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

U.S. Total                141,716.5    1,715,581.9     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          7,147.2       87,873.6       5.1% 

  Alabama                   1,269.0       15,146.2       0.9% 
  Alaska                       57.6        1,438.3       0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,257.1       13,814.0       0.8% 
  Arkansas                    466.7        6,542.2       0.4% 
  California               25,199.8      302,180.6      17.6% 
  Colorado                    716.3        8,746.6       0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,919.6       22,653.7       1.3% 
  Delaware                    848.0        8,998.9       0.5% 
  Florida                   4,705.3       56,461.8       3.3% 
  Georgia                   5,272.3       63,954.6       3.7% 
  Hawaii                       84.2        1,180.3       0.1% 
  Idaho                       350.3        4,484.1       0.3% 
  Illinois                  6,914.8       87,979.8       5.1% 
  Indiana                   3,131.4       37,318.1       2.2% 
  Iowa                        587.7        7,065.8       0.4% 
  Kansas                      719.8        9,047.6       0.5% 
  Kentucky                  2,429.6       30,383.1       1.8% 
  Louisiana                 1,918.7       21,340.9       1.2% 
  Maine                       532.9        3,693.6       0.2% 
  Maryland                  1,892.9       22,474.8       1.3% 
  Massachusetts             2,308.3       28,753.8       1.7% 
  Michigan                  8,568.1       95,939.8       5.6% 
  Minnesota                 1,767.6       22,023.2       1.3% 
  Mississippi                 679.0        8,160.9       0.5% 
  Missouri                  1,155.9       14,450.4       0.8% 
  Montana                      58.2          819.9      (-)% 
  Nebraska                    253.0        3,195.0       0.2% 
  Nevada                      607.3        6,795.3       0.4% 
  New Hampshire               957.6       10,859.8       0.6% 
  New Jersey                8,574.0      104,443.3       6.1% 
  New Mexico                  140.9        2,318.6       0.1% 
  New York                  8,384.6      110,513.8       6.4% 
  North Carolina            3,604.7       45,416.0       2.6% 
  North Dakota                194.9        2,307.1       0.1% 
  Ohio                      4,050.6       50,717.2       3.0% 
  Oklahoma                    485.4        6,194.9       0.4% 
  Oregon                    1,513.9       15,264.2       0.9% 
  Pennsylvania              5,180.0       62,551.6       3.6% 
  Rhode Island                632.9        8,143.2       0.5% 
  South Carolina            2,386.5       31,336.5       1.8% 
  South Dakota                 55.8          778.4      (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,798.2       52,010.8       3.0% 
  Texas                    15,588.7      194,322.0      11.3% 
  Utah                      1,032.2        9,558.7       0.6% 
  Vermont                     324.1        3,569.5       0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,463.6       18,863.8       1.1% 
  Washington                2,778.7       31,715.8       1.8% 
  West Virginia               258.9        3,317.3       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,589.7       20,874.4       1.2% 
  Wyoming                      54.3          695.8      (-)% 
  Dist of Columbia             24.7          242.8      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,892.8       23,315.9       1.4% 
  US Virgin Islands            75.2        1,185.8       0.1% 

Other                           2.2           21.7      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)            (X)      (X)% 
  Unreported (2)                2.2           21.7      (-)% 

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

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

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    December       Total          Percent


U.S. Total                 41,350.2      477,303.9     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         19,003.6      214,562.8      45.0% 

  Alabama                     128.2        2,270.2       0.5% 
  Alaska                       11.1          380.7       0.1% 
  Arizona                     336.3        3,750.8       0.8% 
  Arkansas                      8.5          658.7       0.1% 
  California                4,278.2       49,178.8      10.3% 
  Colorado                    330.2        3,005.2       0.6% 
  Connecticut                 141.6        1,372.8       0.3% 
  Delaware                    514.9        3,167.6       0.7% 
  Florida                     740.7        8,820.4       1.8% 
  Georgia                     222.9        3,055.8       0.6% 
  Hawaii                      355.0        4,755.7       1.0% 
  Idaho                        36.8          376.7       0.1% 
  Illinois                  3,427.7       34,493.8       7.2% 
  Indiana                     190.2        2,189.0       0.5% 
  Iowa                         90.7        1,248.7       0.3% 
  Kansas                       64.2          748.1       0.2% 
  Kentucky                    118.9        1,566.2       0.3% 
  Louisiana                 5,519.0       61,217.6      12.8% 
  Maine                        75.5          791.8       0.2% 
  Maryland                    116.7        1,461.1       0.3% 
  Massachusetts               332.6        4,630.3       1.0% 
  Michigan                    766.9        8,458.7       1.8% 
  Minnesota                 1,003.3       11,144.2       2.3% 
  Mississippi               1,069.4       12,306.5       2.6% 
  Missouri                    141.4        1,244.3       0.3% 
  Montana                     389.6        4,808.3       1.0% 
  Nebraska                     24.3          220.2      (-)% 
  Nevada                      101.2          627.9       0.1% 
  New Hampshire                83.7          843.5       0.2% 
  New Jersey                1,625.5       20,970.1       4.4% 
  New Mexico                   25.0          212.0      (-)% 
  New York                  1,308.9       17,059.7       3.6% 
  North Carolina              217.1        2,367.7       0.5% 
  North Dakota                163.6        1,166.0       0.2% 
  Ohio                        755.1        9,045.7       1.9% 
  Oklahoma                    431.8        5,051.6       1.1% 
  Oregon                      102.9        1,194.5       0.3% 
  Pennsylvania              1,989.5       26,743.1       5.6% 
  Rhode Island                 17.0          230.5      (-)% 
  South Carolina              206.2        2,528.9       0.5% 
  South Dakota                  6.1           66.8      (-)% 
  Tennessee                   255.8        3,164.8       0.7% 
  Texas                    10,777.3      124,452.3      26.1% 
  Utah                         47.9          693.6       0.1% 
  Vermont                      53.0          591.5       0.1% 
  Virginia                    228.7        2,598.1       0.5% 
  Washington                1,385.6       15,328.2       3.2% 
  West Virginia                 9.3          164.8      (-)% 
  Wisconsin                    95.8        1,049.2       0.2% 
  Wyoming                      84.4        1,241.4       0.3% 
  Dist of Columbia              4.5          200.4      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico                  84.7        1,149.1       0.2% 
  US Virgin Islands           853.0       11,098.0       2.3% 

