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

U.S. Total                   52,338.5     546,802.6       100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            6,915.9      19,835.8         3.6

  Alabama                       472.6       5,169.3         0.9
  Alaska                         53.3         540.1         0.1
  Arizona                       927.5       9,636.1         1.8
  Arkansas                      197.1       1,855.9         0.3
  California                  6,925.8      70,921.9        13.0
  Colorado                      426.3       4,795.0         0.9
  Connecticut                   627.7       5,883.2         1.1
  Delaware                      201.9       1,891.1         0.3
  Florida                     1,789.8      19,863.2         3.6
  Georgia                     1,041.9      11,281.3         2.1
  Hawaii                         21.9         173.6         (-)
  Idaho                         195.7       1,774.3         0.3
  Illinois                    2,420.3      24,812.0         4.5
  Indiana                     1,090.8      11,200.3         2.0
  Iowa                          322.1       3,465.2         0.6
  Kansas                        306.0       3,606.5         0.7
  Kentucky                      717.9       7,164.5         1.3
  Louisiana                     677.3       7,413.9         1.4
  Maine                         134.5       1,570.7         0.3
  Maryland                      357.1       3,289.7         0.6
  Massachusetts               1,314.9      13,675.5         2.5
  Michigan                    2,592.1      26,406.3         4.8
  Minnesota                     703.5       7,326.2         1.3
  Mississippi                   203.1       1,888.8         0.3
  Missouri                      506.5       5,152.8         0.9
  Montana                        27.6         275.8         0.1
  Nebraska                      167.6       1,696.2         0.3
  Nevada                         54.4         688.6         0.1
  New Hampshire                 139.3       1,552.8         0.3
  New Jersey                  1,204.5      11,782.5         2.2
  New Mexico                    192.9       2,895.6         0.5
  New York                    3,142.9      26,097.6         4.8
  North Carolina              1,206.0      12,131.2         2.2
  North Dakota                   30.8         480.5         0.1
  Ohio                        2,007.3      21,320.9         3.9
  Oklahoma                      222.8       2,618.2         0.5
  Oregon                        779.4       7,702.7         1.4
  Pennsylvania                1,307.9      13,332.9         2.4
  Rhode Island                   78.8         849.5         0.2
  South Carolina                538.3       6,225.3         1.1
  South Dakota                   40.7         325.1         0.1
  Tennessee                     802.7       8,220.3         1.5
  Texas                       6,419.5      64,269.2        11.8
  Utah                          248.4       2,611.1         0.5
  Vermont                       207.9       2,226.6         0.4
  Virginia                      890.8       9,297.9         1.7
  Washington                  2,320.6      29,505.1         5.4
  West Virginia                 188.0       1,418.7         0.3
  Wisconsin                     736.1       7,947.6         1.5
  Wyoming                        30.6         385.5         0.1
  Dist of Columbia               21.7         315.5         0.1
  Puerto Rico                   583.3       7,265.6         1.3
  USVirgin Islands               12.8         131.5         (-)
Other                         4,507.3      51,879.5         9.5
  Estimated Shipments         1,108.8      10,923.1         2.0
  Unreported (2)              3,398.5      40,956.5         7.5

Timing Adjustment                 (-)         595.7         (-)
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                              SIC-Based Product Code Groupings
                              Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                             Cumulative to date
          Item                November       Total       Percent

U.S. Total                    4,015.4      39,053.6       100.0
Foreign Trade Zone              323.5         681.1         1.7

  Alabama                        39.0         373.7         1.0
  Alaska                        119.3       1,811.5         4.6
  Arizona                        48.7         435.5         1.1
  Arkansas                        6.6          85.6         0.2
  California                    524.1       5,411.2        13.9
  Colorado                       15.9         176.5         0.5
  Connecticut                    39.8         360.2         0.9
  Delaware                        2.2          21.8         0.1
  Florida                       102.8         872.9         2.2
  Georgia                        78.9         730.4         1.9
  Hawaii                          3.2          39.7         0.1
  Idaho                          18.1         109.9         0.3
  Illinois                       42.2         501.5         1.3
  Indiana                        21.5         210.8         0.5
  Iowa                           11.7         203.3         0.5
  Kansas                         31.1         296.9         0.8
  Kentucky                       68.4         350.9         0.9
  Louisiana                     673.4       6,805.8        17.4
  Maine                          18.4         218.4         0.6
  Maryland                       19.8         136.0         0.3
  Massachusetts                  54.1         597.1         1.5
  Michigan                       58.6         578.5         1.5
  Minnesota                     147.4         722.8         1.9
  Mississippi                     7.5          86.1         0.2
  Missouri                       19.6         197.2         0.5
  Montana                        19.4         109.1         0.3
  Nebraska                        9.6         168.1         0.4
  Nevada                          3.7          41.0         0.1
  New Hampshire                   4.1          46.0         0.1
  New Jersey                     64.0         642.5         1.6
  New Mexico                      2.2          22.7         0.1
  New York                      169.0       1,542.9         4.0
  North Carolina                 83.3         893.8         2.3
  North Dakota                   13.6         128.4         0.3
  Ohio                           77.0         764.1         2.0
  Oklahoma                        7.0          90.7         0.2
  Oregon                        122.0       1,186.8         3.0
  Pennsylvania                   59.5         546.5         1.4
  Rhode Island                    8.5          89.2         0.2
  South Carolina                 15.6         140.7         0.4
  South Dakota                    4.0          75.1         0.2
  Tennessee                      35.8         243.9         0.6
  Texas                         309.8       3,325.4         8.5
  Utah                           12.3         171.5         0.4
  Vermont                         2.6          30.4         0.1
  Virginia                       71.6         902.6         2.3
  Washington                    214.2       2,300.9         5.9
  West Virginia                  19.3         287.1         0.7
  Wisconsin                     166.7         599.9         1.5
  Wyoming                         4.4          26.0         0.1
  Dist of Columbia                0.2          14.6         (-)
  Puerto Rico                     2.0          42.8         0.1
  USVirgin Islands                (-)          0.1          (-)
Other                           341.5       3,286.5         8.4
  Estimated Shipments             (-)           (-)         (-)
  Unreported (2)                341.5       3,286.5         8.4

