                                                  
Exhibit 2a. US GENERAL IMPORTS OF GOODS BY STATE, STATE OF DESTINATION,
BY NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: November 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 one-half unit of measurement shown


                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                        Manufactured Commodities

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    November       Total          Percent

U.S. Total                149,647.2    1,573,865.4     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          8,399.8       80,726.3       5.1% 

  Alabama                   1,355.3       13,877.2       0.9% 
  Alaska                       99.9        1,380.7       0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,277.0       12,556.9       0.8% 
  Arkansas                    636.3        6,075.5       0.4% 
  California               27,739.8      276,980.8      17.6% 
  Colorado                    718.1        8,030.3       0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,800.3       20,734.0       1.3% 
  Delaware                    787.3        8,150.9       0.5% 
  Florida                   5,216.8       51,756.6       3.3% 
  Georgia                   5,273.6       58,682.2       3.7% 
  Hawaii                      101.0        1,096.1       0.1% 
  Idaho                       411.9        4,133.8       0.3% 
  Illinois                  7,751.6       81,065.0       5.2% 
  Indiana                   3,423.5       34,186.7       2.2% 
  Iowa                        590.6        6,478.1       0.4% 
  Kansas                      838.8        8,327.8       0.5% 
  Kentucky                  2,584.8       27,953.5       1.8% 
  Louisiana                 1,730.5       19,422.2       1.2% 
  Maine                       280.5        3,160.8       0.2% 
  Maryland                  2,123.4       20,581.9       1.3% 
  Massachusetts             2,293.6       26,445.5       1.7% 
  Michigan                  8,565.9       87,371.7       5.6% 
  Minnesota                 2,180.8       20,255.6       1.3% 
  Mississippi                 726.3        7,481.8       0.5% 
  Missouri                  1,240.6       13,294.4       0.8% 
  Montana                      54.7          761.7      (-)% 
  Nebraska                    248.4        2,941.9       0.2% 
  Nevada                      560.0        6,188.0       0.4% 
  New Hampshire               834.0        9,902.2       0.6% 
  New Jersey                8,761.8       95,869.3       6.1% 
  New Mexico                  156.6        2,177.7       0.1% 
  New York                  9,074.0      102,129.2       6.5% 
  North Carolina            3,772.9       41,811.2       2.7% 
  North Dakota                184.8        2,112.2       0.1% 
  Ohio                      4,451.2       46,666.6       3.0% 
  Oklahoma                    536.3        5,709.5       0.4% 
  Oregon                    1,252.2       13,750.3       0.9% 
  Pennsylvania              5,387.3       57,371.5       3.6% 
  Rhode Island                684.7        7,510.3       0.5% 
  South Carolina            2,812.4       28,950.0       1.8% 
  South Dakota                 63.2          722.6      (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,294.0       47,212.6       3.0% 
  Texas                    17,267.2      178,733.3      11.4% 
  Utah                        955.4        8,526.5       0.5% 
  Vermont                     345.5        3,245.3       0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,566.4       17,400.2       1.1% 
  Washington                2,957.0       28,937.1       1.8% 
  West Virginia               239.6        3,058.4       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,753.8       19,284.7       1.2% 
  Wyoming                      44.7          641.6      (-)% 
  Dist of Columbia             32.3          218.2      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,517.5       21,423.2       1.4% 
  US Virgin Islands            91.2        1,110.6       0.1% 

Other                           0.2           19.5      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)           (X)       (X)% 
  Unreported                    0.2           19.5      (-)% 

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

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

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    November       Total          Percent


U.S. Total                 39,949.5      435,953.7     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         17,479.5      195,559.3      44.9% 

  Alabama                     116.2        2,142.1       0.5% 
  Alaska                       32.2          369.5       0.1% 
  Arizona                     319.0        3,414.6       0.8% 
  Arkansas                     12.1          650.2       0.1% 
  California                4,419.5       44,900.6      10.3% 
  Colorado                    210.4        2,675.1       0.6% 
  Connecticut                 125.8        1,231.2       0.3% 
  Delaware                    425.7        2,652.6       0.6% 
  Florida                   1,050.0        8,079.7       1.9% 
  Georgia                     232.9        2,832.9       0.6% 
  Hawaii                      454.8        4,400.7       1.0% 
  Idaho                        28.8          339.8       0.1% 
  Illinois                  2,698.2       31,066.1       7.1% 
  Indiana                     195.4        1,998.8       0.5% 
  Iowa                         96.3        1,158.1       0.3% 
  Kansas                       67.2          683.9       0.2% 
  Kentucky                    156.8        1,447.3       0.3% 
  Louisiana                 4,734.4       55,698.6      12.8% 
  Maine                        54.2          716.3       0.2% 
  Maryland                    105.4        1,344.4       0.3% 
  Massachusetts               296.0        4,297.7       1.0% 
  Michigan                    755.8        7,691.8       1.8% 
  Minnesota                   939.4       10,140.9       2.3% 
  Mississippi                 906.4       11,237.1       2.6% 
  Missouri                    159.1        1,102.9       0.3% 
  Montana                     406.6        4,418.7       1.0% 
  Nebraska                     20.5          195.9      (-)% 
  Nevada                       67.5          526.7       0.1% 
  New Hampshire                69.7          759.8       0.2% 
  New Jersey                1,815.8       19,344.6       4.4% 
  New Mexico                   24.2          187.0      (-)% 
  New York                  1,732.9       15,750.8       3.6% 
  North Carolina              223.3        2,150.6       0.5% 
  North Dakota                135.0        1,002.4       0.2% 
  Ohio                        730.2        8,290.5       1.9% 
  Oklahoma                    564.6        4,619.8       1.1% 
  Oregon                      113.3        1,091.7       0.3% 
  Pennsylvania              1,894.4       24,753.6       5.7% 
  Rhode Island                 23.8          213.5      (-)% 
  South Carolina              220.7        2,322.7       0.5% 
  South Dakota                  9.2           60.7      (-)% 
  Tennessee                   229.6        2,909.1       0.7% 
  Texas                    10,649.6      113,675.0      26.1% 
  Utah                         52.0          645.7       0.1% 
  Vermont                      51.6          538.5       0.1% 
  Virginia                    259.7        2,369.4       0.5% 
  Washington                1,172.7       13,942.7       3.2% 
  West Virginia                11.4          155.5      (-)% 
  Wisconsin                    86.9          953.4       0.2% 
  Wyoming                      48.1        1,157.0       0.3% 
  Dist of Columbia             10.2          195.9      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico                  56.5        1,064.4       0.2% 
  US Virgin Islands           668.8       10,245.0       2.4% 

