                                                  
Exhibit 2a. US GENERAL IMPORTS OF GOODS BY STATE, STATE OF DESTINATION,
BY NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 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(-)5 percent.


                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                        Manufactured Commodities

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    September      Total          Percent

U.S. Total                147,936.9    1,271,735.7     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          7,512.6       64,625.2       5.1% 

  Alabama                   1,357.5       11,151.8       0.9% 
  Alaska                      127.2        1,215.9       0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,181.4       10,125.7       0.8% 
  Arkansas                    571.0        4,699.3       0.4% 
  California               26,454.5      221,330.2      17.4% 
  Colorado                    702.2        6,555.5       0.5% 
  Connecticut               2,056.0       17,256.9       1.4% 
  Delaware                    728.6        6,517.2       0.5% 
  Florida                   5,026.9       41,812.3       3.3% 
  Georgia                   5,659.2       48,030.2       3.8% 
  Hawaii                      109.5          790.5       0.1% 
  Idaho                       312.2        3,338.0       0.3% 
  Illinois                  7,417.4       65,371.4       5.1% 
  Indiana                   2,978.8       27,367.9       2.2% 
  Iowa                        618.3        5,268.5       0.4% 
  Kansas                      776.4        6,582.3       0.5% 
  Kentucky                  2,490.6       22,768.1       1.8% 
  Louisiana                 1,720.9       15,912.8       1.3% 
  Maine                       454.2        2,476.3       0.2% 
  Maryland                  2,005.1       16,395.7       1.3% 
  Massachusetts             2,435.3       21,702.3       1.7% 
  Michigan                  8,223.2       70,253.0       5.5% 
  Minnesota                 1,960.6       15,823.0       1.2% 
  Mississippi                 712.0        6,118.2       0.5% 
  Missouri                  1,188.0       10,830.2       0.9% 
  Montana                      94.3          644.0       0.1% 
  Nebraska                    271.8        2,414.8       0.2% 
  Nevada                      448.4        4,995.2       0.4% 
  New Hampshire               980.6        8,182.5       0.6% 
  New Jersey                8,488.0       78,494.8       6.2% 
  New Mexico                  155.0        1,832.0       0.1% 
  New York                 10,018.5       83,594.7       6.6% 
  North Carolina            3,948.9       33,926.8       2.7% 
  North Dakota                251.2        1,703.7       0.1% 
  Ohio                      4,682.1       37,588.9       3.0% 
  Oklahoma                    504.2        4,661.4       0.4% 
  Oregon                    1,281.9       11,294.4       0.9% 
  Pennsylvania              5,304.4       46,337.0       3.6% 
  Rhode Island                765.1        6,224.4       0.5% 
  South Carolina            2,662.1       23,534.2       1.9% 
  South Dakota                 86.7          587.5      (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,548.2       38,212.7       3.0% 
  Texas                    16,326.9      143,920.3      11.3% 
  Utah                        869.7        6,726.7       0.5% 
  Vermont                     355.1        2,559.6       0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,695.1       14,083.8       1.1% 
  Washington                2,772.9       22,902.3       1.8% 
  West Virginia               281.1        2,530.4       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,890.9       15,621.0       1.2% 
  Wyoming                      71.0          535.3      (-)% 
  Dist of Columbia             16.2          161.6      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,763.9       17,848.9       1.4% 
  US Virgin Islands           133.2          905.3       0.1% 

Other                           2.3           18.5      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments          (-)           (-)      (-)% 
  Unreported (2)                2.3           18.5      (-)% 

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

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

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    September      Total          Percent


U.S. Total                 40,150.6      358,004.7     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         18,723.6      162,088.1      45.3% 

  Alabama                     199.3        1,874.9       0.5% 
  Alaska                       21.3          318.8       0.1% 
  Arizona                     151.2        2,884.1       0.8% 
  Arkansas                    124.4          628.7       0.2% 
  California                4,405.8       36,684.0      10.2% 
  Colorado                    340.7        2,210.1       0.6% 
  Connecticut                 134.5        1,000.7       0.3% 
  Delaware                    368.6        1,852.8       0.5% 
  Florida                     688.2        6,318.5       1.8% 
  Georgia                     232.6        2,319.4       0.6% 
  Hawaii                      389.8        3,594.3       1.0% 
  Idaho                        25.9          276.8       0.1% 
  Illinois                  2,992.4       25,527.4       7.1% 
  Indiana                     179.2        1,622.9       0.5% 
  Iowa                        103.5          959.7       0.3% 
  Kansas                       63.8          497.8       0.1% 
  Kentucky                    126.5        1,171.6       0.3% 
  Louisiana                 4,985.2       46,560.5      13.0% 
  Maine                        52.9          606.5       0.2% 
  Maryland                     93.3        1,115.1       0.3% 
  Massachusetts               336.6        3,677.0       1.0% 
  Michigan                    862.2        6,169.9       1.7% 
  Minnesota                   996.2        8,294.2       2.3% 
  Mississippi                 957.0        9,021.2       2.5% 
  Missouri                    138.8          883.1       0.2% 
  Montana                     373.1        3,665.8       1.0% 
  Nebraska                     21.0          151.9      (-)% 
  Nevada                       52.4          398.2       0.1% 
  New Hampshire                67.7          630.5       0.2% 
  New Jersey                1,750.1       15,804.1       4.4% 
  New Mexico                   17.4          145.0      (-)% 
  New York                  1,587.8       12,419.5       3.5% 
  North Carolina              171.5        1,690.1       0.5% 
  North Dakota                 71.3          765.3       0.2% 
  Ohio                        701.8        6,805.7       1.9% 
  Oklahoma                    378.9        3,593.5       1.0% 
  Oregon                      120.1          865.4       0.2% 
  Pennsylvania              2,461.2       21,273.5       5.9% 
  Rhode Island                 19.6          166.7      (-)% 
  South Carolina              188.1        1,884.1       0.5% 
  South Dakota                  7.7           42.9      (-)% 
  Tennessee                   161.4        2,449.8       0.7% 
  Texas                     9,969.5       93,007.2      26.0% 
  Utah                         59.4          536.8       0.1% 
  Vermont                      40.8          446.2       0.1% 
  Virginia                    218.2        1,894.6       0.5% 
  Washington                1,350.2       11,392.7       3.2% 
  West Virginia                 9.9          136.2      (-)% 
  Wisconsin                    83.6          774.5       0.2% 
  Wyoming                      71.9        1,057.6       0.3% 
  Dist of Columbia              5.1          181.3       0.1% 
  Puerto Rico                 147.1          934.4       0.3% 
  US Virgin Islands         1,062.2        8,704.9       2.4% 