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

                                   Reexports                    Total
                                         Cumulative                Cumulative
          Item               November      to date     November      to date

U.S. Total                    4,839.8      45,728.8    61,193.7      631,584.9
Foreign Trade Zone              727.6       1,503.5     7,967.0       22,020.4

  Alabama                         6.6         125.9       518.2        5,668.9
  Alaska                          1.5          17.0       174.1        2,368.5
  Arizona                        66.9         702.7     1,043.0       10,774.3
  Arkansas                        3.6          32.1       207.3        1,973.6
  California                  1,327.1      11,998.7     8,777.0       88,331.8
  Colorado                       52.1         432.7       494.3        5,404.2
  Connecticut                    38.7         350.8       706.3        6,594.2
  Delaware                        8.8         171.1       212.9        2,084.0
  Florida                       129.5       1,361.0     2,022.1       22,097.0
  Georgia                        52.7         524.5     1,173.5       12,536.2
  Hawaii                          1.2          31.6        26.3          244.9
  Idaho                           8.6         102.3       222.4        1,986.5
  Illinois                      156.5       1,490.4     2,619.0       26,803.9
  Indiana                        51.6         445.5     1,163.9       11,856.6
  Iowa                            7.6          70.2       341.4        3,738.7
  Kansas                         32.6         242.3       369.7        4,145.7
  Kentucky                       73.8         519.0       860.2        8,034.4
  Louisiana                       9.0          97.6     1,359.6       14,317.3
  Maine                           5.0          66.2       157.8        1,855.3
  Maryland                       25.2         234.7       402.1        3,660.4
  Massachusetts                  93.2         937.6     1,462.2       15,210.3
  Michigan                      146.9       1,584.6     2,797.6       28,569.4
  Minnesota                      39.0         450.7       890.0        8,499.6
  Mississippi                     3.8          38.4       214.3        2,013.3
  Missouri                       12.2         149.4       538.3        5,499.5
  Montana                         1.9          10.9        48.9          395.9
  Nebraska                        2.8          33.9       180.0        1,898.1
  Nevada                         27.6         238.0        85.8          967.6
  New Hampshire                  18.3         159.0       161.7        1,757.9
  New Jersey                    138.0       1,627.3     1,406.5       14,052.3
  New Mexico                      3.3          27.2       198.4        2,945.5
  New York                      535.9       5,686.6     3,847.8       33,327.1
  North Carolina                 77.0         678.8     1,366.3       13,703.8
  North Dakota                    1.0          21.9        45.4          630.8
  Ohio                           85.6         765.2     2,169.9       22,850.3
  Oklahoma                        3.6          61.1       233.4        2,769.9
  Oregon                         64.2         589.7       965.5        9,479.1
  Pennsylvania                   93.3         878.2     1,460.8       14,757.5
  Rhode Island                   11.1          79.7        98.4        1,018.4
  South Carolina                 19.9         192.7       573.8        6,558.7
  South Dakota                    2.0          34.8        46.7          435.1
  Tennessee                      56.2         536.6       894.7        9,000.9
  Texas                         821.8       7,027.8     7,551.2       74,622.3
  Utah                            6.2          61.9       266.9        2,844.6
  Vermont                       141.1       1,418.5       351.7        3,675.5
  Virginia                       33.2         421.8       995.6       10,622.2
  Washington                     88.0         760.2     2,622.8       32,566.2
  West Virginia                   2.7          28.8       210.1        1,734.6
  Wisconsin                      29.2         273.3       932.1        8,820.9
  Wyoming                         0.3           4.3        35.3          415.9
  Dist of Columbia                9.2          64.0        31.1          394.1
  Puerto Rico                    31.4         286.8       616.7        7,595.2
  USVirgin Islands                1.7           4.4        14.5          136.0
Other                           179.6       1,578.0     5,028.4       56,744.0
  Estimated Shipments             (-)           (-)     1,108.8       10,923.1
  Unreported (2)                179.6       1,578.0     3,919.6       45,821.0

Timing Adjustment                 (-)           (-)         (-)          595.7

(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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