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

U.S. Total                 49,756.7    389,274.9        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            631.8      5,684.1          1.5

  Alabama                     471.2      3,762.6          1.0
  Alaska                       66.1        385.4          0.1
  Arizona                     900.8      6,844.3          1.8
  Arkansas                    167.8      1,300.9          0.3
  California                6,799.3     50,065.3         12.9
  Colorado                    446.5      3,410.5          0.9
  Connecticut                 522.5      4,243.0          1.1
  Delaware                    184.7      1,331.7          0.3
  Florida                   1,728.8     14,616.5          3.8
  Georgia                     982.0      8,029.8          2.1
  Hawaii                       15.5        113.8          (-)
  Idaho                       162.6      1,193.0          0.3
  Illinois                  2,124.7     17,664.7          4.5
  Indiana                   1,098.7      7,928.7          2.0
  Iowa                        292.4      2,492.7          0.6
  Kansas                      306.8      2,616.6          0.7
  Kentucky                    639.1      5,040.7          1.3
  Louisiana                   602.0      5,276.9          1.4
  Maine                       120.7      1,168.7          0.3
  Maryland                    313.5      2,304.4          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,219.0      9,670.3          2.5
  Michigan                  2,309.1     18,823.4          4.8
  Minnesota                   690.5      5,189.4          1.3
  Mississippi                 156.5      1,309.5          0.3
  Missouri                    508.9      3,663.1          0.9
  Montana                      23.8        199.9          0.1
  Nebraska                    160.0      1,189.8          0.3
  Nevada                       69.5        475.3          0.1
  New Hampshire               131.8      1,104.9          0.3
  New Jersey                1,037.6      8,347.5          2.1
  New Mexico                  315.5      2,310.0          0.6
  New York                  2,226.6     17,456.1          4.5
  North Carolina            1,042.7      8,530.9          2.2
  North Dakota                 35.5        380.0          0.1
  Ohio                      1,912.8     15,338.4          3.9
  Oklahoma                    221.6      1,967.9          0.5
  Oregon                      769.1      5,320.4          1.4
  Pennsylvania              1,181.8      9,462.9          2.4
  Rhode Island                 79.5        613.8          0.2
  South Carolina              525.0      4,567.2          1.2
  South Dakota                 25.1        212.9          0.1
  Tennessee                   751.2      5,808.7          1.5
  Texas                     5,886.4     44,807.4         11.5
  Utah                        177.6      1,869.9          0.5
  Vermont                     170.0      1,639.5          0.4
  Virginia                    834.5      6,615.3          1.7
  Washington                2,945.9     22,287.2          5.7
  West Virginia               134.1        979.0          0.3
  Wisconsin                   720.8      5,752.4          1.5
  Wyoming                      33.8        278.6          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             15.2        217.7          0.1
  Puerto Rico                 822.2      5,286.0          1.4
  USVirgin Islands             28.1         91.0          (-)
Other                       4,648.9     37,537.4          9.6
  Estimated Shipments         960.2      7,785.5          2.0
  Unreported (2)            3,688.7     29,751.9          7.6

Timing Adjustment               (-)        180.6          (-)
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                             SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                             Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
         Item                August      Total        Percent

U.S. Total                  3,540.8     27,526.1        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             15.4        110.3          0.4

  Alabama                      27.1        256.1          0.9
  Alaska                      249.6      1,361.8          4.9
  Arizona                      39.9        299.8          1.1
  Arkansas                      5.8         64.2          0.2
  California                  477.7      3,816.7         13.9
  Colorado                     13.5        130.6          0.5
  Connecticut                  31.6        228.4          0.8
  Delaware                      1.4         15.4          0.1
  Florida                      50.5        651.8          2.4
  Georgia                      69.4        524.2          1.9
  Hawaii                        3.7         29.7          0.1
  Idaho                         7.1         75.7          0.3
  Illinois                     41.7        369.9          1.3
  Indiana                      19.0        131.7          0.5
  Iowa                         13.4        144.2          0.5
  Kansas                       12.2        209.7          0.8
  Kentucky                     32.8        185.0          0.7
  Louisiana                   566.7      4,869.1         17.7
  Maine                        49.5        129.4          0.5
  Maryland                      8.2         84.6          0.3
  Massachusetts                44.1        431.8          1.6
  Michigan                     68.0        397.6          1.4
  Minnesota                    83.5        447.8          1.6
  Mississippi                   8.2         74.4          0.3
  Missouri                     14.6        136.2          0.5
  Montana                       3.6         48.4          0.2
  Nebraska                      8.7        121.5          0.4
  Nevada                        3.6         29.7          0.1
  New Hampshire                 4.2         31.4          0.1
  New Jersey                   55.9        453.7          1.6
  New Mexico                    2.1         16.8          0.1
  New York                    107.8      1,103.6          4.0
  North Carolina               46.1        703.3          2.6
  North Dakota                  9.7         92.1          0.3
  Ohio                         79.3        443.8          1.6
  Oklahoma                     12.9         70.9          0.3
  Oregon                      117.6        814.3          3.0
  Pennsylvania                 48.6        396.3          1.4
  Rhode Island                  8.5         68.9          0.3
  South Carolina               11.9         94.2          0.3
  South Dakota                  7.7         54.1          0.2
  Tennessee                    19.5        171.9          0.6
  Texas                       356.6      2,343.4          8.5
  Utah                         20.1        117.3          0.4
  Vermont                       3.0         22.0          0.1
  Virginia                     59.4        691.0          2.5
  Washington                  223.9      1,597.2          5.8
  West Virginia                23.9        224.5          0.8
  Wisconsin                    73.2        342.4          1.2
  Wyoming                       3.2         18.0          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              1.7         12.0          (-)
  Puerto Rico                   5.9         32.3          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.1          (-)
Other                         283.2      2,345.0          8.5
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)              283.2      2,345.0          8.5

