                                                  
Exhibit 2a. US GENERAL IMPORTS OF GOODS BY STATE, STATE OF DESTINATION,
BY NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 2011

(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 0.05 percent.


                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                        Manufactured Commodities

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    August         Total          Percent

U.S. Total                152,027.7    1,123,798.8     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          7,838.7       57,112.6       5.1% 

  Alabama                   1,429.9        9,794.3       0.9% 
  Alaska                       99.4        1,088.8       0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,147.0        8,944.3       0.8% 
  Arkansas                    519.3        4,128.2       0.4% 
  California               27,562.7      194,875.6      17.3% 
  Colorado                    807.0        5,853.3       0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,801.7       15,200.9       1.4% 
  Delaware                    813.0        5,788.6       0.5% 
  Florida                   4,838.7       36,785.4       3.3% 
  Georgia                   5,588.5       42,371.1       3.8% 
  Hawaii                       85.3          680.9       0.1% 
  Idaho                       369.3        3,025.8       0.3% 
  Illinois                  7,597.6       57,954.0       5.2% 
  Indiana                   3,361.1       24,389.1       2.2% 
  Iowa                        627.6        4,650.2       0.4% 
  Kansas                      828.1        5,805.9       0.5% 
  Kentucky                  2,947.0       20,277.5       1.8% 
  Louisiana                 2,151.1       14,191.9       1.3% 
  Maine                       313.4        2,022.1       0.2% 
  Maryland                  1,977.9       14,390.6       1.3% 
  Massachusetts             2,520.0       19,267.0       1.7% 
  Michigan                  8,372.1       62,029.8       5.5% 
  Minnesota                 1,849.4       13,862.5       1.2% 
  Mississippi                 718.7        5,406.2       0.5% 
  Missouri                  1,230.5        9,642.2       0.9% 
  Montana                      86.7          549.7      (-)% 
  Nebraska                    293.9        2,143.0       0.2% 
  Nevada                      504.7        4,546.8       0.4% 
  New Hampshire               871.3        7,201.9       0.6% 
  New Jersey                9,178.5       70,006.7       6.2% 
  New Mexico                  153.0        1,677.0       0.1% 
  New York                  9,772.3       73,576.2       6.5% 
  North Carolina            4,113.3       29,977.9       2.7% 
  North Dakota                203.5        1,452.5       0.1% 
  Ohio                      4,609.3       32,906.8       2.9% 
  Oklahoma                    545.1        4,157.2       0.4% 
  Oregon                    1,210.9       10,012.5       0.9% 
  Pennsylvania              5,349.1       41,032.6       3.7% 
  Rhode Island                683.1        5,459.3       0.5% 
  South Carolina            2,922.8       20,872.1       1.9% 
  South Dakota                 80.9          500.8      (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,772.7       33,664.5       3.0% 
  Texas                    16,837.1      127,593.4      11.4% 
  Utah                        892.0        5,857.0       0.5% 
  Vermont                     368.5        2,204.5       0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,741.1       12,388.6       1.1% 
  Washington                2,612.3       20,129.3       1.8% 
  West Virginia               325.6        2,249.2       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,961.3       13,730.1       1.2% 
  Wyoming                      63.5          464.3      (-)% 
  Dist of Columbia             19.8          145.4      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               2,194.4       16,085.0       1.4% 
  US Virgin Islands            95.0          772.2       0.1% 

Other                           9.8           16.2      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments          (X)           (X)        (X)% 
  Unreported (2)                9.8           16.2      (-)% 

Timing Adjustment              (X)           (X)        (X)% 

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

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    August         Total          Percent


U.S. Total                 43,331.2      317,854.1     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         19,991.2      143,364.5      45.1% 

  Alabama                     249.3        1,675.6       0.5% 
  Alaska                       23.9          297.5       0.1% 
  Arizona                     159.0        2,733.0       0.9% 
  Arkansas                     82.6          504.3       0.2% 
  California                4,621.0       32,278.2      10.2% 
  Colorado                    275.2        1,869.4       0.6% 
  Connecticut                 133.1          866.1       0.3% 
  Delaware                    311.2        1,484.3       0.5% 
  Florida                     731.6        5,630.3       1.8% 
  Georgia                     255.1        2,086.7       0.7% 
  Hawaii                      461.0        3,204.6       1.0% 
  Idaho                        34.3          250.9       0.1% 
  Illinois                  3,334.4       22,535.1       7.1% 
  Indiana                     199.5        1,443.7       0.5% 
  Iowa                        101.0          856.2       0.3% 
  Kansas                       77.1          434.0       0.1% 
  Kentucky                    137.7        1,045.1       0.3% 
  Louisiana                 5,318.8       41,575.3      13.1% 
  Maine                        64.1          553.6       0.2% 
  Maryland                    170.3        1,021.8       0.3% 
  Massachusetts               404.8        3,340.4       1.1% 
  Michigan                    849.1        5,307.6       1.7% 
  Minnesota                 1,010.7        7,298.1       2.3% 
  Mississippi               1,191.4        8,064.2       2.5% 
  Missouri                     37.1          744.3       0.2% 
  Montana                     375.1        3,292.7       1.0% 
  Nebraska                     16.6          130.9      (-)% 
  Nevada                       25.8          345.8       0.1% 
  New Hampshire                79.3          562.8       0.2% 
  New Jersey                1,845.0       14,054.0       4.4% 
  New Mexico                   26.0          127.6      (-)% 
  New York                  1,470.9       10,831.8       3.4% 
  North Carolina              206.3        1,518.6       0.5% 
  North Dakota                 71.6          694.0       0.2% 
  Ohio                        765.0        6,103.9       1.9% 
  Oklahoma                    530.8        3,214.6       1.0% 
  Oregon                      127.0          745.3       0.2% 
  Pennsylvania              2,718.9       18,812.4       5.9% 
  Rhode Island                 20.2          147.1      (-)% 
  South Carolina              185.2        1,696.0       0.5% 
  South Dakota                  5.9           35.2      (-)% 
  Tennessee                   285.5        2,288.5       0.7% 
  Texas                    11,402.8       83,037.7      26.1% 
  Utah                         67.2          477.4       0.2% 
  Vermont                      43.3          405.4       0.1% 
  Virginia                    232.0        1,676.4       0.5% 
  Washington                1,361.9       10,042.5       3.2% 
  West Virginia                14.5          126.2      (-)% 
  Wisconsin                    79.5          690.9       0.2% 
  Wyoming                     113.2          985.8       0.3% 
  Dist of Columbia             10.3          176.2       0.1% 
  Puerto Rico                 131.0          787.3       0.2% 
  US Virgin Islands           849.1        7,642.7       2.4% 

