EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY STATE, 
            BY NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 2000

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.





                           NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                                 Manufactured Commodities

                                         Cumulative to date
     Item                  February      Total       Percent

U.S. Total                 50,177.6     97,003.9        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            106.4        266.1          0.3

  Alabama                     516.8        935.4          1.0
  Alaska                       20.9         39.1          (-)
  Arizona                   1,003.9      1,920.7          2.0
  Arkansas                    209.3        369.7          0.4
  California                6,468.2     12,822.0         13.2
  Colorado                    419.4        807.2          0.8
  Connecticut                 604.0      1,051.1          1.1
  Delaware                    165.9        328.7          0.3
  Florida                   1,711.5      3,318.4          3.4
  Georgia                   1,068.4      1,982.1          2.0
  Hawaii                       27.3         48.5          (-)
  Idaho                       163.1        335.2          0.3
  Illinois                  2,355.1      4,205.3          4.3
  Indiana                   1,271.0      2,279.9          2.4
  Iowa                        341.6        628.5          0.6
  Kansas                      354.3        625.0          0.6
  Kentucky                    643.4      1,216.4          1.3
  Louisiana                   655.6      1,380.7          1.4
  Maine                        95.4        177.6          0.2
  Maryland                    255.8        548.1          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,255.4      2,476.1          2.6
  Michigan                  2,670.5      5,107.3          5.3
  Minnesota                   740.8      1,305.4          1.3
  Mississippi                 203.2        388.5          0.4
  Missouri                    465.6        886.6          0.9
  Montana                      28.2         51.9          0.1
  Nebraska                    176.8        333.4          0.3
  Nevada                       56.1        102.1          0.1
  New Hampshire               139.6        282.9          0.3
  New Jersey                1,019.9      2,081.0          2.1
  New Mexico                  188.1        382.0          0.4
  New York                  2,932.7      5,487.9          5.7
  North Carolina            1,259.6      2,232.7          2.3
  North Dakota                 55.2         88.4          0.1
  Ohio                      2,084.5      3,905.5          4.0
  Oklahoma                    213.4        420.4          0.4
  Oregon                      703.7      1,591.3          1.6
  Pennsylvania              1,314.4      2,478.9          2.6
  Rhode Island                 87.5        154.8          0.2
  South Carolina              676.7      1,227.8          1.3
  South Dakota                 63.0         96.1          0.1
  Tennessee                   818.6      1,473.5          1.5
  Texas                     6,330.1     12,613.7         13.0
  Utah                        213.2        445.2          0.5
  Vermont                     252.3        400.0          0.4
  Virginia                    761.9      1,395.7          1.4
  Washington                1,953.5      4,325.1          4.5
  West Virginia               142.8        281.4          0.3
  Wisconsin                   740.1      1,397.2          1.4
  Wyoming                      30.0         60.4          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             25.7         44.2          (-)
  Puerto Rico                 656.1      1,269.4          1.3
  USVirgin Islands             14.4         23.3          (-)
Other                       3,553.4      7,045.3          7.3
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)            3,553.4      7,045.3          7.3

Timing Adjustment               (-)        128.5          (-)
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                           NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                            Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                         Cumulative to date
     Item                  February       Total       Percent

U.S. Total                  5,455.2     11,135.3        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone            442.4        781.2          7.0

  Alabama                      62.2        110.2          1.0
  Alaska                       94.8        252.0          2.3
  Arizona                      67.6        134.7          1.2
  Arkansas                     13.8         26.5          0.2
  California                  488.5      1,058.3          9.5
  Colorado                     18.1         35.1          0.3
  Connecticut                  37.8         74.4          0.7
  Delaware                      4.2          9.4          0.1
  Florida                     128.5        247.5          2.2
  Georgia                      86.7        152.3          1.4
  Hawaii                        9.2         12.4          0.1
  Idaho                        15.8         31.1          0.3
  Illinois                     83.8        174.2          1.6
  Indiana                      34.5         74.3          0.7
  Iowa                         21.5         40.0          0.4
  Kansas                       25.8         65.2          0.6
  Kentucky                     31.3         88.5          0.8
  Louisiana                   738.4      1,515.9         13.6
  Maine                        33.4         63.2          0.6
  Maryland                     22.1         46.7          0.4
  Massachusetts                59.6        117.3          1.1
  Michigan                     60.2        124.1          1.1
  Minnesota                    39.4         76.4          0.7
  Mississippi                  11.4         22.9          0.2
  Missouri                     16.1         37.5          0.3
  Montana                       8.2         23.1          0.2
  Nebraska                     29.9         47.0          0.4
  Nevada                        4.7         11.3          0.1
  New Hampshire                11.0         22.7          0.2
  New Jersey                  113.3        210.9          1.9
  New Mexico                    3.6          6.5          0.1
  New York                    329.6        640.7          5.8
  North Carolina              112.4        207.5          1.9
  North Dakota                  8.8         19.4          0.2
  Ohio                         45.4        112.1          1.0
  Oklahoma                      6.9         13.1          0.1
  Oregon                      112.0        221.7          2.0
  Pennsylvania                 79.5        142.8          1.3
  Rhode Island                 15.4         22.6          0.2
  South Carolina               16.0         26.2          0.2
  South Dakota                  1.6          3.7          (-)
  Tennessee                    66.4        125.8          1.1
  Texas                       376.8        767.2          6.9
  Utah                         25.0         44.2          0.4
  Vermont                       4.7          9.0          0.1
  Virginia                    123.8        233.2          2.1
  Washington                  260.7        544.7          4.9
  West Virginia                24.0         48.5          0.4
  Wisconsin                    35.2         68.9          0.6
  Wyoming                       1.8          3.9          (-)
  Dist of Columbia              0.9          2.3          (-)
  Puerto Rico                   3.6          5.9          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.2          (-)
Other                       1,429.3      2,960.1         26.6
  Estimated Shipments         973.5      2,087.6         18.7
  Unreported (2)              455.8        872.5          7.8