Other                          11.9          116.0      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments          (-)           (-)      (-)% 
  Unreported (2)               11.9          116.0      (-)% 

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

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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings

                                      Cumulative to Date
Item                    September     Total         Percent


U.S. Total                189,167.3   1,640,438.6    100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         26,236.2     226,713.3     13.8% 

  Alabama                   1,556.8      13,026.7      0.8% 
  Alaska                      148.5       1,534.8      0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,332.6      13,009.8      0.8% 
  Arkansas                    695.4       5,328.0      0.3% 
  California               30,860.3     258,014.1     15.7% 
  Colorado                  1,042.9       8,765.6      0.5% 
  Connecticut               2,190.6      18,257.6      1.1% 
  Delaware                  1,097.2       8,370.0      0.5% 
  Florida                   5,715.1      48,130.8      2.9% 
  Georgia                   5,891.8      50,349.6      3.1% 
  Hawaii                      499.3       4,384.8      0.3% 
  Idaho                       338.1       3,614.8      0.2% 
  Illinois                 10,409.8      90,898.9      5.5% 
  Indiana                   3,158.0      28,990.9      1.8% 
  Iowa                        721.8       6,228.2      0.4% 
  Kansas                      840.1       7,080.1      0.4% 
  Kentucky                  2,617.1      23,939.7      1.5% 
  Louisiana                 6,706.1      62,473.3      3.8% 
  Maine                       507.1       3,082.8      0.2% 
  Maryland                  2,098.4      17,510.9      1.1% 
  Massachusetts             2,771.9      25,379.2      1.5% 
  Michigan                  9,085.4      76,422.8      4.7% 
  Minnesota                 2,956.7      24,117.3      1.5% 
  Mississippi               1,669.0      15,139.4      0.9% 
  Missouri                  1,326.8      11,713.3      0.7% 
  Montana                     467.4       4,309.8      0.3% 
  Nebraska                    292.8       2,566.6      0.2% 
  Nevada                      500.8       5,393.4      0.3% 
  New Hampshire             1,048.3       8,813.0      0.5% 
  New Jersey               10,238.1      94,298.9      5.7% 
  New Mexico                  172.4       1,977.0      0.1% 
  New York                 11,606.3      96,014.3      5.9% 
  North Carolina            4,120.4      35,616.9      2.2% 
  North Dakota                322.5       2,469.0      0.2% 
  Ohio                      5,383.8      44,394.6      2.7% 
  Oklahoma                    883.1       8,254.8      0.5% 
  Oregon                    1,402.1      12,159.9      0.7% 
  Pennsylvania              7,765.6      67,610.5      4.1% 
  Rhode Island                784.7       6,391.1      0.4% 
  South Carolina            2,850.2      25,418.3      1.5% 
  South Dakota                 94.4         630.4     (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,709.6      40,662.6      2.5% 
  Texas                    26,296.3     236,927.5     14.4% 
  Utah                        929.1       7,263.5      0.4% 
  Vermont                     396.0       3,005.8      0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,913.3      15,978.4      1.0% 
  Washington                4,123.1      34,295.0      2.1% 
  West Virginia               291.0       2,666.5      0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,974.5      16,395.5      1.0% 
  Wyoming                     142.9       1,593.0      0.1% 
  Dist of Columbia             21.3         342.9     (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,911.0      18,783.3      1.1% 
  US Virgin Islands         1,195.4       9,610.2      0.6% 

Other                       1,094.0      10,705.7      0.7% 
  Estimated Shipments       1,079.8      10,571.3      0.6% 
  Unreported (2)               14.2         134.5     (-)% 

Timing Adjustment              (X)         126.9     (X)% 
                                               

(1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities,
scrap, waste and used or second-hand merchandise.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-11-188, BEA-11-54), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