Other                          38.0          104.1      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments          (X)           (X)        (X)% 
  Unreported (2)               38.0          104.1      (-)% 

Timing Adjustment              (X)           (X)        (X)% 
                                               

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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings

                                      Cumulative to Date
Item                    August        Total         Percent


U.S. Total                196,711.3   1,451,778.6    100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         27,829.9     200,477.1     13.8% 

  Alabama                   1,679.2      11,470.0      0.8% 
  Alaska                      123.3       1,386.3      0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,306.0      11,677.3      0.8% 
  Arkansas                    601.9       4,632.6      0.3% 
  California               32,183.8     227,153.8     15.6% 
  Colorado                  1,082.2       7,722.7      0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,934.7      16,067.0      1.1% 
  Delaware                  1,124.2       7,272.8      0.5% 
  Florida                   5,570.3      42,415.7      2.9% 
  Georgia                   5,843.7      44,457.8      3.1% 
  Hawaii                      546.3       3,885.5      0.3% 
  Idaho                       403.6       3,276.7      0.2% 
  Illinois                 10,932.0      80,489.0      5.5% 
  Indiana                   3,560.6      25,832.8      1.8% 
  Iowa                        728.5       5,506.4      0.4% 
  Kansas                      905.2       6,240.0      0.4% 
  Kentucky                  3,084.8      21,322.6      1.5% 
  Louisiana                 7,469.9      55,767.1      3.8% 
  Maine                       377.5       2,575.7      0.2% 
  Maryland                  2,148.2      15,412.4      1.1% 
  Massachusetts             2,924.8      22,607.4      1.6% 
  Michigan                  9,221.2      67,337.4      4.6% 
  Minnesota                 2,860.1      21,160.5      1.5% 
  Mississippi               1,910.1      13,470.4      0.9% 
  Missouri                  1,267.6      10,386.5      0.7% 
  Montana                     461.8       3,842.4      0.3% 
  Nebraska                    310.5       2,273.9      0.2% 
  Nevada                      530.5       4,892.6      0.3% 
  New Hampshire               950.6       7,764.7      0.5% 
  New Jersey               11,023.5      84,060.8      5.8% 
  New Mexico                  179.0       1,804.6      0.1% 
  New York                 11,243.1      84,408.0      5.8% 
  North Carolina            4,319.5      31,496.5      2.2% 
  North Dakota                275.2       2,146.5      0.1% 
  Ohio                      5,374.2      39,010.7      2.7% 
  Oklahoma                  1,075.9       7,371.8      0.5% 
  Oregon                    1,337.8      10,757.8      0.7% 
  Pennsylvania              8,068.0      59,844.9      4.1% 
  Rhode Island                703.3       5,606.4      0.4% 
  South Carolina            3,108.0      22,568.1      1.6% 
  South Dakota                 86.8         536.0     (-)% 
  Tennessee                 5,058.2      35,953.0      2.5% 
  Texas                    28,240.0     210,631.2     14.5% 
  Utah                        959.2       6,334.4      0.4% 
  Vermont                     411.8       2,609.9      0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,973.0      14,065.1      1.0% 
  Washington                3,974.1      30,171.8      2.1% 
  West Virginia               340.1       2,375.5      0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 2,040.9      14,421.0      1.0% 
  Wyoming                     176.8       1,450.1      0.1% 
  Dist of Columbia             30.1         321.6     (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               2,325.5      16,872.3      1.2% 
  US Virgin Islands           944.1       8,414.8      0.6% 

Other                       1,400.1       9,611.7      0.7% 
  Estimated Shipments       1,352.4       9,491.5      0.7% 
  Unreported (2)               47.8         120.3     (-)% 

Timing Adjustment              (X)         634.2     (-)% 

(1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities,
scrap, waste and used or second-hand merchandise.
                                               
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-11-171, BEA-11-51), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
