EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: November 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 November Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 50,451.7 544,995.9 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 377.4 5,094.1 0.9 Alabama 449.7 4,903.4 0.9 Alaska 75.8 808.6 0.1 Arizona 1,012.4 9,581.1 1.8 Arkansas 184.9 1,946.4 0.4 California 7,209.2 75,425.8 13.8 Colorado 368.0 4,136.6 0.8 Connecticut 519.7 5,770.1 1.1 Delaware 164.7 1,586.1 0.3 Florida 1,876.3 19,181.7 3.5 Georgia 1,049.0 10,589.4 1.9 Hawaii 12.5 133.8 0.0 Idaho 121.8 1,323.4 0.2 Illinois 2,060.1 22,430.8 4.1 Indiana 951.6 10,631.3 2.0 Iowa 361.1 4,214.2 0.8 Kansas 366.6 3,387.5 0.6 Kentucky 683.6 6,589.1 1.2 Louisiana 800.1 8,357.4 1.5 Maine 149.5 1,348.0 0.2 Maryland 362.9 4,237.6 0.8 Massachusetts 1,226.1 13,752.6 2.5 Michigan 2,716.2 27,819.5 5.1 Minnesota 732.1 7,577.0 1.4 Mississippi 181.8 1,989.6 0.4 Missouri 588.7 5,799.8 1.1 Montana 33.7 338.4 0.1 Nebraska 154.2 1,600.1 0.3 Nevada 39.9 688.5 0.1 New Hampshire 121.4 1,315.2 0.2 New Jersey 1,043.5 11,548.0 2.1 New Mexico 141.1 1,595.2 0.3 New York 2,258.3 27,548.4 5.1 North Carolina 1,329.6 13,106.5 2.4 North Dakota 58.7 582.8 0.1 Ohio 1,903.3 21,409.9 3.9 Oklahoma 245.8 2,205.1 0.4 Oregon 566.3 6,368.5 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,263.0 13,627.5 2.5 Rhode Island 75.8 811.0 0.1 South Carolina 574.1 6,595.7 1.2 South Dakota 32.1 387.4 0.1 Tennessee 720.1 7,732.9 1.4 Texas 6,161.4 61,831.5 11.3 Utah 228.1 2,553.2 0.5 Vermont 179.8 2,232.3 0.4 Virginia 983.2 10,292.3 1.9 Washington 1,610.2 24,823.4 4.6 West Virginia 102.8 1,305.8 0.2 Wisconsin 811.1 8,509.6 1.6 Wyoming 41.9 473.9 0.1 Dist of Columbia 31.8 376.8 0.1 Puerto Rico 420.4 4,821.7 0.9 USVirgin Islands 26.5 206.5 0.0 Other 5,068.6 56,339.3 10.3 Estimated Shipmen 1,110.8 10,923.9 2.0 Unreported (2) 3,957.8 45,415.4 8.3 Timing Adjustment 0.0 248.0 0.0 -------------------------------------------------------- SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Item November Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 4,317.5 43,710.7 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 6.2 50.1 0.1 Alabama 63.7 444.6 1.0 Alaska 72.5 1,742.9 4.0 Arizona 41.9 436.2 1.0 Arkansas 7.4 107.8 0.2 California 439.0 4,601.2 10.5 Colorado 11.4 147.1 0.3 Connecticut 44.2 338.8 0.8 Delaware 2.5 33.3 0.1 Florida 83.3 851.4 1.9 Georgia 53.0 656.5 1.5 Hawaii 2.9 56.7 0.1 Idaho 8.0 87.5 0.2 Illinois 47.8 677.2 1.5 Indiana 9.7 143.7 0.3 Iowa 44.8 385.7 0.9 Kansas 16.7 309.6 0.7 Kentucky 24.7 325.4 0.7 Louisiana 1,039.2 8,318.0 19.0 Maine 17.1 158.0 0.4 Maryland 8.5 118.0 0.3 Massachusetts 34.6 426.9 1.0 Michigan 45.8 525.0 1.2 Minnesota 85.4 717.2 1.6 Mississippi 9.8 97.0 0.2 Missouri 23.3 230.2 0.5 Montana 9.1 133.0 0.3 Nebraska 16.6 170.6 0.4 Nevada 10.9 177.2 0.4 New Hampshire 5.2 50.0 0.1 New Jersey 57.3 766.4 1.8 New Mexico 2.9 34.9 0.1 New York 138.0 1,452.6 3.3 North Carolina 99.1 1,173.5 2.7 North Dakota 9.2 113.7 0.3 