                                                  
Exhibit 2a. US GENERAL IMPORTS OF GOODS BY STATE, STATE OF DESTINATION,
BY NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 2012

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 measurement shown.


                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings
                        Manufactured Commodities

                                       Year to date
Item                    April          Total          Percent

U.S. Total                146,296.9      576,963.2     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          7,973.7       31,097.6       5.4% 

  Alabama                   1,406.2        5,630.0       1.0% 
  Alaska                      113.0          360.4       0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,089.6        5,068.0       0.9% 
  Arkansas                    621.8        2,336.2       0.4% 
  California               26,228.9      101,019.0      17.5% 
  Colorado                    696.3        2,760.5       0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,437.1        6,239.0       1.1% 
  Delaware                    569.7        2,890.0       0.5% 
  Florida                   4,734.9       19,604.4       3.4% 
  Georgia                   5,576.6       21,908.5       3.8% 
  Hawaii                      193.5          592.3       0.1% 
  Idaho                       368.5        1,521.0       0.3% 
  Illinois                  7,243.3       27,763.9       4.8% 
  Indiana                   3,272.4       13,383.1       2.3% 
  Iowa                        706.5        2,730.3       0.5% 
  Kansas                      810.7        3,170.5       0.5% 
  Kentucky                  2,638.2       10,200.0       1.8% 
  Louisiana                 1,612.6        6,672.0       1.2% 
  Maine                       204.1          831.7       0.1% 
  Maryland                  2,074.4        7,815.0       1.4% 
  Massachusetts             2,121.7        8,701.7       1.5% 
  Michigan                  8,701.3       34,847.9       6.0% 
  Minnesota                 1,878.6        6,792.9       1.2% 
  Mississippi                 747.5        2,781.4       0.5% 
  Missouri                  1,183.8        4,830.5       0.8% 
  Montana                      99.0          341.5       0.1% 
  Nebraska                    249.0        1,046.3       0.2% 
  Nevada                      578.7        2,056.3       0.4% 
  New Hampshire               908.4        4,019.0       0.7% 
  New Jersey                8,078.2       33,671.1       5.8% 
  New Mexico                  158.8          604.9       0.1% 
  New York                  8,343.0       33,160.9       5.7% 
  North Carolina            3,813.7       15,150.5       2.6% 
  North Dakota                270.9          898.9       0.2% 
  Ohio                      4,505.0       17,934.4       3.1% 
  Oklahoma                    557.0        2,144.2       0.4% 
  Oregon                    1,279.9        5,256.3       0.9% 
  Pennsylvania              4,987.2       19,714.8       3.4% 
  Rhode Island                701.2        2,776.2       0.5% 
  South Carolina            3,052.1       11,235.5       1.9% 
  South Dakota                 94.3          277.5      (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,434.2       18,429.1       3.2% 
  Texas                    18,273.5       69,295.9      12.0% 
  Utah                        800.2        3,428.3       0.6% 
  Vermont                     275.9        1,228.9       0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,546.9        6,481.3       1.1% 
  Washington                2,595.9       10,283.4       1.8% 
  West Virginia               334.7        1,231.6       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,799.4        7,045.6       1.2% 
  Wyoming                      56.2          237.7      (-)% 
  Dist of Columbia             31.2           92.5      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               2,237.9        8,195.3       1.4% 
  US Virgin Islands             3.2          268.0      (-)% 

Other                           0.1            6.8      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)            (X)      (X)% 
  Unreported (2)                0.1            6.8      (-)% 

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

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

                                       Year to date
Item                    April          Total          Percent


U.S. Total                 41,905.8      160,604.6     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         19,937.1       72,930.4      45.4% 

  Alabama                      92.4          384.3       0.2% 
  Alaska                       20.1          146.4       0.1% 
  Arizona                     522.7        1,884.8       1.2% 
  Arkansas                      9.5           38.1      (-)% 
  California                4,741.0       16,848.4      10.5% 
  Colorado                    312.8        1,280.6       0.8% 
  Connecticut                 128.7          455.0       0.3% 
  Delaware                    379.4        1,834.6       1.1% 
  Florida                     812.0        3,297.5       2.1% 
  Georgia                     280.7          973.9       0.6% 
  Hawaii                      461.6        1,685.8       1.0% 
  Idaho                        32.8          130.5       0.1% 
  Illinois                  3,622.5       13,765.3       8.6% 
  Indiana                     135.6          690.3       0.4% 
  Iowa                        129.0          469.8       0.3% 
  Kansas                       71.1          299.8       0.2% 
  Kentucky                    107.5          462.7       0.3% 
  Louisiana                 6,239.2       20,348.0      12.7% 
  Maine                        52.0          262.9       0.2% 
  Maryland                    113.3          469.3       0.3% 
  Massachusetts               343.8        1,278.5       0.8% 
  Michigan                    697.2        2,794.2       1.7% 
  Minnesota                   876.2        3,904.0       2.4% 
  Mississippi                 893.9        4,367.1       2.7% 
  Missouri                    143.6          541.1       0.3% 
  Montana                     367.1        1,698.4       1.1% 
  Nebraska                     21.7          101.3       0.1% 
  Nevada                       48.5          246.0       0.2% 
  New Hampshire                34.5          205.8       0.1% 
  New Jersey                1,886.9        7,219.7       4.5% 
  New Mexico                   23.6           76.3      (-)% 
  New York                  1,684.7        6,696.0       4.2% 
  North Carolina              206.5        1,020.4       0.6% 
  North Dakota                 83.0          556.0       0.3% 
  Ohio                        669.5        2,967.3       1.8% 
  Oklahoma                    365.2        1,625.8       1.0% 
  Oregon                       83.9          330.4       0.2% 
  Pennsylvania              1,530.9        6,117.1       3.8% 
  Rhode Island                 17.1           73.8      (-)% 
  South Carolina              183.7          795.5       0.5% 
  South Dakota                 17.4           33.4      (-)% 
  Tennessee                   234.3        1,162.3       0.7% 
  Texas                    11,574.1       43,084.5      26.8% 
  Utah                         69.7          228.9       0.1% 
  Vermont                      65.9          250.9       0.2% 
  Virginia                    164.6          833.2       0.5% 
  Washington                  893.5        4,371.1       2.7% 
  West Virginia                 5.5           31.2      (-)% 
  Wisconsin                   101.7          526.7       0.3% 
  Wyoming                     144.3          548.8       0.3% 
  Dist of Columbia             23.9           48.2      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico                 150.7          418.3       0.3% 
  US Virgin Islands            15.1          679.2       0.4% 

