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

U.S. Total                 54,834.2    477,740.8        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone          1,187.9      7,009.5          1.5

  Alabama                     557.6      4,847.4          1.0
  Alaska                       40.1        365.6          0.1
  Arizona                   1,008.8      9,222.1          1.9
  Arkansas                    208.3      1,758.0          0.4
  California                8,309.0     67,763.6         14.2
  Colorado                    516.3      4,181.7          0.9
  Connecticut                 591.7      5,135.1          1.1
  Delaware                    160.3      1,504.1          0.3
  Florida                   1,966.8     16,996.4          3.6
  Georgia                   1,069.4      9,628.7          2.0
  Hawaii                       23.0        188.8          (-)
  Idaho                       303.7      2,099.4          0.4
  Illinois                  2,374.1     21,107.7          4.4
  Indiana                   1,173.6     10,702.2          2.2
  Iowa                        327.7      3,103.2          0.6
  Kansas                      350.7      3,235.4          0.7
  Kentucky                    705.9      5,900.8          1.2
  Louisiana                   754.8      6,650.4          1.4
  Maine                       111.8        920.7          0.2
  Maryland                    375.9      2,927.4          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,674.8     13,417.6          2.8
  Michigan                  2,497.0     23,497.3          4.9
  Minnesota                   810.4      6,518.6          1.4
  Mississippi                 217.9      1,781.1          0.4
  Missouri                    495.4      4,511.2          0.9
  Montana                      27.4        289.6          0.1
  Nebraska                    170.5      1,598.9          0.3
  Nevada                       95.2        609.3          0.1
  New Hampshire               198.2      1,484.8          0.3
  New Jersey                1,319.7     11,023.6          2.3
  New Mexico                  197.6      1,743.3          0.4
  New York                  2,765.0     23,464.5          4.9
  North Carolina            1,404.8     11,585.1          2.4
  North Dakota                 34.8        351.0          0.1
  Ohio                      1,960.8     18,090.9          3.8
  Oklahoma                    235.0      2,151.4          0.5
  Oregon                      688.3      6,859.4          1.4
  Pennsylvania              1,409.8     12,512.3          2.6
  Rhode Island                 82.9        705.2          0.1
  South Carolina              666.5      5,935.3          1.2
  South Dakota                 46.8        459.0          0.1
  Tennessee                   836.7      7,419.0          1.6
  Texas                     7,754.2     64,318.9         13.5
  Utah                        189.9      2,148.9          0.4
  Vermont                     239.3      1,865.7          0.4
  Virginia                    883.1      7,289.1          1.5
  Washington                2,201.4     20,527.1          4.3
  West Virginia               142.3      1,304.7          0.3
  Wisconsin                   839.8      7,040.8          1.5
  Wyoming                      42.7        317.8          0.1
  Dist of Columbia             53.3        532.3          0.1
  Puerto Rico                 808.7      6,817.0          1.4
  USVirgin Islands              5.8        137.0          (-)
Other                       2,908.7     31,565.7          6.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)            2,908.7     31,565.7          6.6

Timing Adjustment               (-)       -371.2          (-)



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

                                          Cumulative to date
     Item                 September      Total        Percent

U.S. Total                  5,580.7     49,451.2        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             16.1        124.6          0.3

  Alabama                      47.1        413.6          0.8
  Alaska                      188.8      1,582.4          3.2
  Arizona                      45.6        550.8          1.1
  Arkansas                      6.2         78.6          0.2
  California                  655.4      5,241.6         10.6
  Colorado                     15.6        132.1          0.3
  Connecticut                  24.5        278.7          0.6
  Delaware                      5.1         38.2          0.1
  Florida                      78.0        919.4          1.9
  Georgia                      95.4        768.9          1.6
  Hawaii                        9.8         57.5          0.1
  Idaho                        11.7        112.7          0.2
  Illinois                     65.3        594.2          1.2
  Indiana                      27.6        221.2          0.4
  Iowa                         19.8        167.6          0.3
  Kansas                       33.3        307.4          0.6
  Kentucky                     39.0        245.5          0.5
  Louisiana                   551.0      5,578.4         11.3
  Maine                        48.8        327.8          0.7
  Maryland                     19.0        172.3          0.3
  Massachusetts                71.7        539.6          1.1
  Michigan                     73.9        602.3          1.2
  Minnesota                    72.9        499.4          1.0
  Mississippi                  10.5        104.1          0.2
  Missouri                     13.8        186.9          0.4
  Montana                       7.8         70.0          0.1
  Nebraska                     19.4        227.7          0.5
  Nevada                        5.4         44.4          0.1
  New Hampshire                10.4         93.6          0.2
  New Jersey                   97.9        904.1          1.8
  New Mexico                    2.6         26.7          0.1
  New York                    265.7      2,641.0          5.3
  North Carolina               52.2        823.7          1.7
  North Dakota                 15.0         86.7          0.2
  Ohio                         61.9        608.3          1.2
  Oklahoma                      6.9         67.5          0.1
  Oregon                      132.5        990.2          2.0
  Pennsylvania                 58.1        544.3          1.1
  Rhode Island                 10.1         92.6          0.2
  South Carolina               13.9        139.4          0.3
  South Dakota                  1.4         24.9          0.1
  Tennessee                    39.5        476.7          1.0
  Texas                       382.6      3,324.0          6.7
  Utah                         22.9        210.6          0.4
  Vermont                       4.8         40.5          0.1
  Virginia                    124.8      1,023.3          2.1
  Washington                  259.4      2,523.3          5.1
  West Virginia                35.1        317.0          0.6
  Wisconsin                    57.8        401.0          0.8
  Wyoming                       5.9         36.9          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              3.7         37.4          0.1
  Puerto Rico                   9.0         65.3          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              (-)          0.5          (-)
Other                       1,644.5     13,888.3         28.1
  Estimated Shipments       1,221.2     10,050.6         20.3
  Unreported (2)              423.3      3,837.8          7.8

