EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 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 September Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 49,958.6 441,078.0 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 402.8 4,251.2 1.0 Alabama 472.5 3,929.1 0.9 Alaska 81.7 660.4 0.1 Arizona 999.9 7,542.7 1.7 Arkansas 184.9 1,564.4 0.4 California 6,885.5 60,755.1 13.8 Colorado 398.8 3,358.6 0.8 Connecticut 533.4 4,709.9 1.1 Delaware 184.4 1,257.9 0.3 Florida 1,733.9 15,374.5 3.5 Georgia 1,062.6 8,538.6 1.9 Hawaii 7.8 110.9 0.0 Idaho 122.5 1,086.1 0.2 Illinois 1,986.1 18,116.3 4.1 Indiana 978.4 8,637.7 2.0 Iowa 384.8 3,432.4 0.8 Kansas 306.8 2,674.9 0.6 Kentucky 621.9 5,185.7 1.2 Louisiana 697.1 6,887.0 1.6 Maine 138.0 1,043.1 0.2 Maryland 352.9 3,430.6 0.8 Massachusetts 1,247.1 11,177.0 2.5 Michigan 2,675.9 22,351.8 5.1 Minnesota 676.5 6,120.3 1.4 Mississippi 168.5 1,597.4 0.4 Missouri 517.7 4,626.1 1.0 Montana 35.9 278.8 0.1 Nebraska 153.0 1,299.2 0.3 Nevada 54.1 603.7 0.1 New Hampshire 117.8 1,068.9 0.2 New Jersey 1,070.8 9,259.3 2.1 New Mexico 106.9 1,288.6 0.3 New York 2,347.4 22,817.2 5.2 North Carolina 1,228.4 10,522.3 2.4 North Dakota 47.5 466.1 0.1 Ohio 2,014.7 17,395.8 3.9 Oklahoma 191.3 1,730.4 0.4 Oregon 607.2 5,160.2 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,280.2 10,952.8 2.5 Rhode Island 73.3 656.9 0.1 South Carolina 588.3 5,412.0 1.2 South Dakota 35.6 313.4 0.1 Tennessee 724.5 6,243.0 1.4 Texas 5,910.7 49,369.5 11.2 Utah 245.3 2,079.9 0.5 Vermont 225.7 1,834.2 0.4 Virginia 938.2 8,324.3 1.9 Washington 1,991.3 21,488.1 4.9 West Virginia 99.7 1,090.3 0.2 Wisconsin 763.7 6,852.1 1.6 Wyoming 36.4 373.4 0.1 Dist of Columbia 110.4 315.1 0.1 Puerto Rico 494.1 3,893.6 0.9 USVirgin Islands 11.6 170.6 0.0 Other 5,034.7 45,591.4 10.3 Estimated Shipments 1,012.4 8,806.5 2.0 Unreported (2) 4,022.3 36,784.9 8.3 Timing Adjustment 0.0 58.6 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------- SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Item September Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 3,782.9 34,629.6 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 3.7 38.7 0.1 Alabama 23.5 348.8 1.0 Alaska 224.4 1,451.8 4.2 Arizona 26.2 350.3 1.0 Arkansas 8.4 88.8 0.3 California 427.6 3,694.4 10.7 Colorado 12.1 124.6 0.4 Connecticut 32.4 244.6 0.7 Delaware 8.3 27.3 0.1 Florida 56.4 698.1 2.0 Georgia 57.8 546.4 1.6 Hawaii 6.7 50.3 0.1 Idaho 5.0 72.6 0.2 Illinois 71.2 564.7 1.6 Indiana 10.4 119.7 0.3 Iowa 31.2 306.9 0.9 Kansas 22.8 262.0 0.8 Kentucky 29.0 230.3 0.7 Louisiana 674.3 6,304.0 18.2 Maine 28.3 117.9 0.3 Maryland 10.7 94.6 0.3 Massachusetts 44.1 344.1 1.0 Michigan 48.7 430.6 1.2 Minnesota 74.0 502.8 1.5 Mississippi 7.0 78.3 0.2 Missouri 10.3 176.9 0.5 Montana 14.2 104.8 0.3 Nebraska 6.0 141.4 0.4 Nevada 21.4 147.9 0.4 New Hampshire 4.6 40.7 0.1 New Jersey 75.7 650.9 1.9 New Mexico 2.3 29.6 0.1 New York 123.6 1,192.1 3.4 North