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

U.S. Total                 56,424.9    422,899.6        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone          1,140.2      5,821.6          1.4

  Alabama                     583.4      4,289.8          1.0
  Alaska                       77.8        325.5          0.1
  Arizona                   1,112.3      8,213.3          1.9
  Arkansas                    217.1      1,549.8          0.4
  California                8,438.2     59,454.7         14.1
  Colorado                    501.0      3,665.4          0.9
  Connecticut                 597.2      4,543.4          1.1
  Delaware                    169.9      1,343.8          0.3
  Florida                   1,966.5     15,029.5          3.6
  Georgia                   1,150.0      8,559.4          2.0
  Hawaii                       27.2        165.8          (-)
  Idaho                       328.1      1,795.6          0.4
  Illinois                  2,390.9     18,733.6          4.4
  Indiana                   1,232.8      9,528.5          2.3
  Iowa                        341.8      2,775.5          0.7
  Kansas                      364.0      2,884.7          0.7
  Kentucky                    744.5      5,194.9          1.2
  Louisiana                   776.0      5,895.7          1.4
  Maine                       114.4        808.9          0.2
  Maryland                    371.7      2,551.5          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,570.1     11,742.8          2.8
  Michigan                  2,729.2     21,000.3          5.0
  Minnesota                   718.7      5,708.2          1.3
  Mississippi                 210.9      1,563.2          0.4
  Missouri                    474.5      4,015.7          0.9
  Montana                      34.4        262.1          0.1
  Nebraska                    194.4      1,428.4          0.3
  Nevada                       75.5        514.1          0.1
  New Hampshire               190.1      1,286.5          0.3
  New Jersey                1,313.3      9,703.9          2.3
  New Mexico                  230.0      1,545.7          0.4
  New York                  2,688.0     20,699.5          4.9
  North Carolina            1,412.5     10,180.3          2.4
  North Dakota                 33.4        316.3          0.1
  Ohio                      2,097.0     16,130.1          3.8
  Oklahoma                    240.7      1,916.4          0.5
  Oregon                      811.8      6,171.1          1.5
  Pennsylvania              1,484.9     11,102.5          2.6
  Rhode Island                 81.6        622.2          0.1
  South Carolina              665.1      5,268.8          1.2
  South Dakota                 56.8        412.2          0.1
  Tennessee                   883.8      6,582.2          1.6
  Texas                     8,012.0     56,564.8         13.4
  Utah                        228.1      1,959.0          0.5
  Vermont                     233.5      1,626.4          0.4
  Virginia                    879.4      6,405.9          1.5
  Washington                2,111.7     18,325.8          4.3
  West Virginia               138.9      1,162.5          0.3
  Wisconsin                   820.0      6,201.0          1.5
  Wyoming                      35.7        275.1          0.1
  Dist of Columbia            177.3        478.9          0.1
  Puerto Rico                 833.3      6,008.3          1.4
  USVirgin Islands              9.7        131.2          (-)
Other                       3,243.5     28,472.8          6.7
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)            3,243.5     28,472.8          6.7

Timing Adjustment               (-)       -194.1          (-)
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                            NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                             Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
     Item                   August        Total       Percent

U.S. Total                  5,568.7     43,870.5        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             24.4        108.5          0.2

  Alabama                      34.0        366.4          0.8
  Alaska                      224.3      1,393.6          3.2
  Arizona                      64.5        505.1          1.2
  Arkansas                     10.0         72.4          0.2
  California                  636.5      4,586.2         10.5
  Colorado                     17.9        116.5          0.3
  Connecticut                  19.4        254.2          0.6
  Delaware                      4.6         33.1          0.1
  Florida                      74.2        841.4          1.9
  Georgia                      93.0        673.5          1.5
  Hawaii                        6.3         47.7          0.1
  Idaho                        10.1        101.0          0.2
  Illinois                     81.1        528.9          1.2
  Indiana                      32.7        193.6          0.4
  Iowa                         21.2        147.9          0.3
  Kansas                       40.9        274.1          0.6
  Kentucky                     34.2        206.5          0.5
  Louisiana                   626.3      5,027.4         11.5
  Maine                        69.6        279.0          0.6
  Maryland                     19.2        153.4          0.3
  Massachusetts                77.8        467.9          1.1
  Michigan                     78.5        528.4          1.2
  Minnesota                    75.3        426.5          1.0
  Mississippi                  15.7         93.6          0.2
  Missouri                     20.8        173.1          0.4
  Montana                       4.2         62.2          0.1
  Nebraska                     16.9        208.3          0.5
  Nevada                        5.5         38.9          0.1
  New Hampshire                10.3         83.2          0.2
  New Jersey                  104.8        806.2          1.8
  New Mexico                    3.0         24.1          0.1
  New York                    244.8      2,375.3          5.4
  North Carolina               87.7        771.5          1.8
  North Dakota                  8.0         71.7          0.2
  Ohio                         78.1        546.5          1.2
  Oklahoma                      7.8         60.6          0.1
  Oregon                      114.7        857.7          2.0
  Pennsylvania                 67.4        486.2          1.1
  Rhode Island                  7.2         82.5          0.2
  South Carolina               18.3        125.5          0.3
  South Dakota                  2.7         23.6          0.1
  Tennessee                    39.5        437.2          1.0
  Texas                       382.6      2,941.4          6.7
  Utah                         20.0        187.7          0.4
  Vermont                       5.2         35.7          0.1
  Virginia                    100.7        898.5          2.0
  Washington                  272.2      2,263.9          5.2
  West Virginia                47.1        282.0          0.6
  Wisconsin                    60.8        343.2          0.8
  Wyoming                       3.6         31.0          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              4.2         33.7          0.1
  Puerto Rico                  14.1         56.3          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.4          (-)
Other                       1,449.2     12,243.8         27.9
  Estimated Shipments       1,096.5      8,829.3         20.1
  Unreported (2)              352.6      3,414.5          7.8

