EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                     401.0      3,040.5          0.8
  Alaska                       22.7        176.0          (-)
  Arizona                     789.1      6,216.0          1.6
  Arkansas                    143.0      1,108.6          0.3
  California                7,023.6     53,002.1         13.6
  Colorado                    750.1      5,991.0          1.5
  Connecticut                 733.4      6,027.1          1.5
  Delaware                    383.5      3,132.1          0.8
  Florida                   1,585.4     13,616.0          3.5
  Georgia                     776.6      6,524.1          1.7
  Hawaii                       14.8        110.5          (-)
  Idaho                       161.4      1,219.4          0.3
  Illinois                  2,178.6     18,125.5          4.7
  Indiana                   1,171.5      8,874.9          2.3
  Iowa                        222.9      1,798.9          0.5
  Kansas                      281.4      2,230.5          0.6
  Kentucky                    653.3      4,803.8          1.2
  Louisiana                   176.7      1,714.6          0.4
  Maine                       110.8      1,017.8          0.3
  Maryland                    269.7      2,249.4          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,224.6      9,828.0          2.5
  Michigan                  3,041.5     24,645.4          6.3
  Minnesota                   802.3      6,067.2          1.6
  Mississippi                 104.5        803.5          0.2
  Missouri                    537.2      3,879.6          1.0
  Montana                      22.7        197.8          0.1
  Nebraska                     97.5      1,050.7          0.3
  Nevada                       66.7        516.7          0.1
  New Hampshire               159.6      1,271.3          0.3
  New Jersey                1,387.2     11,484.9          3.0
  New Mexico                  319.0      2,349.4          0.6
  New York                  2,886.5     20,027.3          5.1
  North Carolina            1,038.6      7,903.9          2.0
  North Dakota                 32.9        354.0          0.1
  Ohio                      2,019.0     15,925.0          4.1
  Oklahoma                    199.0      1,456.8          0.4
  Oregon                      805.1      5,699.5          1.5
  Pennsylvania              1,415.4     11,141.5          2.9
  Rhode Island                 80.7        581.0          0.1
  South Carolina              513.7      4,037.1          1.0
  South Dakota                126.9        639.6          0.2
  Tennessee                   679.0      5,225.5          1.3
  Texas                     4,507.6     33,859.9          8.7
  Utah                        174.5      1,713.9          0.4
  Vermont                     116.3      1,255.5          0.3
  Virginia                    742.6      6,201.2          1.6
  Washington                2,995.5     22,468.3          5.8
  West Virginia                56.0        449.1          0.1
  Wisconsin                   738.4      5,798.1          1.5
  Wyoming                       6.4         74.5          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        296.8      2,437.2          0.6
  Puerto Rico                 796.4      5,146.4          1.3
  USVirgin Islands             29.8        100.4          (-)
Other                       3,887.2     33,525.5          8.6
  Estimated Shipments         960.2      7,785.5          2.0
  Unreported (3)            2,927.0     25,739.9          6.6

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                      12.3        134.3          0.5
  Alaska                      111.2        381.7          1.4
  Arizona                      36.8        251.5          0.9
  Arkansas                      3.7         47.0          0.2
  California                  514.3      4,128.9         15.0
  Colorado                     26.8        188.0          0.7
  Connecticut                 133.0        938.9          3.4
  Delaware                      3.5         39.3          0.1
  Florida                      62.5        665.7          2.4
  Georgia                      43.0        353.6          1.3
  Hawaii                        3.5         24.8          0.1
  Idaho                         7.2         75.5          0.3
  Illinois                    112.1      1,065.1          3.9
  Indiana                      13.0         95.7          0.3
  Iowa                          7.7        113.5          0.4
  Kansas                       58.7        807.7          2.9
  Kentucky                     14.5        105.9          0.4
  Louisiana                    99.1        801.8          2.9
  Maine                        31.2        114.0          0.4
  Maryland                     18.6        132.6          0.5
  Massachusetts                40.3        401.3          1.5
  Michigan                     67.8        362.0          1.3
  Minnesota                   400.9      2,452.6          8.9
  Mississippi                   7.7         78.2          0.3
  Missouri                     89.8        780.7          2.8
  Montana                       4.2         32.2          0.1
  Nebraska                     40.0        162.9          0.6
  Nevada                        2.7         22.7          0.1
  New Hampshire                 6.7         43.9          0.2
  New Jersey                   73.4        551.8          2.0
  New Mexico                    2.8         29.6          0.1
  New York                    250.9      2,560.0          9.3
  North Carolina               25.3        424.9          1.5
  North Dakota                  8.0         77.1          0.3
  Ohio                        134.5        767.9          2.8
  Oklahoma                     14.2         84.3          0.3
  Oregon                      173.8      1,232.4          4.5
  Pennsylvania                 74.0        677.3          2.5
  Rhode Island                  7.9         68.4          0.2
  South Carolina                9.5         72.5          0.3
  South Dakota                  1.1         10.0          (-)
  Tennessee                    67.7        443.6          1.6
  Texas                       182.1      1,242.8          4.5
  Utah                         11.7         89.1          0.3
  Vermont                       3.0         18.7          0.1
  Virginia                     93.4        760.4          2.8
  Washington                  200.1      1,689.1          6.1
  West Virginia                25.2        140.8          0.5
  Wisconsin                    24.4        169.9          0.6
  Wyoming                       1.7         15.4          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)         11.6         88.4          0.3
  Puerto Rico                   4.8         26.7          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.4          (-)
Other                         167.0      1,482.7          5.4
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (3)              167.0      1,482.7          5.4

