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

U.S. Total                 53,278.6    494,231.5        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone          4,986.4     12,919.9          2.6

  Alabama                     452.4      4,696.7          1.0
  Alaska                       45.5        486.7          0.1
  Arizona                     937.9      8,708.7          1.8
  Arkansas                    201.5      1,658.8          0.3
  California                7,008.4     63,996.2         12.9
  Colorado                    491.1      4,368.7          0.9
  Connecticut                 514.1      5,255.4          1.1
  Delaware                    195.5      1,689.2          0.3
  Florida                   1,799.7     18,073.4          3.7
  Georgia                   1,052.0     10,239.4          2.1
  Hawaii                       14.4        151.7          (-)
  Idaho                       185.5      1,578.6          0.3
  Illinois                  2,498.0     22,391.7          4.5
  Indiana                   1,105.6     10,109.5          2.0
  Iowa                        338.8      3,143.1          0.6
  Kansas                      321.8      3,300.5          0.7
  Kentucky                    725.3      6,446.6          1.3
  Louisiana                   776.8      6,736.7          1.4
  Maine                       130.5      1,436.3          0.3
  Maryland                    329.1      2,932.6          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,380.9     12,360.6          2.5
  Michigan                  2,631.4     23,814.2          4.8
  Minnesota                   683.5      6,622.6          1.3
  Mississippi                 202.6      1,685.7          0.3
  Missouri                    524.6      4,646.4          0.9
  Montana                      23.8        248.2          0.1
  Nebraska                    175.7      1,528.6          0.3
  Nevada                      103.0        634.2          0.1
  New Hampshire               147.5      1,413.5          0.3
  New Jersey                1,137.7     10,578.0          2.1
  New Mexico                  205.7      2,702.8          0.5
  New York                  2,553.3     22,954.8          4.6
  North Carolina            1,226.8     10,925.2          2.2
  North Dakota                 41.0        449.7          0.1
  Ohio                      2,028.7     19,313.6          3.9
  Oklahoma                    214.8      2,395.4          0.5
  Oregon                      832.2      6,923.3          1.4
  Pennsylvania              1,327.8     12,024.9          2.4
  Rhode Island                 79.7        770.6          0.2
  South Carolina              603.0      5,686.9          1.2
  South Dakota                 39.9        284.5          0.1
  Tennessee                   828.9      7,417.6          1.5
  Texas                     6,796.6     57,849.6         11.7
  Utah                        259.8      2,362.7          0.5
  Vermont                     203.8      2,018.6          0.4
  Virginia                    888.9      8,407.1          1.7
  Washington                2,555.1     27,184.4          5.5
  West Virginia               119.0      1,230.6          0.2
  Wisconsin                   766.1      7,211.5          1.5
  Wyoming                      51.2        354.9          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             58.4        293.9          0.1
  Puerto Rico                 681.3      6,682.3          1.4
  USVirgin Islands             17.1        118.7          (-)
Other                       4,765.2     47,121.2          9.5
  Estimated Shipments       1,024.6      9,814.2          2.0
  Unreported (2)            3,740.5     37,307.0          7.5

Timing Adjustment               (-)        614.2          (-)
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                            SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                            Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
         Item               October      Total        Percent

U.S. Total                  4,054.1     35,038.2        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            185.3        357.6          1.0

  Alabama                      30.2        334.7          1.0
  Alaska                      196.9      1,692.1          4.8
  Arizona                      41.8        386.8          1.1
  Arkansas                      7.6         79.0          0.2
  California                  533.2      4,887.1         13.9
  Colorado                     16.0        160.6          0.5
  Connecticut                  55.7        320.4          0.9
  Delaware                      2.2         19.6          0.1
  Florida                      69.5        770.0          2.2
  Georgia                      66.0        651.5          1.9
  Hawaii                        2.3         36.6          0.1
  Idaho                         9.0         91.8          0.3
  Illinois                     38.4        459.3          1.3
  Indiana                      32.7        189.3          0.5
  Iowa                         24.2        191.6          0.5
  Kansas                       27.6        265.8          0.8
  Kentucky                     72.4        282.4          0.8
  Louisiana                   659.4      6,132.4         17.5
  Maine                        37.3        200.0          0.6
  Maryland                     22.9        116.3          0.3
  Massachusetts                57.7        543.0          1.5
  Michigan                     61.1        519.9          1.5
  Minnesota                    49.4        575.4          1.6
  Mississippi                   1.5         78.6          0.2
  Missouri                     26.7        177.5          0.5
  Montana                      39.4         89.7          0.3
  Nebraska                     26.5        158.5          0.5
  Nevada                        3.7         37.2          0.1
  New Hampshire                 5.7         41.9          0.1
  New Jersey                   69.5        578.5          1.7
  New Mexico                    1.3         20.5          0.1
  New York                    150.5      1,373.9          3.9
  North Carolina               68.2        810.5          2.3
  North Dakota                 12.1        114.8          0.3
  Ohio                        145.0        687.1          2.0
  Oklahoma                      7.0         83.6          0.2
  Oregon                      151.4      1,064.8          3.0
  Pennsylvania                 49.8        486.9          1.4
  Rhode Island                  6.0         80.7          0.2
  South Carolina               15.9        125.1          0.4
  South Dakota                 10.1         71.1          0.2
  Tennessee                    21.0        208.2          0.6
  Texas                       356.1      3,015.5          8.6
  Utah                         23.8        159.3          0.5
  Vermont                       2.8         27.8          0.1
  Virginia                     92.1        831.0          2.4
  Washington                  257.7      2,086.8          6.0
  West Virginia                23.9        267.8          0.8
  Wisconsin                    33.5        433.2          1.2
  Wyoming                       2.3         21.7          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              2.3         14.4          (-)
  Puerto Rico                   2.8         40.8          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.1          (-)
Other                         332.0      2,945.0          8.4
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)              332.0      2,945.0          8.4

