EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 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 December Total Percent U.S. Total 50,959.4 595,780.5 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 717.0 7,125.9 1.2 Alabama 492.2 5,751.1 1.0 Alaska 45.6 547.0 0.1 Arizona 893.7 10,196.5 1.7 Arkansas 148.2 2,088.9 0.4 California 6,910.2 79,885.5 13.4 Colorado 430.1 4,691.1 0.8 Connecticut 521.6 6,548.0 1.1 Delaware 154.6 1,862.4 0.3 Florida 2,138.1 22,021.5 3.7 Georgia 992.1 12,194.8 2.0 Hawaii 14.8 171.7 (-) Idaho 118.1 1,345.4 0.2 Illinois 2,174.0 26,783.6 4.5 Indiana 904.5 11,837.1 2.0 Iowa 311.6 4,500.2 0.8 Kansas 327.9 3,506.7 0.6 Kentucky 582.9 7,223.3 1.2 Louisiana 834.8 8,969.5 1.5 Maine 150.3 1,629.9 0.3 Maryland 294.0 3,971.8 0.7 Massachusetts 1,275.7 14,511.4 2.4 Michigan 2,063.9 26,996.4 4.5 Minnesota 673.3 8,004.8 1.3 Mississippi 144.2 2,090.6 0.4 Missouri 393.5 5,336.6 0.9 Montana 20.9 288.6 (-) Nebraska 136.8 1,733.0 0.3 Nevada 41.1 526.7 0.1 New Hampshire 153.5 1,580.2 0.3 New Jersey 1,025.6 12,887.3 2.2 New Mexico 125.5 1,813.3 0.3 New York 2,271.9 29,040.9 4.9 North Carolina 1,156.3 13,655.6 2.3 North Dakota 39.6 598.1 0.1 Ohio 1,847.6 23,304.9 3.9 Oklahoma 208.7 2,591.8 0.4 Oregon 702.9 7,165.1 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,129.5 14,730.1 2.5 Rhode Island 67.4 924.2 0.2 South Carolina 537.5 7,409.4 1.2 South Dakota 30.8 345.8 0.1 Tennessee 685.8 8,531.8 1.4 Texas 5,479.0 69,254.2 11.6 Utah 189.2 2,713.5 0.5 Vermont 197.2 2,151.0 0.4 Virginia 884.2 10,903.6 1.8 Washington 4,572.9 35,105.9 5.9 West Virginia 87.6 1,319.5 0.2 Wisconsin 739.4 8,797.4 1.5 Wyoming 35.1 464.9 0.1 Dist of Columbia 66.6 279.5 (-) Puerto Rico 733.0 5,866.0 1.0 USVirgin Islands 1.4 88.2 (-) Other 4,802.6 58,697.4 9.9 Estimated Shipments 992.7 12,054.0 2.0 Unreported (2) 3,809.9 46,643.4 7.8 Timing Adjustment (-) 347.0 (-) ______________________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item December Total Percent U.S. Total 3,939.0 41,427.3 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 20.4 151.1 0.4 Alabama 46.2 441.7 1.1 Alaska 62.9 1,370.1 3.3 Arizona 51.3 466.4 1.1 Arkansas 11.4 130.4 0.3 California 383.0 4,511.2 10.9 Colorado 15.4 166.8 0.4 Connecticut 25.1 349.5 0.8 Delaware 1.3 26.7 0.1 Florida 88.7 829.2 2.0 Georgia 55.8 718.0 1.7 Hawaii 11.1 62.9 0.2 Idaho 9.0 108.4 0.3 Illinois 45.5 519.6 1.3 Indiana 14.5 125.2 0.3 Iowa 23.3 307.9 0.7 Kansas 16.6 327.6 0.8 Kentucky 67.1 453.0 1.1 Louisiana 883.5 7,774.9 18.8 Maine 13.1 139.6 0.3 Maryland 16.7 148.4 0.4 Massachusetts 52.4 425.9 1.0 Michigan 49.3 528.9 1.3 Minnesota 91.4 723.7 1.7 Mississippi 14.6 160.0 0.4 Missouri 22.3 256.8 0.6 Montana 14.9 117.2 0.3 Nebraska 26.9 211.5 0.5 Nevada 3.4 36.5 0.1 New Hampshire 3.4 42.6 0.1 New Jersey 62.5 718.1 1.7 New Mexico 3.9 30.1 0.1 New York 160.6 1,590.3 3.8 North Carolina 137.5 1,238.3 3.0 North Dakota 11.1 135.4 0.3 Ohio 36.0 649.5 1.6 Oklahoma 