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

                                  Reexports                 Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
         Item                August      to date      August       to date

U.S. Total                  3,872.8     31,689.3     57,170.2    448,490.3
Foreign Trade Zone             23.7        184.0        670.9      5,978.4

  Alabama                       9.0        100.6        507.3      4,119.3
  Alaska                        1.1         11.4        316.9      1,758.6
  Arizona                      71.3        486.4      1,012.1      7,630.6
  Arkansas                      2.9         21.3        176.4      1,386.3
  California                1,119.4      8,180.8      8,396.4     62,062.7
  Colorado                     40.7        292.5        500.7      3,833.7
  Connecticut                  34.9        243.8        589.1      4,715.1
  Delaware                     10.7        144.8        196.9      1,491.9
  Florida                     116.8        946.6      1,896.1     16,214.9
  Georgia                      46.8        375.2      1,098.2      8,929.3
  Hawaii                        1.9         25.1         21.1        168.6
  Idaho                        15.8         70.7        185.6      1,339.5
  Illinois                    121.9      1,055.0      2,288.3     19,089.7
  Indiana                      45.3        292.2      1,163.0      8,352.7
  Iowa                          4.9         49.4        310.7      2,686.3
  Kansas                       17.7        168.4        336.8      2,994.7
  Kentucky                     43.8        343.1        715.7      5,568.9
  Louisiana                    10.4         69.9      1,179.2     10,216.0
  Maine                         5.3         40.9        175.5      1,339.1
  Maryland                     17.2        179.3        339.0      2,568.4
  Massachusetts                78.8        641.6      1,341.8     10,743.7
  Michigan                    136.4      1,187.3      2,513.5     20,408.3
  Minnesota                    51.2        319.3        825.1      5,956.5
  Mississippi                   3.8         25.7        168.5      1,409.5
  Missouri                     12.8        105.8        536.2      3,905.1
  Montana                       1.3          6.0         28.7        254.3
  Nebraska                      3.2         25.4        171.9      1,336.8
  Nevada                       15.8        169.6         88.9        674.6
  New Hampshire                11.7        111.9        147.7      1,248.2
  New Jersey                  125.3      1,210.9      1,218.7     10,012.1
  New Mexico                    2.9         16.6        320.6      2,343.5
  New York                    297.2      4,039.1      2,631.7     22,598.7
  North Carolina               58.5        463.0      1,147.3      9,697.2
  North Dakota                  2.1         17.4         47.3        489.5
  Ohio                         70.2        526.7      2,062.3     16,308.9
  Oklahoma                      5.4         44.8        239.9      2,083.6
  Oregon                       52.3        418.3        939.0      6,553.1
  Pennsylvania                 88.7        605.4      1,319.1     10,464.5
  Rhode Island                  7.0         53.0         95.0        735.7
  South Carolina               14.8        136.0        551.7      4,797.4
  South Dakota                  3.6         28.7         36.4        295.7
  Tennessee                    45.2        351.4        816.0      6,332.0
  Texas                       637.9      4,718.7      6,880.9     51,869.5
  Utah                          5.2         45.9        202.9      2,033.1
  Vermont                     119.9        992.6        293.0      2,654.1
  Virginia                     25.0        257.8        918.9      7,564.1
  Washington                   61.1        535.1      3,230.9     24,419.5
  West Virginia                 2.2         21.0        160.3      1,224.5
  Wisconsin                    22.6        188.6        816.7      6,283.4
  Wyoming                       0.2          3.2         37.2        299.9
  Dist of Columbia              6.4         38.2         23.4        267.8
  Puerto Rico                  25.4        204.6        853.4      5,522.9
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          1.3         28.1         92.4
Other                         140.5      1,081.2      5,072.7     40,963.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        960.2      7,785.5
  Unreported (2)              140.5      1,081.2      4,112.5     33,178.1

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        180.6

(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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