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

U.S. Total                 50,891.3    440,517.5        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone          2,249.3      7,933.5          1.8

  Alabama                     481.7      4,244.3          1.0
  Alaska                       55.8        441.2          0.1
  Arizona                     926.4      7,770.8          1.8
  Arkansas                    156.5      1,457.3          0.3
  California                6,922.5     56,987.8         12.9
  Colorado                    467.1      3,877.6          0.9
  Connecticut                 498.3      4,741.3          1.1
  Delaware                    162.0      1,493.7          0.3
  Florida                   1,657.2     16,273.6          3.7
  Georgia                   1,157.6      9,187.4          2.1
  Hawaii                       23.5        137.2          (-)
  Idaho                       200.1      1,393.2          0.3
  Illinois                  2,228.9     19,893.6          4.5
  Indiana                   1,075.1      9,003.9          2.0
  Iowa                        311.7      2,804.3          0.6
  Kansas                      362.1      2,978.7          0.7
  Kentucky                    680.5      5,721.3          1.3
  Louisiana                   683.0      5,959.9          1.4
  Maine                       137.1      1,305.8          0.3
  Maryland                    299.1      2,603.5          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,309.3     10,979.7          2.5
  Michigan                  2,359.3     21,182.7          4.8
  Minnesota                   749.7      5,939.1          1.3
  Mississippi                 173.7      1,483.1          0.3
  Missouri                    458.8      4,121.8          0.9
  Montana                      24.5        224.4          0.1
  Nebraska                    163.1      1,353.0          0.3
  Nevada                       56.0        531.2          0.1
  New Hampshire               161.0      1,266.0          0.3
  New Jersey                1,092.8      9,440.3          2.1
  New Mexico                  187.0      2,497.0          0.6
  New York                  2,945.4     20,401.5          4.6
  North Carolina            1,167.4      9,698.4          2.2
  North Dakota                 28.7        408.7          0.1
  Ohio                      1,946.6     17,285.0          3.9
  Oklahoma                    212.7      2,180.6          0.5
  Oregon                      770.7      6,091.1          1.4
  Pennsylvania              1,234.3     10,697.2          2.4
  Rhode Island                 77.1        690.9          0.2
  South Carolina              516.7      5,083.9          1.2
  South Dakota                 31.6        244.5          0.1
  Tennessee                   780.1      6,588.7          1.5
  Texas                     6,245.7     51,053.0         11.6
  Utah                        233.0      2,103.0          0.5
  Vermont                     175.3      1,814.9          0.4
  Virginia                    902.9      7,518.2          1.7
  Washington                2,342.1     24,629.3          5.6
  West Virginia               132.6      1,111.6          0.3
  Wisconsin                   693.0      6,445.4          1.5
  Wyoming                      25.1        303.7          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             17.8        235.5          0.1
  Puerto Rico                 715.0      6,001.0          1.4
  USVirgin Islands             10.7        101.6          (-)
Other                       4,465.6     42,252.6          9.6
  Estimated Shipments       1,004.1      8,789.6          2.0
  Unreported (2)            3,461.5     33,463.0          7.6

Timing Adjustment               (-)        282.3          (-)
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                            SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                            Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
    Item                   September     Total        Percent

U.S. Total                  3,458.0     30,984.1        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             62.1        172.4          0.6

  Alabama                      48.4        304.5          1.0
  Alaska                      133.5      1,495.2          4.8
  Arizona                      45.2        345.0          1.1
  Arkansas                      7.2         71.4          0.2
  California                  537.2      4,353.9         14.1
  Colorado                     14.0        144.6          0.5
  Connecticut                  36.3        264.7          0.9
  Delaware                      2.0         17.4          0.1
  Florida                      48.7        700.5          2.3
  Georgia                      61.3        585.5          1.9
  Hawaii                        4.6         34.3          0.1
  Idaho                         7.1         82.8          0.3
  Illinois                     51.0        421.0          1.4
  Indiana                      24.9        156.6          0.5
  Iowa                         23.1        167.3          0.5
  Kansas                       28.5        238.2          0.8
  Kentucky                     25.0        210.0          0.7
  Louisiana                   603.8      5,473.0         17.7
  Maine                        33.2        162.7          0.5
  Maryland                      8.7         93.3          0.3
  Massachusetts                53.5        485.3          1.6
  Michigan                     61.3        458.9          1.5
  Minnesota                    78.1        525.9          1.7
  Mississippi                   2.8         77.1          0.2
  Missouri                     14.7        150.9          0.5
  Montana                       1.9         50.4          0.2
  Nebraska                     10.4        131.9          0.4
  Nevada                        3.8         33.5          0.1
  New Hampshire                 4.8         36.2          0.1
  New Jersey                   55.3        509.0          1.6
  New Mexico                    2.3         19.1          0.1
  New York                    119.8      1,223.3          3.9
  North Carolina               39.0        742.4          2.4
  North Dakota                 10.7        102.8          0.3
  Ohio                         98.3        542.1          1.7
  Oklahoma                      5.7         76.6          0.2
  Oregon                       99.1        913.4          2.9
  Pennsylvania                 40.9        437.1          1.4
  Rhode Island                  5.7         74.7          0.2
  South Carolina               15.0        109.2          0.4
  South Dakota                  7.0         61.0          0.2
  Tennessee                    15.2        187.1          0.6
  Texas                       316.1      2,659.5          8.6
  Utah                         18.2        135.4          0.4
  Vermont                       3.1         25.0          0.1
  Virginia                     47.9        738.9          2.4
  Washington                  231.9      1,829.1          5.9
  West Virginia                19.4        243.9          0.8
  Wisconsin                    57.3        399.7          1.3
  Wyoming                       1.3         19.4          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              0.1         12.1          (-)
  Puerto Rico                   5.7         37.9          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.1          (-)
Other                         268.0      2,613.0          8.4
  Estimated Shipments          (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)              268.0      2,613.0          8.4

