EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER
           IS LOCATED, 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                     389.8      3,843.5          0.8
  Alaska                       33.0        238.0          (-)
  Arizona                     759.5      7,695.6          1.6
  Arkansas                    154.6      1,396.9          0.3
  California                7,340.8     67,704.5         13.7
  Colorado                    788.6      7,651.8          1.5
  Connecticut                 804.3      7,551.2          1.5
  Delaware                    451.8      3,948.4          0.8
  Florida                   1,714.7     16,852.4          3.4
  Georgia                     864.8      8,324.8          1.7
  Hawaii                       14.7        143.4          (-)
  Idaho                       148.5      1,561.1          0.3
  Illinois                  2,491.0     22,881.2          4.6
  Indiana                   1,215.1     11,268.3          2.3
  Iowa                        245.3      2,272.6          0.5
  Kansas                      301.4      2,858.8          0.6
  Kentucky                    715.2      6,185.5          1.3
  Louisiana                   239.4      2,153.9          0.4
  Maine                       114.7      1,254.0          0.3
  Maryland                    320.4      2,850.6          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,390.6     12,513.6          2.5
  Michigan                  3,407.1     31,194.9          6.3
  Minnesota                   846.7      7,716.9          1.6
  Mississippi                 143.3      1,071.8          0.2
  Missouri                    599.8      5,002.5          1.0
  Montana                      24.3        246.5          (-)
  Nebraska                    115.7      1,283.3          0.3
  Nevada                       63.7        647.5          0.1
  New Hampshire               162.7      1,591.8          0.3
  New Jersey                1,569.8     14,579.1          2.9
  New Mexico                  216.8      2,755.6          0.6
  New York                  3,065.2     26,482.3          5.4
  North Carolina            1,184.0     10,139.9          2.1
  North Dakota                 37.7        420.6          0.1
  Ohio                      2,190.7     20,184.1          4.1
  Oklahoma                    224.1      1,861.0          0.4
  Oregon                      884.9      7,382.9          1.5
  Pennsylvania              1,561.6     14,147.5          2.9
  Rhode Island                 82.7        741.4          0.2
  South Carolina              611.3      5,127.3          1.0
  South Dakota                136.1        899.3          0.2
  Tennessee                   728.5      6,633.5          1.3
  Texas                     5,096.6     43,658.2          8.8
  Utah                        230.4      2,171.0          0.4
  Vermont                     137.6      1,513.5          0.3
  Virginia                    787.2      7,768.2          1.6
  Washington                2,542.3     27,394.4          5.5
  West Virginia                54.5        561.9          0.1
  Wisconsin                   804.1      7,324.2          1.5
  Wyoming                       8.7         91.2          (-)
  Dist of Columbia (2)        360.9      3,154.3          0.6
  Puerto Rico                 648.8      6,447.3          1.3
  USVirgin Islands             19.8        134.8          (-)
Other                       4,233.1     42,138.5          8.5
  Estimated Shipments       1,024.6      9,814.2          2.0
  Unreported (3)            3,208.5     32,324.3          6.5

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                      16.6        171.2          0.5
  Alaska                       78.6        519.5          1.5
  Arizona                      31.0        322.4          0.9
  Arkansas                      5.1         57.0          0.2
  California                  601.9      5,270.0         15.0
  Colorado                     25.7        244.6          0.7
  Connecticut                 165.0      1,274.0          3.6
  Delaware                      7.4         49.5          0.1
  Florida                      73.0        797.9          2.3
  Georgia                      43.7        436.4          1.2
  Hawaii                        1.9         31.1          0.1
  Idaho                         8.7         91.6          0.3
  Illinois                    175.1      1,382.6          3.9
  Indiana                      18.2        130.9          0.4
  Iowa                          8.7        131.2          0.4
  Kansas                       54.8        941.8          2.7
  Kentucky                     19.3        146.0          0.4
  Louisiana                   139.6      1,066.6          3.0
  Maine                        34.7        180.9          0.5
  Maryland                     21.4        165.6          0.5
  Massachusetts                49.8        497.0          1.4
  Michigan                     54.3        473.3          1.4
  Minnesota                   475.5      3,317.2          9.5
  Mississippi                   1.9         82.0          0.2
  Missouri                    127.6      1,029.8          2.9
  Montana                      36.1         71.1          0.2
  Nebraska                     29.2        223.8          0.6
  Nevada                        2.9         28.4          0.1
  New Hampshire                 7.9         59.0          0.2
  New Jersey                   86.4        710.2          2.0
  New Mexico                    2.7         36.2          0.1
  New York                    286.5      3,081.4          8.8
  North Carolina               40.7        490.0          1.4
  North Dakota                 12.5         99.9          0.3
  Ohio                         87.0        912.0          2.6
  Oklahoma                      5.6         97.8          0.3
  Oregon                      175.1      1,545.1          4.4
  Pennsylvania                 85.5        838.2          2.4
  Rhode Island                  6.4         83.5          0.2
  South Carolina               11.4         95.8          0.3
  South Dakota                  0.6         11.2          (-)
  Tennessee                    64.0        566.6          1.6
  Texas                       238.2      1,671.1          4.8
  Utah                         25.0        128.3          0.4
  Vermont                       2.3         24.0          0.1
  Virginia                    112.7        943.3          2.7
  Washington                  228.2      2,101.0          6.0
  West Virginia                25.6        174.1          0.5
  Wisconsin                    33.8        230.8          0.7
  Wyoming                       1.2         17.9          0.1
  Dist of Columbia (2)         23.3        122.4          0.3
  Puerto Rico                   2.2         33.0          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.5          (-)
Other                         181.4      1,831.5          5.2
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (3)              181.4      1,831.5          5.2

