EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: October 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 October Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 53,092.7 494,032.6 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 465.4 4,716.7 1.0 Alabama 524.6 4,453.7 0.9 Alaska 72.4 732.7 0.1 Arizona 1,025.9 8,568.6 1.7 Arkansas 197.2 1,761.6 0.4 California 7,461.4 68,216.5 13.8 Colorado 410.0 3,768.6 0.8 Connecticut 540.5 5,250.4 1.1 Delaware 163.4 1,421.3 0.3 Florida 1,930.9 17,305.4 3.5 Georgia 1,001.8 9,540.4 1.9 Hawaii 10.4 121.3 0.0 Idaho 115.5 1,201.6 0.2 Illinois 2,254.4 20,370.7 4.1 Indiana 1,042.0 9,679.7 2.0 Iowa 420.7 3,853.1 0.8 Kansas 345.9 3,020.9 0.6 Kentucky 719.8 5,905.5 1.2 Louisiana 670.3 7,557.3 1.5 Maine 155.4 1,198.5 0.2 Maryland 444.1 3,874.7 0.8 Massachusetts 1,349.4 12,526.5 2.5 Michigan 2,751.4 25,103.3 5.1 Minnesota 724.6 6,844.9 1.4 Mississippi 210.4 1,807.7 0.4 Missouri 585.0 5,211.2 1.1 Montana 26.0 304.7 0.1 Nebraska 146.6 1,445.9 0.3 Nevada 44.9 648.6 0.1 New Hampshire 124.9 1,193.8 0.2 New Jersey 1,245.1 10,504.4 2.1 New Mexico 165.5 1,454.1 0.3 New York 2,473.0 25,290.1 5.1 North Carolina 1,254.6 11,776.9 2.4 North Dakota 58.0 524.0 0.1 Ohio 2,110.8 19,506.6 3.9 Oklahoma 228.9 1,959.3 0.4 Oregon 642.0 5,802.2 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,411.8 12,364.6 2.5 Rhode Island 78.2 735.1 0.1 South Carolina 609.7 6,021.7 1.2 South Dakota 41.9 355.2 0.1 Tennessee 769.9 7,012.9 1.4 Texas 6,300.6 55,670.1 11.3 Utah 245.2 2,325.1 0.5 Vermont 218.2 2,052.4 0.4 Virginia 984.8 9,309.1 1.9 Washington 1,725.1 23,213.2 4.7 West Virginia 112.7 1,203.0 0.2 Wisconsin 846.4 7,698.5 1.6 Wyoming 58.7 432.1 0.1 Dist of Columbia 29.8 345.0 0.1 Puerto Rico 507.7 4,401.3 0.9 USVirgin Islands 9.3 180.0 0.0 Other 5,495.1 51,075.2 10.3 Estimated Shipments 1,006.6 9,813.1 2.0 Unreported (2) 4,488.4 41,262.1 8.4 Timing Adjustment 0.0 -68.2 0.0 ----------------------------------------------------------- SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Item October Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 4,763.7 39,393.3 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 5.1 43.8 0.1 Alabama 32.1 380.9 1.0 Alaska 218.6 1,670.4 4.2 Arizona 44.0 394.3 1.0 Arkansas 11.7 100.4 0.3 California 467.9 4,162.2 10.6 Colorado 11.1 135.7 0.3 Connecticut 50.0 294.6 0.7 Delaware 3.5 30.8 0.1 Florida 70.0 768.1 1.9 Georgia 57.1 603.5 1.5 Hawaii 3.6 53.9 0.1 Idaho 6.8 79.4 0.2 Illinois 64.6 629.4 1.6 Indiana 14.2 133.9 0.3 Iowa 34.0 340.9 0.9 Kansas 30.9 293.0 0.7 Kentucky 70.4 300.7 0.8 Louisiana 974.9 7,278.9 18.5 Maine 23.0 140.9 0.4 Maryland 14.9 109.5 0.3 Massachusetts 48.1 392.2 1.0 Michigan 48.6 479.2 1.2 Minnesota 129.1 631.8 1.6 Mississippi 9.0 87.2 0.2 Missouri 30.0 206.9 0.5 Montana 19.1 123.9 0.3 Nebraska 12.6 154.0 0.4 Nevada 18.5 166.4 0.4 New Hampshire 4.1 44.8 0.1 New Jersey 58.2 709.1 1.8 New Mexico 2.4 32.0 0.1 New York 122.6 1,314.7 3.3 