Other                           8.9          140.2      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)           (X)       (X)%
  Unreported                    8.9          140.2      (-)% 

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

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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings

                                      Cumulative to Date
Item                    November      Total         Percent


U.S. Total                190,984.6   2,023,615.8    100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         25,879.3     276,285.6     13.7% 

  Alabama                   1,471.5      16,019.3      0.8% 
  Alaska                      132.1       1,750.2      0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,596.0      15,971.5      0.8% 
  Arkansas                    648.3       6,725.7      0.3% 
  California               32,159.3     321,881.3     15.9% 
  Colorado                    928.4      10,705.3      0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,926.1      21,965.2      1.1% 
  Delaware                  1,213.0      10,803.5      0.5% 
  Florida                   6,266.8      59,836.3      3.0% 
  Georgia                   5,506.5      61,515.2      3.0% 
  Hawaii                      555.7       5,496.8      0.3% 
  Idaho                       440.7       4,473.7      0.2% 
  Illinois                 10,449.8     112,131.1      5.5% 
  Indiana                   3,618.9      36,185.5      1.8% 
  Iowa                        686.9       7,636.2      0.4% 
  Kansas                      906.0       9,011.7      0.4% 
  Kentucky                  2,741.5      29,400.8      1.5% 
  Louisiana                 6,464.9      75,120.8      3.7% 
  Maine                       334.6       3,877.0      0.2% 
  Maryland                  2,228.8      21,926.3      1.1% 
  Massachusetts             2,589.6      30,743.2      1.5% 
  Michigan                  9,321.6      95,063.5      4.7% 
  Minnesota                 3,120.2      30,396.5      1.5% 
  Mississippi               1,632.7      18,719.0      0.9% 
  Missouri                  1,399.7      14,397.4      0.7% 
  Montana                     461.3       5,180.4      0.3% 
  Nebraska                    268.9       3,137.9      0.2% 
  Nevada                      627.5       6,714.7      0.3% 
  New Hampshire               903.7      10,662.0      0.5% 
  New Jersey               10,577.5     115,213.9      5.7% 
  New Mexico                  180.8       2,364.6      0.1% 
  New York                 10,806.9     117,880.0      5.8% 
  North Carolina            3,996.1      43,961.8      2.2% 
  North Dakota                319.8       3,114.7      0.2% 
  Ohio                      5,181.3      54,957.2      2.7% 
  Oklahoma                  1,100.9      10,329.3      0.5% 
  Oregon                    1,365.6      14,842.0      0.7% 
  Pennsylvania              7,281.6      82,125.1      4.1% 
  Rhode Island                708.5       7,723.7      0.4% 
  South Carolina            3,033.0      31,272.7      1.5% 
  South Dakota                 72.4         783.3     (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,523.6      50,121.7      2.5% 
  Texas                    27,916.8     292,408.2     14.4% 
  Utah                      1,007.4       9,172.2      0.5% 
  Vermont                     397.1       3,783.8      0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,826.1      19,769.6      1.0% 
  Washington                4,129.7      42,879.8      2.1% 
  West Virginia               251.0       3,213.9      0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,840.8      20,238.1      1.0% 
  Wyoming                      92.8       1,798.5      0.1% 
  Dist of Columbia             42.6         414.1     (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,574.0      22,487.5      1.1% 
  US Virgin Islands           760.0      11,355.6      0.6% 

Other                       1,397.0      13,198.5      0.7% 
  Estimated Shipments       1,387.9      13,038.8      0.6% 
  Unreported                    9.1         159.7      (-)% 

Timing Adjustment              (X)         758.0       (X)% 
                                                 

(1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities,
scrap, waste and used or second-hand merchandise.
                                                
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-10, BEA-12-1), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
