EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 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 February Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 45,434.9 88,496.9 100.0 (Foreign Trade Zone) 489.8 974.1 1.1 Alabama 395.8 809.2 0.9 Alaska 62.4 115.8 0.1 Arizona 668.3 1,314.8 1.5 Arkansas 136.1 266.9 0.3 California 6,075.4 12,178.5 13.8 Colorado 336.4 691.9 0.8 Connecticut 480.8 970.7 1.1 Delaware 158.1 264.8 0.3 Florida 1,509.8 2,957.5 3.3 Georgia 893.3 1,718.7 1.9 Hawaii 13.7 21.5 (Z) Idaho 111.2 224.7 0.3 Illinois 1,832.6 3,645.2 4.1 Indiana 952.9 1,854.0 2.1 Iowa 343.6 669.3 0.8 Kansas 261.0 500.2 0.6 Kentucky 553.0 1,045.4 1.2 Louisiana 802.5 1,620.6 1.8 Maine 123.7 217.0 0.2 Maryland 333.3 616.0 0.7 Massachusetts 1,136.7 2,323.3 2.6 Michigan 2,512.4 4,896.2 5.5 Minnesota 671.4 1,321.8 1.5 Mississippi 176.7 337.2 0.4 Missouri 542.2 932.7 1.1 Montana 26.3 58.1 0.1 Nebraska 132.9 257.4 0.3 Nevada 65.2 146.1 0.2 New Hampshire 117.5 224.2 0.3 New Jersey 936.3 1,792.9 2.0 New Mexico 173.8 343.2 0.4 New York 2,125.1 4,013.5 4.5 North Carolina 1,198.8 2,180.0 2.5 North Dakota 49.0 91.0 0.1 Ohio 1,921.0 3,578.6 4.0 Oklahoma 183.9 353.7 0.4 Oregon 548.5 1,080.5 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,078.5 2,181.3 2.5 Rhode Island 67.1 131.1 0.1 South Carolina 582.8 1,132.7 1.3 South Dakota 32.8 63.4 0.1 Tennessee 667.0 1,270.7 1.4 Texas 5,212.7 10,136.8 11.5 Utah 214.4 403.5 0.5 Vermont 150.5 314.3 0.4 Virginia 843.8 1,706.0 1.9 Washington 2,326.6 4,100.4 4.6 West Virginia 114.8 226.8 0.3 Wisconsin 818.8 1,486.6 1.7 Wyoming 42.0 77.3 0.1 Dist Of Columbia 18.5 35.5 (Z) Puerto Rico 375.7 752.2 0.8 USVirgin Islands 20.3 29.6 (Z) Other 4,307.0 8,815.6 10.0 Estimated Shipments 882.0 1,823.2 2.1 Unreported (2) 3,425.0 6,992.4 7.9 Timing Adjustment (X) (X) (X) -------------------------------------------------------------- SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Item February Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 4,293.1 8,331.8 100.0 (Foreign Trade Zone) 4.1 8.3 0.1 Alabama 31.3 99.6 1.2 Alaska 215.9 340.7 4.1 Arizona 54.6 101.4 1.2 Arkansas 11.5 22.3 0.3 California 377.9 738.3 8.9 Colorado 14.0 27.8 0.3 Connecticut 32.8 57.9 0.7 Delaware 2.8 4.9 0.1 Florida 93.3 178.1 2.1 Georgia 57.7 127.9 1.5 Hawaii 3.4 9.5 0.1 Idaho 13.7 26.5 0.3 Illinois 76.4 153.8 1.8 Indiana 14.5 27.8 0.3 Iowa 67.0 101.8 1.2 Kansas 39.5 67.7 0.8 Kentucky 23.3 45.6 0.5 Louisiana 947.0 1,991.4 23.9 Maine 7.9 14.7 0.2 Maryland 8.0 18.9 0.2 Massachusetts 37.4 78.8 0.9 Michigan 50.4 107.9 1.3 Minnesota 53.2 86.7 1.0 Mississippi 10.2 20.1 0.2 Missouri 15.9 34.8 0.4 Montana 18.7 26.7 0.3 Nebraska 13.3 25.4 0.3 Nevada 15.1 28.2 0.3 New Hampshire 5.3 8.4 0.1 New Jersey 68.2 155.5 1.9 New Mexico 7.0 13.9 0.2 New York 149.9 253.1 3.0 North Carolina 123.5 231.9 2.8 North Dakota 10.1 24.6 0.3 Ohio 22.1 69.2 0.8 Oklahoma 6.4 10.0 0.1 Oregon 165.3 332.1 4.0 Pennsylvania 34.6 65.2 0.8 Rhode Island 7.8 15.8 0.2 South Carolina 10.1 33.8 0.4 South Dakota 6.3 12.6 0.2 Tennessee 