Exhibit 2a
Top Companies' Share of the 2012 Export Market
         by Company Type

Value in millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding. D - Represents suppressed to avoid disclosure.
                                                                      % of    % Change 2011-2012
                                  Number of                % of      Company   Number of
                                  Identified    Known      Known      Type    Identified    Known
   Company Type                    Exporters  Value (1)    Value    Value (2)  Exporters    Value
All identified companies              304,867  1,379,683      100.0      100.0        0.4        4.1
Top 4 companies                             4     92,581        6.7        6.7       -          16.4
Top 8 companies                             8    146,782       10.6       10.6       -          13.5
Top 20 companies                           20    263,100       19.1       19.1       -          10.8
Top 50 companies                           50    423,343       30.7       30.7       -           8.4
Top 100 companies                         100    547,857       39.7       39.7       -           7.7
Top 250 companies                         250    718,708       52.1       52.1       -           6.3
Top 500 companies                         500    847,652       61.4       61.4       -           5.8
Top 1000 companies                      1,000    969,502       70.3       70.3       -           5.1
Top 2000 companies                      2,000  1,075,216       77.9       77.9       -           4.8
Manufacturers                          74,520    836,684       60.6      100.0        0.6        6.0
Top 4 companies                             4     92,581        6.7       11.1       -          16.4
Top 8 companies                             8    146,782       10.6       17.5       -          13.5
Top 20 companies                           20    262,264       19.0       31.3       -          10.8
Top 50 companies                           50    382,831       27.7       45.8       -           9.6
Top 100 companies                         100    467,061       33.9       55.8       -           8.4
Top 250 companies                         250    569,381       41.3       68.1       -           6.7
Top 500 companies                         500    642,968       46.6       76.8       -           6.3
Top 1000 companies                      1,000    703,975       51.0       84.1       -           6.1
Top 2000 companies                      2,000    751,481       54.5       89.8       -           6.1
Wholesalers                           102,005    307,135       22.3      100.0        0.6        0.6
Top 4 companies                             4     27,943        2.0        9.1       -          11.4
Top 8 companies                             8     45,530        3.3       14.8       -           4.5
Top 20 companies                           20     76,589        5.6       24.9       -           4.0
Top 50 companies                           50    109,183        7.9       35.5       -           3.3
Top 100 companies                         100    137,282       10.0       44.7       -           3.8
Top 250 companies                         250    173,563       12.6       56.5       -           2.4
Top 500 companies                         500    199,148       14.4       64.8       -           1.8
Top 1000 companies                      1,000    222,400       16.1       72.4       -           1.1
Top 2000 companies                      2,000    244,032       17.7       79.5       -           0.9
Other companies (3)                   128,342    235,865       17.1      100.0        0.2        2.4
Top 4 companies                             4     23,371        1.7        9.9       -          -4.9
Top 8 companies                             8     37,305        2.7       15.8       -          -3.9
Top 20 companies                           20     65,591        4.8       27.8       -           4.4
Top 50 companies                           50     94,824        6.9       40.2       -           3.1
Top 100 companies                         100    120,713        8.7       51.2       -           4.1
Top 250 companies                         250    150,718       10.9       63.9       -           3.2
Top 500 companies                         500    170,902       12.4       72.5       -           3.0
Top 1000 companies                      1,000    188,438       13.7       79.9       -           2.9
Top 2000 companies                      2,000    202,940       14.7       86.0       -           2.9
(1) Known value is defined as the portion of U.S. total exports that could be matched to specific companies.
(2) Percent of company type value is computed relative to the sector’s total value, e.g., the top 4 wholesalers account for 9.1 percent
of the total value for all wholesalers.
(3) Includes manufacturing companies of prepackaged software and books, freight forwarders and other transportation service firms,
business services, engineering and management services, gas and oil extraction companies, coal mining companies,
communication services companies, and companies for which an industry could not be determined.