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

                                 Reexports                  Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
     Item                   August       to date      August       to date

U.S. Total                  5,964.2     43,501.5     67,957.8    510,271.6
Foreign Trade Zone             90.0        743.7      1,254.6      6,673.7

  Alabama                      11.2         75.8        628.7      4,732.0
  Alaska                        2.9         45.2        305.0      1,764.3
  Arizona                     102.3        721.5      1,279.0      9,439.9
  Arkansas                      4.3         38.0        231.5      1,660.2
  California                1,579.5     12,081.3     10,654.3     76,122.1
  Colorado                     58.0        387.8        576.9      4,169.7
  Connecticut                  26.8        263.2        643.4      5,060.8
  Delaware                     14.0        125.9        188.5      1,502.8
  Florida                     225.2      1,531.7      2,265.9     17,402.7
  Georgia                      76.3        489.4      1,319.3      9,722.3
  Hawaii                        3.9         56.8         37.3        270.4
  Idaho                        56.7        238.5        395.0      2,135.1
  Illinois                    121.0      1,300.0      2,593.0     20,562.5
  Indiana                      70.3        459.3      1,335.9     10,181.5
  Iowa                         15.4         96.2        378.4      3,019.6
  Kansas                       19.7        169.5        424.6      3,328.4
  Kentucky                    103.4        594.2        882.1      5,995.7
  Louisiana                    13.1         73.8      1,415.4     10,996.8
  Maine                         9.8         75.5        193.9      1,163.4
  Maryland                     15.2        139.6        406.0      2,844.5
  Massachusetts               134.7        964.0      1,782.7     13,174.7
  Michigan                    159.8      1,203.9      2,967.5     22,732.6
  Minnesota                    43.0        357.5        837.1      6,492.2
  Mississippi                   3.3         39.4        229.9      1,696.2
  Missouri                     18.3        141.8        513.6      4,330.6
  Montana                       1.0          9.1         39.7        333.4
  Nebraska                      7.7         56.1        219.1      1,692.8
  Nevada                       57.2        321.2        138.1        874.2
  New Hampshire                15.4        112.6        215.8      1,482.4
  New Jersey                  203.7      1,240.0      1,621.8     11,750.2
  New Mexico                    4.6         45.0        237.6      1,614.8
  New York                    600.1      4,784.6      3,532.9     27,859.4
  North Carolina               90.1        674.6      1,590.3     11,626.4
  North Dakota                  1.6          9.3         43.0        397.3
  Ohio                         86.2        678.8      2,261.4     17,355.4
  Oklahoma                     11.3         99.1        259.8      2,076.1
  Oregon                       74.0        575.0      1,000.4      7,603.8
  Pennsylvania                110.1        803.1      1,662.4     12,391.8
  Rhode Island                  8.9         65.4         97.8        770.2
  South Carolina               25.3        219.1        708.7      5,613.3
  South Dakota                  2.2         23.0         61.8        458.8
  Tennessee                   193.8        647.7      1,117.0      7,667.1
  Texas                     1,066.4      7,491.3      9,461.0     66,997.5
  Utah                          8.2         46.9        256.3      2,193.6
  Vermont                     136.2        989.0        375.0      2,651.1
  Virginia                     40.6        317.9      1,020.7      7,622.3
  Washington                   78.2        602.2      2,462.1     21,191.9
  West Virginia                 4.1         46.8        190.0      1,491.3
  Wisconsin                    28.6        224.2        909.5      6,768.5
  Wyoming                       0.5          5.9         39.8        312.0
  Dist of Columbia              7.3         86.9        188.7        599.5
  Puerto Rico                  19.5        211.6        866.9      6,276.3
  USVirgin Islands              0.6          9.3         10.3        140.9
Other                         192.6      1,435.7      4,885.3     42,152.3
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      1,096.5      8,829.3
  Unreported (2)              192.6      1,435.7      3,788.7     33,323.0

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)       -194.1

(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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