EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER IS LOCATED, 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 Item December Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 50,959.4 595,780.5 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 717.0 7,125.9 1.2 Alabama 386.9 4,195.3 0.7 Alaska 12.2 164.3 (-) Arizona 840.2 9,758.6 1.6 Arkansas 139.8 1,813.0 0.3 California 6,987.6 82,932.1 13.9 Colorado 884.1 8,826.6 1.5 Connecticut 830.4 10,083.1 1.7 Delaware 333.0 4,809.4 0.8 Florida 1,917.8 20,979.7 3.5 Georgia 823.7 10,190.4 1.7 Hawaii 11.2 126.4 (-) Idaho 114.8 1,305.1 0.2 Illinois 2,391.7 30,110.5 5.1 Indiana 1,081.6 13,417.8 2.3 Iowa 241.9 3,100.5 0.5 Kansas 288.4 3,121.8 0.5 Kentucky 514.6 6,973.0 1.2 Louisiana 220.6 2,924.5 0.5 Maine 135.9 1,465.5 0.2 Maryland 273.4 3,326.5 0.6 Massachusetts 1,258.0 15,095.1 2.5 Michigan 2,866.3 35,982.4 6.0 Minnesota 786.8 9,488.2 1.6 Mississippi 90.2 1,254.1 0.2 Missouri 409.0 5,455.7 0.9 Montana 25.1 299.2 0.1 Nebraska 168.2 2,228.8 0.4 Nevada 51.8 592.9 0.1 New Hampshire 174.4 1,818.2 0.3 New Jersey 1,424.7 17,043.3 2.9 New Mexico 133.0 1,853.7 0.3 New York 2,606.7 34,777.0 5.8 North Carolina 973.1 11,508.2 1.9 North Dakota 37.3 532.0 0.1 Ohio 1,861.2 23,099.7 3.9 Oklahoma 176.8 2,343.9 0.4 Oregon 623.6 5,830.5 1.0 Pennsylvania 1,389.7 17,353.8 2.9 Rhode Island 71.5 909.6 0.2 South Carolina 423.5 5,566.5 0.9 South Dakota 28.8 317.5 0.1 Tennessee 623.7 8,092.9 1.4 Texas 4,266.2 52,123.8 8.7 Utah 169.6 2,889.3 0.5 Vermont 155.9 1,811.4 0.3 Virginia 805.7 9,847.3 1.7 Washington 4,731.5 35,354.0 5.9 West Virginia 55.0 797.3 0.1 Wisconsin 721.7 8,707.2 1.5 Wyoming 8.1 108.7 (-) Dist of Columbia (2) 385.8 3,934.4 0.7 Puerto Rico 714.7 5,773.9 1.0 USVirgin Islands 2.9 110.8 (-) Other 4,309.1 52,907.9 8.9 Estimated Shipments 992.7 12,054.0 2.0 Unreported (3) 3,316.4 40,854.0 6.9 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 28.0 283.8 0.7 Alaska 32.0 520.7 1.3 Arizona 29.2 299.2 0.7 Arkansas 5.5 80.6 0.2 California 430.4 4,943.9 11.9 Colorado 20.3 239.7 0.6 Connecticut 96.8 1,614.1 3.9 Delaware 2.5 56.3 0.1 Florida 93.7 951.3 2.3 Georgia 35.9 549.6 1.3 Hawaii 7.4 50.7 0.1 Idaho 10.5 95.1 0.2 Illinois 232.1 2,117.4 5.1 Indiana 11.9 108.8 0.3 Iowa 32.5 214.4 0.5 Kansas 103.5 1,090.7 2.6 Kentucky 16.5 158.4 0.4 Louisiana 155.9 1,403.7 3.4 Maine 13.6 143.5 0.3 Maryland 19.6 321.2 0.8 Massachusetts 40.7 337.6 0.8 Michigan 41.3 457.0 1.1 Minnesota 446.6 3,630.5 8.8 Mississippi 11.9 127.1 0.3 Missouri 137.5 1,182.7 2.9 Montana 10.5 78.8 0.2 Nebraska 31.5 215.4 0.5 Nevada 2.3 31.9 0.1 New Hampshire 3.9 49.7 0.1 New Jersey 59.9 796.4 1.9 New Mexico 3.9 26.3 0.1 New York 424.7 4,408.5 10.6 North Carolina 71.6 760.0 1.8 North Dakota 14.1 109.7 0.3 Ohio 60.5 687.4 1.7 Oklahoma 16.9 