EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER IS LOCATED, 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 319.0 1,307.6 0.7 Alaska 7.9 52.3 0.0 Arizona 795.8 3,372.9 1.7 Arkansas 165.1 652.0 0.3 California 6,944.3 27,879.4 13.9 Colorado 652.2 2,809.0 1.4 Connecticut 876.6 3,379.0 1.7 Delaware 423.6 1,656.7 0.8 Florida 1,740.3 6,832.4 3.4 Georgia 887.0 3,225.7 1.6 Hawaii 9.3 36.7 (-) Idaho 98.8 436.6 0.2 Illinois 2,647.3 10,198.4 5.1 Indiana 1,160.7 4,470.4 2.2 Iowa 294.2 1,063.5 0.5 Kansas 258.6 1,056.2 0.5 Kentucky 584.3 2,336.8 1.2 Louisiana 245.0 957.2 0.5 Maine 103.3 529.0 0.3 Maryland 282.6 1,079.5 0.5 Massachusetts 1,312.0 5,211.1 2.6 Michigan 3,340.2 12,945.2 6.5 Minnesota 836.5 3,211.3 1.6 Mississippi 102.9 417.1 0.2 Missouri 537.2 1,930.2 1.0 Montana 26.2 100.3 0.1 Nebraska 211.3 791.3 0.4 Nevada 46.1 196.8 0.1 New Hampshire 142.1 589.1 0.3 New Jersey 1,438.7 5,829.8 2.9 New Mexico 141.8 599.9 0.3 New York 2,866.1 11,862.7 5.9 North Carolina 903.1 3,773.7 1.9 North Dakota 65.6 189.4 0.1 Ohio 1,944.8 7,992.7 4.0 Oklahoma 204.2 785.3 0.4 Oregon 451.7 1,692.2 0.8 Pennsylvania 1,507.4 5,886.5 2.9 Rhode Island 76.7 303.6 0.2 South Carolina 476.5 1,914.6 1.0 South Dakota 23.2 110.0 0.1 Tennessee 695.2 2,761.6 1.4 Texas 4,289.6 17,504.7 8.7 Utah 303.6 1,161.7 0.6 Vermont 129.9 592.5 0.3 Virginia 838.9 3,323.5 1.7 Washington 2,516.6 10,888.7 5.4 West Virginia 68.3 292.8 0.1 Wisconsin 760.2 3,037.6 1.5 Wyoming 10.7 44.5 (-) Dist of Columbia (2) 344.4 1,319.7 0.7 Puerto Rico 381.9 1,614.2 0.8 USVirgin Islands 10.8 43.0 (-) Other 4,285.5 17,965.1 9.0 Estimated Shipments 1,083.1 4,122.3 2.1 Unreported (3) 3,202.4 13,842.8 6.9 Timing Adjustment (.) -14.4 (-) __________________________________________________ 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 20.2 100.1 0.7 Alaska 27.5 108.8 0.7 Arizona 26.3 101.8 0.7 Arkansas 6.3 28.2 0.2 California 443.4 1,750.9 11.8 Colorado 20.9 80.2 0.5 Connecticut 107.1 617.0 4.2 Delaware 2.8 25.5 0.2 Florida 90.0 372.2 2.5 Georgia 43.4 193.2 1.3 Hawaii 4.1 15.8 0.1 Idaho 8.3 40.6 0.3 Illinois 146.4 750.1 5.1 Indiana 7.5 38.7 0.3 Iowa 12.2 104.7 0.7 Kansas 105.1 410.7 2.8 Kentucky 15.9 55.5 0.4 Louisiana 99.9 550.9 3.7 Maine 7.8 32.2 0.2 Maryland 24.7 128.4 0.9 Massachusetts 29.1 98.7 0.7 Michigan 39.1 144.7 1.0 Minnesota 221.8 1,211.7 8.2 Mississippi 13.2 47.6 0.3 Missouri 60.9 439.3 3.0 Montana 5.8 21.5 0.1 Nebraska 24.9 47.6 0.3 Nevada 2.7 10.6 0.1 New Hampshire 3.9 18.0 0.1 New Jersey 66.6 276.8 1.9 New Mexico 1.9 6.6 (-) New York 352.9 1,617.3 10.9 North Carolina 80.0 293.9 2.0 North Dakota 11.1 37.5 0.3 Ohio 62.3 267.5 1.8 Oklahoma 16.3 61.1 0.4 Oregon 154.4 777.8 5.3 Pennsylvania 92.6 394.4 2.7 Rhode Island 9.7 38.8 0.3 South Carolina 6.6 23.2 0.2 South Dakota 0.5 4.2 (-) Tennessee 92.4 437.7 3.0 Texas 190.6 845.0 5.7 Utah 14.1 59.1 0.4 Vermont 2.1 8.8 0.1 Virginia 151.2 449.9 3.0 Washington 120.4 655.9 4.4 West Virginia 47.3 126.8 0.9 Wisconsin 10.4 49.5 0.3 Wyoming 2.6 12.1 0.1 Dist of