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

U.S. Total                 57,921.7    536,186.5        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone          1,214.6      8,224.1          1.5

  Alabama                     612.5      5,459.9          1.0
  Alaska                       44.4        410.0          0.1
  Arizona                   1,149.1     10,371.1          1.9
  Arkansas                    284.2      2,042.2          0.4
  California                8,662.5     76,426.2         14.3
  Colorado                    518.1      4,699.8          0.9
  Connecticut                 705.0      5,840.1          1.1
  Delaware                    164.5      1,668.6          0.3
  Florida                   1,933.2     18,929.6          3.5
  Georgia                   1,124.3     10,753.0          2.0
  Hawaii                       16.6        205.4          (-)
  Idaho                       319.6      2,419.0          0.5
  Illinois                  2,557.2     23,664.9          4.4
  Indiana                   1,359.6     12,061.7          2.2
  Iowa                        345.2      3,448.4          0.6
  Kansas                      391.9      3,627.4          0.7
  Kentucky                    729.1      6,629.9          1.2
  Louisiana                   825.4      7,475.8          1.4
  Maine                       103.8      1,024.5          0.2
  Maryland                    398.4      3,325.8          0.6
  Massachusetts             1,682.1     15,099.7          2.8
  Michigan                  2,729.4     26,226.6          4.9
  Minnesota                   753.1      7,271.7          1.4
  Mississippi                 226.2      2,007.3          0.4
  Missouri                    532.8      5,044.0          0.9
  Montana                      24.4        314.0          0.1
  Nebraska                    166.5      1,765.5          0.3
  Nevada                      137.4        746.7          0.1
  New Hampshire               215.3      1,700.1          0.3
  New Jersey                1,240.7     12,264.3          2.3
  New Mexico                  187.6      1,930.8          0.4
  New York                  2,796.1     26,260.6          4.9
  North Carolina            1,385.5     12,970.5          2.4
  North Dakota                 54.1        405.1          0.1
  Ohio                      2,162.6     20,253.5          3.8
  Oklahoma                    225.0      2,376.4          0.4
  Oregon                      772.2      7,631.6          1.4
  Pennsylvania              1,473.8     13,986.1          2.6
  Rhode Island                 84.3        789.4          0.1
  South Carolina              718.1      6,653.4          1.2
  South Dakota                 41.0        500.0          0.1
  Tennessee                   853.0      8,272.0          1.5
  Texas                     8,448.1     72,767.0         13.6
  Utah                        210.3      2,359.2          0.4
  Vermont                     196.2      2,061.9          0.4
  Virginia                    851.2      8,140.3          1.5
  Washington                2,321.3     22,848.4          4.3
  West Virginia               145.5      1,450.3          0.3
  Wisconsin                   839.4      7,880.3          1.5
  Wyoming                      39.9        357.7          0.1
  Dist of Columbia            163.8        696.1          0.1
  Puerto Rico                 865.0      7,682.1          1.4
  USVirgin Islands             15.8        152.8          (-)
Other                       3,119.2     34,925.1          6.5
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)          (-)
  Unreported (2)            3,119.2     34,925.1          6.5

Timing Adjustment               (-)        -87.5          (-)
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                            NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                             Non-Manufactured Commodities (1)

                                          Cumulative to date
     Item                   October      Total        Percent

U.S. Total                  6,305.8     55,757.1        100.0
Foreign Trade Zone             16.7        141.3          0.3

  Alabama                      70.4        483.9          0.9
  Alaska                      178.0      1,760.5          3.2
  Arizona                      61.2        612.0          1.1
  Arkansas                      6.2         84.8          0.2
  California                  797.5      6,039.0         10.8
  Colorado                     20.5        152.6          0.3
  Connecticut                  25.7        304.4          0.5
  Delaware                      3.3         41.4          0.1
  Florida                     100.6      1,020.0          1.8
  Georgia                      88.5        857.4          1.5
  Hawaii                        4.0         61.5          0.1
  Idaho                        16.6        129.3          0.2
  Illinois                     80.1        674.4          1.2
  Indiana                      35.3        256.5          0.5
  Iowa                         18.3        185.9          0.3
  Kansas                       24.8        332.2          0.6
  Kentucky                    176.3        421.9          0.8
  Louisiana                   651.2      6,229.6         11.2
  Maine                        46.2        374.0          0.7
  Maryland                     19.8        192.1          0.3
  Massachusetts                61.3        600.9          1.1
  Michigan                     86.6        688.9          1.2
  Minnesota                   115.3        614.7          1.1
  Mississippi                   7.0        111.1          0.2
  Missouri                     28.1        215.0          0.4
  Montana                      60.5        130.5          0.2
  Nebraska                     32.4        260.1          0.5
  Nevada                        6.0         50.4          0.1
  New Hampshire                11.4        105.0          0.2
  New Jersey                  100.6      1,004.8          1.8
  New Mexico                    3.2         29.9          0.1
  New York                    308.6      2,949.6          5.3
  North Carolina               61.5        885.1          1.6
  North Dakota                 12.5         99.2          0.2
  Ohio                        119.9        728.2          1.3
  Oklahoma                      9.2         76.7          0.1
  Oregon                      118.6      1,108.8          2.0
  Pennsylvania                 76.6        620.9          1.1
  Rhode Island                 17.7        110.3          0.2
  South Carolina               17.9        157.3          0.3
  South Dakota                 19.6         44.5          0.1
  Tennessee                    46.2        522.9          0.9
  Texas                       364.9      3,688.9          6.6
  Utah                         25.2        235.7          0.4
  Vermont                       5.1         45.5          0.1
  Virginia                     64.5      1,087.8          2.0
  Washington                  330.9      2,854.2          5.1
  West Virginia                44.8        361.9          0.6
  Wisconsin                    81.3        482.3          0.9
  Wyoming                       7.9         44.8          0.1
  Dist of Columbia              2.7         40.2          0.1
  Puerto Rico                   3.3         68.5          0.1
  USVirgin Islands              0.1          0.5          (-)
Other                       1,630.2     15,518.5         27.8
  Estimated Shipments       1,188.2     11,238.8         20.2
  Unreported (2)              442.0      4,279.8          7.7

