EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 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 Item February Date Total Percent U.S. Total 47,938.7 95,945.9 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 428.2 977.7 1.0 Alabama 401.5 883.8 0.9 Alaska 29.9 65.3 0.1 Arizona 769.9 1,611.7 1.7 Arkansas 180.4 332.1 0.3 California 6,428.3 12,889.1 13.4 Colorado 357.6 711.3 0.7 Connecticut 480.6 1,051.2 1.1 Delaware 162.3 318.5 0.3 Florida 1,734.1 3,223.5 3.4 Georgia 936.3 1,891.2 2.0 Hawaii 15.8 21.5 0.0 Idaho 124.8 232.4 0.2 Illinois 2,316.7 4,274.0 4.5 Indiana 983.3 1,965.6 2.0 Iowa 363.9 733.2 0.8 Kansas 296.4 514.2 0.5 Kentucky 562.4 1,133.6 1.2 Louisiana 927.7 1,790.1 1.9 Maine 164.0 323.4 0.3 Maryland 324.3 651.7 0.7 Massachusetts 1,160.0 2,367.4 2.5 Michigan 2,493.2 5,053.2 5.3 Minnesota 609.2 1,237.3 1.3 Mississippi 161.2 323.3 0.3 Missouri 410.5 837.6 0.9 Montana 21.1 44.3 0.0 Nebraska 140.6 280.3 0.3 Nevada 41.1 85.9 0.1 New Hampshire 125.7 246.7 0.3 New Jersey 983.6 2,008.4 2.1 New Mexico 155.3 309.4 0.3 New York 2,235.8 4,589.8 4.8 North Carolina 1,162.2 2,242.2 2.3 North Dakota 46.1 91.5 0.1 Ohio 1,970.2 3,898.5 4.1 Oklahoma 221.7 420.7 0.4 Oregon 521.9 1,085.1 1.1 Pennsylvania 1,195.5 2,390.6 2.5 Rhode Island 73.2 149.0 0.2 South Carolina 572.7 1,213.9 1.3 South Dakota 31.5 61.3 0.1 Tennessee 684.9 1,325.6 1.4 Texas 5,662.5 11,394.2 11.9 Utah 191.4 451.6 0.5 Vermont 190.8 383.3 0.4 Virginia 852.8 1,720.3 1.8 Washington 2,549.0 4,858.5 5.1 West Virginia 116.8 234.0 0.2 Wisconsin 757.1 1,454.8 1.5 Wyoming 45.4 84.7 0.1 Dist of Columbia 8.5 20.1 0.0 Puerto Rico 425.9 815.9 0.9 USVirgin Islands 10.4 25.8 0.0 Other 4,550.7 9,422.9 9.8 Estimated Shipment 1,001.0 2,049.3 2.1 Unreported (2) 3,549.7 7,373.6 7.7 Timing Adjustment 0.0 200.4 0.0 _______________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to Item February Date Total Percent U.S. Total 3,823.4 7,737.9 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 4.9 10.7 0.1 Alabama 46.9 82.5 1.1 Alaska 141.7 260.5 3.4 Arizona 39.8 88.3 1.1 Arkansas 12.2 33.2 0.4 California 361.8 724.6 9.4 Colorado 10.7 24.7 0.3 Connecticut 21.3 48.7 0.6 Delaware 2.4 5.1 0.1 Florida 82.5 159.3 2.1 Georgia 52.3 105.7 1.4 Hawaii 3.3 7.5 0.1 Idaho 11.9 24.9 0.3 Illinois 38.3 93.6 1.2 Indiana 19.1 36.9 0.5 Iowa 49.8 90.3 1.2 Kansas 33.5 66.1 0.9 Kentucky 27.3 64.8 0.8 Louisiana 858.9 1,747.6 22.6 Maine 6.6 12.8 0.2 Maryland 8.0 23.6 0.3 Massachusetts 28.4 58.2 0.8 Michigan 46.1 91.8 1.2 Minnesota 24.4 80.2 1.0 Mississippi 17.3 28.7 0.4 Missouri 26.1 47.4 0.6 Montana 5.9 16.4 0.2 Nebraska 24.8 35.1 0.5 Nevada 2.4 6.0 0.1 New Hampshire 3.8 8.4 0.1 New Jersey 76.6 144.0 1.9 New Mexico 1.1 3.6 0.0 New York 130.7 280.4 3.6 North Carolina 103.5 191.7 2.5 North Dakota 11.8 23.9 0.3 Ohio 22.4 61.9 0.8 