    EXHIBIT 2a. US EXPORTS OF GOODS BY STATE WHERE THE EXPORTER IS LOCATED,
 BY NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 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                    December       Total          Percent

U.S. Total                 43,840.7      563,093.3     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          2,187.5       23,180.7       4.1% 

  Alabama                     449.4        5,843.2       1.0% 
  Alaska                       24.0          330.6       0.1% 
  Arizona                     555.0        7,310.4       1.3% 
  Arkansas                    122.0        1,679.2       0.3% 
  California                6,011.4       78,666.9      14.0% 
  Colorado                    787.3        8,204.1       1.5% 
  Connecticut                 722.9        9,687.3       1.7% 
  Delaware                    385.8        4,866.5       0.9% 
  Florida                   1,284.1       17,956.2       3.2% 
  Georgia                     775.8        9,896.0       1.8% 
  Hawaii                       17.1          277.4       0.0% 
  Idaho                       128.4        1,477.0       0.3% 
  Illinois                  2,153.7       27,089.6       4.8% 
  Indiana                     993.0       13,331.5       2.4% 
  Iowa                        220.8        2,959.7       0.5% 
  Kansas                      386.0        4,710.4       0.8% 
  Kentucky                    547.0        6,796.6       1.2% 
  Louisiana                   240.6        2,993.0       0.5% 
  Maine                       105.5        1,185.4       0.2% 
  Maryland                    294.7        4,179.8       0.7% 
  Massachusetts             1,283.0       14,993.7       2.7% 
  Michigan                  3,081.1       45,517.0       8.1% 
  Minnesota                   968.5       14,263.8       2.5% 
  Mississippi                 107.5        1,426.2       0.3% 
  Missouri                    352.4        4,997.8       0.9% 
  Montana                      15.0          242.1       0.0% 
  Nebraska                    215.5        2,443.2       0.4% 
  Nevada                      217.9        1,626.9       0.3% 
  New Hampshire               120.6        1,630.9       0.3% 
  New Jersey                1,541.9       18,229.0       3.2% 
  New Mexico                   81.1          553.7       0.1% 
  New York                  2,824.6       34,691.9       6.2% 
  North Carolina              825.9       11,505.5       2.0% 
  North Dakota                 40.2          581.5       0.1% 
  Ohio                      2,306.2       27,488.5       4.9% 
  Oklahoma                    241.8        2,985.9       0.5% 
  Oregon                      573.1        5,958.5       1.1% 
  Pennsylvania              1,414.9       17,433.4       3.1% 
  Rhode Island                 58.7          760.6       0.1% 
  South Carolina              616.2        8,265.4       1.5% 
  South Dakota                 35.4          413.2       0.1% 
  Tennessee                   715.5        9,144.1       1.6% 
  Texas                     4,050.4       50,837.7       9.0% 
  Utah                        186.2        2,628.6       0.5% 
  Vermont                      68.7        1,031.2       0.2% 
  Virginia                    413.8        5,589.3       1.0% 
  Washington                2,268.8       30,581.4       5.4% 
  West Virginia                88.6        1,302.3       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                   982.5       10,696.5       1.9% 
  Wyoming                       8.8          106.1       0.0% 
  Dist of Columbia (2)        249.5        3,739.9       0.7% 
  Puerto Rico                 576.4        6,796.5       1.2% 
  USVirgin Islands             38.2          264.7       0.0% 

Other                       1,067.2       14,695.6       2.6% 
  Estimated Shipments           0.0            0.0       0.0% 
  Unreported (3)            1,067.2       14,695.6       2.6% 

Timing Adjustment               0.0          229.6       0.0% 
                                        
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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                        Non-Manufactured Commodities

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    December       Total          Percent


U.S. Total                  6,125.4       66,764.8     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone             64.9          593.3       0.9% 

  Alabama                      44.1          490.4       0.7% 
  Alaska                       26.6          651.1       1.0% 
  Arizona                      35.5          472.5       0.7% 
  Arkansas                      7.3           91.2       0.1% 
  California                  732.4        7,924.2      11.9% 
  Colorado                     15.0          166.5       0.2% 
  Connecticut                 127.7        1,687.2       2.5% 
  Delaware                      6.3           90.4       0.1% 
  Florida                     182.5        1,877.6       2.8% 
  Georgia                      37.8          571.0       0.9% 
  Hawaii                        5.6           66.5       0.1% 
  Idaho                        15.1          149.5       0.2% 
  Illinois                    315.7        3,111.6       4.7% 
  Indiana                      15.8          234.2       0.4% 
  Iowa                         31.5          272.4       0.4% 
  Kansas                      101.7          763.4       1.1% 
  Kentucky                     39.6          382.2       0.6% 
  Louisiana                   104.2        1,241.0       1.9% 
  Maine                        21.4          346.8       0.5% 
  Maryland                     69.4          467.5       0.7% 
  Massachusetts                69.7          683.2       1.0% 
  Michigan                     55.9          701.9       1.1% 
  Minnesota                   408.7        4,636.9       6.9% 
  Mississippi                  13.6          434.7       0.7% 
  Missouri                    194.9          909.8       1.4% 
  Montana                       6.8           71.6       0.1% 
  Nebraska                     94.1          813.3       1.2% 
  Nevada                        4.8           55.2       0.1% 
  New Hampshire                 9.2          174.7       0.3% 
  New Jersey                  182.8        1,935.7       2.9% 
  New Mexico                    2.8           48.3       0.1% 
  New York                    519.7        5,275.3       7.9% 
  North Carolina               33.6          398.3       0.6% 
  North Dakota                 16.0          191.8       0.3% 
  Ohio                         50.1          739.9       1.1% 
  Oklahoma                      8.4          121.6       0.2% 
  Oregon                      201.3        1,466.8       2.2% 
  Pennsylvania                 85.8          947.8       1.4% 
  Rhode Island                 14.2          135.6       0.2% 
  South Carolina               11.3          145.5       0.2% 
  South Dakota                  4.7           53.3       0.1% 
  Tennessee                   129.5        1,131.2       1.7% 
  Texas                       333.1        3,284.1       4.9% 
  Utah                          6.6          120.7       0.2% 
  Vermont                       4.2           61.2       0.1% 
  Virginia                     74.7          919.2       1.4% 
  Washington                  218.2        3,448.5       5.2% 
  West Virginia                 9.5          151.9       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                    28.8          342.3       0.5% 
  Wyoming                       1.5           15.7       0.0% 
  Dist of Columbia (2)         50.1          608.4       0.9% 
  Puerto Rico                   3.6           85.1       0.1% 
  USVirgin Islands              0.0            0.8       0.0% 