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

                                  Reexports                Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
     Item                  February      to date     February      to date

U.S. Total                  5,120.4      9,835.2     60,753.2    117,974.4
Foreign Trade Zone            101.0        159.4        649.8      1,206.7

  Alabama                       6.8         18.0        585.8      1,063.6
  Alaska                        9.0         12.2        124.7        303.3
  Arizona                      85.5        159.4      1,157.0      2,214.7
  Arkansas                      5.3         10.5        228.5        406.7
  California                1,388.3      2,751.6      8,345.0     16,631.8
  Colorado                     46.2         86.1        483.8        928.5
  Connecticut                  30.4         62.4        672.2      1,188.0
  Delaware                     14.8         26.1        184.9        364.2
  Florida                     209.9        330.1      2,049.9      3,896.0
  Georgia                      52.3         96.4      1,207.5      2,230.9
  Hawaii                        5.5          9.8         42.1         70.6
  Idaho                        12.2         20.5        191.1        386.8
  Illinois                    162.1        372.8      2,601.0      4,752.3
  Indiana                      47.4         94.1      1,352.9      2,448.3
  Iowa                         12.1         24.8        375.2        693.3
  Kansas                       22.4         43.3        402.5        733.4
  Kentucky                     66.3        134.0        740.9      1,438.9
  Louisiana                     9.3         15.8      1,403.3      2,912.4
  Maine                         4.3          9.0        133.1        249.9
  Maryland                     16.0         31.2        293.8        626.1
  Massachusetts               100.2        205.4      1,415.2      2,798.8
  Michigan                    164.4        331.3      2,895.0      5,562.8
  Minnesota                    40.6        111.4        820.7      1,493.2
  Mississippi                   4.3          8.4        218.9        419.9
  Missouri                     14.5         35.8        496.3        959.8
  Montana                       0.8          1.5         37.1         76.5
  Nebraska                      8.5         15.6        215.2        396.1
  Nevada                       32.5         62.1         93.3        175.5
  New Hampshire                18.0         30.4        168.6        335.9
  New Jersey                  119.0        248.6      1,252.2      2,540.5
  New Mexico                    5.9         10.8        197.6        399.3
  New York                    629.3      1,108.9      3,891.6      7,237.6
  North Carolina               73.7        131.6      1,445.7      2,571.8
  North Dakota                  1.3          2.2         65.3        110.0
  Ohio                         89.9        172.4      2,219.7      4,190.0
  Oklahoma                     13.5         19.0        233.7        452.5
  Oregon                       60.5        102.6        876.2      1,915.5
  Pennsylvania                109.2        190.7      1,503.1      2,812.4
  Rhode Island                 11.2         17.7        114.1        195.0
  South Carolina               26.2         54.6        718.8      1,308.6
  South Dakota                  2.6          6.5         67.2        106.3
  Tennessee                    52.8        107.3        937.7      1,706.6
  Texas                       838.3      1,676.7      7,545.2     15,057.6
  Utah                          4.9          9.5        243.1        498.9
  Vermont                     172.1        238.7        429.0        647.7
  Virginia                     36.2         78.1        921.8      1,706.9
  Washington                   60.8        132.5      2,275.0      5,002.3
  West Virginia                 4.2          8.6        171.0        338.5
  Wisconsin                    28.1         56.7        803.4      1,522.9
  Wyoming                       0.7          1.4         32.5         65.7
  Dist of Columbia              2.0         26.2         28.7         72.8
  Puerto Rico                  29.8         48.8        689.5      1,324.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.2          0.7         14.8         24.2
Other                         158.0        274.4      5,140.8     10,279.8
  Estimated Shipments           0.0          0.0        973.5      2,087.6
  Unreported (2)              158.0        274.4      4,167.3      8,192.1

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        128.5

(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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