EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: July 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 July Total Percent U.S. Total 44,834.0 345,310.5 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 408.2 3,329.0 1.0 Alabama 438.2 3,294.1 1.0 Alaska 38.6 304.7 0.1 Arizona 808.9 5,909.3 1.7 Arkansas 164.4 1,279.1 0.4 California 6,297.9 46,241.6 13.4 Colorado 377.8 2,656.2 0.8 Connecticut 631.4 3,846.1 1.1 Delaware 148.3 1,129.6 0.3 Florida 1,854.4 12,557.3 3.6 Georgia 876.6 6,901.0 2.0 Hawaii 16.1 106.1 (-) Idaho 111.9 778.4 0.2 Illinois 1,975.7 15,628.0 4.5 Indiana 779.3 7,033.7 2.0 Iowa 378.8 2,809.5 0.8 Kansas 274.2 2,048.7 0.6 Kentucky 558.2 4,187.5 1.2 Louisiana 799.3 5,603.9 1.6 Maine 133.5 950.6 0.3 Maryland 338.9 2,476.9 0.7 Massachusetts 1,128.5 8,546.0 2.5 Michigan 1,435.4 15,818.9 4.6 Minnesota 662.0 4,671.2 1.4 Mississippi 163.5 1,279.9 0.4 Missouri 412.3 3,134.9 0.9 Montana 25.3 182.3 0.1 Nebraska 139.6 1,045.7 0.3 Nevada 43.0 314.8 0.1 New Hampshire 115.6 912.5 0.3 New Jersey 1,044.9 7,674.1 2.2 New Mexico 146.6 1,002.5 0.3 New York 2,119.1 16,636.0 4.8 North Carolina 1,020.7 7,995.9 2.3 North Dakota 57.2 388.9 0.1 Ohio 1,516.0 13,457.6 3.9 Oklahoma 181.0 1,531.4 0.4 Oregon 478.6 3,927.3 1.1 Pennsylvania 1,118.8 8,541.5 2.5 Rhode Island 73.9 537.2 0.2 South Carolina 650.1 4,457.7 1.3 South Dakota 24.8 202.2 0.1 Tennessee 637.4 4,943.1 1.4 Texas 5,249.8 40,560.9 11.7 Utah 166.7 1,615.7 0.5 Vermont 153.8 1,216.4 0.4 Virginia 840.8 6,404.5 1.9 Washington 2,416.2 19,218.3 5.6 West Virginia 108.5 817.0 0.2 Wisconsin 638.5 5,097.7 1.5 Wyoming 51.5 285.7 0.1 Dist of Columbia 11.1 132.7 (-) Puerto Rico 456.0 3,022.8 0.9 USVirgin Islands 7.1 65.9 (-) Other 4,537.4 33,940.6 9.8 Estimated Shipments 988.2 7,102.9 2.1 Unreported (2) 3,549.2 26,837.7 7.8 Timing Adjustment (-) -11.8 (-) ________________________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item July Total Percent U.S. Total 3,103.9 24,050.9 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 2.9 41.8 0.2 Alabama 34.3 264.7 1.1 Alaska 195.7 843.1 3.5 Arizona 36.3 285.5 1.2 Arkansas 8.3 78.3 0.3 California 344.9 2,653.4 11.0 Colorado 16.5 106.1 0.4 Connecticut 21.3 196.7 0.8 Delaware 2.7 16.6 0.1 Florida 48.8 523.5 2.2 Georgia 61.1 412.7 1.7 Hawaii 6.1 35.1 0.1 Idaho 6.2 68.3 0.3 Illinois 42.2 323.4 1.3 Indiana 6.5 79.8 0.3 Iowa 14.9 196.3 0.8 Kansas 54.4 217.4 0.9 Kentucky 22.4 170.8 0.7 Louisiana 519.5 4,349.6 18.1 Maine 12.1 49.9 0.2 Maryland 16.8 81.4 0.3 Massachusetts 31.7 220.9 0.9 Michigan 35.8 312.4 1.3 Minnesota 37.2 323.1 1.3 Mississippi 15.6 97.0 0.4 Missouri 24.9 151.9 0.6 Montana 11.0 64.9 0.3 Nebraska 16.8 113.4 0.5 Nevada 2.8 20.0 0.1 New Hampshire 2.8 25.9 0.1 New Jersey 42.4 436.9 1.8 New Mexico 2.1 17.1 0.1 New York 120.2 954.7 4.0 North Carolina 60.9 775.7 3.2 North Dakota 10.5 83.7 0.3 Ohio 55.0 