EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 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 March Cumulative To Date Percent U.S. Total 54,308.1 150,189.5 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 471.5 1,449.2 1.0 Alabama 480.8 1,364.6 0.9 Alaska 50.5 115.8 0.1 Arizona 966.6 2,578.3 1.7 Arkansas 213.9 546.0 0.4 California 7,363.8 20,252.9 13.5 Colorado 389.9 1,101.3 0.7 Connecticut 512.5 1,563.6 1.0 Delaware 159.7 478.1 0.3 Florida 1,895.0 5,118.5 3.4 Georgia 1,092.2 2,983.3 2.0 Hawaii 13.4 34.9 0.0 Idaho 116.6 349.0 0.2 Illinois 2,335.9 6,609.9 4.4 Indiana 1,120.1 3,085.8 2.1 Iowa 440.8 1,174.0 0.8 Kansas 356.4 870.5 0.6 Kentucky 711.3 1,845.0 1.2 Louisiana 854.4 2,644.5 1.8 Maine 146.7 470.1 0.3 Maryland 404.9 1,056.6 0.7 Massachusetts 1,346.4 3,713.8 2.5 Michigan 2,567.1 7,620.3 5.1 Minnesota 737.6 1,975.0 1.3 Mississippi 171.2 494.4 0.3 Missouri 481.6 1,319.2 0.9 Montana 27.8 72.1 0.0 Nebraska 157.9 438.2 0.3 Nevada 49.0 134.9 0.1 New Hampshire 130.1 376.7 0.3 New Jersey 1,274.2 3,282.5 2.2 New Mexico 143.0 452.4 0.3 New York 2,691.3 7,281.1 4.8 North Carolina 1,298.7 3,540.9 2.4 North Dakota 64.6 156.1 0.1 Ohio 2,177.5 6,076.0 4.0 Oklahoma 250.8 671.6 0.4 Oregon 599.6 1,684.7 1.1 Pennsylvania 1,326.6 3,717.2 2.5 Rhode Island 76.3 225.3 0.2 South Carolina 655.5 1,869.3 1.2 South Dakota 32.3 93.6 0.1 Tennessee 759.8 2,085.4 1.4 Texas 6,299.1 17,693.3 11.8 Utah 250.1 701.6 0.5 Vermont 189.2 572.5 0.4 Virginia 1,015.3 2,735.6 1.8 Washington 3,535.5 8,394.0 5.6 West Virginia 129.8 363.7 0.2 Wisconsin 827.1 2,281.9 1.5 Wyoming 22.5 107.2 0.1 Dist of Columbia 16.2 36.3 0.0 Puerto Rico 414.6 1,230.5 0.8 USVirgin Islands 9.6 35.5 0.0 Other 4,955.0 14,530.5 9.7 Estimated Shipments 989.9 3,039.2 2.0 Unreported (2) 3,965.1 11,491.3 7.7 Timing Adjustment (-) -16.8 (-) ______________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Item Cumulative March To Date Percent U.S. Total 3,724.1 11,462.0 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 9.2 19.9 0.2 Alabama 39.7 122.1 1.1 Alaska 135.4 395.9 3.5 Arizona 42.2 130.5 1.1 Arkansas 11.1 44.3 0.4 California 419.5 1,144.1 10.0 Colorado 16.9 41.7 0.4 Connecticut 32.5 81.1 0.7 Delaware 2.7 7.8 0.1 Florida 95.2 254.5 2.2 Georgia 65.8 171.5 1.5 Hawaii 10.4 18.0 0.2 Idaho 11.7 36.6 0.3 Illinois 38.5 132.1 1.2 Indiana 8.8 45.7 0.4 Iowa 32.5 122.8 1.1 Kansas 31.1 97.1 0.8 Kentucky 25.1 89.9 0.8 Louisiana 693.8 2,441.4 21.3 Maine 6.6 19.4 0.2 Maryland 9.6 33.2 0.3 Massachusetts 35.8 94.0 0.8 Michigan 40.5 132.4 1.2 Minnesota 26.6 106.7 0.9 Mississippi 12.8 41.6 0.4 Missouri 21.5 69.0 0.6 Montana 5.5 21.9 0.2 Nebraska 23.3 58.4 0.5 Nevada 3.4 9.4 0.1 New Hampshire 4.3 12.8 0.1 New Jersey 63.8 207.8 1.8 New Mexico 2.9 6.4 0.1 New York 141.6 422.0 3.7 North Carolina 136.9 328.6 2.9 North Dakota 12.7 36.6 0.3 Ohio 24.1 86.0 0.8 Oklahoma 6.4 16.8 0.1 Oregon 129.5 385.4 