EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 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 March Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 52,382.4 140,880.0 100.0 (Foreign Trade 561.3 1,535.4 1.1 Alabama 406.2 1,215.4 0.9 Alaska 70.0 185.8 0.1 Arizona 850.4 2,165.2 1.5 Arkansas 172.6 439.5 0.3 California 6,916.7 19,095.2 13.6 Colorado 394.1 1,086.0 0.8 Connecticut 564.4 1,535.1 1.1 Delaware 165.3 430.1 0.3 Florida 1,753.4 4,710.9 3.3 Georgia 980.0 2,698.7 1.9 Hawaii 14.6 36.1 0.0 Idaho 119.3 344.1 0.2 Illinois 2,166.8 5,812.0 4.1 Indiana 984.6 2,838.6 2.0 Iowa 411.3 1,080.7 0.8 Kansas 331.6 831.8 0.6 Kentucky 580.0 1,625.5 1.2 Louisiana 857.8 2,478.4 1.8 Maine 115.2 332.2 0.2 Maryland 422.6 1,038.6 0.7 Massachusetts 1,324.9 3,648.2 2.6 Michigan 2,595.9 7,492.0 5.3 Minnesota 722.1 2,043.9 1.5 Mississippi 187.7 524.9 0.4 Missouri 559.8 1,492.5 1.1 Montana 32.3 90.4 0.1 Nebraska 141.7 399.1 0.3 Nevada 103.5 249.5 0.2 New Hampshire 129.9 354.1 0.3 New Jersey 1,106.1 2,899.0 2.1 New Mexico 159.4 502.7 0.4 New York 3,230.9 7,244.4 5.1 North Carolina 1,281.9 3,461.9 2.5 North Dakota 63.4 154.4 0.1 Ohio 2,068.3 5,646.9 4.0 Oklahoma 212.4 566.1 0.4 Oregon 603.4 1,683.9 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,284.4 3,465.7 2.5 Rhode Island 71.0 202.2 0.1 South Carolina 663.5 1,796.3 1.3 South Dakota 36.8 100.3 0.1 Tennessee 730.2 2,000.9 1.4 Texas 5,654.3 15,791.1 11.2 Utah 237.6 641.1 0.5 Vermont 177.5 491.8 0.3 Virginia 1,007.0 2,713.0 1.9 Washington 3,088.5 7,188.9 5.1 West Virginia 125.5 352.3 0.3 Wisconsin 847.3 2,333.9 1.7 Wyoming 43.4 120.7 0.1 Dist Of Columbi 20.0 55.5 (Z) Puerto Rico 482.4 1,234.6 0.9 USVirgin Island 17.1 46.8 (Z) Other 5,095.4 13,911.1 9.9 Estimated Shipm 918.8 2,742.0 1.9 Unreported (2) 4,176.6 11,169.1 7.9 Timing Adjustment (X) (X) (X) ---------------------------------------------------- SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Item March Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 4,214.4 12,464.5 100.0 (Foreign Trade 5.3 13.6 0.1 Alabama 43.8 143.4 1.2 Alaska 225.4 566.1 4.5 Arizona 41.2 142.5 1.1 Arkansas 9.5 31.8 0.3 California 385.3 1,123.6 9.0 Colorado 23.1 51.0 0.4 Connecticut 29.0 86.9 0.7 Delaware 2.4 7.3 0.1 Florida 103.7 281.8 2.3 Georgia 65.0 192.9 1.5 Hawaii 9.5 19.0 0.2 Idaho 9.6 36.1 0.3 Illinois 61.0 214.7 1.7 Indiana 20.7 48.5 0.4 Iowa 49.7 151.5 1.2 Kansas 21.8 89.5 0.7 Kentucky 24.0 69.6 0.6 Louisiana 756.0 2,747.4 22.0 Maine 6.4 21.1 0.2 Maryland 6.6 25.5 0.2 Massachusetts 40.9 119.7 1.0 Michigan 51.8 159.6 1.3 Minnesota 33.2 119.9 1.0 Mississippi 8.8 28.9 0.2 Missouri 22.8 57.6 0.5 Montana 7.3 34.0 0.3 Nebraska 35.8 61.2 0.5 Nevada 20.1 48.3 0.4 New Hampshire 3.4 11.7 0.1 New Jersey 58.6 214.1 1.7 New Mexico 2.8 16.7 0.1 New York 120.8 373.9 3.0 North Carolina 154.3 386.2 3.1 North Dakota 13.4 38.0 0.3 Ohio 33.2 102.4 