Other                       1,342.0       15,596.9      23.4% 
  Estimated Shipments       1,026.5       11,947.7      17.9% 
  Unreported (3)              315.5        3,649.2       5.5% 

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

                        Reexports                   Total
                                      Cumulative                  Cumulative
Item                    December      to-date       December      to-date


U.S. Total                  5,611.5      63,658.7      55,577.5     693,516.9

Foreign Trade Zone            304.7       2,803.5       2,557.1      26,577.5

  Alabama                      18.3         232.7         511.8       6,566.3
  Alaska                        2.8          19.2          53.4       1,000.8
  Arizona                      72.2       1,121.7         662.7       8,904.6
  Arkansas                      7.8          89.6         137.1       1,860.0
  California                1,290.1      15,185.4       8,033.8     101,776.6
  Colorado                    214.7       2,246.3       1,017.0      10,616.9
  Connecticut                  30.8         672.3         881.3      12,046.9
  Delaware                      9.2         156.1         401.2       5,113.0
  Florida                     190.3       1,971.4       1,656.9      21,805.2
  Georgia                     104.6       1,519.3         918.3      11,986.4
  Hawaii                        4.5          48.1          27.2         392.1
  Idaho                        29.8         363.2         173.3       1,989.8
  Illinois                    286.3       2,817.4       2,755.7      33,018.6
  Indiana                     101.9       1,348.9       1,110.7      14,914.6
  Iowa                         14.2         138.2         266.5       3,370.3
  Kansas                       13.2         327.2         500.8       5,801.0
  Kentucky                     56.3         658.4         642.8       7,837.2
  Louisiana                     6.7          87.8         351.5       4,321.7
  Maine                        53.5         351.2         180.3       1,883.4
  Maryland                     32.8         381.4         396.8       5,028.6
  Massachusetts               127.8       1,358.7       1,480.6      17,035.6
  Michigan                    254.7       3,006.4       3,391.7      49,225.3
  Minnesota                    49.1         646.5       1,426.3      19,547.1
  Mississippi                   9.0         176.8         130.0       2,037.8
  Missouri                     23.8         269.0         571.1       6,176.6
  Montana                       1.5          16.2          23.4         330.0
  Nebraska                      6.6          84.0         316.2       3,340.5
  Nevada                       26.1         333.5         248.8       2,015.7
  New Hampshire                13.8         154.0         143.6       1,959.7
  New Jersey                  364.5       2,765.3       2,089.2      22,930.1
  New Mexico                    3.2          40.6          87.2         642.6
  New York                    678.3       7,817.6       4,022.6      47,784.8
  North Carolina               99.9       1,022.8         959.4      12,926.7
  North Dakota                  1.3          15.6          57.5         788.9
  Ohio                        122.4       1,480.9       2,478.6      29,709.3
  Oklahoma                      7.5         119.3         257.7       3,226.8
  Oregon                       56.4         680.3         830.8       8,105.6
  Pennsylvania                 96.1       1,215.4       1,596.8      19,596.6
  Rhode Island                 10.9         113.5          83.8       1,009.6
  South Carolina               59.0         605.8         686.5       9,016.6
  South Dakota                  1.8          23.0          41.9         489.5
  Tennessee                    69.6         829.6         914.7      11,104.9
  Texas                       612.3       6,873.5       4,995.9      60,995.2
  Utah                         16.3         288.5         209.1       3,037.9
  Vermont                      13.5         248.0          86.5       1,340.4
  Virginia                     24.7         406.6         513.2       6,915.1
  Washington                   88.8         966.6       2,575.8      34,996.5
  West Virginia                23.0         126.3         121.1       1,580.5
  Wisconsin                    80.2         743.2       1,091.6      11,782.1
  Wyoming                       2.0          14.6          12.2         136.3
  Dist of Columbia (2)         44.0         531.0         343.6       4,879.4
  Puerto Rico                  36.7         253.7         616.6       7,135.4
  USVirgin Islands              0.6           7.7          38.8         273.2

Other                          46.3         688.2       2,455.5      30,980.8
  Estimated Shipments           0.0           0.0       1,026.5      11,947.7
  Unreported (3)               46.3         688.2       1,429.1      19,033.0

Timing Adjustment               0.0           0.0           0.0         229.6
                                                  

(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-03-29), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, December 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