Carolina 64.4 972.6 2.8 North Dakota 10.1 94.4 0.3 Ohio 47.9 406.4 1.2 Oklahoma 5.2 47.9 0.1 Oregon 173.7 1,313.7 3.8 Pennsylvania 44.0 330.9 1.0 Rhode Island 29.0 117.2 0.3 South Carolina 6.0 110.9 0.3 South Dakota 2.1 37.3 0.1 Tennessee 25.8 261.4 0.8 Texas 324.2 3,062.0 8.8 Utah 21.7 272.0 0.8 Vermont 3.4 25.2 0.1 Virginia 92.2 953.2 2.8 Washington 217.2 2,763.9 8.0 West Virginia 76.2 618.8 1.8 Wisconsin 74.2 377.2 1.1 Wyoming 0.8 17.7 0.1 Dist of Columbia 0.1 12.7 0.0 Puerto Rico 4.7 56.8 0.2 USVirgin Islands 0.0 0.1 0.0 Other 361.6 3,239.0 9.4 Estimated Shipments 0.0 0.0 0.0 Unreported (2) 361.6 3,239.0 9.4 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reexports Total Item September Cumulative September Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 3,617.9 33,303.7 57,359.5 509,011.3 Foreign Trade Zone 29.2 357.0 435.6 4,646.9 Alabama 17.8 104.4 513.7 4,382.3 Alaska 1.8 27.5 307.9 2,139.7 Arizona 124.1 2,633.5 1,150.3 10,526.6 Arkansas 4.9 40.0 198.2 1,693.2 California 958.3 7,932.4 8,271.5 72,381.9 Colorado 44.5 331.4 455.5 3,814.5 Connecticut 26.6 243.9 592.4 5,198.4 Delaware 18.9 237.7 211.6 1,523.0 Florida 109.6 993.4 1,900.0 17,065.9 Georgia 48.5 488.3 1,169.0 9,573.3 Hawaii 7.7 105.2 22.1 266.4 Idaho 7.9 98.6 135.4 1,257.3 Illinois 110.9 948.5 2,168.3 19,629.5 Indiana 28.9 220.8 1,017.7 8,978.2 Iowa 5.5 50.3 421.5 3,789.6 Kansas 17.2 137.4 346.9 3,074.4 Kentucky 25.9 270.6 676.7 5,686.6 Louisiana 10.3 89.9 1,381.7 13,280.9 Maine 4.4 34.1 170.7 1,195.2 Maryland 24.6 369.4 388.2 3,894.7 Massachusetts 86.3 664.8 1,377.5 12,186.0 Michigan 124.6 1,157.6 2,849.3 23,940.0 Minnesota 26.1 236.9 776.6 6,860.0 Mississippi 2.1 16.9 177.7 1,692.5 Missouri 17.3 132.9 545.4 4,935.9 Montana 3.6 20.9 53.7 404.5 Nebraska 2.7 37.0 161.7 1,477.7 Nevada 11.7 119.9 87.2 871.5 New Hampshire 8.6 61.2 131.0 1,170.7 New Jersey 118.3 1,245.5 1,264.8 11,155.7 New Mexico 0.9 5.8 110.1 1,323.9 New York 474.1 4,750.7 2,945.1 28,760.0 North Carolina 64.1 540.5 1,356.9 12,035.4 North Dakota 1.6 14.1 59.1 574.5 Ohio 95.0 666.4 2,157.6 18,468.7 Oklahoma 22.2 213.6 218.7 1,991.8 Oregon 38.6 366.9 819.5 6,840.8 Pennsylvania 52.7 506.8 1,376.8 11,790.5 Rhode Island 7.2 51.1 109.5 825.1 South Carolina 15.9 180.4 610.2 5,703.3 South Dakota 2.9 29.9 40.6 380.5 Tennessee 31.2 278.2 781.4 6,782.6 Texas 419.6 3,170.2 6,654.4 55,601.7 Utah 7.5 59.6 274.4 2,411.5 Vermont 120.0 1,018.5 349.2 2,877.9 Virginia 26.7 216.6 1,057.1 9,494.1 Washington 51.4 504.3 2,260.0 24,756.3 West Virginia 1.6 14.5 177.5 1,723.5 Wisconsin 18.9 158.1 856.8 7,387.4 Wyoming 0.6 4.8 37.7 395.8 Dist of Columbia 3.2 29.2 113.7 357.0 Puerto Rico 19.2 200.8 518.0 4,151.2 USVirgin Islands 0.0 0.5 11.6 171.2 Other 143.1 1,271.2 5,539.4 50,101.7 Estimated Shipments 0.0 0.0 1,012.4 8,806.5 Unreported (2) 143.1 1,271.2 4,527.0 41,295.2 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 58.6 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