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

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    July           Total          Percent

U.S. Total                153,801.9    1,039,571.5     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          7,742.9       54,794.4       5.3% 

  Alabama                   1,302.0        9,868.1       0.9% 
  Alaska                      180.0          777.3       0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,112.8        8,578.0       0.8% 
  Arkansas                    764.4        4,167.3       0.4% 
  California               27,364.7      183,648.7      17.7% 
  Colorado                    835.1        5,161.9       0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,805.4       11,738.5       1.1% 
  Delaware                    866.7        5,180.2       0.5% 
  Florida                   5,114.5       34,617.3       3.3% 
  Georgia                   5,719.3       39,303.8       3.8% 
  Hawaii                      132.4        1,156.8       0.1% 
  Idaho                       430.8        2,711.3       0.3% 
  Illinois                  8,060.1       50,847.9       4.9% 
  Indiana                   3,813.1       24,764.8       2.4% 
  Iowa                        686.6        4,821.1       0.5% 
  Kansas                      837.4        5,792.7       0.6% 
  Kentucky                  2,958.9       18,918.2       1.8% 
  Louisiana                 1,509.2       11,731.9       1.1% 
  Maine                       302.6        1,555.8       0.1% 
  Maryland                  1,971.7       13,592.6       1.3% 
  Massachusetts             2,549.4       16,146.0       1.6% 
  Michigan                  8,043.0       61,406.7       5.9% 
  Minnesota                 1,945.2       12,237.3       1.2% 
  Mississippi                 720.9        4,981.5       0.5% 
  Missouri                  1,334.1        8,777.5       0.8% 
  Montana                      92.5          632.2       0.1% 
  Nebraska                    342.4        1,917.4       0.2% 
  Nevada                      611.1        4,238.7       0.4% 
  New Hampshire               968.5        6,899.7       0.7% 
  New Jersey                8,877.1       59,953.8       5.8% 
  New Mexico                  180.4        1,142.4       0.1% 
  New York                  9,262.3       61,160.5       5.9% 
  North Carolina            4,153.6       27,876.9       2.7% 
  North Dakota                236.3        1,671.9       0.2% 
  Ohio                      4,819.1       31,972.5       3.1% 
  Oklahoma                    610.5        4,020.9       0.4% 
  Oregon                    1,309.1        9,145.4       0.9% 
  Pennsylvania              5,264.7       35,646.3       3.4% 
  Rhode Island                678.7        5,041.0       0.5% 
  South Carolina            2,647.1       19,793.3       1.9% 
  South Dakota                 87.0          518.7     (-)% 
  Tennessee                 5,155.4       33,260.3       3.2% 
  Texas                    18,483.5      124,453.5      12.0% 
  Utah                        822.6        5,975.6       0.6% 
  Vermont                     263.5        2,102.4       0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,627.2       11,335.7       1.1% 
  Washington                2,918.9       18,275.3       1.8% 
  West Virginia               301.1        2,109.2       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,964.9       12,818.6       1.2% 
  Wyoming                      61.3          431.9     (-)% 
  Dist of Columbia             20.4          156.9     (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,672.8       14,158.7       1.4% 
  US Virgin Islands             6.7          363.8     (-)% 

Other                           2.6           14.8     (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)            (X)     (X)
  Unreported                    2.6           14.8     (-)% 

Timing Adjustment               (X)            (X)     (X)
 

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

                                       Cumulative to date
Item                    July           Total          Percent


U.S. Total                 37,055.1      276,908.4     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         17,407.0      127,467.4      46.0% 

  Alabama                      88.0          703.3       0.3% 
  Alaska                       77.3          314.4       0.1% 
  Arizona                     173.9        2,967.3       1.1% 
  Arkansas                     27.3           99.4     (-)% 
  California                4,564.0       30,823.5      11.1% 
  Colorado                    267.1        2,088.2       0.8% 
  Connecticut                 120.1          849.2       0.3% 
  Delaware                    349.4        2,879.3       1.0% 
  Florida                     843.3        5,840.7       2.1% 
  Georgia                     258.6        1,690.2       0.6% 
  Hawaii                      412.9        2,869.6       1.0% 
  Idaho                        26.2          214.5       0.1% 
  Illinois                  3,220.3       23,012.3       8.3% 
  Indiana                     163.4        1,229.4       0.4% 
  Iowa                         95.8          730.7       0.3% 
  Kansas                       81.2          599.0       0.2% 
  Kentucky                    164.9          879.7       0.3% 
  Louisiana                 5,126.7       37,813.7      13.7% 
  Maine                        50.6          436.5       0.2% 
  Maryland                     80.7          770.9       0.3% 
  Massachusetts               343.2        2,389.8       0.9% 
  Michigan                    658.4        4,978.6       1.8% 
  Minnesota                   851.4        6,668.1       2.4% 
  Mississippi               1,035.9        7,109.4       2.6% 
  Missouri                     39.0          670.3       0.2% 
  Montana                     378.3        2,596.6       0.9% 
  Nebraska                     14.0          154.7       0.1% 
  Nevada                       43.1          436.4       0.2% 
  New Hampshire                36.5          335.5       0.1% 
  New Jersey                1,998.2       12,652.9       4.6% 
  New Mexico                   26.1          158.3       0.1% 
  New York                  1,557.8       11,112.2       4.0% 
  North Carolina              183.6        1,635.2       0.6% 
  North Dakota                 78.7          800.0       0.3% 
  Ohio                        774.9        5,228.6       1.9% 
  Oklahoma                    276.2        2,644.2       1.0% 
  Oregon                       78.9          580.4       0.2% 
  Pennsylvania              1,009.4        9,686.5       3.5% 
  Rhode Island                 17.4          136.3     (-)% 
  South Carolina              143.7        1,269.2       0.5% 
  South Dakota                  4.1           75.1     (-)% 
  Tennessee                   208.9        1,798.4       0.6% 
  Texas                     9,047.8       73,248.5      26.5% 
  Utah                         51.9          397.0       0.1% 
  Vermont                      75.5          460.1       0.2% 
  Virginia                    154.8        1,372.7       0.5% 
  Washington                1,342.9        8,017.2       2.9% 
  West Virginia                 7.7          119.3     (-)% 
  Wisconsin                   132.7          847.1       0.3% 
  Wyoming                      87.6          825.1       0.3% 
  Dist of Columbia             14.1           85.0     (-)% 
  Puerto Rico                 158.4          814.3       0.3% 
  US Virgin Islands             3.1          690.2       0.2% 

