EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 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 December Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 51,708.8 596,496.2 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 453.6 5,547.7 0.9 Alabama 427.4 5,330.8 0.9 Alaska 60.5 869.0 0.1 Arizona 820.3 10,401.3 1.7 Arkansas 172.4 2,118.8 0.4 California 7,812.7 83,238.5 14.0 Colorado 394.0 4,530.6 0.8 Connecticut 592.9 6,363.0 1.1 Delaware 153.8 1,739.8 0.3 Florida 1,754.3 20,936.0 3.5 Georgia 996.3 11,585.7 1.9 Hawaii 11.2 145.0 0.0 Idaho 115.4 1,438.7 0.2 Illinois 2,007.8 24,438.6 4.1 Indiana 925.8 11,557.1 1.9 Iowa 396.1 4,610.3 0.8 Kansas 380.7 3,768.1 0.6 Kentucky 605.1 7,194.2 1.2 Louisiana 880.5 9,237.9 1.5 Maine 156.8 1,504.8 0.3 Maryland 398.8 4,636.4 0.8 Massachusetts 1,372.5 15,125.1 2.5 Michigan 2,288.1 30,107.6 5.0 Minnesota 727.1 8,304.1 1.4 Mississippi 171.5 2,161.0 0.4 Missouri 471.9 6,271.7 1.1 Montana 23.6 362.0 0.1 Nebraska 132.9 1,733.0 0.3 Nevada 40.6 729.1 0.1 New Hampshire 138.5 1,453.7 0.2 New Jersey 1,160.7 12,708.6 2.1 New Mexico 133.0 1,728.2 0.3 New York 2,552.8 30,101.3 5.0 North Carolina 1,287.7 14,394.2 2.4 North Dakota 51.5 634.3 0.1 Ohio 1,869.1 23,279.0 3.9 Oklahoma 216.5 2,421.6 0.4 Oregon 560.9 6,929.4 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,303.2 14,930.8 2.5 Rhode Island 66.7 877.6 0.1 South Carolina 554.8 7,150.5 1.2 South Dakota 27.3 414.6 0.1 Tennessee 679.6 8,412.5 1.4 Texas 5,793.5 67,625.0 11.3 Utah 245.2 2,798.4 0.5 Vermont 182.9 2,415.1 0.4 Virginia 851.8 11,144.1 1.9 Washington 3,511.2 28,334.6 4.8 West Virginia 99.6 1,405.4 0.2 Wisconsin 741.8 9,251.4 1.6 Wyoming 49.1 523.0 0.1 Dist of Columbia 49.4 426.2 0.1 Puerto Rico 443.8 5,265.5 0.9 USVirgin Islands 23.7 230.2 0.0 Other 4,823.8 61,230.5 10.3 Estimated Shipments 1,051.1 11,975.0 2.0 Unreported (2) 3,772.7 49,255.5 8.3 Timing Adjustment 0.0 -28.0 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------- SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Item December Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 4,313.4 48,024.1 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 6.5 56.6 0.1 Alabama 30.6 475.2 1.0 Alaska 75.3 1,818.2 3.8 Arizona 53.4 489.6 1.0 Arkansas 21.5 129.3 0.3 California 389.7 4,991.0 10.4 Colorado 11.3 158.3 0.3 Connecticut 26.7 365.5 0.8 Delaware 2.7 36.0 0.1 Florida 88.2 939.5 2.0 Georgia 51.5 708.0 1.5 Hawaii 3.5 60.2 0.1 Idaho 11.2 98.7 0.2 Illinois 52.7 729.9 1.5 Indiana 10.2 153.9 0.3 Iowa 58.2 443.9 0.9 Kansas 28.4 338.0 0.7 Kentucky 66.5 391.9 0.8 Louisiana 1,063.1 9,381.2 19.5 Maine 12.7 170.7 0.4 Maryland 12.1 130.2 0.3 Massachusetts 55.1 482.0 1.0 Michigan 45.9 570.9 1.2 Minnesota 91.3 808.5 1.7 Mississippi 7.5 104.6 0.2 Missouri 33.5 263.7 0.5 Montana 6.3 139.3 0.3 Nebraska 23.2 193.8 0.4 Nevada 16.4 193.6 0.4 New Hampshire 6.0 56.0 0.1 New Jersey 55.6 822.1 1.7 New Mexico 4.3 39.2 0.1 New York 181.4 1,634.1 3.4 North