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)
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                                  SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
     
                                Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative     October    Cumulative
         Item             October       to date                   to date

U.S. Total                  4,740.2     40,889.0     62,073.0    570,158.7
Foreign Trade Zone            408.5        775.9      5,580.1     14,053.4

  Alabama                      12.3        119.3        494.9      5,150.7
  Alaska                        1.8         15.5        244.2      2,194.3
  Arizona                      79.7        635.8      1,059.3      9,731.3
  Arkansas                      3.6         28.5        212.6      1,766.3
  California                1,266.9     10,671.6      8,808.5     79,554.9
  Colorado                     38.9        380.6        546.0      4,909.9
  Connecticut                  31.0        312.1        600.8      5,887.9
  Delaware                      7.5        162.4        205.1      1,871.1
  Florida                     129.5      1,231.5      1,998.8     20,075.0
  Georgia                      56.7        471.8      1,174.6     11,362.7
  Hawaii                        2.8         30.4         19.4        218.6
  Idaho                        11.4         93.6        205.9      1,764.1
  Illinois                    158.4      1,333.9      2,694.8     24,184.9
  Indiana                      53.5        394.0      1,191.8     10,692.8
  Iowa                          7.2         62.6        370.2      3,397.3
  Kansas                       24.8        209.8        374.1      3,776.0
  Kentucky                     55.2        445.2        852.9      7,174.2
  Louisiana                    11.7         88.6      1,447.9     12,957.6
  Maine                        15.6         61.2        183.3      1,697.5
  Maryland                     17.3        209.5        369.3      3,258.4
  Massachusetts               104.7        844.4      1,543.3     13,748.1
  Michigan                    141.9      1,437.8      2,834.4     25,771.8
  Minnesota                    50.2        411.6        783.2      7,609.6
  Mississippi                   3.8         34.7        207.9      1,799.1
  Missouri                     18.0        137.2        569.2      4,961.1
  Montana                       0.8          9.1         64.0        347.0
  Nebraska                      3.3         31.0        205.5      1,718.1
  Nevada                       24.8        210.3        131.5        881.8
  New Hampshire                13.5        140.7        166.7      1,596.2
  New Jersey                  144.4      1,489.4      1,351.5     12,645.8
  New Mexico                    4.1         24.0        211.2      2,747.2
  New York                    552.1      5,150.7      3,255.9     29,479.3
  North Carolina               76.2        601.8      1,371.2     12,337.5
  North Dakota                  2.3         20.9         55.3        585.4
  Ohio                         75.7        679.6      2,249.4     20,680.3
  Oklahoma                      8.0         57.5        229.8      2,536.6
  Oregon                       62.9        525.6      1,046.4      8,513.6
  Pennsylvania                 93.5        784.9      1,471.1     13,296.8
  Rhode Island                  8.1         68.6         93.9        919.9
  South Carolina               18.4        172.9        637.2      5,984.9
  South Dakota                  1.8         32.8         51.8        388.4
  Tennessee                    80.2        480.5        930.1      8,106.2
  Texas                       785.5      6,205.9      7,938.2     67,071.1
  Utah                          4.4         55.7        288.0      2,577.7
  Vermont                     145.3      1,277.4        351.8      3,323.8
  Virginia                     28.5        388.5      1,009.5      9,626.6
  Washington                   68.2        672.2      2,881.0     29,943.4
  West Virginia                 2.5         26.1        145.4      1,524.5
  Wisconsin                    29.6        244.2        829.2      7,888.8
  Wyoming                       0.4          4.0         53.9        380.6
  Dist of Columbia             10.4         54.8         71.1        363.0
  Puerto Rico                  28.8        255.4        712.9      6,978.5
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          2.7         17.2        121.5
Other                         162.4      1,398.4      5,259.6     51,464.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      1,024.6      9,814.2
  Unreported (2)              162.4      1,398.4      4,234.9     41,650.4

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        614.2

(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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