11.3 112.4 0.3 Oregon 134.1 1,362.5 3.3 Pennsylvania 48.0 561.7 1.4 Rhode Island 8.3 99.8 0.2 South Carolina 8.5 116.5 0.3 South Dakota 7.8 55.7 0.1 Tennessee 71.3 510.8 1.2 Texas 391.0 4,024.7 9.7 Utah 19.0 204.2 0.5 Vermont 2.1 30.7 0.1 Virginia 81.0 1,125.4 2.7 Washington 182.4 2,338.1 5.6 West Virginia 63.0 757.6 1.8 Wisconsin 61.5 672.1 1.6 Wyoming 2.2 27.8 0.1 Dist of Columbia 5.0 27.5 0.1 Puerto Rico 2.0 46.6 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.3 (-) Other 308.7 3,510.6 8.5 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 308.7 3,510.6 8.5 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) ___________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item December to date December to date U.S. Total 4,196.7 45,769.0 59,095.2 682,976.7 Foreign Trade Zone 42.9 336.9 780.3 7,613.9 Alabama 22.2 179.1 560.6 6,371.9 Alaska 0.8 36.8 109.3 1,953.9 Arizona 48.2 751.6 993.1 11,414.5 Arkansas 25.0 66.5 184.6 2,285.8 California 1,068.7 11,371.3 8,361.9 95,768.0 Colorado 38.4 408.1 483.8 5,266.1 Connecticut 37.3 399.6 584.0 7,297.1 Delaware 31.0 343.1 187.0 2,232.1 Florida 156.0 1,601.2 2,382.8 24,452.0 Georgia 45.1 563.1 1,093.0 13,475.9 Hawaii 1.9 41.8 27.8 276.4 Idaho 3.2 56.1 130.3 1,509.9 Illinois 146.9 1,611.0 2,366.4 28,914.2 Indiana 32.2 355.8 951.2 12,318.1 Iowa 4.9 93.2 339.7 4,901.3 Kansas 16.5 205.0 361.0 4,039.3 Kentucky 54.8 423.2 704.8 8,099.5 Louisiana 5.6 91.7 1,723.9 16,836.1 Maine 3.7 55.5 167.1 1,825.0 Maryland 107.0 601.4 417.6 4,721.6 Massachusetts 81.0 940.9 1,409.1 15,878.2 Michigan 106.9 1,452.0 2,220.1 28,977.4 Minnesota 37.8 418.8 802.5 9,147.3 Mississippi 2.1 35.2 160.9 2,285.8 Missouri 11.1 168.8 426.8 5,762.2 Montana 0.5 14.8 36.3 420.6 Nebraska 2.3 50.5 165.9 1,995.1 Nevada 12.7 124.4 57.2 687.5 New Hampshire 9.0 105.1 165.8 1,727.9 New Jersey 153.5 1,765.5 1,241.6 15,371.0 New Mexico 0.4 11.4 129.8 1,854.7 New York 542.3 6,752.2 2,974.7 37,383.5 North Carolina 84.1 811.6 1,378.0 15,705.5 North Dakota 0.8 16.1 51.5 749.7 Ohio 57.5 897.4 1,941.1 24,851.7 Oklahoma 4.9 81.1 224.9 2,785.3 Oregon 73.4 503.7 910.4 9,031.3 Pennsylvania 71.2 682.5 1,248.7 15,974.2 Rhode Island 5.6 77.9 81.3 1,101.9 South Carolina 15.8 223.1 561.8 7,749.0 South Dakota 4.3 44.7 42.8 446.2 Tennessee 48.0 509.1 805.1 9,551.7 Texas 555.0 5,596.3 6,425.1 78,875.3 Utah 4.3 63.0 212.6 2,980.7 Vermont 140.9 1,486.7 340.2 3,668.4 Virginia 47.1 484.9 1,012.3 12,513.9 Washington 67.3 805.1 4,822.6 38,249.1 West Virginia 2.3 28.8 152.9 2,105.9 Wisconsin 24.4 282.5 825.2 9,751.9 Wyoming 1.3 7.4 38.6 500.0 Dist of Columbia 1.6 41.4 73.2 348.4 Puerto Rico 31.6 361.2 766.6 6,273.8 USVirgin Islands (-) 1.1 1.4 89.6 Other 146.4 1,668.4 5,257.7 63,876.4 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 992.7 12,054.0 Unreported (2) 146.4 1,668.4 4,265.1 51,822.5 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 347.0 (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."