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

U.S. Total                 45,552.4    339,444.9        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            541.8      5,052.3          1.5

  Alabama                     417.7      3,291.5          1.0
  Alaska                       52.8        319.3          0.1
  Arizona                     786.5      5,943.5          1.8
  Arkansas                    156.1      1,133.1          0.3
  California                6,418.1     43,266.0         12.7
  Colorado                    487.3      2,964.0          0.9
  Connecticut                 524.3      3,720.4          1.1
  Delaware                    139.2      1,147.0          0.3
  Florida                   1,898.6     12,887.7          3.8
  Georgia                   1,040.4      7,047.8          2.1
  Hawaii                       13.9         98.3          (-)
  Idaho                       144.4      1,030.4          0.3
  Illinois                  2,093.7     15,540.0          4.6
  Indiana                     827.1      6,830.0          2.0
  Iowa                        342.7      2,200.2          0.6
  Kansas                      380.8      2,309.7          0.7
  Kentucky                    609.4      4,401.6          1.3
  Louisiana                   772.0      4,674.9          1.4
  Maine                       132.9      1,048.0          0.3
  Maryland                    283.6      1,990.9          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,178.1      8,451.4          2.5
  Michigan                  1,573.0     16,514.3          4.9
  Minnesota                   669.3      4,499.0          1.3
  Mississippi                 173.3      1,153.0          0.3
  Missouri                    396.3      3,154.2          0.9
  Montana                      19.3        176.0          0.1
  Nebraska                    150.9      1,029.8          0.3
  Nevada                       60.5        405.7          0.1
  New Hampshire               124.4        973.1          0.3
  New Jersey                  999.1      7,310.0          2.2
  New Mexico                  326.8      1,994.4          0.6
  New York                  2,004.2     15,229.4          4.5
  North Carolina            1,007.3      7,488.2          2.2
  North Dakota                 35.5        344.5          0.1
  Ohio                      1,667.9     13,425.6          4.0
  Oklahoma                    210.1      1,746.3          0.5
  Oregon                      642.5      4,551.4          1.3
  Pennsylvania              1,137.4      8,281.1          2.4
  Rhode Island                 62.3        534.4          0.2
  South Carolina              470.8      4,042.2          1.2
  South Dakota                 22.9        187.8          0.1
  Tennessee                   686.7      5,057.4          1.5
  Texas                     5,482.1     38,921.0         11.5
  Utah                        284.4      1,692.3          0.5
  Vermont                     193.8      1,469.5          0.4
  Virginia                    762.3      5,780.8          1.7
  Washington                1,622.0     19,341.3          5.7
  West Virginia               143.6        844.9          0.2
  Wisconsin                   662.6      5,031.6          1.5
  Wyoming                      31.0        244.8          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             10.2        202.5          0.1
  Puerto Rico                 665.9      4,463.8          1.3
  USVirgin Islands              3.6         62.9          (-)
Other                       4,550.7     32,694.2          9.6
  Estimated Shipments         990.8      6,825.3          2.0
  Unreported (2)            3,559.9     25,868.9          7.6

Timing Adjustment               (-)        301.6          (-)
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                            SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                            Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
         Item                 July       Total       Percent

U.S. Total                  3,506.5     23,985.3        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             15.1         94.8          0.4

  Alabama                      24.4        229.0          1.0
  Alaska                      298.5      1,112.1          4.6
  Arizona                      31.0        259.9          1.1
  Arkansas                     10.6         58.4          0.2
  California                  483.7      3,339.0         13.9
  Colorado                     14.1        117.2          0.5
  Connecticut                  29.0        196.8          0.8
  Delaware                      1.6         14.0          0.1
  Florida                      60.5        601.3          2.5
  Georgia                      54.1        454.9          1.9
  Hawaii                        2.5         26.0          0.1
  Idaho                         5.9         68.6          0.3
  Illinois                     55.9        328.3          1.4
  Indiana                      21.1        112.7          0.5
  Iowa                         11.9        130.9          0.5
  Kansas                       27.9        197.5          0.8
  Kentucky                     19.0        152.2          0.6
  Louisiana                   590.7      4,302.5         17.9
  Maine                        25.0         80.0          0.3
  Maryland                      8.4         76.4          0.3
  Massachusetts                49.4        387.7          1.6
  Michigan                     46.1        329.6          1.4
  Minnesota                    52.4        364.3          1.5
  Mississippi                  16.2         66.2          0.3
  Missouri                     12.7        121.7          0.5
  Montana                       5.1         44.8          0.2
  Nebraska                      8.2        112.8          0.5
  Nevada                        3.1         26.1          0.1
  New Hampshire                 5.1         27.2          0.1
  New Jersey                   63.0        397.8          1.7
  New Mexico                    2.4         14.7          0.1
  New York                    129.0        995.7          4.2
  North Carolina               58.9        657.2          2.7
  North Dakota                  9.1         82.4          0.3
  Ohio                         64.0        364.5          1.5
  Oklahoma                      6.9         58.0          0.2
  Oregon                       80.1        696.8          2.9
  Pennsylvania                 52.2        347.6          1.4
  Rhode Island                  5.1         60.4          0.3
  South Carolina               12.0         82.3          0.3
  South Dakota                  7.2         46.3          0.2
  Tennessee                    26.1        152.4          0.6
  Texas                       320.4      1,986.8          8.3
  Utah                         18.3         97.2          0.4
  Vermont                       2.9         19.0          0.1
  Virginia                     66.2        631.6          2.6
  Washington                  230.8      1,373.3          5.7
  West Virginia                20.4        200.6          0.8
  Wisconsin                    58.2        269.2          1.1
  Wyoming                       1.8         14.9          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              0.3         10.2          (-)
  Puerto Rico                   6.3         26.4          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.1          (-)
Other                         290.9      2,061.8          8.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)              290.9      2,061.8          8.6

