EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                     321.1      2,639.4          0.8
  Alaska                       22.9        153.3          (-)
  Arizona                     739.2      5,426.9          1.6
  Arkansas                    132.8        965.6          0.3
  California                6,891.4     45,978.5         13.5
  Colorado                    747.9      5,241.0          1.5
  Connecticut                 738.0      5,293.7          1.6
  Delaware                    359.9      2,748.6          0.8
  Florida                   1,712.4     12,030.6          3.5
  Georgia                     960.8      5,747.5          1.7
  Hawaii                        9.1         95.8          (-)
  Idaho                       147.3      1,058.0          0.3
  Illinois                  2,338.5     15,946.9          4.7
  Indiana                     973.0      7,703.4          2.3
  Iowa                        233.8      1,575.9          0.5
  Kansas                      350.0      1,949.1          0.6
  Kentucky                    558.0      4,150.5          1.2
  Louisiana                   203.0      1,538.0          0.5
  Maine                       106.8        907.0          0.3
  Maryland                    297.6      1,979.7          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,201.1      8,603.3          2.5
  Michigan                  2,071.4     21,603.9          6.4
  Minnesota                   796.9      5,264.8          1.6
  Mississippi                 103.1        699.0          0.2
  Missouri                    458.0      3,342.4          1.0
  Montana                      18.5        175.1          0.1
  Nebraska                     98.1        953.1          0.3
  Nevada                       65.5        450.0          0.1
  New Hampshire               148.8      1,111.7          0.3
  New Jersey                1,359.9     10,097.7          3.0
  New Mexico                  330.5      2,030.4          0.6
  New York                  2,379.5     17,140.9          5.0
  North Carolina              969.0      6,865.2          2.0
  North Dakota                 30.8        321.1          0.1
  Ohio                      1,789.9     13,906.1          4.1
  Oklahoma                    196.0      1,257.8          0.4
  Oregon                      677.4      4,894.4          1.4
  Pennsylvania              1,313.5      9,726.1          2.9
  Rhode Island                 64.9        500.3          0.1
  South Carolina              469.6      3,523.4          1.0
  South Dakota                104.3        512.7          0.2
  Tennessee                   633.5      4,546.6          1.3
  Texas                     4,404.8     29,352.3          8.6
  Utah                        250.1      1,539.4          0.5
  Vermont                     139.1      1,139.2          0.3
  Virginia                    704.3      5,458.6          1.6
  Washington                1,663.2     19,472.8          5.7
  West Virginia                46.1        393.1          0.1
  Wisconsin                   679.7      5,059.7          1.5
  Wyoming                       8.2         68.1          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        288.0      2,140.4          0.6
  Puerto Rico                 639.3      4,350.0          1.3
  USVirgin Islands              6.0         70.6          (-)
Other                       3,600.2     29,444.0          8.7
  Estimated Shipments         990.8      6,825.3          2.0
  Unreported (3)            2,609.4     22,618.7          6.7

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                      18.2        122.0          0.5
  Alaska                      111.0        270.5          1.1
  Arizona                      28.0        214.7          0.9
  Arkansas                      6.4         43.3          0.2
  California                  508.9      3,614.7         15.1
  Colorado                     29.4        161.1          0.7
  Connecticut                 118.6        805.9          3.4
  Delaware                      4.1         35.8          0.1
  Florida                      57.6        603.2          2.5
  Georgia                      39.7        310.6          1.3
  Hawaii                        2.4         21.3          0.1
  Idaho                         5.6         68.3          0.3
  Illinois                    126.9        953.0          4.0
  Indiana                      10.9         82.7          0.3
  Iowa                          8.1        105.8          0.4
  Kansas                       95.7        749.0          3.1
  Kentucky                      9.7         91.4          0.4
  Louisiana                   104.9        702.7          2.9
  Maine                        22.9         82.8          0.3
  Maryland                     11.7        114.1          0.5
  Massachusetts                44.7        361.0          1.5
  Michigan                     46.5        294.2          1.2
  Minnesota                   323.3      2,051.6          8.6
  Mississippi                  20.9         70.6          0.3
  Missouri                     70.4        690.9          2.9
  Montana                       3.8         28.0          0.1
  Nebraska                     37.5        122.9          0.5
  Nevada                        2.4         20.0          0.1
  New Hampshire                 9.6         37.2          0.2
  New Jersey                   64.4        478.4          2.0
  New Mexico                    4.2         26.8          0.1
  New York                    294.3      2,309.1          9.6
  North Carolina               35.2        399.6          1.7
  North Dakota                  6.8         69.2          0.3
  Ohio                        110.7        633.4          2.6
  Oklahoma                      6.5         70.1          0.3
  Oregon                      125.6      1,058.6          4.4
  Pennsylvania                 84.6        603.2          2.5
  Rhode Island                  6.6         60.5          0.3
  South Carolina                9.7         63.0          0.3
  South Dakota                  2.0          8.9          (-)
  Tennessee                    74.1        375.9          1.6
  Texas                       137.1      1,060.7          4.4
  Utah                         11.6         77.5          0.3
  Vermont                       3.3         15.7          0.1
  Virginia                     86.6        667.0          2.8
  Washington                  296.4      1,488.9          6.2
  West Virginia                 6.4        115.6          0.5
  Wisconsin                    20.0        145.5          0.6
  Wyoming                       0.8         13.7          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)         18.3         76.8          0.3
  Puerto Rico                   5.6         21.9          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.4          (-)
Other                         216.3      1,315.7          5.5
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (3)              216.3      1,315.7          5.5