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

                              Reexports                    Total
                                     Cumulative                Cumulative
     Item                 September     to date     September     to date

U.S. Total                  6,699.8     50,201.3     67,114.7    577,393.4
Foreign Trade Zone            110.1        853.8      1,314.1      7,987.9

  Alabama                       8.9         84.6        613.6      5,345.6
  Alaska                        6.9         52.1        235.9      2,000.2
  Arizona                     103.5        825.0      1,157.9     10,597.9
  Arkansas                      5.4         43.4        219.8      1,880.0
  California                1,678.8     13,760.1     10,643.2     86,765.3
  Colorado                     66.0        453.8        597.9      4,767.6
  Connecticut                  65.7        328.9        681.9      5,742.6
  Delaware                     17.6        143.5        183.0      1,685.8
  Florida                     182.5      1,714.2      2,227.3     19,630.0
  Georgia                      79.2        568.6      1,244.0     10,966.3
  Hawaii                        4.5         61.3         37.3        307.7
  Idaho                        44.0        282.6        359.5      2,494.6
  Illinois                    151.7      1,451.7      2,591.1     23,153.7
  Indiana                      87.2        546.5      1,288.3     11,469.8
  Iowa                         14.8        111.0        362.3      3,381.9
  Kansas                       17.2        186.8        401.2      3,729.6
  Kentucky                     95.8        690.0        840.7      6,836.4
  Louisiana                    23.2         97.0      1,329.0     12,325.8
  Maine                         7.4         83.0        168.0      1,331.5
  Maryland                     15.5        155.1        410.4      3,254.9
  Massachusetts               121.7      1,085.7      1,868.2     15,042.8
  Michigan                    152.5      1,356.4      2,723.3     25,455.9
  Minnesota                    50.6        408.0        933.9      7,426.0
  Mississippi                   5.5         44.9        233.9      1,930.1
  Missouri                     16.6        158.4        525.9      4,856.5
  Montana                       1.2         10.3         36.4        369.8
  Nebraska                      7.9         64.0        197.8      1,890.5
  Nevada                       58.6        379.7        159.2      1,033.4
  New Hampshire                12.5        125.2        221.2      1,703.6
  New Jersey                  683.4      1,923.4      2,101.0     13,851.2
  New Mexico                    5.1         50.1        205.3      1,820.0
  New York                    629.0      5,413.5      3,659.6     31,519.0
  North Carolina               88.8        763.4      1,545.7     13,172.1
  North Dakota                  1.4         10.7         51.1        448.5
  Ohio                         91.9        770.7      2,114.5     19,469.9
  Oklahoma                      9.7        108.8        251.6      2,327.7
  Oregon                       75.4        650.5        896.2      8,500.0
  Pennsylvania                132.5        935.7      1,600.4     13,992.2
  Rhode Island                  9.5         74.9        102.5        872.7
  South Carolina               29.6        248.6        710.0      6,323.3
  South Dakota                  2.7         25.8         50.9        509.7
  Tennessee                    95.4        743.1        971.7      8,638.8
  Texas                     1,114.9      8,606.2      9,251.7     76,249.2
  Utah                         12.3         59.2        225.1      2,418.7
  Vermont                     180.5      1,169.5        424.6      3,075.7
  Virginia                     47.9        365.8      1,055.9      8,678.2
  Washington                   92.1        694.4      2,552.9     23,744.8
  West Virginia                 3.3         50.2        180.7      1,671.9
  Wisconsin                    26.5        250.7        924.1      7,692.6
  Wyoming                       0.6          6.5         49.2        361.1
  Dist of Columbia              9.0         95.9         66.0        665.5
  Puerto Rico                  28.8        240.5        846.5      7,122.7
  USVirgin Islands              0.5          9.8          6.4        147.3
Other                         226.0      1,661.8      4,779.2     47,115.8
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      1,221.2     10,050.6
  Unreported (2)              226.0      1,661.8      3,558.0     37,065.2

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)       -371.2

(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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