201.5 0.5 Oregon 172.1 1,950.0 4.7 Pennsylvania 103.9 1,144.9 2.8 Rhode Island 8.9 114.2 0.3 South Carolina 4.9 79.8 0.2 South Dakota 0.9 11.8 (-) Tennessee 168.8 1,322.3 3.2 Texas 213.8 2,187.5 5.3 Utah 8.6 141.6 0.3 Vermont 1.8 27.2 0.1 Virginia 107.8 1,311.7 3.2 Washington 116.9 1,907.9 4.6 West Virginia 18.1 344.0 0.8 Wisconsin 13.3 164.9 0.4 Wyoming 4.7 35.6 0.1 Dist of Columbia (2) 10.9 101.6 0.2 Puerto Rico 1.3 39.2 0.1 USVirgin Islands 0.1 1.2 (-) Other 226.7 2,198.4 5.3 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (3) 226.7 2,198.4 5.3 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 5.7 81.1 420.6 4,560.2 Alaska 1.4 74.6 45.7 759.6 Arizona 65.0 695.2 934.4 10,753.0 Arkansas 2.4 40.5 147.7 1,934.1 California 916.9 10,933.1 8,334.9 98,809.0 Colorado 165.7 1,667.0 1,070.2 10,733.3 Connecticut 38.4 442.6 965.6 12,139.7 Delaware 7.5 102.8 343.1 4,968.6 Florida 121.5 1,241.6 2,133.1 23,172.6 Georgia 46.2 472.0 905.7 11,212.1 Hawaii 1.7 34.2 20.3 211.4 Idaho 3.0 59.7 128.4 1,460.0 Illinois 154.5 1,610.2 2,778.2 33,838.1 Indiana 41.2 422.5 1,134.7 13,949.1 Iowa 5.4 96.8 279.7 3,411.7 Kansas 16.1 190.3 408.0 4,402.8 Kentucky 30.3 308.6 561.4 7,440.0 Louisiana 4.5 63.6 380.9 4,391.9 Maine 3.6 55.3 153.1 1,664.3 Maryland 27.4 366.0 320.4 4,013.7 Massachusetts 104.3 1,034.6 1,403.0 16,467.3 Michigan 308.1 2,829.4 3,215.7 39,268.8 Minnesota 31.1 380.8 1,264.5 13,499.4 Mississippi 1.7 32.8 103.8 1,414.0 Missouri 14.0 194.1 560.6 6,832.4 Montana 0.7 12.1 36.3 390.0 Nebraska 1.7 27.4 201.4 2,471.6 Nevada 13.1 140.1 67.2 764.9 New Hampshire 9.8 118.6 188.0 1,986.5 New Jersey 168.6 2,193.3 1,653.3 20,032.9 New Mexico 1.2 16.1 138.0 1,896.2 New York 597.0 6,379.0 3,628.4 45,564.5 North Carolina 57.8 651.7 1,102.5 12,919.9 North Dakota 0.7 15.8 52.1 657.4 Ohio 83.5 1,027.7 2,005.2 24,814.8 Oklahoma 7.1 77.8 200.8 2,623.2 Oregon 56.0 363.0 851.8 8,143.5 Pennsylvania 65.4 640.1 1,559.0 19,138.8 Rhode Island 6.6 89.2 87.0 1,113.1 South Carolina 15.2 210.7 443.5 5,856.9 South Dakota 4.2 44.3 33.9 373.5 Tennessee 39.1 457.4 831.7 9,872.5 Texas 462.2 4,718.0 4,942.2 59,029.3 Utah 4.0 68.5 182.2 3,099.4 Vermont 110.6 919.1 268.3 2,757.7 Virginia 25.2 301.0 938.8 11,459.9 Washington 64.7 698.5 4,913.1 37,960.4 West Virginia 2.6 36.9 75.7 1,178.2 Wisconsin 32.2 349.3 767.2 9,221.4 Wyoming 2.4 14.1 15.2 158.4 Dist of Columbia (2) 32.1 356.4 428.9 4,392.4 Puerto Rico 28.0 313.5 744.1 6,126.5 USVirgin Islands 0.1 2.4 3.1 114.5 Other 187.2 2,097.6 4,722.9 57,204.0 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 992.7 12,054.0 Unreported (3) 187.2 2,097.6 3,730.3 45,150.0 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 347.0 (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. K 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."