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

                                Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
     Item                  September     to date     September     to date

U.S. Total                  4,459.4     36,148.7     58,808.7    507,650.4
Foreign Trade Zone            183.5        367.5      2,494.9      8,473.3

  Alabama                       6.4        107.0        536.4      4,655.8
  Alaska                        2.3         13.7        191.5      1,950.2
  Arizona                      69.7        556.2      1,041.4      8,672.0
  Arkansas                      3.7         25.0        167.3      1,553.7
  California                1,223.9      9,404.6      8,683.6     70,746.3
  Colorado                     49.1        341.7        530.2      4,363.9
  Connecticut                  37.4        281.1        572.0      5,287.1
  Delaware                     10.1        154.9        174.1      1,666.0
  Florida                     155.4      1,102.0      1,861.3     18,076.1
  Georgia                      39.9        415.1      1,258.8     10,188.0
  Hawaii                        2.5         27.6         30.5        199.2
  Idaho                        11.5         82.2        218.7      1,558.2
  Illinois                    120.5      1,175.5      2,400.4     21,490.1
  Indiana                      48.3        340.5      1,148.3      9,501.0
  Iowa                          6.1         55.5        340.8      3,027.1
  Kansas                       16.6        185.0        407.2      3,401.9
  Kentucky                     46.9        390.0        752.4      6,321.3
  Louisiana                     7.0         76.9      1,293.8     11,509.8
  Maine                         4.8         45.6        175.1      1,514.1
  Maryland                     12.9        192.2        320.7      2,889.0
  Massachusetts                98.1        739.7      1,461.0     12,204.7
  Michigan                    108.6      1,295.8      2,529.1     22,937.4
  Minnesota                    42.1        361.4        870.0      6,826.5
  Mississippi                   5.2         30.9        181.6      1,591.2
  Missouri                     13.4        119.2        486.8      4,391.9
  Montana                       2.3          8.3         28.7        283.0
  Nebraska                      2.3         27.8        175.9      1,512.6
  Nevada                       15.9        185.6         75.7        750.3
  New Hampshire                15.4        127.3        181.2      1,429.4
  New Jersey                  134.1      1,344.9      1,282.2     11,294.3
  New Mexico                    3.2         19.8        192.5      2,536.0
  New York                    559.5      4,598.6      3,624.7     26,223.4
  North Carolina               62.7        525.7      1,269.1     10,966.4
  North Dakota                  1.2         18.6         40.6        530.1
  Ohio                         77.2        603.9      2,122.0     18,430.9
  Oklahoma                      4.8         49.5        223.2      2,306.8
  Oregon                       44.4        462.7        914.2      7,467.2
  Pennsylvania                 86.0        691.3      1,361.1     11,825.6
  Rhode Island                  7.5         60.5         90.3        826.0
  South Carolina               18.5        154.5        550.3      5,347.7
  South Dakota                  2.3         31.0         40.9        336.5
  Tennessee                    48.8        400.2        844.1      7,176.1
  Texas                       701.8      5,420.5      7,263.5     59,133.0
  Utah                          5.3         51.3        256.5      2,289.7
  Vermont                     139.5      1,132.1        317.9      2,972.0
  Virginia                    102.2        360.0      1,053.1      8,617.1
  Washington                   68.9        604.0      2,642.9     27,062.4
  West Virginia                 2.6         23.6        154.6      1,379.1
  Wisconsin                    26.0        214.5        776.2      7,059.6
  Wyoming                       0.4          3.6         26.8        326.7
  Dist of Columbia              6.2         44.4         24.1        291.9
  Puerto Rico                  22.0        226.6        742.7      6,265.6
  USVirgin Islands              1.3          2.6         12.0        104.4
Other                         154.8      1,236.0      4,888.4     46,101.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      1,004.1      8,789.6
  Unreported (2)              154.8      1,236.0      3,884.3     37,312.0

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        282.3

(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 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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