Carolina 113.7 1,287.3 2.7 North Dakota 10.4 124.2 0.3 Ohio 50.6 739.4 1.5 Oklahoma 5.6 68.3 0.1 Oregon 115.8 1,724.0 3.6 Pennsylvania 37.6 453.5 0.9 Rhode Island 9.6 142.3 0.3 South Carolina 5.8 137.5 0.3 South Dakota 3.5 56.0 0.1 Tennessee 44.0 366.7 0.8 Texas 405.9 4,192.5 8.7 Utah 36.0 362.6 0.8 Vermont 3.3 34.7 0.1 Virginia 124.7 1,306.3 2.7 Washington 264.7 3,725.5 7.8 West Virginia 64.1 848.4 1.8 Wisconsin 78.2 662.4 1.4 Wyoming 2.2 28.0 0.1 Dist of Columbia 0.4 15.9 0.0 Puerto Rico 2.7 65.3 0.1 USVirgin Islands 1.0 1.1 0.0 Other 337.2 4,365.4 9.1 Estimated Shipments 0.0 0.0 0.0 Unreported (2) 337.2 4,365.4 9.1 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reexports Total Item December Cumulative December Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 3,643.0 44,375.7 59,665.2 688,896.0 Foreign Trade Zone 31.4 456.7 491.6 6,061.0 Alabama 6.3 125.5 464.3 5,931.5 Alaska 2.1 33.6 137.8 2,720.8 Arizona 82.5 2,929.3 956.1 13,820.2 Arkansas 4.6 56.6 198.5 2,304.8 California 1,027.1 10,931.4 9,229.5 99,160.8 Colorado 34.2 430.9 439.5 5,119.9 Connecticut 27.8 329.6 647.3 7,058.1 Delaware 13.2 291.0 169.7 2,066.9 Florida 119.1 1,358.7 1,961.6 23,234.3 Georgia 49.3 655.5 1,097.0 12,949.2 Hawaii 10.7 128.8 25.3 334.0 Idaho 13.6 126.1 140.2 1,663.5 Illinois 116.6 1,286.4 2,177.2 26,454.9 Indiana 35.2 317.4 971.3 12,028.5 Iowa 3.7 64.2 458.0 5,118.4 Kansas 13.8 185.7 422.8 4,291.8 Kentucky 34.8 367.2 706.5 7,953.3 Louisiana 6.0 113.0 1,949.6 18,732.0 Maine 2.9 47.3 172.5 1,722.8 Maryland 29.2 447.7 440.1 5,214.3 Massachusetts 80.4 919.1 1,508.0 16,526.2 Michigan 129.4 1,574.9 2,463.4 32,253.5 Minnesota 31.1 334.2 849.4 9,446.8 Mississippi 2.0 24.6 181.0 2,290.2 Missouri 15.8 188.9 521.3 6,724.4 Montana 2.4 28.6 32.3 529.9 Nebraska 3.0 44.7 159.1 1,971.4 Nevada 7.3 152.5 64.3 1,075.1 New Hampshire 7.0 87.1 151.4 1,596.7 New Jersey 121.9 1,636.1 1,338.2 15,166.8 New Mexico 0.7 8.1 138.1 1,775.6 New York 502.0 6,243.9 3,236.3 37,979.2 North Carolina 62.8 720.5 1,464.2 16,402.0 North Dakota 1.4 19.5 63.4 778.0 Ohio 63.0 884.9 1,982.8 24,903.3 Oklahoma 6.4 238.1 228.5 2,728.0 Oregon 42.2 497.6 718.9 9,150.9 Pennsylvania 67.3 684.6 1,408.2 16,068.8 Rhode Island 5.8 68.3 82.0 1,088.2 South Carolina 18.1 228.9 578.6 7,516.9 South Dakota 4.9 46.6 35.7 517.2 Tennessee 53.1 453.6 776.7 9,232.8 Texas 394.7 4,366.6 6,594.1 76,184.1 Utah 5.3 77.7 286.5 3,238.7 Vermont 95.7 1,361.2 281.9 3,811.0 Virginia 30.7 304.6 1,007.2 12,755.0 Washington 68.0 691.6 3,843.9 32,751.7 West Virginia 0.6 22.0 164.3 2,275.8 Wisconsin 17.7 211.1 837.6 10,124.9 Wyoming 0.4 8.6 51.7 559.7 Dist of Columbia 2.1 43.1 51.9 485.2 Puerto Rico 28.3 269.7 474.9 5,600.5 USVirgin Islands 0.0 1.3 24.8 232.6 Other 138.7 1,707.4 5,299.6 67,303.3 Estimated Shipments 0.0 0.0 1,051.1 11,975.0 Unreported (2) 138.7 1,707.4 4,248.5 55,328.3 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 -28.0 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