EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 1997 In millions of dollars. Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) shipments are included in the U.S. total,and distributed among individual states and territories. Separate FTZ total line is for reference only.Details may not equal totals due to rounding. ------------------------------------------------------ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Manufactured Commodities Item August Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 48,838.0 390,621.4 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 410.4 3,848.5 1.0 Alabama 523.8 3,456.7 0.9 Alaska 78.3 578.7 0.1 Arizona 995.7 6,542.8 1.7 Arkansas 192.7 1,379.5 0.4 California 6,818.8 53,869.6 13.8 Colorado 396.2 2,959.8 0.8 Connecticut 498.5 4,176.4 1.1 Delaware 141.5 1,073.5 0.3 Florida 1,772.8 13,640.5 3.5 Georgia 995.6 7,476.0 1.9 Hawaii 14.1 103.1 0.0 Idaho 136.6 963.5 0.2 Illinois 2,107.4 16,130.2 4.1 Indiana 918.6 7,659.3 2.0 Iowa 388.0 3,047.5 0.8 Kansas 305.2 2,368.1 0.6 Kentucky 586.4 4,563.8 1.2 Louisiana 744.9 6,189.8 1.6 Maine 144.5 905.1 0.2 Maryland 322.6 3,077.7 0.8 Massachusetts 1,264.3 9,929.9 2.5 Michigan 2,411.3 19,675.9 5.0 Minnesota 631.9 5,443.8 1.4 Mississippi 187.6 1,428.8 0.4 Missouri 554.2 4,108.4 1.1 Montana 29.1 242.8 0.1 Nebraska 156.9 1,146.2 0.3 Nevada 52.2 549.6 0.1 New Hampshire 122.7 951.1 0.2 New Jersey 1,035.1 8,188.5 2.1 New Mexico 113.7 1,181.7 0.3 New York 2,268.5 20,469.7 5.2 North Carolina 1,208.9 9,293.9 2.4 North Dakota 50.3 418.6 0.1 Ohio 1,879.4 15,381.1 3.9 Oklahoma 193.5 1,539.0 0.4 Oregon 585.8 4,553.0 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,208.9 9,672.6 2.5 Rhode Island 84.1 583.5 0.1 South Carolina 628.6 4,823.6 1.2 South Dakota 37.3 277.7 0.1 Tennessee 717.5 5,518.6 1.4 Texas 5,695.6 43,458.8 11.1 Utah 255.2 1,834.6 0.5 Vermont 224.0 1,608.5 0.4 Virginia 984.4 7,386.1 1.9 Washington 1,828.5 19,496.7 5.0 West Virginia 114.1 990.5 0.3 Wisconsin 712.8 6,088.4 1.6 Wyoming 42.8 337.0 0.1 Dist of Columbia 21.2 204.7 0.1 Puerto Rico 495.3 3,399.5 0.9 USVirgin Islands 18.4 159.1 0.0 Other 4,941.8 40,289.1 10.3 Estimated Shipmen 974.1 7,794.1 2.0 Unreported (2) 3,967.7 32,495.0 8.3 Timing Adjustment 0.0 -171.6 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------- SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Item August Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 3,750.2 30,846.6 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 3.2 35.1 0.1 Alabama 31.6 325.3 1.1 Alaska 128.0 1,227.4 4.0 Arizona 31.8 324.1 1.1 Arkansas 10.4 80.4 0.3 California 439.6 3,266.8 10.6 Colorado 10.6 112.5 0.4 Connecticut 27.0 212.3 0.7 Delaware 3.7 19.1 0.1 Florida 56.8 641.7 2.1 Georgia 50.2 488.6 1.6 Hawaii 3.0 43.6 0.1 Idaho 4.2 67.7 0.2 Illinois 81.1 493.5 1.6 Indiana 14.8 109.3 0.4 Iowa 16.7 275.8 0.9 Kansas 34.2 239.2 0.8 Kentucky 30.8 201.3 0.7 Louisiana 655.0 5,629.6 18.3 Maine 26.3 89.7 0.3 Maryland 11.9 83.9 0.3 Massachusetts 34.5 300.1 1.0 Michigan 40.7 381.9 1.2 Minnesota 76.8 428.8 1.4 Mississippi 13.2 71.2 0.2 Missouri 12.8 166.5 0.5 Montana 8.5 90.6 0.3 Nebraska 