EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 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 August Total Percent U.S. Total 46,464.6 392,006.5 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 742.6 4,071.6 1.0 Alabama 442.7 3,736.8 1.0 Alaska 67.3 372.1 0.1 Arizona 816.4 6,725.7 1.7 Arkansas 191.5 1,470.6 0.4 California 6,316.6 52,558.2 13.4 Colorado 389.5 3,045.8 0.8 Connecticut 617.4 4,463.5 1.1 Delaware 122.7 1,252.3 0.3 Florida 1,864.7 14,421.9 3.7 Georgia 1,047.9 7,948.9 2.0 Hawaii 13.9 120.0 (-) Idaho 108.6 887.1 0.2 Illinois 2,080.3 17,708.3 4.5 Indiana 960.3 7,994.0 2.0 Iowa 348.9 3,158.4 0.8 Kansas 269.5 2,318.2 0.6 Kentucky 558.4 4,745.9 1.2 Louisiana 642.8 6,246.7 1.6 Maine 125.8 1,076.4 0.3 Maryland 307.6 2,784.5 0.7 Massachusetts 1,088.2 9,634.1 2.5 Michigan 1,914.9 17,733.8 4.5 Minnesota 658.0 5,329.2 1.4 Mississippi 174.8 1,454.7 0.4 Missouri 444.3 3,579.2 0.9 Montana 21.0 203.3 0.1 Nebraska 138.6 1,184.3 0.3 Nevada 46.5 361.3 0.1 New Hampshire 130.7 1,043.2 0.3 New Jersey 993.5 8,667.6 2.2 New Mexico 137.6 1,140.1 0.3 New York 2,481.5 19,117.5 4.9 North Carolina 1,098.7 9,094.6 2.3 North Dakota 43.3 432.2 0.1 Ohio 1,739.0 15,196.6 3.9 Oklahoma 238.9 1,770.3 0.5 Oregon 536.1 4,463.5 1.1 Pennsylvania 1,200.6 9,742.0 2.5 Rhode Island 70.8 608.0 0.2 South Carolina 587.6 5,045.3 1.3 South Dakota 26.1 228.4 0.1 Tennessee 717.4 5,660.4 1.4 Texas 5,549.2 46,110.1 11.8 Utah 201.7 1,817.4 0.5 Vermont 160.3 1,376.7 0.4 Virginia 944.0 7,348.4 1.9 Washington 2,022.7 21,240.9 5.4 West Virginia 100.5 917.5 0.2 Wisconsin 757.6 5,855.3 1.5 Wyoming 31.7 317.4 0.1 Dist of Columbia 13.5 146.3 (-) Puerto Rico 461.9 3,484.7 0.9 USVirgin Islands 3.1 69.0 (-) Other 4,437.7 38,543.6 9.8 Estimated Shipments 945.4 8,048.2 2.1 Unreported (2) 3,492.3 30,495.3 7.8 Timing Adjustment (-) 54.3 (-) _____________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item August Total Percent U.S. Total 2,930.9 26,981.8 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 26.4 68.3 0.3 Alabama 15.0 279.7 1.0 Alaska 141.6 984.7 3.6 Arizona 44.0 329.5 1.2 Arkansas 6.9 85.2 0.3 California 334.1 2,987.5 11.1 Colorado 6.6 112.7 0.4 Connecticut 25.3 222.0 0.8 Delaware 1.7 18.3 0.1 Florida 43.0 566.5 2.1 Georgia 64.4 477.1 1.8 Hawaii 2.5 37.6 0.1 Idaho 8.9 77.2 0.3 Illinois 40.2 363.6 1.3 Indiana 6.5 86.3 0.3 Iowa 12.4 208.7 0.8 Kansas 21.7 239.0 0.9 Kentucky 44.9 215.7 0.8 Louisiana 491.7 4,841.3 17.9 Maine 21.8 71.7 0.3 Maryland 10.1 91.4 0.3 Massachusetts 32.6 253.5 0.9 Michigan 34.3 346.7 1.3 Minnesota 53.6 376.7 1.4 Mississippi 12.9 109.9 0.4 Missouri 17.4 169.4 0.6 Montana 5.3 70.2 0.3 Nebraska 10.0 123.4 0.5 Nevada 2.6 22.5 0.1 New Hampshire 3.1 29.0 0.1 New Jersey 55.5 492.3 1.8 New Mexico 2.2 19.3 0.1 New York 110.5 1,065.2 3.9 North Carolina 82.0 857.7 3.2 North Dakota 7.0 90.7 0.3 Ohio 50.7 327.7 1.2 Oklahoma 15.0 64.7 0.2 Oregon 115.6 