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

U.S. Total                52,137.9    206,667.6       100.0
Foreign Trade Zone           136.3        480.0         0.2

  Alabama                    547.4      2,109.2         1.0
  Alaska                      38.2        122.0         0.1
  Arizona                    901.7      3,908.1         1.9
  Arkansas                   184.9        771.2         0.4
  California               7,560.3     28,356.4        13.7
  Colorado                   443.2      1,765.3         0.9
  Connecticut                552.6      2,208.5         1.1
  Delaware                   154.9        654.5         0.3
  Florida                  1,827.1      7,247.1         3.5
  Georgia                  1,116.5      4,207.6         2.0
  Hawaii                      23.3         86.7         (-)
  Idaho                      171.6        769.0         0.4
  Illinois                 2,342.4      9,226.0         4.5
  Indiana                  1,135.4      4,854.1         2.3
  Iowa                       350.1      1,385.9         0.7
  Kansas                     374.4      1,387.2         0.7
  Kentucky                   624.3      2,520.0         1.2
  Louisiana                  714.7      2,958.2         1.4
  Maine                      110.7        395.7         0.2
  Maryland                   278.9      1,142.4         0.6
  Massachusetts            1,527.3      5,687.5         2.8
  Michigan                 2,680.6     10,771.6         5.2
  Minnesota                  688.1      2,807.3         1.4
  Mississippi                166.7        763.5         0.4
  Missouri                   559.6      2,012.9         1.0
  Montana                     30.7        121.2         0.1
  Nebraska                   177.5        697.0         0.3
  Nevada                      57.9        223.1         0.1
  New Hampshire              154.7        629.0         0.3
  New Jersey               1,227.6      4,607.8         2.2
  New Mexico                 174.1        719.3         0.3
  New York                 2,273.9     10,975.8         5.3
  North Carolina           1,251.3      4,921.1         2.4
  North Dakota                42.0        174.3         0.1
  Ohio                     1,967.1      8,208.3         4.0
  Oklahoma                   272.5        940.9         0.5
  Oregon                     738.4      3,134.9         1.5
  Pennsylvania             1,390.6      5,336.0         2.6
  Rhode Island                80.4        314.5         0.2
  South Carolina             691.1      2,666.6         1.3
  South Dakota                53.7        205.5         0.1
  Tennessee                  825.5      3,304.2         1.6
  Texas                    6,890.0     27,060.0        13.1
  Utah                       253.7        954.3         0.5
  Vermont                    201.4        818.1         0.4
  Virginia                   773.0      3,031.6         1.5
  Washington               2,575.2      8,411.8         4.1
  West Virginia              137.1        594.1         0.3
  Wisconsin                  786.2      3,089.2         1.5
  Wyoming                     37.8        129.0         0.1
  Dist of Columbia            15.2         72.5         (-)
  Puerto Rico                749.3      2,846.6         1.4
  USVirgin Islands            32.2         93.8         (-)
Other                      3,202.8     14,382.3         7.0
  Estimated Shipments          (-)          (-)         (-)
  Unreported (2)           3,202.8     14,382.3         7.0

Timing Adjustment              (-)       -113.0         (-)
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                          NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                           Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                         Cumulative to date
     Item                   April        Total      Percent

U.S. Total                 5,461.9     22,231.8       100.0
Foreign Trade Zone           539.7      1,818.2         8.2

  Alabama                     46.2        202.8         0.9
  Alaska                     230.3        762.2         3.4
  Arizona                     49.7        253.2         1.1
  Arkansas                     9.0         33.8         0.2
  California                 555.1      2,113.4         9.5
  Colorado                    13.1         62.9         0.3
  Connecticut                 35.2        145.3         0.7
  Delaware                     3.2         14.3         0.1
  Florida                    104.6        487.1         2.2
  Georgia                     83.7        323.8         1.5
  Hawaii                       3.7         20.5         0.1
  Idaho                       12.8         62.1         0.3
  Illinois                    79.4        269.4         1.2
  Indiana                     22.3        101.1         0.5
  Iowa                        26.5         80.2         0.4
  Kansas                      48.5        132.6         0.6
  Kentucky                    17.6        107.7         0.5
  Louisiana                  524.2      2,801.0        12.6
  Maine                       18.1        114.9         0.5
  Maryland                    20.5         82.0         0.4
  Massachusetts               54.6        226.1         1.0
  Michigan                    63.1        261.5         1.2
  Minnesota                   55.0        170.9         0.8
  Mississippi                 14.2         47.0         0.2
  Missouri                    32.0         86.7         0.4
  Montana                      7.8         44.7         0.2
  Nebraska                    33.9        113.9         0.5
  Nevada                       4.9         18.7         0.1
  New Hampshire                9.3         42.4         0.2
  New Jersey                  97.9        403.6         1.8
  New Mexico                   2.7         11.7         0.1
  New York                   302.1      1,179.4         5.3
  North Carolina              87.2        434.1         2.0
  North Dakota                 7.3         39.8         0.2
  Ohio                        70.5        230.5         1.0
  Oklahoma                     5.6         25.7         0.1
  Oregon                      93.0        431.4         1.9
  Pennsylvania                67.7        241.4         1.1
  Rhode Island                 7.3         39.7         0.2
  South Carolina              22.2         62.5         0.3
  South Dakota                 2.8         13.2         0.1
  Tennessee                   58.2        241.2         1.1
  Texas                      327.7      1,567.0         7.0
  Utah                        15.3         90.5         0.4
  Vermont                      4.3         17.1         0.1
  Virginia                   116.7        466.2         2.1
  Washington                 274.3      1,171.4         5.3
  West Virginia               10.1         97.6         0.4
  Wisconsin                   44.5        123.3         0.6
  Wyoming                      5.5         16.9         0.1
  Dist of Columbia             0.2          4.8         (-)
  Puerto Rico                  6.9         15.9         0.1
  USVirgin Islands             (-)          0.3         (-)
Other                      1,653.4      6,124.5        27.5
  Estimated Shipments      1,222.4      4,364.3        19.6
  Unreported (2)             431.0      1,760.2         7.9