Oklahoma 5.2 10.4 0.1 Oregon 92.0 255.9 3.3 Pennsylvania 38.6 94.3 1.2 Rhode Island 10.6 18.3 0.2 South Carolina 10.1 23.9 0.3 South Dakota 1.8 5.3 0.1 Tennessee 48.3 81.6 1.1 Texas 391.3 800.2 10.3 Utah 17.6 41.0 0.5 Vermont 2.4 5.2 0.1 Virginia 102.4 206.7 2.7 Washington 275.1 484.6 6.3 West Virginia 64.3 141.6 1.8 Wisconsin 11.7 27.7 0.4 Wyoming 1.7 3.7 0.0 Dist of Columbia 2.8 3.2 0.0 Puerto Rico 3.3 5.8 0.1 USVirgin Islands 0.0 0.1 0.0 Other 390.6 750.0 9.7 Estimated Shipment 0.0 0.0 0.0 Unreported (2) 390.6 750.0 9.7 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 _______________________________________________________________ Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item February to date February to date U.S. Total 3,538.3 6,966.2 55,300.5 110,650.1 Foreign Trade Zone 21.8 52.0 454.9 1,040.4 Alabama 19.6 27.4 468.0 993.7 Alaska 6.4 12.2 178.0 338.1 Arizona 73.6 143.6 883.3 1,843.6 Arkansas 2.7 5.3 195.3 370.6 California 961.0 1,840.6 7,751.1 15,454.4 Colorado 28.9 61.1 397.2 797.1 Connecticut 31.3 60.4 533.2 1,160.3 Delaware 16.9 67.2 181.7 390.8 Florida 121.3 254.5 1,937.8 3,637.3 Georgia 37.8 76.5 1,026.4 2,073.5 Hawaii 8.5 16.8 27.7 45.9 Idaho 9.3 15.6 146.0 272.9 Illinois 105.4 218.0 2,460.3 4,585.6 Indiana 21.2 44.4 1,023.6 2,046.9 Iowa 13.9 19.4 427.5 842.9 Kansas 19.7 31.0 349.7 611.2 Kentucky 28.7 59.5 618.4 1,258.0 Louisiana 10.9 18.5 1,797.5 3,556.2 Maine 2.1 6.0 172.8 342.3 Maryland 30.1 61.3 362.4 736.5 Massachusetts 76.4 147.7 1,264.7 2,573.3 Michigan 145.1 271.4 2,684.5 5,416.5 Minnesota 31.2 54.8 664.9 1,372.3 Mississippi 2.2 4.7 180.7 356.7 Missouri 14.3 28.8 450.9 913.9 Montana 2.8 3.4 29.7 64.1 Nebraska 4.6 6.4 169.9 321.8 Nevada 5.9 14.2 49.4 106.1 New Hampshire 7.6 16.0 137.2 271.1 New Jersey 131.4 273.5 1,191.6 2,425.9 New Mexico 0.3 0.7 156.7 313.7 New York 462.8 928.9 2,829.3 5,799.1 North Carolina 54.2 95.1 1,319.9 2,529.0 North Dakota 1.3 3.4 59.2 118.8 Ohio 103.3 181.1 2,096.0 4,141.5 Oklahoma 7.2 13.9 234.0 445.0 Oregon 38.0 78.2 651.9 1,419.1 Pennsylvania 51.7 110.8 1,285.8 2,595.6 Rhode Island 4.7 10.2 88.5 177.5 South Carolina 17.0 32.4 599.7 1,270.2 South Dakota 3.6 7.3 36.9 73.9 Tennessee 34.5 91.5 767.6 1,498.7 Texas 409.2 791.3 6,462.9 12,985.7 Utah 6.0 11.3 215.0 503.8 Vermont 122.7 224.3 316.0 612.8 Virginia 26.4 47.6 981.6 1,974.7 Washington 51.4 124.0 2,875.4 5,467.1 West Virginia 1.9 3.2 183.1 378.8 Wisconsin 18.4 34.5 787.3 1,517.0 Wyoming 0.7 1.4 47.8 89.8 Dist of Columbia 2.1 3.0 13.4 26.3 Puerto Rico 20.5 45.9 449.7 867.5 USVirgin Islands 0.0 0.1 10.5 26.1 Other 129.6 265.8 5,070.9 10,438.8 Estimated Shipment 0.0 0.0 1,001.0 2,049.3 Unreported (2) 129.6 265.8 4,069.9 8,389.4 Timing Adjustment 0.0 0.0 0.0 200.4 _________________________ (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."