EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                     412.4      2,318.3          0.8
  Alaska                       37.7        130.3          (-)
  Arizona                     804.6      4,687.7          1.6
  Arkansas                    132.6        832.8          0.3
  California                6,880.3     39,087.1         13.3
  Colorado                    903.6      4,493.1          1.5
  Connecticut                 851.9      4,555.7          1.6
  Delaware                    375.1      2,388.7          0.8
  Florida                   1,641.3     10,318.2          3.5
  Georgia                     814.0      4,786.7          1.6
  Hawaii                       15.2         86.7          (-)
  Idaho                       128.1        910.7          0.3
  Illinois                  2,349.9     13,608.4          4.6
  Indiana                   1,159.3      6,730.4          2.3
  Iowa                        222.0      1,342.2          0.5
  Kansas                      299.7      1,599.1          0.5
  Kentucky                    629.1      3,592.5          1.2
  Louisiana                   200.6      1,334.9          0.5
  Maine                       117.3        800.3          0.3
  Maryland                    279.4      1,682.1          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,274.1      7,402.3          2.5
  Michigan                  3,585.2     19,532.5          6.6
  Minnesota                   752.0      4,468.0          1.5
  Mississippi                 108.5        595.9          0.2
  Missouri                    494.1      2,884.4          1.0
  Montana                      31.0        156.6          0.1
  Nebraska                    101.6        855.0          0.3
  Nevada                       64.2        384.4          0.1
  New Hampshire               162.2        962.9          0.3
  New Jersey                1,421.2      8,737.7          3.0
  New Mexico                  262.6      1,699.9          0.6
  New York                  2,631.4     14,761.4          5.0
  North Carolina            1,069.5      5,896.2          2.0
  North Dakota                 50.6        290.2          0.1
  Ohio                      2,097.3     12,116.1          4.1
  Oklahoma                    152.2      1,061.8          0.4
  Oregon                      745.5      4,217.0          1.4
  Pennsylvania              1,404.4      8,412.6          2.9
  Rhode Island                 72.2        435.4          0.1
  South Carolina              467.9      3,053.7          1.0
  South Dakota                105.2        408.3          0.1
  Tennessee                   641.4      3,913.1          1.3
  Texas                     4,173.4     24,947.4          8.5
  Utah                        243.4      1,289.3          0.4
  Vermont                     132.0      1,000.2          0.3
  Virginia                    776.9      4,754.3          1.6
  Washington                2,737.0     17,809.7          6.1
  West Virginia                48.3        347.0          0.1
  Wisconsin                   757.4      4,380.1          1.5
  Wyoming                       8.7         60.0          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        384.6      1,852.4          0.6
  Puerto Rico                 609.1      3,710.7          1.3
  USVirgin Islands             12.6         64.6          (-)
Other                       4,194.5     25,614.9          8.7
  Estimated Shipments         962.1      5,834.5          2.0
  Unreported (3)            3,232.4     19,780.4          6.7

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                      15.2        103.8          0.5
  Alaska                       25.7        159.4          0.8
  Arizona                      38.4        186.6          0.9
  Arkansas                      3.9         36.9          0.2
  California                  541.8      3,105.8         15.2
  Colorado                     22.5        131.7          0.6
  Connecticut                  99.3        687.3          3.4
  Delaware                      2.3         31.7          0.2
  Florida                      65.1        545.6          2.7
  Georgia                      47.6        270.9          1.3
  Hawaii                        2.6         18.9          0.1
  Idaho                         5.7         62.7          0.3
  Illinois                    129.4        826.1          4.0
  Indiana                      15.1         71.8          0.4
  Iowa                         10.4         97.7          0.5
  Kansas                       94.1        653.3          3.2
  Kentucky                     16.0         81.7          0.4
  Louisiana                   121.6        597.8          2.9
  Maine                         8.7         59.9          0.3
  Maryland                     17.4        102.4          0.5
  Massachusetts                48.2        316.3          1.5
  Michigan                     56.2        247.7          1.2
  Minnesota                   244.2      1,728.3          8.4
  Mississippi                   7.0         49.7          0.2
  Missouri                     99.4        620.5          3.0
  Montana                       2.5         24.3          0.1
  Nebraska                     20.3         85.4          0.4
  Nevada                        2.7         17.6          0.1
  New Hampshire                 5.7         27.6          0.1
  New Jersey                   83.1        414.0          2.0
  New Mexico                    6.1         22.6          0.1
  New York                    347.2      2,014.9          9.8
  North Carolina               30.8        364.5          1.8
  North Dakota                 11.7         62.4          0.3
  Ohio                         97.2        522.7          2.6
  Oklahoma                      4.3         63.6          0.3
  Oregon                      126.3        933.0          4.6
  Pennsylvania                104.2        518.6          2.5
  Rhode Island                  8.5         53.9          0.3
  South Carolina                9.2         53.2          0.3
  South Dakota                  1.7          6.9          (-)
  Tennessee                    61.1        301.8          1.5
  Texas                       187.9        923.6          4.5
  Utah                         17.8         65.9          0.3
  Vermont                       2.1         12.4          0.1
  Virginia                    100.5        580.4          2.8
  Washington                  208.1      1,192.6          5.8
  West Virginia                19.2        109.2          0.5
  Wisconsin                    29.2        125.6          0.6
  Wyoming                       2.4         12.9          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)          9.9         58.5          0.3
  Puerto Rico                   5.7         16.3          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.3          (-)
Other                         201.6      1,099.4          5.4
  Estimated Shipments           0.0          0.0          0.0
  Unreported (3)              201.6      1,099.4          5.4

