EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER IS LOCATED, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 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 May Total Percent U.S. Total 49,602.3 249,855.3 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 510.2 2,385.0 1.0 Alabama 328.9 1,636.4 0.7 Alaska 8.9 61.2 0.0 Arizona 757.7 4,130.6 1.7 Arkansas 162.4 814.4 0.3 California 6,602.8 34,482.2 13.8 Colorado 674.0 3,483.0 1.4 Connecticut 859.4 4,238.4 1.7 Delaware 442.8 2,099.5 0.8 Florida 1,809.9 8,642.3 3.5 Georgia 891.3 4,116.9 1.6 Hawaii 6.2 42.9 (-) Idaho 95.0 531.6 0.2 Illinois 2,549.6 12,748.0 5.1 Indiana 1,173.3 5,643.7 2.3 Iowa 263.7 1,327.2 0.5 Kansas 240.5 1,296.7 0.5 Kentucky 616.5 2,953.3 1.2 Louisiana 231.4 1,188.6 0.5 Maine 98.0 626.9 0.3 Maryland 254.4 1,334.0 0.5 Massachusetts 1,276.2 6,487.3 2.6 Michigan 2,987.0 15,932.2 6.4 Minnesota 760.5 3,971.8 1.6 Mississippi 99.4 516.5 0.2 Missouri 454.1 2,384.3 1.0 Montana 29.5 129.8 0.1 Nebraska 199.1 990.4 0.4 Nevada 54.3 251.1 0.1 New Hampshire 147.3 736.4 0.3 New Jersey 1,416.3 7,246.1 2.9 New Mexico 137.7 737.5 0.3 New York 2,861.6 14,724.3 5.9 North Carolina 969.9 4,743.6 1.9 North Dakota 58.3 247.7 0.1 Ohio 1,906.6 9,899.3 4.0 Oklahoma 206.9 992.2 0.4 Oregon 487.5 2,179.7 0.9 Pennsylvania 1,468.5 7,355.0 2.9 Rhode Island 81.1 384.7 0.2 South Carolina 467.5 2,382.1 1.0 South Dakota 25.7 135.6 0.1 Tennessee 713.7 3,475.4 1.4 Texas 4,446.4 21,951.1 8.8 Utah 267.7 1,429.4 0.6 Vermont 145.1 737.6 0.3 Virginia 883.0 4,206.6 1.7 Washington 3,024.6 13,913.3 5.6 West Virginia 74.6 367.5 0.1 Wisconsin 666.2 3,703.8 1.5 Wyoming 10.5 55.0 (-) Dist of Columbia (2) 223.7 1,543.4 0.6 Puerto Rico 480.3 2,094.6 0.8 USVirgin Islands 22.7 65.7 (-) Other 4,482.2 22,646.3 9.1 Estimated Shipments 1,001.8 5,124.1 2.1 Unreported (3) 3,480.4 17,522.2 7.0 Timing Adjustment (-) -159.6 (-) __________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item May Total Percent U.S. Total 3,100.2 17,884.3 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 3.8 28.5 0.2 Alabama 27.2 127.3 0.7 Alaska 15.0 123.8 0.7 Arizona 20.4 122.1 0.7 Arkansas 7.6 35.9 0.2 California 417.7 2,168.5 12.1 Colorado 22.4 102.6 0.6 Connecticut 91.1 708.1 4.0 Delaware 2.8 28.3 0.2 Florida 92.1 464.3 2.6 Georgia 48.2 241.3 1.3 Hawaii 4.7 20.5 0.1 Idaho 6.3 46.9 0.3 Illinois 137.4 887.5 5.0 Indiana 9.4 48.2 0.3 Iowa 9.6 114.3 0.6 Kansas 62.2 472.9 2.6 Kentucky 6.9 62.4 0.3 Louisiana 69.6 620.5 3.5 Maine 6.2 38.4 0.2 Maryland 14.3 142.7 0.8 Massachusetts 24.5 123.2 0.7 Michigan 41.1 185.8 1.0 Minnesota 190.5 1,402.2 7.8 Mississippi 7.9 55.5 0.3 Missouri 91.8 531.2 3.0 Montana 3.8 25.4 0.1 Nebraska 23.4 70.9 0.4 Nevada 3.0 13.7 0.1 New Hampshire 4.1 22.1 0.1 New Jersey 69.7 346.4 1.9 New Mexico 2.4 9.0 0.1 New York 347.5 1,964.8 11.0 North Carolina 67.4 361.3 2.0 North Dakota 8.1 