29.9 56.3 0.7 Texas 338.6 670.5 8.0 Utah 25.0 54.6 0.7 Vermont 2.1 4.6 0.1 Virginia 100.5 199.7 2.4 Washington 410.0 753.2 9.0 West Virginia 61.6 119.6 1.4 Wisconsin 17.1 35.9 0.4 Wyoming 1.1 2.4 (Z) Dist Of Columbia 2.2 2.8 (Z) Puerto Rico 3.5 5.9 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) (-) (-) Other 378.2 907.9 10.9 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 378.2 907.9 10.9 Timing Adjustment (X) -272.9 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reexports Total Item February Cumulative February Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 3,555.4 6,998.7 53,283.5 103,827.7 (Foreign Trade Zone) 76.7 110.1 570.6 1,092.5 Alabama 8.2 23.5 435.3 932.3 Alaska 6.1 9.5 284.4 466.0 Arizona 421.8 785.1 1,144.7 2,201.3 Arkansas 3.3 6.7 150.9 295.9 California 791.6 1,638.1 7,244.9 14,554.9 Colorado 35.6 76.8 386.0 796.5 Connecticut 64.6 87.4 578.2 1,116.0 Delaware 29.3 60.8 190.2 330.5 Florida 134.0 222.3 1,737.1 3,357.9 Georgia 44.8 96.1 995.8 1,942.7 Hawaii 4.4 28.7 21.5 59.7 Idaho 17.1 29.5 142.0 280.7 Illinois 81.6 164.9 1,990.6 3,963.9 Indiana 25.6 48.3 993.0 1,930.1 Iowa 6.6 11.2 417.2 782.3 Kansas 26.6 40.0 327.1 607.9 Kentucky 26.2 55.7 602.5 1,146.7 Louisiana 11.0 16.3 1,760.5 3,628.3 Maine 2.5 6.2 134.1 237.9 Maryland 36.8 89.1 378.1 724.0 Massachusetts 62.0 127.5 1,236.1 2,529.6 Michigan 128.6 249.7 2,691.4 5,253.8 Minnesota 23.6 48.2 748.2 1,456.7 Mississippi 1.3 3.4 188.2 360.7 Missouri 14.2 28.1 572.3 995.6 Montana 1.9 3.4 46.9 88.2 Nebraska 5.1 9.0 151.3 291.8 Nevada 11.2 24.4 91.5 198.7 New Hampshire 5.2 11.2 128.0 243.8 New Jersey 100.8 203.5 1,105.3 2,151.9 New Mexico 1.0 1.5 181.8 358.6 New York 460.3 905.9 2,735.3 5,172.5 North Carolina 50.9 107.4 1,373.2 2,519.3 North Dakota 1.1 2.9 60.2 118.5 Ohio 63.1 122.9 2,006.2 3,770.7 Oklahoma 21.1 43.0 211.4 406.7 Oregon 43.3 96.1 757.1 1,508.7 Pennsylvania 58.3 116.3 1,171.4 2,362.8 Rhode Island 4.4 7.8 79.3 154.7 South Carolina 17.6 37.7 610.5 1,204.2 South Dakota 4.3 7.9 43.4 83.9 Tennessee 27.9 49.2 724.8 1,376.2 Texas 293.2 567.5 5,844.5 11,374.8 Utah 8.2 15.7 247.6 473.8 Vermont 106.6 217.1 259.2 536.0 Virginia 24.6 42.5 968.9 1,948.2 Washington 64.4 113.8 2,801.0 4,967.4 West Virginia 1.3 3.6 177.7 350.0 Wisconsin 15.3 32.4 851.2 1,554.9 Wyoming 0.3 1.1 43.4 80.8 Dist Of Columbia 2.9 5.2 23.6 43.5 Puerto Rico 16.8 36.7 396.0 794.8 USVirgin Islands (-) (-) 20.3 29.6 Other 136.9 259.9 4,822.1 9,983.4 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 882.0 1,823.2 Unreported (2) 136.9 259.9 3,940.1 8,160.2 Timing Adjustment (X) (X) (X) -272.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities, scrap, waste, used or second-hand merchandise and timing adjustments. The state of origin of movement values totals for non-manufactured commodities usually reflect the state where the U. S. port of export is located. (2) Includes prior month's revision to exports to Canada. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/" NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."