Exhibit 6a
2008 Exports by State of the Origin of Movement, Number of Exporting Companies,
Value, and Percent Difference Between the 2007 and 2008 Results

Note:  This exhibit is compiled using data from export trade documents and the Business Register.  For information on nonsampling errors and
other data limitations, see the Technical Documentation.

Value in millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
                                                                                             % Difference 2007-2008
                                                        % of                    % of
                                  % of      Known      Known     Number of    Number of                         Number of
    State of the       Total      Total      Value      Value   Identified   Identified     Total     Known     Identified
 Origin of Movement    Value      Value       (1)        (1)    Exporters(2)  Exporters     Value      Value    Exporters

United States         1,287,443      100.0  1,147,669      100.0    288,747      100.0       10.7       11.0        7.5
Alabama                  15,846        1.2     14,458        1.3      3,845        1.3        9.9        6.8        5.8
Alaska                    3,569        0.3      2,896        0.3        648        0.2       -8.4      -18.4      -11.8
Arizona                  19,742        1.5     18,156        1.6      7,298        2.5        2.9        1.8        7.9
Arkansas                  5,779        0.4      5,362        0.5      2,124        0.7       18.4       19.9        4.2
California              144,813       11.2    131,835       11.5     70,024       24.3        7.9        6.1        6.2
Colorado                  7,668        0.6      7,135        0.6      5,335        1.8        4.3        3.2        6.0
Connecticut              15,313        1.2     14,174        1.2      5,994        2.1       11.6        8.5        4.1
Delaware                  4,894        0.4      4,542        0.4      1,382        0.5       22.8       19.2       14.8
Florida                  54,272        4.2     49,150        4.3     55,269       19.1       21.1       27.5       13.8
Georgia                  27,509        2.1     25,414        2.2     13,873        4.8       17.9       19.5       11.0
Hawaii                      964        0.1        583        0.1        830        0.3       72.0       21.4        6.4
Idaho                     4,988        0.4      4,550        0.4      1,716        0.6        6.0        0.4       10.2
Illinois                 53,445        4.2     49,791        4.3     22,066        7.6        9.7        9.0        5.6
Indiana                  26,507        2.1     24,543        2.1      7,959        2.8        2.4        0.4        3.2
Iowa                     12,093        0.9     11,338        1.0      3,131        1.1       25.8       24.9        8.9
Kansas                   12,475        1.0     11,964        1.0      3,056        1.1       21.8       22.1        8.0
Kentucky                 19,089        1.5     17,829        1.6      4,315        1.5       -2.7       -3.9        2.4
Louisiana                41,927        3.3     40,833        3.6      3,941        1.4       38.0       37.9        7.1
Maine                     3,011        0.2      2,666        0.2      2,182        0.8        9.8       11.4        3.3
Maryland                 11,379        0.9     10,323        0.9      6,144        2.1       27.2       29.5        8.5
Massachusetts            28,293        2.2     26,942        2.3     10,907        3.8       11.9       12.3        1.9
Michigan                 44,871        3.5     40,673        3.5     14,364        5.0        1.1       -1.2        4.2
Minnesota                19,159        1.5     17,889        1.6      8,146        2.8        6.5        6.0        6.0
Mississippi               7,301        0.6      6,866        0.6      1,829        0.6       41.2       42.2        7.5
Missouri                 12,834        1.0     11,982        1.0      5,748        2.0       -4.3       -5.6        1.4
Montana                   1,390        0.1      1,216        0.1      1,600        0.6       22.9       19.2       15.4
Nebraska                  5,409        0.4      5,159        0.4      1,881        0.7       27.1       27.4        3.4
Nevada                    6,119        0.5      5,694        0.5      2,537        0.9        7.1       16.6        6.0
New Hampshire             3,746        0.3      3,432        0.3      2,598        0.9       28.7       29.6        3.5
New Jersey               35,479        2.8     30,567        2.7     20,997        7.3       16.5       13.9        8.2
New Mexico                2,780        0.2      2,636        0.2      1,265        0.4        7.6        9.2      -10.4
New York                 79,596        6.2     63,147        5.5     40,379       14.0       14.8       10.2        8.4
North Carolina           25,076        1.9     23,143        2.0     10,011        3.5        7.4        6.5        5.2
North Dakota              2,760        0.2      2,289        0.2      1,868        0.6       35.7       28.1       10.1
Ohio                     45,488        3.5     41,142        3.6     15,967        5.5        7.3        4.3        4.1
Oklahoma                  5,058        0.4      4,543        0.4      3,016        1.0       11.5       13.0        2.7
Oregon                   19,363        1.5     18,208        1.6      5,794        2.0       17.2       16.3        4.5
Pennsylvania             34,448        2.7     31,478        2.7     15,259        5.3       18.3       17.4        5.0
Rhode Island              1,977        0.2      1,744        0.2      1,821        0.6       20.0       19.1        4.1
South Carolina           19,832        1.5     18,666        1.6      5,793        2.0       19.8       19.0        8.4
South Dakota              1,645        0.1      1,483        0.1      1,073        0.4        9.2       15.9        0.8
Tennessee                23,237        1.8     21,410        1.9      6,766        2.3        6.5        6.4        4.4
Texas                   192,144       14.9    176,822       15.4     36,455       12.6       14.3       14.2       10.5
Utah                     10,294        0.8      9,606        0.8      3,013        1.0       31.8       31.0        6.4
Vermont                   3,596        0.3      3,424        0.3      1,316        0.5        4.7        4.7        0.1
Virginia                 18,933        1.5     16,941        1.5      7,617        2.6       12.1       14.1        7.8
Washington               66,885        5.2     63,228        5.5     11,822        4.1        0.9       -0.3        4.5
West Virginia             5,631        0.4      5,397        0.5      1,012        0.4       41.8       41.2        3.3
Wisconsin                20,553        1.6     18,806        1.6      8,168        2.8        7.1        5.0        4.0
Wyoming                   1,081        0.1        968        0.1        411        0.1       34.8       33.4        4.1
District of Columbia      1,196        0.1        519        0.0        881        0.3       10.4       15.8        2.7
Puerto Rico              19,964        1.6     19,520        1.7      1,729        0.6       10.5       10.1        6.4
Virgin Islands            2,763        0.2       (D)        (D)         135        0.0       (D)        (D)        32.4
Unallocated (3)          33,262        2.6       (D)        (D)       2,270        0.8       (D)        (D)       -36.1

(1) Known value is defined as the portion of U.S. total exports that could be matched to specific companies.
(2) Detail may not sum to total because companies may export from more than one state.
(3) Includes transactions not reported by state, low-value estimates, Canadian revisions, and timing adjustments.