Other                          19.7           44.8      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)            (X)      (X)% 
  Unreported                   19.7           44.8      (-)% 

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

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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings

                                      Year to Date
Item                    April         Total         Percent


U.S. Total                189,280.0     741,750.7    100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         27,910.8     104,028.0     14.0% 

  Alabama                   1,498.6       6,014.4      0.8% 
  Alaska                      133.1         506.9      0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,612.3       6,952.8      0.9% 
  Arkansas                    631.3       2,374.3      0.3% 
  California               30,969.9     117,867.5     15.9% 
  Colorado                  1,009.1       4,041.2      0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,565.8       6,694.0      0.9% 
  Delaware                    949.1       4,724.5      0.6% 
  Florida                   5,547.0      22,901.9      3.1% 
  Georgia                   5,857.3      22,882.4      3.1% 
  Hawaii                      655.1       2,278.1      0.3% 
  Idaho                       401.3       1,651.5      0.2% 
  Illinois                 10,865.8      41,529.2      5.6% 
  Indiana                   3,408.0      14,073.4      1.9% 
  Iowa                        835.5       3,200.0      0.4% 
  Kansas                      881.9       3,470.3      0.5% 
  Kentucky                  2,745.7      10,662.7      1.4% 
  Louisiana                 7,851.9      27,020.1      3.6% 
  Maine                       256.1       1,094.6      0.1% 
  Maryland                  2,187.7       8,284.3      1.1% 
  Massachusetts             2,465.4       9,980.2      1.3% 
  Michigan                  9,398.5      37,642.1      5.1% 
  Minnesota                 2,754.8      10,696.9      1.4% 
  Mississippi               1,641.5       7,148.6      1.0% 
  Missouri                  1,327.3       5,371.6      0.7% 
  Montana                     466.1       2,039.9      0.3% 
  Nebraska                    270.7       1,147.5      0.2% 
  Nevada                      627.2       2,302.4      0.3% 
  New Hampshire               943.0       4,224.9      0.6% 
  New Jersey                9,965.1      40,890.8      5.5% 
  New Mexico                  182.4         681.2      0.1% 
  New York                 10,027.7      39,856.9      5.4% 
  North Carolina            4,020.2      16,171.0      2.2% 
  North Dakota                353.9       1,454.9      0.2% 
  Ohio                      5,174.5      20,901.7      2.8% 
  Oklahoma                    922.2       3,770.1      0.5% 
  Oregon                    1,363.8       5,586.6      0.8% 
  Pennsylvania              6,518.0      25,831.9      3.5% 
  Rhode Island                718.3       2,850.0      0.4% 
  South Carolina            3,235.8      12,031.0      1.6% 
  South Dakota                111.7         310.8     (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,668.4      19,591.5      2.6% 
  Texas                    29,847.6     112,380.4     15.2% 
  Utah                        869.9       3,657.2      0.5% 
  Vermont                     341.8       1,479.8      0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,711.4       7,314.5      1.0% 
  Washington                3,489.4      14,654.5      2.0% 
  West Virginia               340.3       1,262.9      0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,901.1       7,572.3      1.0% 
  Wyoming                     200.5         786.4      0.1% 
  Dist of Columbia             55.1         140.7     (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               2,388.6       8,613.6      1.2% 
  US Virgin Islands            18.3         947.2      0.1% 

Other                       1,097.1       4,585.4      0.6% 
  Estimated Shipments       1,077.3       4,533.9      0.6% 
  Unreported                    19.8          51.6      (-)% 

Timing Adjustment               (X)        -351.0      (X)% 
                                                 

(1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities,
scrap, waste and used or second-hand merchandise.
                                                 
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-102, BEA-12-23), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, April 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