Other                           1.7          141.9      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)            (X)      (X)% 
  Unreported (2)                1.7          141.9      (-)% 

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

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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings

                                      Cumulative to Date
Item                    December      Total         Percent


U.S. Total                184,071.2   2,206,956.4    100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         26,150.8     302,436.4     13.7% 

  Alabama                   1,397.1      17,416.4      0.8% 
  Alaska                       68.7       1,819.0      0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,593.3      17,564.8      0.8% 
  Arkansas                    475.2       7,201.0      0.3% 
  California               29,478.1     351,359.4     15.9% 
  Colorado                  1,046.4      11,751.8      0.5% 
  Connecticut               2,061.3      24,026.5      1.1% 
  Delaware                  1,362.9      12,166.4      0.6% 
  Florida                   5,445.9      65,282.2      3.0% 
  Georgia                   5,495.2      67,010.4      3.0% 
  Hawaii                      439.2       5,936.0      0.3% 
  Idaho                       387.1       4,860.8      0.2% 
  Illinois                 10,342.5     122,473.6      5.5% 
  Indiana                   3,321.6      39,507.1      1.8% 
  Iowa                        678.4       8,314.6      0.4% 
  Kansas                      784.0       9,795.7      0.4% 
  Kentucky                  2,548.5      31,949.3      1.4% 
  Louisiana                 7,437.7      82,558.5      3.7% 
  Maine                       608.4       4,485.4      0.2% 
  Maryland                  2,009.5      23,935.9      1.1% 
  Massachusetts             2,640.9      33,384.1      1.5% 
  Michigan                  9,335.0     104,398.5      4.7% 
  Minnesota                 2,770.9      33,167.4      1.5% 
  Mississippi               1,748.4      20,467.4      0.9% 
  Missouri                  1,297.3      15,694.7      0.7% 
  Montana                     447.8       5,628.1      0.3% 
  Nebraska                    277.3       3,415.2      0.2% 
  Nevada                      708.5       7,423.2      0.3% 
  New Hampshire             1,041.3      11,703.3      0.5% 
  New Jersey               10,199.5     125,413.5      5.7% 
  New Mexico                  165.9       2,530.6      0.1% 
  New York                  9,693.6     127,573.5      5.8% 
  North Carolina            3,821.9      47,783.7      2.2% 
  North Dakota                358.5       3,473.1      0.2% 
  Ohio                      4,805.7      59,762.9      2.7% 
  Oklahoma                    917.2      11,246.5      0.5% 
  Oregon                    1,616.8      16,458.8      0.7% 
  Pennsylvania              7,169.5      89,294.6      4.0% 
  Rhode Island                649.9       8,373.6      0.4% 
  South Carolina            2,592.7      33,865.4      1.5% 
  South Dakota                 61.9         845.3     (-)% 
  Tennessee                 5,053.9      55,175.6      2.5% 
  Texas                    26,366.1     318,774.3     14.4% 
  Utah                      1,080.1      10,252.3      0.5% 
  Vermont                     377.1       4,160.9      0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,692.3      21,461.9      1.0% 
  Washington                4,164.3      47,044.0      2.1% 
  West Virginia               268.2       3,482.1      0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,685.5      21,923.6      1.0% 
  Wyoming                     138.7       1,937.2      0.1% 
  Dist of Columbia             29.2         443.3     (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,977.5      24,465.1      1.1% 
  US Virgin Islands           928.3      12,283.9      0.6% 

Other                       1,008.4      14,206.9      0.6% 
  Estimated Shipments       1,004.5      14,043.3      0.6% 
  Unreported (2)                3.9         163.6     (-)% 

Timing Adjustment               (X)          27.4      (X)% 


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

                                                 
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-27, BEA-12-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