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

                               Reexports                 Total
                                     Cumulative               Cumulative
         Item               April       to date      April       to date

U.S. Total                 5,256.2     21,243.0    62,856.0    250,142.4
Foreign Trade Zone            85.6        333.5       761.6      2,631.7

  Alabama                      8.6         39.3       602.1      2,351.3
  Alaska                       7.0         35.9       275.6        920.0
  Arizona                     82.2        339.9     1,033.5      4,501.2
  Arkansas                     4.0         21.7       197.9        826.7
  California               1,643.9      6,044.9     9,759.4     36,514.6
  Colorado                    45.4        181.5       501.7      2,009.6
  Connecticut                 30.5        130.2       618.2      2,484.1
  Delaware                    15.4         55.8       173.5        724.6
  Florida                    204.1        739.9     2,135.9      8,474.1
  Georgia                     61.7        219.7     1,261.9      4,751.1
  Hawaii                      12.1         26.0        39.1        133.2
  Idaho                       22.0         58.1       206.4        889.3
  Illinois                   165.5        730.2     2,587.3     10,225.5
  Indiana                     45.6        203.4     1,203.3      5,158.6
  Iowa                         8.7         51.6       385.3      1,517.7
  Kansas                      24.4        102.8       447.4      1,622.5
  Kentucky                    62.8        272.5       704.6      2,900.2
  Louisiana                    6.6         34.1     1,245.5      5,793.2
  Maine                        4.6         34.8       133.3        545.4
  Maryland                    15.8         76.7       315.2      1,301.1
  Massachusetts              121.3        483.5     1,703.2      6,397.1
  Michigan                   122.4        624.3     2,866.2     11,657.4
  Minnesota                   41.1        196.2       784.3      3,174.4
  Mississippi                  4.1         17.5       185.0        828.1
  Missouri                    15.8         74.0       607.4      2,173.6
  Montana                      0.7          3.3        39.2        169.2
  Nebraska                     5.4         34.5       216.8        845.4
  Nevada                      35.1        136.6        97.9        378.4
  New Hampshire               14.2         62.8       178.2        734.2
  New Jersey                 124.5        556.1     1,450.1      5,567.5
  New Mexico                   6.4         22.2       183.2        753.2
  New York                   483.1      2,344.1     3,059.1     14,499.3
  North Carolina              93.1        320.2     1,431.5      5,675.4
  North Dakota                 1.5          5.1        50.7        219.2
  Ohio                        76.3        346.7     2,113.9      8,785.5
  Oklahoma                    20.2         52.0       298.3      1,018.7
  Oregon                      91.1        288.3       922.5      3,854.5
  Pennsylvania                87.6        401.1     1,545.9      5,978.5
  Rhode Island                 6.8         35.8        94.5        390.0
  South Carolina              26.7        115.4       740.0      2,844.5
  South Dakota                 2.9         13.2        59.4        232.0
  Tennessee                   59.9        237.5       943.5      3,782.8
  Texas                      909.8      3,626.9     8,127.5     32,253.9
  Utah                         5.6         21.5       274.6      1,066.4
  Vermont                    114.8        494.9       320.5      1,330.1
  Virginia                    34.2        163.8       923.9      3,661.5
  Washington                  71.3        288.5     2,920.8      9,871.7
  West Virginia                2.8         15.0       149.9        706.6
  Wisconsin                   25.2        114.5       855.9      3,327.1
  Wyoming                      0.6          3.9        43.9        149.8
  Dist of Columbia            14.4         43.3        29.8        120.6
  Puerto Rico                 27.8        109.8       784.0      2,972.3
  USVirgin Islands             2.5          3.6        34.7         97.7
Other                        136.0        587.9     4,992.1     21,094.7
  Estimated Shipments          (-)          (-)     1,222.4      4,364.3
  Unreported (2)             136.0        587.9     3,769.8     16,730.4

Timing Adjustment              (-)          (-)          -)       -113.0

(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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