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                      11.4         50.4        439.0      2,472.6
  Alaska                        2.6         19.7         66.0        309.5
  Arizona                      49.0        324.4        892.0      5,198.7
  Arkansas                      2.3         16.7        138.7        886.4
  California                  992.3      5,801.3      8,414.3     47,994.2
  Colorado                    158.0        790.0      1,084.1      5,414.8
  Connecticut                  39.8        207.1        991.0      5,450.1
  Delaware                     10.2         56.6        387.6      2,477.0
  Florida                     109.8        657.8      1,816.2     11,521.6
  Georgia                      44.0        252.6        905.6      5,310.2
  Hawaii                        1.6         15.6         19.4        121.3
  Idaho                        18.7         36.3        152.5      1,009.7
  Illinois                    137.2        774.6      2,616.5     15,209.2
  Indiana                      76.8        363.0      1,251.1      7,165.2
  Iowa                          6.1         36.1        238.5      1,476.0
  Kansas                       13.1        125.8        406.9      2,378.3
  Kentucky                     29.2        158.7        674.3      3,832.8
  Louisiana                     5.1         40.3        327.3      1,973.1
  Maine                         4.9         27.7        130.9        887.8
  Maryland                     24.7        160.6        321.6      1,945.1
  Massachusetts                86.2        530.1      1,408.5      8,248.7
  Michigan                    275.0      1,321.0      3,916.5     21,101.2
  Minnesota                    34.2        241.9      1,030.3      6,438.2
  Mississippi                   3.9         20.3        119.5        665.9
  Missouri                     18.3         82.1        611.8      3,587.1
  Montana                       1.1          5.0         34.5        185.9
  Nebraska                      1.4         18.2        123.4        958.6
  Nevada                       37.0        127.2        103.8        529.2
  New Hampshire                13.0         72.6        180.9      1,063.1
  New Jersey                  136.1      1,046.3      1,640.3     10,198.1
  New Mexico                    4.7         18.3        273.4      1,740.8
  New York                    613.4      2,984.6      3,592.0     19,760.9
  North Carolina               52.1        289.4      1,152.5      6,550.1
  North Dakota                  1.0          6.4         63.3        359.1
  Ohio                         95.1        526.7      2,289.6     13,165.6
  Oklahoma                      5.2         36.7        161.7      1,162.2
  Oregon                       57.5        328.8        929.4      5,478.9
  Pennsylvania                 67.5        392.5      1,576.1      9,323.6
  Rhode Island                  8.1         45.9         88.7        535.2
  South Carolina               12.5        102.4        489.6      3,209.4
  South Dakota                  3.4         24.7        110.3        439.9
  Tennessee                    38.6        236.4        741.1      4,451.4
  Texas                       538.9      2,818.2      4,900.2     28,689.2
  Utah                          5.3         35.8        266.4      1,391.1
  Vermont                      86.8        505.0        220.9      1,517.5
  Virginia                     21.6        136.5        899.0      5,471.2
  Washington                   57.6        336.3      3,002.6     19,338.5
  West Virginia                 3.0         16.9         70.5        473.1
  Wisconsin                    28.6        187.2        815.3      4,692.8
  Wyoming                       0.4          5.4         11.5         78.2
  Dist of Columbia (2)         19.2        161.8        413.7      2,072.8
  Puerto Rico                  21.4        149.7        636.2      3,876.6
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          1.2         12.8         66.0
Other                         232.5      1,142.2      4,628.6     27,856.5
  Estimated Shipments           0.0          0.0        962.1      5,834.5
  Unreported (3)              232.5      1,142.2      3,666.5     22,022.0

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

(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
         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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