    EXHIBIT 2a. US EXPORTS OF GOODS BY STATE WHERE THE EXPORTER IS LOCATED,
  BY NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: October 2002
                                        
        (In millions of dollars.  Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) shipments are
     included in the US 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 zero.
                                        

                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                        Manufactured Commodities

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    October        Total          Percent

U.S. Total                 49,604.0      471,516.2     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          2,462.4       18,704.1       4.0% 

  Alabama                     516.4        4,874.3       1.0% 
  Alaska                       48.0          271.7       0.1% 
  Arizona                     736.1        6,075.7       1.3% 
  Arkansas                    134.4        1,435.3       0.3% 
  California                6,564.0       66,321.3      14.1% 
  Colorado                    722.7        6,723.9       1.4% 
  Connecticut                 793.8        8,192.4       1.7% 
  Delaware                    414.3        4,056.7       0.9% 
  Florida                   1,531.4       15,180.9       3.2% 
  Georgia                     875.6        8,290.0       1.8% 
  Hawaii                       37.2          238.2       0.1% 
  Idaho                       136.1        1,203.8       0.3% 
  Illinois                  2,416.3       22,624.7       4.8% 
  Indiana                   1,246.7       11,164.4       2.4% 
  Iowa                        261.7        2,501.6       0.5% 
  Kansas                      367.7        3,961.0       0.8% 
  Kentucky                    617.3        5,648.2       1.2% 
  Louisiana                   266.3        2,507.1       0.5% 
  Maine                       109.4          964.9       0.2% 
  Maryland                    298.4        3,518.6       0.7% 
  Massachusetts             1,442.3       12,370.7       2.6% 
  Michigan                  4,156.7       38,647.4       8.2% 
  Minnesota                 1,214.4       11,932.9       2.5% 
  Mississippi                 133.7        1,178.4       0.2% 
  Missouri                    416.9        4,206.8       0.9% 
  Montana                      17.5          205.5       0.0% 
  Nebraska                    150.8        2,017.8       0.4% 
  Nevada                      100.1        1,274.6       0.3% 
  New Hampshire               137.3        1,378.4       0.3% 
  New Jersey                1,570.4       15,089.8       3.2% 
  New Mexico                   59.6          399.2       0.1% 
  New York                  3,075.2       29,062.3       6.2% 
  North Carolina            1,079.0        9,740.1       2.1% 
  North Dakota                 37.3          500.7       0.1% 
  Ohio                      2,483.8       22,907.7       4.9% 
  Oklahoma                    281.5        2,492.0       0.5% 
  Oregon                      622.9        4,791.9       1.0% 
  Pennsylvania              1,517.2       14,499.4       3.1% 
  Rhode Island                 61.3          644.5       0.1% 
  South Carolina              760.2        7,037.6       1.5% 
  South Dakota                 36.3          342.0       0.1% 
  Tennessee                   829.3        7,637.2       1.6% 
  Texas                     4,457.6       42,396.6       9.0% 
  Utah                        215.7        2,181.3       0.5% 
  Vermont                      88.1          878.5       0.2% 
  Virginia                    478.0        4,695.9       1.0% 
  Washington                2,805.3       25,945.2       5.5% 
  West Virginia               101.3        1,119.2       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                   947.6        8,758.6       1.9% 
  Wyoming                      10.0           87.8       0.0% 
  Dist of Columbia (2)        276.7        3,251.6       0.7% 
  Puerto Rico                 645.2        5,590.8       1.2% 
  USVirgin Islands             30.5          199.5       0.0% 

Other                       1,270.6       12,253.8       2.6% 
  Estimated Shipments           0.0            0.0       0.0% 
  Unreported (3)            1,270.6       12,253.8       2.6% 

Timing Adjustment               0.0           45.6       0.0% 
                                        
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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                        Non-Manufactured Commodities

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    October        Total          Percent


U.S. Total                  6,060.9       54,467.9     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone             79.8          450.1       0.8% 

  Alabama                      33.8          415.6       0.8% 
  Alaska                       57.9          592.2       1.1% 
  Arizona                      35.0          390.2       0.7% 
  Arkansas                      9.2           77.0       0.1% 
  California                  746.5        6,409.7      11.8% 
  Colorado                     11.6          139.7       0.3% 
  Connecticut                 174.9        1,430.9       2.6% 
  Delaware                      7.7           81.7       0.1% 
  Florida                     134.2        1,503.5       2.8% 
  Georgia                      44.5          484.6       0.9% 
  Hawaii                        7.7           56.0       0.1% 
  Idaho                         9.2          121.1       0.2% 
  Illinois                    283.0        2,409.5       4.4% 
  Indiana                      27.1          198.3       0.4% 
  Iowa                         29.1          219.2       0.4% 
  Kansas                       63.0          613.0       1.1% 
  Kentucky                     38.4          299.4       0.5% 
  Louisiana                   132.3        1,008.6       1.9% 
  Maine                        44.5          300.9       0.6% 
  Maryland                     33.2          355.9       0.7% 
  Massachusetts                59.5          560.7       1.0% 
  Michigan                     53.3          572.9       1.1% 
  Minnesota                   469.3        3,709.9       6.8% 
  Mississippi                   3.0          415.7       0.8% 
  Missouri                     76.5          614.1       1.1% 
  Montana                       4.3           59.4       0.1% 
  Nebraska                    126.4          629.8       1.2% 
  Nevada                        4.2           45.8       0.1% 
  New Hampshire                13.7          155.1       0.3% 
  New Jersey                  172.2        1,560.3       2.9% 
  New Mexico                    3.4           40.3       0.1% 
  New York                    506.6        4,231.7       7.8% 
  North Carolina               27.5          318.2       0.6% 
  North Dakota                 15.8          160.0       0.3% 
  Ohio                         73.4          618.6       1.1% 
  Oklahoma                     12.1          103.1       0.2% 
  Oregon                      164.2        1,134.7       2.1% 
  Pennsylvania                 91.5          793.0       1.5% 
  Rhode Island                 11.2          106.8       0.2% 
  South Carolina               14.0          122.0       0.2% 
  South Dakota                  5.2           44.1       0.1% 
  Tennessee                    77.3          918.7       1.7% 
  Texas                       321.1        2,606.0       4.8% 
  Utah                          9.9          104.8       0.2% 
  Vermont                       5.7           52.4       0.1% 
  Virginia                     77.6          768.1       1.4% 
  Washington                  339.6        2,998.0       5.5% 
  West Virginia                24.0          136.1       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                    25.3          279.5       0.5% 
  Wyoming                       1.1           13.1       0.0% 
  Dist of Columbia (2)         76.7          505.0       0.9% 
  Puerto Rico                   6.1           77.1       0.1% 
  USVirgin Islands              0.1            0.7       0.0% 