884.3 3.3 Pennsylvania 41.9 374.8 1.4 Rhode Island 7.8 64.4 0.2 South Carolina 9.1 84.6 0.3 South Dakota 2.8 28.7 0.1 Tennessee 42.1 335.7 1.2 Texas 259.9 2,674.3 9.9 Utah 15.7 137.2 0.5 Vermont 2.5 20.1 0.1 Virginia 95.3 790.8 2.9 Washington 163.0 1,583.2 5.9 West Virginia 64.5 536.8 2.0 Wisconsin 45.7 276.6 1.0 Wyoming 4.0 17.8 0.1 Dist of Columbia 2.4 17.4 0.1 Puerto Rico 5.0 37.3 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.3 (-) Other 216.0 2,402.8 8.9 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 216.0 2,402.8 8.9 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) _____________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item August to date August to date U.S. Total 3,668.9 29,278.1 53,064.4 448,266.4 Foreign Trade Zone 31.6 198.8 800.7 4,338.6 Alabama 7.7 116.6 465.5 4,133.2 Alaska 2.0 23.2 210.9 1,379.9 Arizona 52.3 525.5 912.6 7,580.7 Arkansas 3.1 29.7 201.5 1,585.4 California 875.2 7,286.6 7,525.8 62,832.2 Colorado 41.5 254.6 437.6 3,413.0 Connecticut 24.4 223.6 667.1 4,909.1 Delaware 8.5 210.3 133.0 1,481.0 Florida 112.9 1,032.7 2,020.6 16,021.1 Georgia 46.3 350.0 1,158.7 8,776.1 Hawaii 3.1 32.2 19.5 189.9 Idaho 2.2 47.3 119.7 1,011.6 Illinois 129.0 1,001.4 2,249.5 19,073.3 Indiana 32.7 207.1 999.4 8,287.4 Iowa 8.1 62.2 369.3 3,429.3 Kansas 18.5 132.7 309.6 2,689.9 Kentucky 31.1 259.9 634.4 5,221.5 Louisiana 10.2 68.1 1,144.8 11,156.1 Maine 6.2 34.2 153.8 1,182.3 Maryland 21.9 274.1 339.5 3,150.1 Massachusetts 76.8 603.7 1,197.6 10,491.3 Michigan 104.0 1,002.1 2,053.2 19,082.6 Minnesota 46.0 271.8 757.6 5,977.6 Mississippi 2.6 22.1 190.3 1,586.7 Missouri 14.5 115.9 476.2 3,864.5 Montana 3.1 10.6 29.4 284.1 Nebraska 3.8 40.0 152.4 1,347.6 Nevada 10.0 77.9 59.0 461.7 New Hampshire 8.5 67.2 142.2 1,139.3 New Jersey 152.7 1,150.5 1,201.7 10,310.4 New Mexico 0.9 4.1 140.7 1,163.5 New York 606.1 4,333.6 3,198.1 24,516.3 North Carolina 58.6 493.4 1,239.3 10,445.7 North Dakota 0.7 11.4 51.1 534.3 Ohio 76.5 616.3 1,866.2 16,140.6 Oklahoma 6.3 57.5 260.2 1,892.6 Oregon 35.0 318.5 686.7 5,666.3 Pennsylvania 47.5 444.1 1,289.9 10,560.9 Rhode Island 7.4 49.6 85.9 722.0 South Carolina 17.0 149.1 613.7 5,279.0 South Dakota 4.6 29.7 33.5 286.8 Tennessee 35.6 332.9 795.0 6,329.0 Texas 484.9 3,504.3 6,294.0 52,288.8 Utah 6.0 42.2 223.3 1,996.8 Vermont 148.9 957.2 311.8 2,354.0 Virginia 30.9 303.5 1,070.2 8,442.8 Washington 51.5 527.6 2,237.2 23,351.7 West Virginia 2.5 17.8 167.5 1,472.1 Wisconsin 25.9 177.5 829.2 6,309.3 Wyoming 0.3 5.0 36.1 340.2 Dist of Columbia 2.1 27.3 18.1 190.9 Puerto Rico 28.3 238.9 495.2 3,761.0 USVirgin Islands 0.1 0.9 3.2 70.1 Other 132.3 1,101.6 4,786.1 42,048.0 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 945.4 8,048.2 Unreported (2) 132.3 1,101.6 3,840.7 33,999.7 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 54.3 (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."