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

U.S. Total                156,075.0      733,038.2     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          8,305.6       39,403.2       5.4% 

  Alabama                   1,479.8        7,109.8       1.0% 
  Alaska                       68.3          428.8       0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,253.4        6,321.4       0.9% 
  Arkansas                    616.4        2,952.6       0.4% 
  California               27,423.6      128,442.6      17.5% 
  Colorado                    781.1        3,541.6       0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,741.0        7,980.0       1.1% 
  Delaware                    887.0        3,777.0       0.5% 
  Florida                   5,062.7       24,667.2       3.4% 
  Georgia                   6,026.1       27,934.6       3.8% 
  Hawaii                      131.3          723.6       0.1% 
  Idaho                       376.9        1,897.9       0.3% 
  Illinois                  7,533.7       35,297.6       4.8% 
  Indiana                   3,898.3       17,281.4       2.4% 
  Iowa                        704.8        3,435.1       0.5% 
  Kansas                      824.0        3,994.4       0.5% 
  Kentucky                  2,804.1       13,004.1       1.8% 
  Louisiana                 1,729.8        8,401.8       1.1% 
  Maine                       214.6        1,046.3       0.1% 
  Maryland                  1,960.5        9,775.5       1.3% 
  Massachusetts             2,427.5       11,129.1       1.5% 
  Michigan                  9,234.4       44,082.3       6.0% 
  Minnesota                 1,806.9        8,599.7       1.2% 
  Mississippi                 730.2        3,511.6       0.5% 
  Missouri                  1,272.0        6,102.5       0.8% 
  Montana                      96.0          437.5       0.1% 
  Nebraska                    263.6        1,309.8       0.2% 
  Nevada                      816.1        2,872.4       0.4% 
  New Hampshire             1,027.4        5,046.4       0.7% 
  New Jersey                8,868.4       42,539.6       5.8% 
  New Mexico                  187.6          792.6       0.1% 
  New York                  9,771.4       42,932.3       5.9% 
  North Carolina            4,284.5       19,435.0       2.7% 
  North Dakota                312.8        1,211.7       0.2% 
  Ohio                      4,686.2       22,620.6       3.1% 
  Oklahoma                    640.8        2,785.1       0.4% 
  Oregon                    1,222.3        6,478.6       0.9% 
  Pennsylvania              5,712.2       25,427.0       3.5% 
  Rhode Island                915.9        3,692.1       0.5% 
  South Carolina            3,063.4       14,298.9       2.0% 
  South Dakota                 82.0          359.5      (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,753.4       23,182.5       3.2% 
  Texas                    18,673.3       87,969.3      12.0% 
  Utah                        915.7        4,344.0       0.6% 
  Vermont                     291.8        1,520.7       0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,591.9        8,073.2       1.1% 
  Washington                2,551.2       12,834.7       1.8% 
  West Virginia               299.0        1,530.6       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,951.5        8,997.1       1.2% 
  Wyoming                      65.9          303.5      (-)% 
  Dist of Columbia             23.5          116.0      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               2,003.4       10,198.8       1.4% 
  US Virgin Islands            14.5          282.5      (-)% 

Other                           0.9            7.7      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)            (X)      (X)% 
  Unreported                    0.9            7.7      (-)% 

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

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

                                       Year to date
Item                    May            Total          Percent


U.S. Total                 41,236.2      201,840.8     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         19,788.2       92,718.6      45.9% 

  Alabama                     160.5          544.9       0.3% 
  Alaska                       62.9          209.3       0.1% 
  Arizona                     532.0        2,416.8       1.2% 
  Arkansas                     18.2           56.4      (-)% 
  California                4,783.7       21,632.2      10.7% 
  Colorado                    270.2        1,550.9       0.8% 
  Connecticut                 140.5          595.4       0.3% 
  Delaware                    451.1        2,285.7       1.1% 
  Florida                     845.1        4,142.6       2.1% 
  Georgia                     250.7        1,224.6       0.6% 
  Hawaii                      337.0        2,022.8       1.0% 
  Idaho                        30.3          160.9       0.1% 
  Illinois                  2,741.5       16,506.8       8.2% 
  Indiana                     188.8          879.1       0.4% 
  Iowa                         87.1          556.9       0.3% 
  Kansas                      110.6          410.5       0.2% 
  Kentucky                    123.8          586.5       0.3% 
  Louisiana                 6,972.8       27,320.9      13.5% 
  Maine                        69.0          331.9       0.2% 
  Maryland                    151.6          621.0       0.3% 
  Massachusetts               416.9        1,695.4       0.8% 
  Michigan                    730.1        3,524.4       1.7% 
  Minnesota                 1,106.9        5,010.9       2.5% 
  Mississippi                 853.7        5,220.8       2.6% 
  Missouri                     48.0          589.1       0.3% 
  Montana                     215.6        1,914.0       0.9% 
  Nebraska                     23.8          125.1       0.1% 
  Nevada                       98.1          344.1       0.2% 
  New Hampshire                45.5          251.4       0.1% 
  New Jersey                1,834.4        9,054.1       4.5% 
  New Mexico                   30.7          107.0       0.1% 
  New York                  1,482.0        8,178.0       4.1% 
  North Carolina              192.7        1,213.1       0.6% 
  North Dakota                 85.9          642.0       0.3% 
  Ohio                        801.2        3,768.5       1.9% 
  Oklahoma                    315.6        1,941.5       1.0% 
  Oregon                       82.8          413.2       0.2% 
  Pennsylvania              1,378.7        7,495.8       3.7% 
  Rhode Island                 25.7           99.5      (-)% 
  South Carolina              175.1          970.6       0.5% 
  South Dakota                 24.5           57.9      (-)% 
  Tennessee                   263.2        1,425.5       0.7% 
  Texas                    10,945.9       54,030.4      26.8% 
  Utah                         58.7          287.6       0.1% 
  Vermont                      69.5          320.4       0.2% 
  Virginia                    177.5        1,010.7       0.5% 
  Washington                1,021.3        5,392.4       2.7% 
  West Virginia                76.0          107.2       0.1% 
  Wisconsin                    78.4          605.1       0.3% 
  Wyoming                     102.4          651.2       0.3% 
  Dist of Columbia             14.6           62.9      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico                 122.6          540.9       0.3% 
  US Virgin Islands             4.7          684.0       0.3% 

