EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 1998 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 Cumulative to date Item April Total Percent U.S. Total 49,786.4 200,199.2 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 425.7 1,874.9 0.9 Alabama 479.7 1,844.4 0.9 Alaska 42.4 158.2 0.1 Arizona 833.8 3,412.1 1.7 Arkansas 184.3 730.4 0.4 California 6,578.2 26,831.1 13.4 Colorado 383.8 1,485.0 0.7 Connecticut 542.6 2,106.2 1.1 Delaware 166.4 644.5 0.3 Florida 1,799.4 6,918.0 3.5 Georgia 961.8 3,945.1 2.0 Hawaii 35.0 69.9 (-) Idaho 106.4 455.5 0.2 Illinois 2,328.1 8,938.0 4.5 Indiana 1,073.4 4,159.2 2.1 Iowa 431.1 1,605.1 0.8 Kansas 300.3 1,170.8 0.6 Kentucky 585.7 2,430.7 1.2 Louisiana 774.3 3,418.7 1.7 Maine 115.4 585.5 0.3 Maryland 393.7 1,450.3 0.7 Massachusetts 1,258.5 4,972.4 2.5 Michigan 2,478.4 10,098.7 5.0 Minnesota 671.9 2,646.9 1.3 Mississippi 155.5 649.9 0.3 Missouri 500.2 1,819.4 0.9 Montana 28.8 100.9 0.1 Nebraska 167.1 605.4 0.3 Nevada 41.0 175.9 0.1 New Hampshire 123.0 499.7 0.2 New Jersey 1,125.9 4,408.4 2.2 New Mexico 137.8 590.2 0.3 New York 2,371.2 9,652.3 4.8 North Carolina 1,146.6 4,687.5 2.3 North Dakota 67.2 223.3 0.1 Ohio 2,024.1 8,100.2 4.0 Oklahoma 239.8 911.4 0.5 Oregon 576.7 2,261.5 1.1 Pennsylvania 1,271.7 4,988.9 2.5 Rhode Island 82.1 307.4 0.2 South Carolina 641.2 2,510.5 1.3 South Dakota 26.7 120.3 0.1 Tennessee 753.2 2,838.6 1.4 Texas 5,996.1 23,689.4 11.8 Utah 275.0 976.6 0.5 Vermont 153.3 725.8 0.4 Virginia 933.0 3,668.6 1.8 Washington 2,525.3 10,919.4 5.5 West Virginia 117.6 481.3 0.2 Wisconsin 781.6 3,063.5 1.5 Wyoming 42.0 149.3 0.1 Dist of Columbia 41.5 77.9 (-) Puerto Rico 386.1 1,616.6 0.8 USVirgin Islands 8.9 44.4 (-) Other 4,521.3 19,272.7 9.6 Estimated Shipments 1,083.1 4,122.3 2.1 Unreported (2) 3,438.2 15,150.4 7.6 Timing Adjustment (-) -14.4 (-) ______________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item April Total Percent U.S. Total 3,322.1 14,784.1 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 4.9 24.8 0.2 Alabama 39.7 161.9 1.1 Alaska 91.8 487.7 3.3 Arizona 45.5 176.0 1.2 Arkansas 9.1 53.4 0.4 California 387.2 1,531.3 10.4 Colorado 16.3 58.0 0.4 Connecticut 40.6 121.8 0.8 Delaware 1.9 9.7 0.1 Florida 84.0 338.5 2.3 Georgia 55.0 226.6 1.5 Hawaii 4.0 21.9 0.1 Idaho 11.0 47.6 0.3 Illinois 58.7 190.8 1.3 Indiana 7.2 52.9 0.4 Iowa 23.2 146.0 1.0 Kansas 21.2 118.4 0.8 Kentucky 24.1 114.0 0.8 Louisiana 488.8 2,930.2 19.8 Maine 7.0 26.5 0.2 Maryland 13.3 46.5 0.3 Massachusetts 34.6 128.5 0.9 Michigan 45.7 178.0 1.2 Minnesota 68.2 174.9 1.2 Mississippi 16.3 57.9 0.4 Missouri 22.4 91.3 0.6 Montana 16.4 38.2 0.3 Nebraska 10.2 68.6 0.5 Nevada 2.4 11.8 0.1 New Hampshire 3.3 16.0 0.1 New Jersey 67.0 274.8 1.9 New Mexico 3.0 9.4 0.1 New York 125.7 547.7 3.7 North Carolina 164.7 493.3 3.3 North Dakota 14.7 51.2 0.3 Ohio 39.9 125.9 0.9 Oklahoma 