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

U.S. Total                149,672.9    1,345,576.8     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone          7,952.8       71,459.3       5.3% 

  Alabama                   1,420.1       12,829.9       1.0% 
  Alaska                      172.4        1,206.3       0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,154.5       10,934.1       0.8% 
  Arkansas                    591.6        5,229.2       0.4% 
  California               27,193.8      238,316.2      17.7% 
  Colorado                    747.2        6,758.5       0.5% 
  Connecticut               1,886.1       15,275.7       1.1% 
  Delaware                    807.5        6,666.7       0.5% 
  Florida                   5,072.0       45,058.2       3.3% 
  Georgia                   5,941.2       51,709.1       3.8% 
  Hawaii                       84.7        1,331.2       0.1% 
  Idaho                       378.0        3,521.3       0.3% 
  Illinois                  7,553.6       66,306.8       4.9% 
  Indiana                   3,135.7       31,412.8       2.3% 
  Iowa                        636.7        6,171.9       0.5% 
  Kansas                      807.2        7,527.0       0.6% 
  Kentucky                  2,649.9       24,370.1       1.8% 
  Louisiana                 1,714.5       15,059.8       1.1% 
  Maine                       484.6        2,364.0       0.2% 
  Maryland                  1,897.5       17,528.9       1.3% 
  Massachusetts             2,415.2       21,225.8       1.6% 
  Michigan                  9,120.6       80,371.5       6.0% 
  Minnesota                 1,885.3       15,898.4       1.2% 
  Mississippi                 690.9        6,417.1       0.5% 
  Missouri                  1,265.5       11,392.6       0.8% 
  Montana                      75.8          822.7       0.1% 
  Nebraska                    264.7        2,457.0       0.2% 
  Nevada                      698.2        5,579.7       0.4% 
  New Hampshire               923.5        8,758.6       0.7% 
  New Jersey                8,031.9       76,946.4       5.7% 
  New Mexico                  185.5        1,538.7       0.1% 
  New York                  8,369.2       78,491.5       5.8% 
  North Carolina            3,759.4       35,620.2       2.6% 
  North Dakota                189.3        2,096.0       0.2% 
  Ohio                      4,596.3       41,235.8       3.1% 
  Oklahoma                    571.7        5,134.0       0.4% 
  Oregon                    1,222.9       11,893.3       0.9% 
  Pennsylvania              5,371.7       46,426.6       3.5% 
  Rhode Island              1,027.3        6,863.0       0.5% 
  South Carolina            2,574.0       25,425.3       1.9% 
  South Dakota                 64.5          652.9      (-)% 
  Tennessee                 4,810.4       42,895.6       3.2% 
  Texas                    17,513.0      160,250.1      11.9% 
  Utah                        839.5        7,707.4       0.6% 
  Vermont                     281.3        2,662.3       0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,632.8       14,676.2       1.1% 
  Washington                2,690.6       23,677.7       1.8% 
  West Virginia               282.4        2,681.3       0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 1,909.0       16,715.1       1.2% 
  Wyoming                      65.0          552.8      (-)% 
  Dist of Columbia             27.2          210.7      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,925.9       18,262.5       1.4% 
  US Virgin Islands            62.9          442.8      (-)% 

Other                           0.5           17.2       (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)            (X)       (X)%  
  Unreported (2)                0.5           17.2       (-)% 

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

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

                                       Year to date
Item                    September      Total          Percent


U.S. Total                 35,662.1      349,929.9     100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         16,249.4      160,927.9      46.0% 

  Alabama                     142.6          973.5       0.3% 
  Alaska                       36.2          425.2       0.1% 
  Arizona                     166.5        3,335.9       1.0% 
  Arkansas                     21.4          141.5      (-)% 
  California                4,214.0       39,673.3      11.3% 
  Colorado                    251.1        2,617.1       0.7% 
  Connecticut                 125.8        1,101.5       0.3% 
  Delaware                    455.1        3,870.6       1.1% 
  Florida                     763.2        7,375.9       2.1% 
  Georgia                     217.3        2,184.8       0.6% 
  Hawaii                      413.5        3,721.4       1.1% 
  Idaho                        17.9          258.8       0.1% 
  Illinois                  3,084.5       28,782.4       8.2% 
  Indiana                     155.2        1,562.3       0.4% 
  Iowa                         81.2          909.8       0.3% 
  Kansas                       72.3          747.5       0.2% 
  Kentucky                    146.2        1,179.9       0.3% 
  Louisiana                 4,516.3       47,365.8      13.5% 
  Maine                        39.0          536.7       0.2% 
  Maryland                     74.6          921.7       0.3% 
  Massachusetts               290.7        2,981.2       0.9% 
  Michigan                    598.2        6,307.0       1.8% 
  Minnesota                   817.3        8,426.4       2.4% 
  Mississippi                 734.4        8,702.7       2.5% 
  Missouri                     52.6          770.2       0.2% 
  Montana                     389.7        3,393.8       1.0% 
  Nebraska                     16.4          195.8       0.1% 
  Nevada                       32.9          521.2       0.1% 
  New Hampshire                36.9          412.9       0.1% 
  New Jersey                1,611.0       15,884.2       4.5% 
  New Mexico                   16.0          190.1       0.1% 
  New York                  2,025.6       14,661.6       4.2% 
  North Carolina              299.8        2,182.6       0.6% 
  North Dakota                 52.2          906.0       0.3% 
  Ohio                        673.9        6,714.6       1.9% 
  Oklahoma                    349.2        3,328.7       1.0% 
  Oregon                       75.1          736.3       0.2% 
  Pennsylvania              1,347.6       12,765.0       3.6% 
  Rhode Island                 20.3          170.3      (-)% 
  South Carolina              147.1        1,590.7       0.5% 
  South Dakota                  5.0           85.0      (-)% 
  Tennessee                   211.0        2,246.1       0.6% 
  Texas                     8,924.3       91,276.3      26.1% 
  Utah                         63.9          524.9       0.2% 
  Vermont                      61.2          593.3       0.2% 
  Virginia                    166.0        1,730.4       0.5% 
  Washington                1,347.8       10,769.7       3.1% 
  West Virginia                 5.6          183.1       0.1% 
  Wisconsin                    92.8        1,031.5       0.3% 
  Wyoming                     110.8        1,038.8       0.3% 
  Dist of Columbia              9.6          108.6      (-)% 
  Puerto Rico                  71.4        1,003.2       0.3% 
  US Virgin Islands             2.9          694.8       0.2% 