3.4 Pennsylvania 54.0 148.3 1.3 Rhode Island 7.0 25.3 0.2 South Carolina 8.1 31.9 0.3 South Dakota 1.7 6.9 0.1 Tennessee 39.1 120.7 1.1 Texas 389.1 1,189.3 10.4 Utah 18.8 59.7 0.5 Vermont 2.2 7.4 0.1 Virginia 98.5 305.2 2.7 Washington 285.1 769.7 6.7 West Virginia 51.6 193.3 1.7 Wisconsin 13.8 41.5 0.4 Wyoming 1.0 4.7 0.0 Dist of Columbia 3.4 6.6 0.1 Puerto Rico 3.2 9.0 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.2 (-) Other 326.9 1,076.9 9.4 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 326.9 1,076.9 9.4 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) _______________________________________________________________ Reexports Total Item March Cumulative March Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 4,073.3 11,039.5 62,105.5 172,691.0 Foreign Trade Zone 25.9 77.9 506.5 1,546.9 Alabama 9.6 36.9 530.0 1,523.7 Alaska 1.5 13.8 187.4 525.4 Arizona 72.1 215.8 1,081.0 2,924.6 Arkansas 5.1 10.4 230.0 600.7 California 1,058.5 2,899.1 8,841.8 24,296.1 Colorado 30.5 91.6 437.4 1,234.5 Connecticut 27.9 88.3 572.8 1,733.1 Delaware 40.8 108.0 203.2 594.0 Florida 143.9 398.4 2,134.1 5,771.4 Georgia 53.0 129.6 1,211.0 3,284.5 Hawaii 2.1 18.9 25.9 71.8 Idaho 3.7 19.3 132.0 404.9 Illinois 113.9 331.9 2,488.4 7,073.9 Indiana 22.1 66.5 1,151.0 3,197.9 Iowa 7.9 27.3 481.2 1,324.1 Kansas 15.4 46.4 402.8 1,014.0 Kentucky 35.4 95.0 771.8 2,029.8 Louisiana 9.1 27.6 1,557.3 5,113.5 Maine 4.0 10.1 157.3 499.6 Maryland 49.2 110.5 463.7 1,200.3 Massachusetts 93.0 240.7 1,475.2 4,048.5 Michigan 144.0 415.4 2,751.6 8,168.1 Minnesota 36.7 91.5 800.9 2,173.2 Mississippi 3.4 8.1 187.4 544.1 Missouri 17.6 46.4 520.7 1,434.6 Montana 0.7 4.2 34.0 98.1 Nebraska 7.0 13.4 188.3 510.0 Nevada 6.6 20.8 58.9 165.1 New Hampshire 7.7 23.6 142.0 413.1 New Jersey 142.1 415.6 1,480.0 3,905.9 New Mexico 0.4 1.1 146.3 459.9 New York 526.7 1,455.5 3,359.5 9,158.7 North Carolina 78.1 173.2 1,513.7 4,042.7 North Dakota 1.4 4.9 78.8 197.5 Ohio 74.0 255.1 2,275.6 6,417.2 Oklahoma 7.7 21.6 264.9 709.9 Oregon 48.8 126.9 777.9 2,197.0 Pennsylvania 66.7 177.5 1,447.3 4,042.9 Rhode Island 7.1 17.2 90.4 267.9 South Carolina 20.4 52.9 684.0 1,954.1 South Dakota 4.2 11.6 38.2 112.1 Tennessee 41.3 132.8 840.1 2,338.8 Texas 525.8 1,317.1 7,214.0 20,199.6 Utah 6.7 17.9 275.5 779.3 Vermont 150.4 374.7 341.8 954.6 Virginia 35.6 83.2 1,149.3 3,124.0 Washington 83.4 207.3 3,904.0 9,371.1 West Virginia 2.3 5.5 183.7 562.5 Wisconsin 28.7 63.2 869.6 2,386.6 Wyoming 1.2 2.6 24.7 114.5 Dist of Columbia 7.3 10.3 26.9 53.2 Puerto Rico 28.8 74.6 446.6 1,314.1 USVirgin Islands 0.1 0.1 9.7 35.8 Other 161.9 427.7 5,443.8 16,035.2 Estimated Shipments 0.0 0.0 989.9 3,039.2 Unreported (2) 161.9 427.7 4,453.9 12,995.9 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) -16.8 (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. 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."