Other                           5.6           50.3      (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments          (X)            (X)      (X)% 
  Unreported (2)                5.6           50.3      (-)% 

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

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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings

                                      Year to Date
Item                    May           Total         Percent


U.S. Total                198,616.1     940,663.5    100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         28,093.7     132,121.7     14.0% 

  Alabama                   1,640.3       7,654.7      0.8% 
  Alaska                      131.2         638.1      0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,785.4       8,738.2      0.9% 
  Arkansas                    634.7       3,009.0      0.3% 
  California               32,207.3     150,074.8     16.0% 
  Colorado                  1,051.3       5,092.5      0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,881.5       8,575.4      0.9% 
  Delaware                  1,338.1       6,062.6      0.6% 
  Florida                   5,907.8      28,809.8      3.1% 
  Georgia                   6,276.8      29,159.2      3.1% 
  Hawaii                      468.3       2,746.5      0.3% 
  Idaho                       407.3       2,058.7      0.2% 
  Illinois                 10,275.2      51,804.4      5.5% 
  Indiana                   4,087.1      18,160.6      1.9% 
  Iowa                        791.9       3,992.0      0.4% 
  Kansas                      934.6       4,404.9      0.5% 
  Kentucky                  2,928.0      13,590.7      1.4% 
  Louisiana                 8,702.6      35,722.7      3.8% 
  Maine                       283.6       1,378.2      0.1% 
  Maryland                  2,112.1      10,396.4      1.1% 
  Massachusetts             2,844.4      12,824.5      1.4% 
  Michigan                  9,964.5      47,606.6      5.1% 
  Minnesota                 2,913.8      13,610.7      1.4% 
  Mississippi               1,583.8       8,732.4      0.9% 
  Missouri                  1,320.0       6,691.5      0.7% 
  Montana                     311.6       2,351.5      0.2% 
  Nebraska                    287.4       1,434.9      0.2% 
  Nevada                      914.2       3,216.5      0.3% 
  New Hampshire             1,072.9       5,297.8      0.6% 
  New Jersey               10,702.8      51,593.7      5.5% 
  New Mexico                  218.4         899.6      0.1% 
  New York                 11,253.3      51,110.3      5.4% 
  North Carolina            4,477.1      20,648.1      2.2% 
  North Dakota                398.7       1,853.7      0.2% 
  Ohio                      5,487.4      26,389.1      2.8% 
  Oklahoma                    956.4       4,726.5      0.5% 
  Oregon                    1,305.1       6,891.7      0.7% 
  Pennsylvania              7,090.9      32,922.8      3.5% 
  Rhode Island                941.6       3,791.6      0.4% 
  South Carolina            3,238.5      15,269.5      1.6% 
  South Dakota                106.5         417.4     (-)% 
  Tennessee                 5,016.6      24,608.0      2.6% 
  Texas                    29,619.2     141,999.7     15.1% 
  Utah                        974.4       4,631.6      0.5% 
  Vermont                     361.3       1,841.1      0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,769.4       9,083.9      1.0% 
  Washington                3,572.6      18,227.1      1.9% 
  West Virginia               374.9       1,637.8      0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 2,029.9       9,602.2      1.0% 
  Wyoming                     168.3         954.8      0.1% 
  Dist of Columbia             38.2         178.9     (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               2,126.0      10,739.6      1.1% 
  US Virgin Islands            19.2         966.5      0.1% 

Other                       1,311.4       5,896.9      0.6% 
  Estimated Shipments       1,304.9       5,838.8      0.6% 
  Unreported (2)                6.5          58.1     (X)% 

Timing Adjustment              (X)         -54.4     (X)% 
                                                

(1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities,
scrap, waste and used or second-hand merchandise.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-123, BEA-12-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