0.8 Oklahoma 4.9 14.9 0.1 Oregon 176.4 508.4 4.1 Pennsylvania 32.5 97.7 0.8 Rhode Island 29.2 45.1 0.4 South Carolina 11.4 45.2 0.4 South Dakota 1.0 13.6 0.1 Tennessee 27.1 83.4 0.7 Texas 376.1 1,046.6 8.4 Utah 48.5 103.1 0.8 Vermont 2.2 6.8 0.1 Virginia 148.3 348.0 2.8 Washington 369.7 1,122.9 9.0 West Virginia 57.6 177.2 1.4 Wisconsin 20.5 56.4 0.5 Wyoming 2.5 4.9 (Z) Dist Of Columbi 2.1 4.9 (Z) Puerto Rico 6.0 11.9 0.1 USVirgin Island (-) (-) (-) Other 397.5 1,309.8 10.5 Estimated Shipm (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 397.5 1,309.8 10.5 Timing Adjustment (X) -358.7 (X) ---------------------------------------------------- Reexports Total Item March Cumulative March Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 4,144.7 11,143.5 60,741.3 164,487.7 (Foreign Trade 42.6 152.7 609.2 1,701.7 Alabama 9.5 33.0 459.5 1,391.8 Alaska 5.6 15.1 301.0 767.0 Arizona 555.0 1,340.1 1,446.6 3,647.8 Arkansas 3.2 9.9 185.3 481.2 California 964.3 2,602.3 8,266.3 22,821.1 Colorado 34.9 111.7 452.1 1,248.7 Connecticut 21.0 108.4 614.4 1,730.4 Delaware 31.9 92.6 199.6 530.0 Florida 128.5 350.8 1,985.6 5,343.5 Georgia 60.7 156.8 1,105.7 3,048.4 Hawaii 12.3 41.0 36.4 96.1 Idaho 24.2 53.7 153.1 433.9 Illinois 113.9 278.8 2,341.7 6,305.5 Indiana 33.2 81.5 1,038.5 2,968.6 Iowa 5.4 16.6 466.4 1,248.8 Kansas 21.4 61.4 374.8 982.7 Kentucky 31.3 87.0 635.3 1,782.1 Louisiana 11.7 28.0 1,625.5 5,253.8 Maine 3.3 9.5 124.9 362.8 Maryland 40.3 129.4 469.5 1,193.5 Massachusetts 75.0 202.5 1,440.8 3,970.4 Michigan 128.1 377.8 2,775.8 8,029.4 Minnesota 27.5 75.8 782.8 2,239.6 Mississippi 2.6 6.0 199.1 559.8 Missouri 14.9 43.0 597.5 1,593.1 Montana 0.7 4.1 40.3 128.5 Nebraska 6.6 15.6 184.1 475.9 Nevada 14.5 38.9 138.1 336.7 New Hampshire 6.0 17.2 139.3 383.0 New Jersey 144.9 348.4 1,309.6 3,461.5 New Mexico 1.5 3.0 163.7 522.4 New York 531.8 1,437.7 3,883.5 9,056.0 North Carolina 66.8 174.1 1,503.0 4,022.2 North Dakota 1.8 4.7 78.6 197.1 Ohio 59.3 182.2 2,160.8 5,931.5 Oklahoma 25.9 68.9 243.2 649.9 Oregon 41.1 137.2 820.9 2,329.5 Pennsylvania 52.1 168.5 1,369.0 3,731.9 Rhode Island 6.4 14.2 106.6 261.5 South Carolina 21.4 59.1 696.3 1,900.6 South Dakota 5.2 13.2 43.0 127.1 Tennessee 29.4 78.5 786.7 2,162.8 Texas 356.9 924.4 6,387.3 17,762.1 Utah 5.9 21.6 292.0 765.8 Vermont 135.0 352.2 314.7 850.8 Virginia 19.0 61.6 1,174.3 3,122.6 Washington 65.1 178.9 3,523.3 8,490.7 West Virginia 1.1 4.7 184.2 534.2 Wisconsin 21.5 53.9 889.3 2,444.2 Wyoming 0.2 1.3 46.1 126.9 Dist Of Columbi 1.9 7.1 24.0 67.5 Puerto Rico 25.9 62.6 514.3 1,309.1 USVirgin Island 0.1 0.1 17.2 46.9 Other 137.0 396.9 5,629.9 15,617.8 Estimated Shipm (-) (-) 918.8 2,742.0 Unreported (2) 137.0 396.9 4,711.1 12,875.8 Timing Adjustment (X) (X) (X) -358.7 -------------------------------------------------------------- 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."