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                       9.3         59.7        348.6    2,821.1
  Alaska                        6.0         25.7        140.0      449.4
  Arizona                      48.1        372.5        815.4    6,014.1
  Arkansas                      2.6         19.3        141.9    1,028.2
  California                1,070.6      6,871.9      8,470.9   56,465.1
  Colorado                    139.9        930.0        917.3    6,332.1
  Connecticut                  33.0        240.1        889.7    6,339.8
  Delaware                     10.5         67.0        374.5    2,851.4
  Florida                      99.0        756.8      1,869.0   13,390.6
  Georgia                      52.2        304.8      1,052.7    6,362.9
  Hawaii                        2.0         17.7         13.5      134.8
  Idaho                        19.3         55.7        172.2    1,181.9
  Illinois                    126.4        901.0      2,591.7   17,800.9
  Indiana                      64.2        427.1      1,048.0    8,213.2
  Iowa                          7.3         43.4        249.2    1,725.2
  Kansas                       16.3        142.2        462.0    2,840.2
  Kentucky                     24.4        183.1        592.1    4,424.9
  Louisiana                     3.9         44.3        311.9    2,284.9
  Maine                         4.6         32.3        134.3    1,022.1
  Maryland                     25.4        185.9        334.6    2,279.7
  Massachusetts                85.8        615.9      1,331.5    9,580.2
  Michigan                    155.5      1,476.4      2,273.3   23,374.5
  Minnesota                    45.2        287.1      1,165.4    7,603.6
  Mississippi                   5.3         25.6        129.2      795.2
  Missouri                     18.4        100.5        546.7    4,133.8
  Montana                       0.4          5.4         22.6      208.4
  Nebraska                      1.3         19.5        136.9    1,095.5
  Nevada                       17.5        144.6         85.4      614.6
  New Hampshire                14.2         86.8        172.6    1,235.7
  New Jersey                  134.1      1,180.5      1,558.5   11,756.5
  New Mexico                    2.4         20.7        337.1    2,077.9
  New York                    459.1      3,443.8      3,132.9   22,893.8
  North Carolina               49.7        339.1      1,053.9    7,604.0
  North Dakota                  1.1          7.6         38.7      397.8
  Ohio                        104.6        631.3      2,005.2   15,170.8
  Oklahoma                      4.2         40.9        206.7    1,368.9
  Oregon                       63.4        392.3        866.4    6,345.3
  Pennsylvania                 58.9        451.4      1,457.1   10,780.7
  Rhode Island                  9.4         55.3         80.9      616.1
  South Carolina               14.7        117.1        494.1    3,703.5
  South Dakota                  1.6         26.3        108.0      547.9
  Tennessee                    37.3        273.7        744.8    5,196.2
  Texas                       487.0      3,305.2      5,028.9   33,718.1
  Utah                          3.6         39.4        265.2    1,656.3
  Vermont                      74.1        579.1        216.5    1,734.0
  Virginia                     23.3        159.8        814.2    6,285.4
  Washington                   56.5        392.9      2,016.1   21,354.6
  West Virginia                 1.6         18.5         54.0      527.2
  Wisconsin                    29.9        217.0        729.5    5,422.3
  Wyoming                       0.4          5.8          9.4       87.6
  Dist of Columbia (2)         28.5        190.4        334.8    2,407.6
  Puerto Rico                  22.8        172.4        667.6    4,544.3
  USVirgin Islands              0.0          1.2          6.1       72.2
Other                         170.4      1,312.6      3,987.0   32,072.3
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        990.8    6,825.3
  Unreported (3)              170.4      1,312.6      2,996.2   25,247.0

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

(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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