6.8 23.6 0.2 Oregon 116.1 501.5 3.4 Pennsylvania 30.1 178.4 1.2 Rhode Island 8.0 33.3 0.2 South Carolina 10.4 42.3 0.3 South Dakota 1.3 8.3 0.1 Tennessee 43.7 164.4 1.1 Texas 316.7 1,506.0 10.2 Utah 18.1 77.8 0.5 Vermont 2.5 9.9 0.1 Virginia 108.5 413.6 2.8 Washington 148.6 918.4 6.2 West Virginia 77.0 270.3 1.8 Wisconsin 46.3 87.8 0.6 Wyoming 3.2 7.9 0.1 Dist of Columbia 1.3 7.8 0.1 Puerto Rico 5.2 14.2 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.2 (-) Other 314.4 1,391.3 9.4 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 314.4 1,391.3 9.4 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) __________________________________________________________ Re-exports Total April Cumulative April Cumulative Item to date to date U.S. Total 3,706.9 14,746.4 56,815.4 229,729.8 Foreign Trade Zone 22.5 100.3 453.0 2,000.0 Alabama 8.7 45.7 528.2 2,051.9 Alaska 2.7 16.5 136.9 662.4 Arizona 72.7 288.5 952.0 3,876.6 Arkansas 5.2 15.5 198.6 799.3 California 907.4 3,806.5 7,872.7 32,168.9 Colorado 30.0 121.6 430.1 1,664.6 Connecticut 38.3 126.6 621.5 2,354.6 Delaware 23.3 131.3 191.6 785.5 Florida 148.1 546.5 2,031.5 7,802.9 Georgia 47.6 177.2 1,064.4 4,348.9 Hawaii 3.8 22.8 42.8 114.6 Idaho 14.3 33.6 131.8 536.7 Illinois 144.0 476.0 2,530.9 9,604.8 Indiana 23.5 90.0 1,104.2 4,302.1 Iowa 7.2 34.4 461.4 1,785.5 Kansas 15.1 61.4 336.6 1,350.6 Kentucky 34.3 129.2 644.1 2,673.9 Louisiana 7.7 35.3 1,270.8 6,384.2 Maine 3.7 13.8 126.2 625.7 Maryland 33.8 144.3 440.8 1,641.0 Massachusetts 68.2 308.9 1,361.3 5,409.8 Michigan 118.0 533.4 2,642.0 10,810.1 Minnesota 32.2 123.7 772.3 2,945.4 Mississippi 2.9 11.0 174.8 718.9 Missouri 14.6 61.0 537.2 1,971.8 Montana 1.3 5.4 46.5 144.5 Nebraska 6.5 19.9 183.8 693.8 Nevada 18.4 39.2 61.7 226.8 New Hampshire 8.7 32.4 135.0 548.1 New Jersey 158.8 574.3 1,351.6 5,257.5 New Mexico 0.8 1.8 141.5 601.5 New York 545.8 2,001.3 3,042.7 12,201.3 North Carolina 59.9 233.1 1,371.2 5,413.9 North Dakota 1.9 6.7 83.7 281.3 Ohio 62.3 317.4 2,126.3 8,543.4 Oklahoma 6.9 28.5 253.6 963.5 Oregon 42.9 169.8 735.7 2,932.7 Pennsylvania 58.7 236.1 1,360.5 5,403.4 Rhode Island 6.6 23.8 96.7 364.6 South Carolina 24.2 77.1 675.8 2,629.9 South Dakota 3.9 15.4 31.8 144.0 Tennessee 39.4 172.2 836.3 3,175.1 Texas 421.9 1,738.9 6,734.7 26,934.3 Utah 3.6 21.6 296.7 1,076.0 Vermont 115.6 490.3 271.5 1,226.1 Virginia 51.4 134.6 1,092.9 4,216.9 Washington 65.8 273.2 2,739.8 12,110.9 West Virginia 2.3 7.8 196.8 759.4 Wisconsin 21.8 85.0 849.8 3,236.3 Wyoming 0.1 2.7 45.4 159.9 Dist of Columbia 1.6 11.8 44.4 97.6 Puerto Rico 32.8 107.5 424.2 1,738.3 USVirgin Islands 0.1 0.3 9.0 44.8 Other 135.7 563.4 4,971.4 21,227.5 Estimated Shipments 1,083.1 4,122.3 Unreported (2) 135.7 563.4 3,888.3 17,105.2 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) -14.4 (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."