9.4 135.4 0.4 Nevada 13.9 126.5 0.4 New Hampshire 5.2 36.1 0.1 New Jersey 86.4 575.2 1.9 New Mexico 1.3 27.2 0.1 New York 110.4 1,068.5 3.5 North Carolina 64.3 908.2 2.9 North Dakota 6.4 84.3 0.3 Ohio 53.4 358.6 1.2 Oklahoma 4.8 42.7 0.1 Oregon 149.1 1,140.0 3.7 Pennsylvania 35.6 287.0 0.9 Rhode Island 7.7 88.2 0.3 South Carolina 16.0 104.9 0.3 South Dakota 7.5 35.2 0.1 Tennessee 29.8 235.7 0.8 Texas 379.9 2,737.8 8.9 Utah 45.1 250.4 0.8 Vermont 3.2 21.8 0.1 Virginia 110.4 861.0 2.8 Washington 249.2 2,546.7 8.3 West Virginia 100.6 542.6 1.8 Wisconsin 57.6 303.0 1.0 Wyoming 2.9 16.9 0.1 Dist of Columbia 3.7 12.6 0.0 Puerto Rico 5.1 52.1 0.2 USVirgin Islands 0.0 0.1 0.0 Other 337.5 2,877.4 9.3 Estimated Shipmen 0.0 0.0 0.0 Unreported (2) 337.5 2,877.4 9.3 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------- Reexports Total Item August Cumulative August Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 3,618.5 29,685.8 56,206.8 451,153.8 Foreign Trade Zone 42.4 327.8 455.9 4,211.3 Alabama 10.6 86.7 565.9 3,868.6 Alaska 2.3 25.7 208.5 1,831.8 Arizona 133.7 2,509.4 1,161.2 9,376.3 Arkansas 5.6 35.1 208.7 1,495.0 California 915.1 6,974.1 8,173.4 64,110.5 Colorado 41.7 286.8 448.4 3,359.1 Connecticut 22.8 217.3 548.3 4,606.0 Delaware 19.1 218.9 164.3 1,311.4 Florida 105.1 883.7 1,934.7 15,166.0 Georgia 52.1 439.8 1,097.9 8,404.3 Hawaii 16.5 97.5 33.7 244.3 Idaho 6.7 90.7 147.6 1,121.9 Illinois 109.0 837.6 2,297.5 17,461.3 Indiana 24.0 191.9 957.4 7,960.5 Iowa 4.2 44.8 408.9 3,368.1 Kansas 14.6 120.3 354.0 2,727.5 Kentucky 31.2 244.7 648.5 5,009.8 Louisiana 10.0 79.7 1,409.8 11,899.1 Maine 5.6 29.8 176.3 1,024.6 Maryland 15.2 344.8 349.7 3,506.5 Massachusetts 78.2 578.5 1,377.0 10,808.5 Michigan 109.2 1,033.0 2,561.2 21,090.7 Minnesota 24.9 210.8 733.6 6,083.4 Mississippi 1.6 14.8 202.5 1,514.9 Missouri 14.6 115.5 581.6 4,390.5 Montana 5.1 17.4 42.7 350.8 Nebraska 3.0 34.4 169.4 1,316.0 Nevada 6.9 108.1 73.0 784.2 New Hampshire 7.0 52.6 134.9 1,039.7 New Jersey 136.2 1,127.2 1,257.7 9,890.9 New Mexico 0.4 4.9 115.4 1,213.8 New York 570.0 4,276.7 2,948.9 25,814.9 North Carolina 62.8 476.4 1,336.0 10,678.5 North Dakota 1.9 12.5 58.5 515.4 Ohio 56.7 571.4 1,989.5 16,311.1 Oklahoma 32.7 191.4 231.0 1,773.1 Oregon 42.1 328.3 777.0 6,021.3 Pennsylvania 51.5 454.1 1,296.0 10,413.7 Rhode Island 6.6 43.8 98.4 715.6 South Carolina 17.6 164.5 662.2 5,093.0 South Dakota 2.9 26.9 47.7 339.9 Tennessee 34.7 247.0 782.1 6,001.2 Texas 406.1 2,750.6 6,481.6 48,947.2 Utah 7.7 52.1 308.0 2,137.1 Vermont 103.5 898.5 330.7 2,528.7 Virginia 30.2 189.9 1,125.1 8,437.0 Washington 57.8 452.8 2,135.5 22,496.3 West Virginia 1.5 12.9 216.3 1,546.0 Wisconsin 12.2 139.3 782.6 6,530.6 Wyoming 0.5 4.2 46.3 358.1 Dist of Columbia 9.2 26.0 34.1 243.3 Puerto Rico 23.4 181.6 523.8 3,633.2 USVirgin Islands 0.1 0.5 18.6 159.7 Other 154.3 1,128.1 5,433.5 44,294.6 Estimated Shipmen 0.0 0.0 974.1 7,794.1 Unreported (2) 154.3 1,128.1 4,459.4 36,500.5 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 -171.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. 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