Other                          29.3          103.0     (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)            (X)     (X)
  Unreported (2)               29.3          103.0     (-)% 

Timing Adjustment              (X)            (X)     (X)
                                                

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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings

                                      Cumulative to Date
Item                    July          Total         Percent


U.S. Total                191,889.7   1,323,936.7    100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         25,149.9     182,261.7     13.8% 

  Alabama                   1,389.9      10,571.4      0.8% 
  Alaska                      257.3       1,091.7      0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,286.7      11,545.4      0.9% 
  Arkansas                    791.7       4,266.7      0.3% 
  California               31,928.8     214,472.3     16.2% 
  Colorado                  1,102.2       7,250.0      0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,925.4      12,587.7      1.0% 
  Delaware                  1,216.1       8,059.5      0.6% 
  Florida                   5,957.9      40,458.0      3.1% 
  Georgia                   5,977.9      40,994.0      3.1% 
  Hawaii                      545.2       4,026.4      0.3% 
  Idaho                       457.1       2,925.9      0.2% 
  Illinois                 11,280.4      73,860.2      5.6% 
  Indiana                   3,976.5      25,994.2      2.0% 
  Iowa                        782.4       5,551.8      0.4% 
  Kansas                      918.6       6,391.7      0.5% 
  Kentucky                  3,123.8      19,797.9      1.5% 
  Louisiana                 6,635.9      49,545.6      3.7% 
  Maine                       353.2       1,992.3      0.2% 
  Maryland                  2,052.4      14,363.5      1.1% 
  Massachusetts             2,892.6      18,535.8      1.4% 
  Michigan                  8,701.4      66,385.3      5.0% 
  Minnesota                 2,796.7      18,905.3      1.4% 
  Mississippi               1,756.8      12,090.9      0.9% 
  Missouri                  1,373.1       9,447.8      0.7% 
  Montana                     470.8       3,228.8      0.2% 
  Nebraska                    356.4       2,072.2      0.2% 
  Nevada                      654.2       4,675.1      0.4% 
  New Hampshire             1,005.0       7,235.2      0.5% 
  New Jersey               10,875.4      72,606.7      5.5% 
  New Mexico                  206.6       1,300.7      0.1% 
  New York                 10,820.1      72,272.7      5.5% 
  North Carolina            4,337.2      29,512.1      2.2% 
  North Dakota                315.0       2,471.9      0.2% 
  Ohio                      5,594.0      37,201.1      2.8% 
  Oklahoma                    886.7       6,665.1      0.5% 
  Oregon                    1,388.0       9,725.8      0.7% 
  Pennsylvania              6,274.2      45,332.8      3.4% 
  Rhode Island                696.0       5,177.4      0.4% 
  South Carolina            2,790.8      21,062.5      1.6% 
  South Dakota                 91.2         593.8    (-)% 
  Tennessee                 5,364.3      35,058.7      2.6% 
  Texas                    27,531.3     197,702.0     14.9% 
  Utah                        874.5       6,372.7      0.5% 
  Vermont                     339.0       2,562.4      0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,782.1      12,708.4      1.0% 
  Washington                4,261.8      26,292.5      2.0% 
  West Virginia               308.8       2,228.6      0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 2,097.6      13,665.7      1.0% 
  Wyoming                     149.0       1,257.0      0.1% 
  Dist of Columbia             34.5         242.0      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,831.3      14,973.0      1.1% 
  US Virgin Islands             9.8       1,054.0      0.1% 

Other                       1,064.6       8,073.5      0.6% 
  Estimated Shipments       1,032.7       7,955.7      0.6% 
  Unreported (2)               31.9         117.8      (-)

Timing Adjustment             (X)       -498.9         (X)
 

(1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities,
scrap, waste and used or second-hand merchandise.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-169, BEA-12-38), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
