724.1      1,939.6     12,254.0
  Georgia                      45.9        274.8      1,182.7      6,683.0
  Hawaii                        1.9         20.5         16.1        128.4
  Idaho                        18.4         35.9        147.9        984.5
  Illinois                    147.0        810.3      2,455.1     14,528.9
  Indiana                      36.6        212.9      1,098.2      6,307.5
  Iowa                          5.6         37.7        325.1      2,014.3
  Kansas                       13.6        134.0        386.3      2,232.5
  Kentucky                     44.4        241.4        814.7      4,166.8
  Louisiana                     7.7         51.8      1,265.5      7,666.4
  Maine                         4.6         31.6        143.7      1,001.7
  Maryland                     12.5        148.3        326.9      1,923.6
  Massachusetts                79.8        483.0      1,398.1      8,094.5
  Michigan                    197.7        954.7      2,942.2     16,179.6
  Minnesota                    32.6        228.0        777.8      4,369.6
  Mississippi                   3.3         18.6        177.5      1,048.3
  Missouri                     13.6         76.9        508.8      2,943.8
  Montana                       0.9          4.3         32.9        200.8
  Nebraska                      1.9         20.9        179.0      1,004.4
  Nevada                       42.3        136.9        101.5        505.0
  New Hampshire                11.9         86.8        164.8        957.6
  New Jersey                  124.3        966.4      1,230.5      7,612.2
  New Mexico                    3.1         11.3        267.8      1,691.2
  New York                    675.9      3,254.8      3,231.9     17,346.8
  North Carolina               60.9        348.6      1,250.3      7,427.8
  North Dakota                  1.9         13.7         64.8        396.0
  Ohio                         78.1        390.6      2,154.8     12,448.9
  Oklahoma                      6.0         34.6        208.1      1,622.0
  Oregon                       50.2        304.4        866.9      4,829.9
  Pennsylvania                 73.7        447.9      1,348.0      7,887.0
  Rhode Island                  7.3         39.1         97.3        566.5
  South Carolina               14.4        105.0        540.4      3,746.7
  South Dakota                  3.1         23.7         31.4        227.8
  Tennessee                    43.9        264.2        818.1      4,761.3
  Texas                       688.2      3,486.2      6,748.4     38,591.5
  Utah                          6.0         36.6        284.1      1,523.4
  Vermont                     128.3        758.2        311.4      2,050.1
  Virginia                     24.7        206.1        974.6      5,790.0
  Washington                   80.2        405.7      2,976.3     19,267.6
  West Virginia                 1.8         15.3        148.7        896.8
  Wisconsin                    24.8        140.2        820.1      4,720.2
  Wyoming                       0.9          2.5         31.8        229.4
  Dist of Columbia              7.9         23.4         25.0        225.6
  Puerto Rico                  21.6        155.5        665.9      3,973.5
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.5          7.2         59.9
Other                         139.3        795.4      5,072.4     30,480.9
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        962.1      5,834.5
  Unreported (2)              139.3        795.4      4,110.3     24,646.4

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        366.0

(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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