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                      12.1         71.9        425.5      3,246.6
  Alaska                        2.0         27.6        135.9        585.4
  Arizona                      51.7        424.2        877.6      6,891.7
  Arkansas                      2.9         22.2        149.5      1,177.8
  California                1,065.0      7,937.0      8,602.9     65,067.9
  Colorado                    138.8      1,068.8        915.7      7,247.8
  Connecticut                  37.7        277.8        904.1      7,243.8
  Delaware                     12.5         79.5        399.5      3,251.0
  Florida                     110.2        867.0      1,758.1     15,148.7
  Georgia                      44.1        348.9        863.7      7,226.6
  Hawaii                        1.8         19.4         20.0        154.8
  Idaho                        16.1         71.8        184.8      1,366.7
  Illinois                    137.4      1,038.4      2,428.1     20,228.9
  Indiana                      95.5        522.7      1,280.0      9,493.2
  Iowa                          5.2         48.7        235.8      1,961.1
  Kansas                       15.7        157.8        355.7      3,196.0
  Kentucky                     30.2        213.2        698.0      5,122.9
  Louisiana                     7.0         51.3        282.7      2,567.7
  Maine                         5.2         37.5        147.2      1,169.3
  Maryland                     23.6        209.5        311.8      2,591.5
  Massachusetts                88.4        704.2      1,353.3     10,933.5
  Michigan                    202.6      1,679.0      3,311.9     26,686.4
  Minnesota                    50.9        338.0      1,254.2      8,857.7
  Mississippi                   4.8         30.4        116.9        912.1
  Missouri                     15.7        116.2        642.6      4,776.4
  Montana                       0.7          6.0         27.6        236.1
  Nebraska                      1.6         21.0        139.1      1,234.6
  Nevada                       16.9        161.6         86.4        700.9
  New Hampshire                13.3        100.1        179.6      1,415.3
  New Jersey                  137.5      1,318.0      1,598.1     13,354.6
  New Mexico                    1.9         22.6        323.6      2,401.5
  New York                    255.9      3,699.6      3,393.2     26,287.0
  North Carolina               47.9        387.0      1,111.9      8,715.9
  North Dakota                  2.5         10.1         43.4        441.2
  Ohio                         91.7        723.0      2,245.1     17,415.9
  Oklahoma                      5.5         46.5        218.7      1,587.5
  Oregon                       55.7        447.9      1,034.6      7,379.9
  Pennsylvania                 79.6        531.0      1,569.0     12,349.7
  Rhode Island                  7.9         63.2         96.6        712.7
  South Carolina               18.4        135.5        541.6      4,245.1
  South Dakota                  3.5         29.8        131.5        679.4
  Tennessee                    40.4        314.1        787.0      5,983.2
  Texas                       499.0      3,804.2      5,188.7     38,906.8
  Utah                          5.3         44.7        191.5      1,847.8
  Vermont                      76.8        655.8        196.1      1,930.1
  Virginia                     25.1        184.9        861.2      7,146.5
  Washington                   58.9        451.7      3,254.5     24,609.1
  West Virginia                 1.5         20.0         82.7        609.9
  Wisconsin                    27.2        244.2        789.9      6,212.2
  Wyoming                       0.3          6.1          8.5         96.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)         10.7        201.1        319.2      2,726.7
  Puerto Rico                  22.3        194.7        823.5      5,367.8
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          1.2         29.9        102.1
Other                         188.0      1,500.6      4,242.2     36,508.8
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)        960.2      7,785.5
  Unreported (3)              188.0      1,500.6      3,282.0     28,723.3

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

(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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