North Carolina 101.9 1,074.5 2.7 North Dakota 10.2 104.6 0.3 Ohio 174.5 581.0 1.5 Oklahoma 7.9 55.8 0.1 Oregon 142.8 1,456.4 3.7 Pennsylvania 44.0 375.0 1.0 Rhode Island 7.1 124.3 0.3 South Carolina 12.9 123.8 0.3 South Dakota 10.0 47.3 0.1 Tennessee 27.5 288.9 0.7 Texas 367.0 3,429.0 8.7 Utah 29.5 301.5 0.8 Vermont 3.6 28.8 0.1 Virginia 130.7 1,083.9 2.8 Washington 382.9 3,146.8 8.0 West Virginia 85.7 704.5 1.8 Wisconsin 109.5 486.7 1.2 Wyoming 1.4 19.1 0.0 Dist of Columbia 0.3 13.0 0.0 Puerto Rico 2.6 59.4 0.2 USVirgin Islands 0.0 0.1 0.0 Other 406.3 3,645.3 9.3 Estimated Shipments 0.0 0.0 0.0 Unreported (2) 406.3 3,645.3 9.3 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reexports Total Item October Cumulative October Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 3,790.5 37,094.2 61,646.8 570,520.0 Foreign Trade Zone 26.9 383.9 497.5 5,144.4 Alabama 8.6 113.1 565.3 4,947.6 Alaska 2.1 29.6 293.1 2,432.8 Arizona 92.2 2,725.7 1,162.1 11,688.7 Arkansas 4.8 44.8 213.6 1,906.8 California 1,020.5 8,953.0 8,949.8 81,331.7 Colorado 35.3 366.7 456.4 4,270.9 Connecticut 28.2 272.0 618.6 5,817.0 Delaware 27.2 264.9 194.0 1,717.0 Florida 123.8 1,117.1 2,124.7 19,190.6 Georgia 60.7 549.0 1,119.6 10,692.9 Hawaii 3.9 109.1 17.8 284.2 Idaho 6.9 105.5 129.2 1,386.5 Illinois 104.7 1,053.2 2,423.7 22,053.3 Indiana 29.0 249.8 1,085.2 10,063.4 Iowa 6.0 56.3 460.8 4,250.4 Kansas 12.8 150.2 389.6 3,464.0 Kentucky 31.9 302.5 822.2 6,508.7 Louisiana 9.6 99.5 1,654.8 14,935.7 Maine 6.1 40.3 184.5 1,379.7 Maryland 20.6 390.1 479.6 4,374.3 Massachusetts 95.5 760.3 1,493.0 13,679.0 Michigan 132.6 1,290.2 2,932.7 26,872.7 Minnesota 41.2 278.1 894.9 7,754.8 Mississippi 3.4 20.3 222.7 1,915.2 Missouri 21.2 154.1 636.2 5,572.1 Montana 3.5 24.4 48.5 453.0 Nebraska 1.9 39.0 161.1 1,638.8 Nevada 13.4 133.2 76.7 948.2 New Hampshire 10.3 71.5 139.3 1,310.1 New Jersey 143.6 1,389.1 1,446.9 12,602.6 New Mexico 1.2 7.0 169.1 1,493.0 New York 492.3 5,243.1 3,087.9 31,847.9 North Carolina 54.6 595.1 1,411.1 13,446.4 North Dakota 2.6 16.6 70.7 645.3 Ohio 83.2 749.7 2,368.6 20,837.3 Oklahoma 9.5 223.1 246.3 2,238.1 Oregon 48.3 415.3 833.1 7,673.9 Pennsylvania 57.2 564.0 1,513.0 13,303.5 Rhode Island 6.6 57.7 92.0 917.1 South Carolina 16.8 197.2 639.4 6,342.7 South Dakota 7.0 36.9 58.8 439.4 Tennessee 89.0 367.2 886.3 7,669.0 Texas 401.6 3,571.8 7,069.2 62,670.9 Utah 5.1 64.7 279.8 2,691.3 Vermont 127.8 1,146.3 349.6 3,227.5 Virginia 26.5 243.1 1,142.0 10,636.2 Washington 61.5 565.8 2,169.5 26,925.8 West Virginia 4.2 18.7 202.7 1,926.2 Wisconsin 18.6 176.8 974.5 8,361.9 Wyoming 0.7 5.4 60.7 456.6 Dist of Columbia 2.8 32.0 33.0 390.0 Puerto Rico 21.9 222.7 532.1 4,683.3 USVirgin Islands 0.1 0.5 9.4 180.6 Other 149.7 1,421.0 6,051.1 56,141.5 Estimated Shipments 0.0 0.0 1,006.6 9,813.1 Unreported (2) 149.7 1,421.0 5,044.5 46,328.4 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 -68.2 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