Ohio 107.8 688.7 1.6 Oklahoma 7.0 62.8 0.1 Oregon 151.8 1,608.2 3.7 Pennsylvania 40.9 415.9 1.0 Rhode Island 8.3 132.6 0.3 South Carolina 7.9 131.7 0.3 South Dakota 5.1 52.4 0.1 Tennessee 33.8 322.7 0.7 Texas 357.6 3,786.6 8.7 Utah 25.0 326.5 0.7 Vermont 2.6 31.4 0.1 Virginia 97.7 1,181.6 2.7 Washington 314.0 3,460.8 7.9 West Virginia 79.8 784.3 1.8 Wisconsin 97.5 584.2 1.3 Wyoming 6.7 25.8 0.1 Dist of Columbia 2.5 15.5 0.0 Puerto Rico 3.1 62.6 0.1 USVirgin Islands 0.0 0.2 0.0 Other 382.9 4,028.2 9.2 Estimated Shipmen 0.0 0.0 0.0 Unreported (2) 382.9 4,028.2 9.2 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 --------------------------------------------------------------- Reexports Total Item November Cumulative November Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 3,638.5 40,732.7 58,407.8 629,439.4 Foreign Trade Zone 41.4 425.3 425.1 5,569.5 Alabama 6.1 119.2 519.6 5,467.2 Alaska 1.8 31.5 150.2 2,583.0 Arizona 121.1 2,846.8 1,175.4 12,864.1 Arkansas 7.2 52.0 199.4 2,106.2 California 951.3 9,904.3 8,599.6 89,931.3 Colorado 30.0 396.7 409.5 4,680.4 Connecticut 29.8 301.8 593.7 6,410.8 Delaware 12.9 277.8 180.1 1,897.1 Florida 122.5 1,239.6 2,082.1 21,272.7 Georgia 57.2 606.2 1,159.3 11,852.1 Hawaii 9.0 118.1 24.4 308.6 Idaho 7.0 112.5 136.8 1,523.3 Illinois 116.6 1,169.8 2,224.5 24,277.8 Indiana 32.5 282.2 993.8 11,057.2 Iowa 4.1 60.4 410.0 4,660.4 Kansas 21.6 171.8 404.9 3,868.9 Kentucky 29.8 332.3 738.1 7,246.8 Louisiana 7.5 107.0 1,846.7 16,782.4 Maine 4.0 44.3 170.6 1,550.3 Maryland 28.5 418.5 399.9 4,774.2 Massachusetts 78.4 838.7 1,339.2 15,018.1 Michigan 155.4 1,445.6 2,917.4 29,790.0 Minnesota 25.0 303.1 842.5 8,597.4 Mississippi 2.3 22.6 193.9 2,109.2 Missouri 19.0 173.1 631.0 6,203.1 Montana 1.8 26.2 44.6 497.6 Nebraska 2.8 41.7 173.5 1,812.4 Nevada 11.9 145.2 62.7 1,010.9 New Hampshire 8.6 80.1 135.2 1,445.3 New Jersey 125.2 1,514.3 1,226.0 13,828.7 New Mexico 0.5 7.4 144.5 1,637.5 New York 498.8 5,741.8 2,895.1 34,742.9 North Carolina 62.7 657.8 1,491.4 14,937.8 North Dakota 1.4 18.1 69.3 714.6 Ohio 72.2 821.9 2,083.3 22,920.5 Oklahoma 8.6 231.7 261.4 2,499.5 Oregon 40.1 455.3 758.1 8,432.0 Pennsylvania 53.2 617.2 1,357.1 14,660.6 Rhode Island 4.8 62.5 89.0 1,006.1 South Carolina 13.6 210.8 595.6 6,938.3 South Dakota 4.8 41.7 42.1 481.4 Tennessee 33.3 400.5 787.1 8,456.1 Texas 400.1 3,971.9 6,919.1 69,590.0 Utah 7.7 72.4 260.8 2,952.2 Vermont 119.2 1,265.5 301.6 3,529.1 Virginia 30.8 273.9 1,111.7 11,747.8 Washington 57.9 623.7 1,982.1 28,907.9 West Virginia 2.6 21.3 185.3 2,111.5 Wisconsin 16.6 193.4 925.3 9,287.2 Wyoming 2.8 8.2 51.4 507.9 Dist of Columbia 9.0 41.0 43.3 433.3 Puerto Rico 18.7 241.3 442.3 5,125.6 USVirgin Islands 0.7 1.2 27.2 207.9 Other 147.7 1,568.7 5,599.3 61,936.2 Estimated Shipmen 0.0 0.0 1,110.8 10,923.9 Unreported (2) 147.7 1,568.7 4,488.5 51,012.3 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 248.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: For 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