Columbia (2) 4.4 33.9 0.2 Puerto Rico 4.2 11.5 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.2 (-) Other 205.8 748.9 5.1 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (3) 205.8 748.9 5.1 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) _________________________________________________ Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item April to date April 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 7.7 30.7 347.0 1,438.4 Alaska 4.1 44.9 39.5 206.0 Arizona 58.2 260.6 880.4 3,735.3 Arkansas 4.3 14.3 175.7 694.6 California 879.6 3,704.7 8,267.3 33,335.0 Colorado 120.6 573.7 793.6 3,462.9 Connecticut 30.0 136.7 1,013.8 4,132.7 Delaware 10.0 35.8 436.4 1,718.0 Florida 96.9 413.3 1,927.3 7,617.9 Georgia 36.0 132.4 966.4 3,551.2 Hawaii 3.4 19.3 16.9 71.9 Idaho 14.7 36.0 121.8 513.2 Illinois 137.3 494.1 2,931.0 11,442.6 Indiana 25.3 96.4 1,193.5 4,605.5 Iowa 8.2 41.6 314.6 1,209.8 Kansas 14.2 55.5 377.9 1,522.4 Kentucky 24.0 109.3 624.3 2,501.6 Louisiana 3.6 21.1 348.5 1,529.2 Maine 4.2 15.8 115.4 576.9 Maryland 28.7 103.5 336.1 1,311.4 Massachusetts 71.1 319.3 1,412.3 5,629.1 Michigan 216.0 889.6 3,595.3 13,979.6 Minnesota 31.3 108.0 1,089.6 4,531.0 Mississippi 2.6 10.4 118.8 475.0 Missouri 13.3 64.0 611.4 2,433.5 Montana 1.4 5.8 33.3 127.7 Nebraska 2.2 9.8 238.5 848.7 Nevada 13.3 39.5 62.2 246.9 New Hampshire 9.6 37.3 155.7 644.4 New Jersey 194.1 695.7 1,699.4 6,802.3 New Mexico 1.1 4.4 144.8 610.9 New York 527.5 1,929.5 3,746.5 15,409.5 North Carolina 44.2 176.5 1,027.3 4,244.1 North Dakota 1.8 6.3 78.5 233.2 Ohio 81.0 335.1 2,088.2 8,595.4 Oklahoma 6.3 27.4 226.8 873.8 Oregon 37.8 141.9 643.9 2,611.8 Pennsylvania 58.1 218.2 1,658.1 6,499.0 Rhode Island 7.4 27.0 93.7 369.5 South Carolina 22.9 73.5 506.0 2,011.3 South Dakota 3.5 14.1 27.2 128.3 Tennessee 39.9 158.6 827.6 3,357.9 Texas 361.2 1,468.5 4,841.5 19,818.3 Utah 4.2 24.9 321.9 1,245.7 Vermont 64.2 275.8 196.3 877.1 Virginia 27.6 116.1 1,017.7 3,889.6 Washington 64.1 238.6 2,701.1 11,783.3 West Virginia 1.9 12.7 117.5 432.4 Wisconsin 30.3 108.2 800.9 3,195.3 Wyoming 0.5 2.9 13.8 59.5 Dist of Columbia (2) 35.1 78.4 384.0 1,432.0 Puerto Rico 35.7 100.1 421.8 1,725.9 USVirgin Islands 0.3 0.7 11.2 43.9 Other 184.3 687.8 4,675.6 19,401.9 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 1,083.1 4,122.3 Unreported (3) 184.3 687.8 3,592.5 15,279.6 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) -14.4 (1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities, scrap, waste, used or second-hand merchandise and timing adjustments. (2) Significant data are compiled for the District of Columbia because there are concentrations of entities domiciled there such as, embassies of foreign governments, purchasing agents for foreign companies and countries that arrange for exports of goods. (3) Includes cases where no valid zip code was reported on Shipper's Export Declaration (SED's) and includes prior month's revision 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."