45.6 0.3 Ohio 78.3 345.8 1.9 Oklahoma 20.6 81.7 0.5 Oregon 148.6 926.3 5.2 Pennsylvania 105.9 500.3 2.8 Rhode Island 11.4 50.2 0.3 South Carolina 7.4 30.6 0.2 South Dakota 1.3 5.5 (-) Tennessee 89.5 527.3 2.9 Texas 161.5 1,006.5 5.6 Utah 10.0 69.0 0.4 Vermont 1.8 10.6 0.1 Virginia 148.6 598.5 3.3 Washington 119.8 775.8 4.3 West Virginia 40.2 167.0 0.9 Wisconsin 13.4 62.9 0.4 Wyoming 3.2 15.3 0.1 Dist of Columbia (2) 3.3 37.3 0.2 Puerto Rico 6.5 18.0 0.1 USVirgin Islands 0.3 0.5 (-) Other 172.4 921.4 5.2 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (3) 172.4 921.4 5.2 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Item May Cumulative May Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 3,556.0 18,302.4 56,258.4 286,042.0 Foreign Trade Zone 22.2 122.5 536.1 2,536.1 Alabama 5.5 36.2 361.6 1,800.0 Alaska 2.1 47.0 26.0 232.0 Arizona 52.1 312.7 830.2 4,565.5 Arkansas 2.9 17.3 172.9 867.5 California 835.2 4,539.9 7,855.7 41,190.6 Colorado 117.3 691.0 813.6 4,276.6 Connecticut 23.1 159.8 973.5 5,106.2 Delaware 8.6 44.4 454.2 2,172.2 Florida 103.7 516.9 2,005.7 9,623.5 Georgia 34.0 166.3 973.4 4,524.6 Hawaii 1.5 20.9 12.4 84.3 Idaho 4.7 40.7 105.9 619.2 Illinois 129.4 623.5 2,816.3 14,259.0 Indiana 30.5 126.9 1,213.2 5,818.7 Iowa 6.1 47.7 279.5 1,489.3 Kansas 16.3 71.8 319.0 1,841.4 Kentucky 25.8 135.0 649.2 3,150.7 Louisiana 5.6 26.7 306.6 1,835.8 Maine 3.6 19.3 107.8 684.7 Maryland 27.9 131.3 296.6 1,608.0 Massachusetts 70.2 389.5 1,370.9 7,000.0 Michigan 207.1 1,096.7 3,235.2 17,214.8 Minnesota 30.4 138.3 981.4 5,512.4 Mississippi 2.2 12.6 109.5 584.6 Missouri 16.8 80.8 562.7 2,996.2 Montana 0.4 6.2 33.7 161.4 Nebraska 2.0 11.8 224.4 1,073.1 Nevada 11.1 50.6 68.4 315.3 New Hampshire 10.4 47.7 161.8 806.2 New Jersey 224.4 920.2 1,710.4 8,512.7 New Mexico 0.7 5.0 140.7 751.6 New York 481.0 2,410.5 3,690.1 19,099.6 North Carolina 61.3 237.8 1,098.5 5,342.6 North Dakota 0.9 7.2 67.3 300.5 Ohio 98.6 433.7 2,083.5 10,678.9 Oklahoma 8.5 35.9 236.0 1,109.8 Oregon 29.4 171.3 665.5 3,277.3 Pennsylvania 51.2 269.3 1,625.6 8,124.7 Rhode Island 7.4 34.4 99.9 469.4 South Carolina 18.5 92.0 493.4 2,504.7 South Dakota 3.7 17.8 30.6 158.9 Tennessee 33.3 191.9 836.6 4,194.6 Texas 346.4 1,815.0 4,954.3 24,772.6 Utah 6.2 31.1 283.9 1,529.6 Vermont 55.7 331.6 202.7 1,079.8 Virginia 24.5 140.6 1,056.1 4,945.7 Washington 54.9 293.6 3,199.3 14,982.6 West Virginia 3.1 15.8 117.9 550.3 Wisconsin 24.8 132.9 704.4 3,899.6 Wyoming 0.6 3.5 14.2 73.8 Dist of Columbia (2) 53.6 132.0 280.6 1,712.7 Puerto Rico 30.5 130.6 517.4 2,243.2 USVirgin Islands 0.3 1.0 23.3 67.3 Other 150.3 838.1 4,804.9 24,405.8 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 1,001.8 5,124.1 Unreported (3) 150.3 838.1 3,803.1 19,281.7 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) -159.6 (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."