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

                                 Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative                Cumulative
     Item                   October      to date      October      to date

U.S. Total                  6,237.2     56,438.5     70,464.7    648,382.1
Foreign Trade Zone            100.1        954.0      1,331.4      9,319.3

  Alabama                       8.4         93.1        691.3      6,036.9
  Alaska                        4.9         57.0        227.3      2,227.5
  Arizona                     116.3        941.4      1,326.6     11,924.5
  Arkansas                      4.8         48.1        295.2      2,175.2
  California                1,731.5     15,491.6     11,191.5     97,956.8
  Colorado                     72.0        525.8        610.6      5,378.2
  Connecticut                  33.4        362.2        764.1      6,506.7
  Delaware                     13.9        157.4        181.7      1,867.5
  Florida                     213.6      1,927.8      2,247.4     21,877.4
  Georgia                      81.5        650.1      1,294.3     12,260.6
  Hawaii                        2.8         64.1         23.3        331.0
  Idaho                        42.2        324.8        378.4      2,873.0
  Illinois                    206.5      1,658.2      2,843.9     25,997.5
  Indiana                      76.1        622.6      1,470.9     12,940.7
  Iowa                         16.0        127.0        379.5      3,761.3
  Kansas                       29.0        215.7        445.7      4,175.3
  Kentucky                     82.2        772.2        987.6      7,824.0
  Louisiana                    16.9        113.9      1,493.5     13,819.3
  Maine                         5.6         88.6        155.6      1,487.1
  Maryland                     17.9        173.1        436.1      3,691.0
  Massachusetts               130.3      1,216.0      1,873.7     16,916.6
  Michigan                    173.9      1,530.2      2,989.8     28,445.7
  Minnesota                    60.8        468.8        929.3      8,355.3
  Mississippi                   4.2         49.1        237.4      2,167.5
  Missouri                     24.7        183.2        585.7      5,442.2
  Montana                       1.4         11.6         86.3        456.1
  Nebraska                     15.6         79.6        214.6      2,105.1
  Nevada                       46.1        425.8        189.5      1,222.9
  New Hampshire                12.0        137.2        238.8      1,942.3
  New Jersey                  195.0      2,118.5      1,536.4     15,387.6
  New Mexico                    9.4         59.5        200.2      2,020.3
  New York                    573.5      5,987.0      3,678.2     35,197.2
  North Carolina               84.1        847.5      1,531.0     14,703.2
  North Dakota                  1.8         12.5         68.4        516.8
  Ohio                         91.6        862.3      2,374.1     21,844.0
  Oklahoma                      7.0        115.8        241.2      2,568.9
  Oregon                      102.7        753.1        993.4      9,493.5
  Pennsylvania                120.1      1,055.7      1,670.4     15,662.7
  Rhode Island                  9.2         84.2        111.2        983.9
  South Carolina               34.6        283.2        770.6      7,093.9
  South Dakota                  3.1         28.9         63.7        573.4
  Tennessee                    93.1        836.2        992.3      9,631.1
  Texas                     1,114.6      9,720.8      9,927.5     86,176.7
  Utah                         13.6         72.8        249.1      2,667.8
  Vermont                     127.1      1,296.7        328.4      3,404.1
  Virginia                     46.3        412.1        962.0      9,640.2
  Washington                  103.6        797.9      2,755.8     26,500.5
  West Virginia                 3.0         53.1        193.3      1,865.3
  Wisconsin                    31.2        281.9        951.9      8,644.5
  Wyoming                       1.5          8.0         49.3        410.5
  Dist of Columbia              4.1         99.9        170.6        836.2
  Puerto Rico                  25.2        265.7        893.5      8,016.3
  USVirgin Islands              1.2         11.0         17.1        164.4
Other                         196.2      1,857.9      4,945.6     52,301.6
  Estimated Shipments           (-)          (-)      1,188.2     11,238.8
  Unreported (2)              196.2      1,857.9      3,757.3     41,062.8

Timing Adjustment               (-)          (-)          (-)        -87.5

(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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