EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                     413.3      3,453.7          0.8
  Alaska                       29.0        205.0          (-)
  Arizona                     720.1      6,936.1          1.6
  Arkansas                    133.8      1,242.4          0.3
  California                7,361.6     60,363.6         13.7
  Colorado                    872.2      6,863.2          1.6
  Connecticut                 719.7      6,746.9          1.5
  Delaware                    364.5      3,496.6          0.8
  Florida                   1,521.7     15,137.7          3.4
  Georgia                     935.9      7,459.9          1.7
  Hawaii                       18.2        128.7          (-)
  Idaho                       193.2      1,412.6          0.3
  Illinois                  2,264.7     20,390.2          4.6
  Indiana                   1,178.4     10,053.2          2.3
  Iowa                        228.4      2,027.3          0.5
  Kansas                      327.0      2,557.5          0.6
  Kentucky                    666.5      5,470.3          1.2
  Louisiana                   199.8      1,914.5          0.4
  Maine                       121.5      1,139.3          0.3
  Maryland                    280.8      2,530.2          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,295.1     11,123.1          2.5
  Michigan                  3,142.5     27,787.9          6.3
  Minnesota                   803.0      6,870.2          1.6
  Mississippi                 125.0        928.5          0.2
  Missouri                    523.1      4,402.7          1.0
  Montana                      24.4        222.3          0.1
  Nebraska                    117.0      1,167.6          0.3
  Nevada                       67.1        583.8          0.1
  New Hampshire               157.7      1,429.0          0.3
  New Jersey                1,524.5     13,009.4          3.0
  New Mexico                  189.5      2,538.9          0.6
  New York                  3,389.8     23,417.2          5.3
  North Carolina            1,052.0      8,955.9          2.0
  North Dakota                 28.8        382.8          0.1
  Ohio                      2,068.3     17,993.3          4.1
  Oklahoma                    180.1      1,636.9          0.4
  Oregon                      798.5      6,498.0          1.5
  Pennsylvania              1,444.4     12,585.9          2.9
  Rhode Island                 77.6        658.7          0.1
  South Carolina              478.9      4,516.0          1.0
  South Dakota                123.6        763.2          0.2
  Tennessee                   679.5      5,905.0          1.3
  Texas                     4,701.8     38,561.7          8.8
  Utah                        226.7      1,940.6          0.4
  Vermont                     120.4      1,375.9          0.3
  Virginia                    779.8      6,981.0          1.6
  Washington                2,383.8     24,852.1          5.6
  West Virginia                58.4        507.4          0.1
  Wisconsin                   722.0      6,520.1          1.5
  Wyoming                       8.0         82.5          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        356.1      2,793.4          0.6
  Puerto Rico                 652.2      5,798.6          1.3
  USVirgin Islands             14.6        115.0          (-)
Other                       4,026.9     37,802.0          8.6
  Estimated Shipments       1,004.1      8,789.6          2.0
  Unreported (3)            3,022.8     29,012.4          6.6

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                      20.3        154.6          0.5
  Alaska                       59.2        440.9          1.4
  Arizona                      39.9        291.4          0.9
  Arkansas                      4.8         51.8          0.2
  California                  539.1      4,668.1         15.1
  Colorado                     31.0        219.0          0.7
  Connecticut                 170.1      1,109.0          3.6
  Delaware                      2.8         42.1          0.1
  Florida                      59.2        725.0          2.3
  Georgia                      39.1        392.7          1.3
  Hawaii                        4.5         29.3          0.1
  Idaho                         7.5         82.9          0.3
  Illinois                    142.4      1,207.5          3.9
  Indiana                      17.1        112.7          0.4
  Iowa                          9.0        122.6          0.4
  Kansas                       79.3        886.9          2.9
  Kentucky                     20.9        126.7          0.4
  Louisiana                   125.2        927.0          3.0
  Maine                        32.1        146.2          0.5
  Maryland                     11.6        144.2          0.5
  Massachusetts                45.9        447.2          1.4
  Michigan                     57.0        419.0          1.4
  Minnesota                   389.1      2,841.7          9.2
  Mississippi                   1.8         80.1          0.3
  Missouri                    121.6        902.2          2.9
  Montana                       2.8         35.0          0.1
  Nebraska                     31.8        194.7          0.6
  Nevada                        2.9         25.5          0.1
  New Hampshire                 7.3         51.1          0.2
  New Jersey                   72.0        623.8          2.0
  New Mexico                    3.9         33.5          0.1
  New York                    234.9      2,794.9          9.0
  North Carolina               24.4        449.3          1.5
  North Dakota                 10.2         87.4          0.3
  Ohio                         57.1        825.0          2.7
  Oklahoma                      7.9         92.2          0.3
  Oregon                      137.6      1,369.9          4.4
  Pennsylvania                 75.4        752.7          2.4
  Rhode Island                  8.6         77.0          0.2
  South Carolina               11.9         84.4          0.3
  South Dakota                  0.7         10.7          (-)
  Tennessee                    59.0        502.6          1.6
  Texas                       190.1      1,432.8          4.6
  Utah                         14.1        103.2          0.3
  Vermont                       2.9         21.6          0.1
  Virginia                     70.2        830.6          2.7
  Washington                  183.7      1,872.7          6.0
  West Virginia                 7.7        148.5          0.5
  Wisconsin                    27.1        197.0          0.6
  Wyoming                       1.3         16.7          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)         10.7         99.1          0.3
  Puerto Rico                   4.1         30.8          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.4          (-)
Other                         167.4      1,650.2          5.3
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (3)              167.4      1,650.2          5.3