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)
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                                  SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                         
                                 Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
         Item                July        to date       July        to date

U.S. Total                  3,947.5     27,816.6     53,006.4    391,246.8
Foreign Trade Zone             16.6        160.3        573.5      5,307.5

  Alabama                       9.5         91.6        451.6      3,612.0
  Alaska                        2.4         10.3        353.7      1,441.8
  Arizona                      55.2        415.2        872.7      6,618.5
  Arkansas                      3.1         18.4        169.8      1,209.9
  California                1,134.2      7,061.4      8,035.9     53,666.3
  Colorado                     39.8        251.9        541.2      3,333.0
  Connecticut                  30.8        208.8        584.0      4,126.0
  Delaware                     11.1        134.1        151.9      1,295.0
  Florida                     105.7        829.8      2,064.8     14,318.8
  Georgia                      53.6        328.4      1,148.1      7,831.1
  Hawaii                        2.7         23.2         19.1        147.5
  Idaho                        19.0         54.9        169.4      1,153.9
  Illinois                    122.8        933.1      2,272.5     16,801.4
  Indiana                      34.0        246.9        882.2      7,189.7
  Iowa                          6.7         44.5        361.3      2,375.6
  Kansas                       16.7        150.7        425.4      2,657.9
  Kentucky                     58.0        299.4        686.4      4,853.2
  Louisiana                     7.7         59.5      1,370.4      9,036.8
  Maine                         4.0         35.6        161.9      1,163.6
  Maryland                     13.8        162.1        305.8      2,229.4
  Massachusetts                79.8        562.8      1,307.3      9,401.9
  Michigan                     96.1      1,050.9      1,715.2     17,894.8
  Minnesota                    40.1        268.1        761.7      5,131.4
  Mississippi                   3.3         21.9        192.8      1,241.1
  Missouri                     16.0         93.0        425.1      3,368.9
  Montana                       0.4          4.7         24.8        225.6
  Nebraska                      1.4         22.3        160.5      1,164.9
  Nevada                       16.9        153.8         80.6        585.6
  New Hampshire                13.4        100.2        142.9      1,100.5
  New Jersey                  119.1      1,085.6      1,181.2      8,793.4
  New Mexico                    2.4         13.7        331.7      2,022.9
  New York                    487.0      3,741.8      2,620.2     19,967.0
  North Carolina               55.9        404.5      1,122.1      8,549.9
  North Dakota                  1.6         15.3         46.1        442.2
  Ohio                         65.8        456.4      1,797.7     14,246.6
  Oklahoma                      4.8         39.4        221.7      1,843.7
  Oregon                       61.6        366.0        784.2      5,614.1
  Pennsylvania                 68.8        516.7      1,258.4      9,145.4
  Rhode Island                  6.9         46.0         74.3        640.7
  South Carolina               16.2        121.2        499.0      4,245.7
  South Dakota                  1.4         25.1         31.5        259.3
  Tennessee                    41.9        306.1        754.7      5,516.0
  Texas                       594.5      4,080.7      6,397.1     44,988.6
  Utah                          4.1         40.8        306.8      1,830.3
  Vermont                     114.4        872.6        311.1      2,361.1
  Virginia                     26.7        232.8        855.2      6,645.2
  Washington                   68.2        474.0      1,921.0     21,188.6
  West Virginia                 3.4         18.7        167.5      1,064.2
  Wisconsin                    25.8        166.0        746.5      5,466.7
  Wyoming                       0.5          3.0         33.3        262.7
  Dist of Columbia              8.3         31.7         18.8        244.4
  Puerto Rico                  23.8        179.3        696.0      4,669.5
  USVirgin Islands              0.7          1.3          4.3         64.2
Other                         145.3        940.7      4,986.9     35,696.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        990.8      6,825.3
  Unreported (2)              145.3        940.7      3,996.1     28,871.3

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        301.6

(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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