Other                           9.1          117.4       (-)% 
  Estimated Shipments           (X)            (X)       (X)%  
  Unreported (2)                9.1          117.4       (-)% 

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

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                        NAICS-Based Product Code Groupings

                                      Year to Date
Item                    September     Total         Percent


U.S. Total                186,253.3   1,705,321.7    100.0% 

Foreign Trade Zone         24,202.3     232,387.2     13.6% 

  Alabama                   1,562.7      13,803.4      0.8% 
  Alaska                      208.6       1,631.5      0.1% 
  Arizona                   1,320.9      14,270.0      0.8% 
  Arkansas                    613.0       5,370.6      0.3% 
  California               31,407.8     277,989.4     16.3% 
  Colorado                    998.3       9,375.6      0.5% 
  Connecticut               2,011.9      16,377.2      1.0% 
  Delaware                  1,262.6      10,537.4      0.6% 
  Florida                   5,835.3      52,434.1      3.1% 
  Georgia                   6,158.6      53,893.9      3.2% 
  Hawaii                      498.2       5,052.6      0.3% 
  Idaho                       395.9       3,780.2      0.2% 
  Illinois                 10,638.1      95,089.1      5.6% 
  Indiana                   3,290.9      32,975.1      1.9% 
  Iowa                        717.9       7,081.7      0.4% 
  Kansas                      879.5       8,274.5      0.5% 
  Kentucky                  2,796.1      25,550.0      1.5% 
  Louisiana                 6,230.9      62,425.6      3.7% 
  Maine                       523.7       2,900.7      0.2% 
  Maryland                  1,972.2      18,450.6      1.1% 
  Massachusetts             2,705.9      24,207.0      1.4% 
  Michigan                  9,718.8      86,678.5      5.1% 
  Minnesota                 2,702.5      24,324.8      1.4% 
  Mississippi               1,425.3      15,119.8      0.9% 
  Missouri                  1,318.1      12,162.8      0.7% 
  Montana                     465.5       4,216.4      0.2% 
  Nebraska                    281.1       2,652.8      0.2% 
  Nevada                      731.1       6,100.9      0.4% 
  New Hampshire               960.4       9,171.5      0.5% 
  New Jersey                9,642.9      92,830.5      5.4% 
  New Mexico                  201.6       1,728.8      0.1% 
  New York                 10,394.9      93,153.2      5.5% 
  North Carolina            4,059.2      37,802.8      2.2% 
  North Dakota                241.5       3,002.0      0.2% 
  Ohio                      5,270.1      47,950.5      2.8% 
  Oklahoma                    920.9       8,462.8      0.5% 
  Oregon                    1,298.0      12,629.6      0.7% 
  Pennsylvania              6,719.3      59,191.7      3.5% 
  Rhode Island              1,047.6       7,033.3      0.4% 
  South Carolina            2,721.1      27,016.0      1.6% 
  South Dakota                 69.5         738.0     (-)% 
  Tennessee                 5,021.5      45,141.7      2.6% 
  Texas                    26,437.3     251,526.4     14.7% 
  Utah                        903.4       8,232.3      0.5% 
  Vermont                     342.4       3,255.5      0.2% 
  Virginia                  1,798.8      16,406.6      1.0% 
  Washington                4,038.4      34,447.3      2.0% 
  West Virginia               288.0       2,864.4      0.2% 
  Wisconsin                 2,001.7      17,746.6      1.0% 
  Wyoming                     175.7       1,591.6      0.1% 
  Dist of Columbia             36.8         319.4     (-)% 
  Puerto Rico               1,997.2      19,265.6      1.1% 
  US Virgin Islands            65.8       1,137.6      0.1% 

Other                         927.8      10,259.4      0.6% 
  Estimated Shipments         918.2      10,124.8      0.6% 
  Unreported (2)                9.6         134.6      (-)% 

Timing Adjustment              (X)        -309.9       (X)% 
                                                 

(1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities,
scrap, waste and used or second-hand merchandise.
                                                   
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-211, BEA-12-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