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                       6.0         77.8        439.5      3,686.2
  Alaska                        3.9         31.5         92.1        677.4
  Arizona                      56.5        480.7        816.5      7,708.2
  Arkansas                      3.5         25.6        142.1      1,319.9
  California                1,139.1      9,076.1      9,039.9     74,107.8
  Colorado                    191.8      1,260.6      1,095.0      8,342.8
  Connecticut                  46.3        324.1        936.1      8,180.0
  Delaware                      9.3         88.8        376.5      3,627.5
  Florida                     148.0      1,015.0      1,728.9     16,877.6
  Georgia                      40.0        388.9      1,015.0      8,241.6
  Hawaii                        2.6         22.0         25.2        180.0
  Idaho                        12.5         84.2        213.1      1,579.7
  Illinois                    126.2      1,164.5      2,533.3     22,762.3
  Indiana                      96.6        619.3      1,292.1     10,785.2
  Iowa                          5.6         54.3        243.1      2,204.1
  Kansas                       16.9        174.7        423.1      3,619.1
  Kentucky                     34.2        247.4        721.6      5,844.5
  Louisiana                     6.1         57.4        331.1      2,898.8
  Maine                         4.5         42.0        158.2      1,327.5
  Maryland                     29.6        239.1        321.9      2,913.5
  Massachusetts               109.6        813.9      1,450.7     12,384.1
  Michigan                    184.3      1,863.3      3,383.8     30,070.2
  Minnesota                    42.5        380.5      1,234.6     10,092.4
  Mississippi                   4.9         35.3        131.8      1,043.9
  Missouri                     16.9        133.1        661.6      5,438.0
  Montana                       0.7          6.8         28.0        264.1
  Nebraska                      1.6         22.7        150.4      1,385.0
  Nevada                       17.3        178.8         87.2        788.2
  New Hampshire                14.9        115.0        179.9      1,595.2
  New Jersey                  137.0      1,455.0      1,733.5     15,088.2
  New Mexico                    2.5         25.1        196.0      2,597.5
  New York                    528.9      4,228.6      4,153.7     30,440.6
  North Carolina               50.1        437.1      1,126.5      9,842.3
  North Dakota                  1.0         11.1         40.0        481.2
  Ohio                         98.6        821.5      2,223.9     19,639.8
  Oklahoma                      4.8         51.2        192.8      1,780.3
  Oregon                       50.4        498.4        986.5      8,366.3
  Pennsylvania                 78.6        609.5      1,598.4     13,948.1
  Rhode Island                  7.9         71.1         94.2        806.8
  South Carolina               25.0        160.5        515.8      4,760.9
  South Dakota                  2.5         32.3        126.8        806.2
  Tennessee                    43.9        358.0        782.4      6,765.6
  Texas                       536.1      4,340.3      5,428.0     44,334.8
  Utah                          6.4         51.1        247.2      2,094.9
  Vermont                      80.6        736.4        203.9      2,134.0
  Virginia                     26.1        211.0        876.1      8,022.6
  Washington                   65.2        517.0      2,632.7     27,241.8
  West Virginia                 2.2         22.2         68.3        678.2
  Wisconsin                    29.0        273.2        778.1      6,990.3
  Wyoming                      14.1         20.3         23.4        119.5
  Dist of Columbia (2)         91.4        292.5        458.2      3,184.9
  Puerto Rico                  17.2        211.9        673.5      6,041.2
  USVirgin Islands              0.4          1.6         15.0        117.0
Other                         187.7      1,688.3      4,382.0     41,140.5
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      1,004.1      8,789.6
  Unreported (3)              187.7      1,688.3      3,377.9     32,350.9

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

(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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