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)
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                                  SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
     
                                Reexports                   Total
                                       Cumulative                Cumulative
    Item                    October      to date      October      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                      12.6         90.5        419.0      4,105.2
  Alaska                        3.2         34.7        114.8        792.2
  Arizona                      71.0        551.7        861.6      8,569.8
  Arkansas                      3.0         28.7        162.7      1,482.6
  California                1,225.3     10,301.4      9,168.1     83,275.9
  Colorado                    166.5      1,427.1        980.7      9,323.5
  Connecticut                  37.4        361.5      1,006.7      9,186.6
  Delaware                     15.8        104.7        475.1      4,102.6
  Florida                     129.5      1,144.5      1,917.2     18,794.8
  Georgia                      61.2        450.2        969.7      9,211.4
  Hawaii                        2.6         24.6         19.1        199.1
  Idaho                        12.0         96.3        169.2      1,748.9
  Illinois                    159.1      1,323.6      2,825.2     25,587.4
  Indiana                     104.6        723.9      1,337.9     12,123.2
  Iowa                          7.6         61.9        261.6      2,465.7
  Kansas                       23.3        198.0        379.5      3,998.6
  Kentucky                     43.7        291.1        778.2      6,622.7
  Louisiana                     5.6         63.0        384.7      3,283.5
  Maine                        16.0         58.0        165.3      1,492.8
  Maryland                     33.2        272.3        375.0      3,288.5
  Massachusetts               111.8        925.7      1,552.2     13,936.3
  Michigan                    233.1      2,096.4      3,694.5     33,764.6
  Minnesota                    54.4        434.9      1,376.6     11,468.9
  Mississippi                   3.0         38.3        148.2      1,192.0
  Missouri                     16.8        149.8        744.2      6,182.2
  Montana                       0.9          7.7         61.3        325.3
  Nebraska                      5.0         27.6        149.8      1,534.8
  Nevada                       25.5        204.3         92.1        880.2
  New Hampshire                13.8        128.8        184.4      1,779.6
  New Jersey                  166.3      1,621.3      1,822.5     16,910.7
  New Mexico                    3.0         28.1        222.4      2,819.9
  New York                    562.6      4,791.1      3,914.2     34,354.8
  North Carolina               67.9        505.0      1,292.7     11,135.0
  North Dakota                  2.7         13.8         53.0        534.2
  Ohio                         99.6        921.1      2,377.4     22,017.2
  Oklahoma                      5.5         56.7        235.2      2,015.5
  Oregon                       66.4        564.8      1,126.4      9,492.7
  Pennsylvania                 84.3        693.8      1,731.4     15,679.5
  Rhode Island                  9.4         80.5         98.5        905.4
  South Carolina               20.6        181.1        643.2      5,404.1
  South Dakota                  1.9         34.3        138.6        944.8
  Tennessee                    74.4        432.4        866.9      7,632.5
  Texas                       575.1      4,915.4      5,909.8     50,244.7
  Utah                          4.7         55.7        260.1      2,355.0
  Vermont                      90.3        826.7        230.2      2,364.2
  Virginia                     28.6        239.6        928.5      8,951.2
  Washington                   65.0        582.0      2,835.6     30,077.4
  West Virginia                 2.8         25.0         82.9        761.1
  Wisconsin                    32.9        306.1        870.8      7,861.1
  Wyoming                       0.6         20.8         10.5        129.9
  Dist of Columbia (2)         18.8        311.2        403.0      3,588.0
  Puerto Rico                  19.4        231.3        670.4      6,711.6
  USVirgin Islands              0.3          1.9         20.1        137.1
Other                         139.6      1,827.9      4,554.1     45,798.0
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      1,024.6      9,814.2
  Unreported (3)              139.6      1,827.9      3,529.4     35,983.7

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

(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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