Other                       1,266.4       12,905.1      23.7% 
  Estimated Shipments         988.0        9,868.4      18.1% 
  Unreported (3)              278.4        3,036.7       5.6% 

Timing Adjustment               0.0            0.0       0.0% 
                                        
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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings

                        Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative                  Cumulative
Item                    October       to-date       October       to-date


U.S. Total                  5,909.0      51,966.6      61,573.9     577,950.7

Foreign Trade Zone            340.4       2,142.8       2,882.6      21,297.0

  Alabama                      20.0         196.8         570.2       5,486.8
  Alaska                        2.3          15.1         108.1         879.0
  Arizona                     134.2         952.4         905.3       7,418.3
  Arkansas                      9.4          73.0         153.0       1,585.3
  California                1,348.1      12,504.7       8,658.6      85,235.7
  Colorado                    189.3       1,844.3         923.6       8,707.9
  Connecticut                  50.8         586.1       1,019.5      10,209.4
  Delaware                     14.5         136.8         436.5       4,275.1
  Florida                     151.8       1,611.7       1,817.5      18,296.1
  Georgia                     153.7       1,278.7       1,073.8      10,053.3
  Hawaii                        3.8          36.6          48.7         330.9
  Idaho                        22.2         304.3         167.5       1,629.2
  Illinois                    303.1       2,167.4       3,002.5      27,201.7
  Indiana                     140.7       1,118.5       1,414.5      12,481.2
  Iowa                         10.9         114.3         301.7       2,835.1
  Kansas                       14.8         298.0         445.4       4,872.0
  Kentucky                     67.6         525.8         723.3       6,473.4
  Louisiana                     6.5          74.8         405.1       3,590.4
  Maine                        53.8         250.3         207.7       1,516.1
  Maryland                     44.4         304.9         376.1       4,179.5
  Massachusetts               124.3       1,098.3       1,626.0      14,029.8
  Michigan                    346.1       2,442.7       4,556.0      41,663.1
  Minnesota                    52.9         546.2       1,736.6      16,189.0
  Mississippi                  10.6          71.2         147.2       1,665.3
  Missouri                     19.7         225.0         513.1       5,045.9
  Montana                       1.1          13.3          22.9         278.2
  Nebraska                      4.4          71.4         281.5       2,718.9
  Nevada                       28.9         275.3         133.2       1,595.7
  New Hampshire                14.0         124.5         165.0       1,657.9
  New Jersey                  223.3       2,140.4       1,965.9      18,790.5
  New Mexico                    3.7          30.0          66.8         469.5
  New York                    682.3       6,407.0       4,264.0      39,701.0
  North Carolina              109.3         821.0       1,215.8      10,879.3
  North Dakota                  1.4          13.5          54.5         674.2
  Ohio                        133.7       1,221.4       2,691.0      24,747.7
  Oklahoma                      8.7         102.4         302.2       2,697.4
  Oregon                       52.6         551.1         839.8       6,477.7
  Pennsylvania                112.0       1,013.5       1,720.7      16,305.9
  Rhode Island                  8.4          92.4          80.9         843.8
  South Carolina               70.1         482.6         844.3       7,642.2
  South Dakota                  2.7          19.0          44.2         405.1
  Tennessee                    83.7         677.1         990.3       9,233.0
  Texas                       672.4       5,628.2       5,451.1      50,630.7
  Utah                         10.7         258.6         236.2       2,544.7
  Vermont                      15.2         219.3         109.1       1,150.2
  Virginia                     43.8         345.9         599.3       5,809.9
  Washington                  112.7         778.8       3,257.7      29,722.0
  West Virginia                20.1          80.0         145.5       1,335.4
  Wisconsin                    83.3         589.5       1,056.2       9,627.6
  Wyoming                       2.0          11.4          13.1         112.3
  Dist of Columbia (2)         20.5         449.7         373.9       4,206.3
  Puerto Rico                  39.4         175.5         690.8       5,843.3
  USVirgin Islands              0.5           6.4          31.1         206.6

Other                          52.5         589.5       2,589.5      25,748.4
  Estimated Shipments           0.0           0.0         988.0       9,868.4
  Unreported (3)               52.5         589.5       1,601.5      15,880.0

Timing Adjustment               0.0           0.0           0.0          45.6
                                                  

(1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities,
scrap, waste and used or second-hand merchandise.

(2) Significant data are compiled for the District of Columbia because there are
concentrations of entities domiciled there such as, embassies of foreign
governments, purchasing agents for foreign companies and countries that arrange
for exports of goods.

(3) Includes cases where no valid zip code was reported on Shipper's Export
Declaration (SED's) and includes prior month's revision to Canada.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-162), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, October 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