277.0 1.2 Oklahoma 9.4 49.7 0.2 Oregon 66.2 768.7 3.2 Pennsylvania 46.4 333.0 1.4 Rhode Island 4.8 56.7 0.2 South Carolina 8.2 75.5 0.3 South Dakota 8.9 25.9 0.1 Tennessee 55.5 293.6 1.2 Texas 325.3 2,414.5 10.0 Utah 20.8 121.5 0.5 Vermont 2.7 17.6 0.1 Virginia 73.8 695.5 2.9 Washington 186.1 1,420.2 5.9 West Virginia 52.7 472.3 2.0 Wisconsin 47.5 230.9 1.0 Wyoming 1.4 13.8 0.1 Dist of Columbia 2.2 15.0 0.1 Puerto Rico 6.3 32.4 0.1 USVirgin Islands 0.1 0.3 (-) Other 244.9 2,186.8 9.1 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 244.9 2,186.8 9.1 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) _________________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item July to date July to date U.S. Total 3,507.0 25,609.2 51,444.9 394,970.5 Foreign Trade Zone 19.7 167.1 430.8 3,538.0 Alabama 12.1 108.9 484.6 3,667.7 Alaska 2.3 21.2 236.6 1,169.0 Arizona 53.0 473.2 898.2 6,668.1 Arkansas 3.1 26.6 175.8 1,383.9 California 854.5 6,411.4 7,497.2 55,306.4 Colorado 31.9 213.1 426.1 2,975.5 Connecticut 26.9 199.2 679.7 4,242.0 Delaware 18.5 201.8 169.5 1,348.0 Florida 131.0 919.9 2,034.2 14,000.6 Georgia 45.4 303.7 983.2 7,617.4 Hawaii 3.3 29.1 25.6 170.4 Idaho 4.2 45.2 122.3 891.9 Illinois 124.8 872.4 2,142.6 16,823.8 Indiana 31.5 174.5 817.3 7,288.0 Iowa 8.2 54.1 402.0 3,060.0 Kansas 15.0 114.2 343.6 2,380.3 Kentucky 30.8 228.8 611.4 4,587.1 Louisiana 7.8 57.8 1,326.6 10,011.3 Maine 5.9 28.0 151.4 1,028.5 Maryland 31.3 252.2 387.0 2,810.5 Massachusetts 80.3 526.9 1,240.5 9,293.8 Michigan 88.1 898.1 1,559.3 17,029.4 Minnesota 35.1 225.8 734.4 5,220.1 Mississippi 3.1 19.5 182.2 1,396.3 Missouri 12.0 101.5 449.1 3,388.3 Montana 1.0 7.5 37.3 254.8 Nebraska 5.0 36.1 161.4 1,195.2 Nevada 10.3 67.9 56.1 402.7 New Hampshire 7.7 58.7 126.1 997.1 New Jersey 146.6 997.8 1,233.9 9,108.7 New Mexico 0.4 3.2 149.1 1,022.8 New York 552.2 3,727.5 2,791.5 21,318.3 North Carolina 54.1 434.9 1,135.7 9,206.5 North Dakota 1.1 10.7 68.8 483.2 Ohio 67.4 539.8 1,638.4 14,274.4 Oklahoma 9.8 51.2 200.2 1,632.4 Oregon 37.5 283.6 582.2 4,979.7 Pennsylvania 54.2 396.6 1,219.5 9,271.0 Rhode Island 5.7 42.2 84.4 636.1 South Carolina 18.9 132.1 677.2 4,665.2 South Dakota 3.0 25.1 36.6 253.3 Tennessee 40.8 297.4 733.7 5,534.1 Texas 411.0 3,019.4 5,986.1 45,994.8 Utah 4.4 36.3 191.9 1,773.5 Vermont 114.8 808.3 271.3 2,042.3 Virginia 41.4 272.6 956.0 7,372.5 Washington 62.3 476.1 2,664.6 21,114.6 West Virginia 1.1 15.3 162.3 1,304.6 Wisconsin 19.1 151.6 705.1 5,480.1 Wyoming 0.4 4.6 53.4 304.1 Dist of Columbia 7.5 25.1 20.8 172.9 Puerto Rico 32.4 210.6 494.7 3,265.8 USVirgin Islands 0.1 0.8 7.3 67.0 Other 136.5 969.3 4,918.9 37,096.6 Estimated Shipments 0.0 0.0 988.2 7,102.9 Unreported (2) 136.5 969.3 3,930.7 29,993.7 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) -11.8 (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."