EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: November 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 November Total Percent U.S. Total 49,997.5 544,416.5 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 730.0 6,409.0 1.2 Alabama 531.9 5,258.9 1.0 Alaska 43.5 501.4 0.1 Arizona 930.7 9,302.8 1.7 Arkansas 148.6 1,940.7 0.4 California 6,877.2 72,975.3 13.4 Colorado 359.8 4,261.0 0.8 Connecticut 494.6 6,026.4 1.1 Delaware 149.3 1,707.8 0.3 Florida 1,726.8 19,883.4 3.7 Georgia 1,083.1 11,202.7 2.1 Hawaii 17.7 156.9 (-) Idaho 121.7 1,227.2 0.2 Illinois 2,224.0 24,609.6 4.5 Indiana 1,027.0 10,932.6 2.0 Iowa 308.8 4,188.7 0.8 Kansas 270.3 3,178.8 0.6 Kentucky 608.3 6,640.3 1.2 Louisiana 646.1 8,134.7 1.5 Maine 130.0 1,479.6 0.3 Maryland 254.3 3,677.8 0.7 Massachusetts 1,132.1 13,235.7 2.4 Michigan 2,506.7 24,932.5 4.6 Minnesota 623.5 7,331.5 1.3 Mississippi 159.4 1,946.4 0.4 Missouri 461.1 4,943.2 0.9 Montana 22.5 267.8 (-) Nebraska 135.0 1,596.2 0.3 Nevada 33.8 485.6 0.1 New Hampshire 130.5 1,426.7 0.3 New Jersey 1,013.5 11,861.7 2.2 New Mexico 144.5 1,687.7 0.3 New York 2,403.0 26,769.0 4.9 North Carolina 1,060.0 12,499.3 2.3 North Dakota 38.9 558.5 0.1 Ohio 2,089.0 21,457.2 3.9 Oklahoma 181.9 2,383.0 0.4 Oregon 625.5 6,462.2 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,245.3 13,600.6 2.5 Rhode Island 78.2 856.8 0.2 South Carolina 599.2 6,871.9 1.3 South Dakota 29.7 315.0 0.1 Tennessee 723.3 7,846.0 1.4 Texas 5,852.1 63,775.2 11.7 Utah 275.1 2,524.3 0.5 Vermont 203.7 1,953.9 0.4 Virginia 898.6 10,019.5 1.8 Washington 2,922.5 30,532.9 5.6 West Virginia 90.2 1,231.8 0.2 Wisconsin 708.5 8,058.0 1.5 Wyoming 34.0 429.8 0.1 Dist of Columbia 23.3 212.8 (-) Puerto Rico 476.4 5,132.9 0.9 USVirgin Islands 9.4 86.8 (-) Other 5,113.2 53,685.6 9.9 Estimated Shipments 1,090.3 11,061.3 2.0 Unreported (2) 4,022.9 42,624.3 7.8 Timing Adjustment (-) 151.7 (-) ______________________________________________________________ SIC-BASED Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item November Total Percent U.S. Total 3,817.5 37,488.2 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 14.9 130.7 0.3 Alabama 33.0 395.5 1.1 Alaska 94.6 1,307.2 3.5 Arizona 30.0 415.2 1.1 Arkansas 15.2 119.0 0.3 California 398.6 4,128.2 11.0 Colorado 15.0 151.5 0.4 Connecticut 27.2 324.4 0.9 Delaware 2.9 25.3 0.1 Florida 66.0 740.5 2.0 Georgia 66.2 662.1 1.8 Hawaii 4.4 51.8 0.1 Idaho 7.7 99.4 0.3 Illinois 42.6 474.1 1.3 Indiana 8.4 110.6 0.3 Iowa 34.9 284.6 0.8 Kansas 25.4 310.9 0.8 Kentucky 71.0 386.0 1.0 Louisiana 794.6 6,891.4 18.4 Maine 14.3 126.6 0.3 Maryland 13.7 131.7 0.4 Massachusetts 37.4 373.5 1.0 Michigan 45.3 479.6 1.3 Minnesota 96.5 632.3 1.7 Mississippi 17.3 145.4 0.4 Missouri 24.0 234.5 0.6 Montana 14.4 102.2 0.3 Nebraska 17.7 184.7 0.5 Nevada 3.8 33.1 0.1 New Hampshire 3.1 39.2 0.1 New Jersey 53.9 655.6 1.7 New Mexico 2.4 26.2 0.1 New York 146.5 1,429.8 3.8 North Carolina 124.0 1,100.8 2.9 North Dakota 12.7 124.3 0.3 Ohio 95.7 613.5 1.6 Oklahoma 10.3 101.1 0.3 Oregon 88.5 1,228.4 3.3 Pennsylvania 50.0 513.6 1.4 Rhode Island 9.2 91.5 0.2 South Carolina 8.1 107.9 0.3 South Dakota 7.0 48.0 0.1 Tennessee 60.5 439.4 1.2 Texas 359.7 3,633.7 9.7 Utah 16.8 185.1 0.5 Vermont 2.4 28.6 0.1 Virginia 87.9 1,044.4 2.8 Washington 207.0 2,155.7 5.8 West Virginia 35.8 694.6 1.9 Wisconsin 122.1 610.6 1.6 Wyoming 3.3 25.5 0.1 Dist of Columbia 0.1 22.6 0.1 Puerto Rico 1.8 44.6 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.3 (-) Other 286.5 3,201.9 8.5 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 286.5 3,201.9 8.5 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) ____________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item November to date November to date U.S. Total 4,140.3 41,572.3 57,955.2 623,477.0 Foreign Trade Zone 27.8 293.9 772.7 6,833.6 Alabama 24.0 156.9 588.9 5,811.3 Alaska 9.4 36.0 147.5 1,844.6 Arizona 52.9 703.4 1,013.6 10,421.3 Arkansas 3.5 41.5 167.2 2,101.2 California 967.3 10,302.6 8,243.1 87,406.1 Colorado 38.6 369.8 413.4 4,782.2 Connecticut 58.8 362.4 580.6 6,713.1 Delaware 60.3 312.0 212.4 2,045.2 Florida 155.4 1,445.3 1,948.2 22,069.2 Georgia 44.2 518.0 1,193.5 12,382.8 Hawaii 1.8 40.0 23.9 248.7 Idaho 1.9 52.9 131.3 1,379.5 Illinois 160.4 1,464.1 2,427.1 26,547.8 Indiana 38.2 323.6 1,073.6 11,366.9 Iowa 5.5 88.3 349.3 4,561.6 Kansas 15.7 188.6 311.5 3,678.3 Kentucky 36.2 368.4 715.5 7,394.7 Louisiana 6.9 86.1 1,447.6 15,112.2 Maine 4.7 51.8 148.9 1,657.9 Maryland 91.3 494.5 359.3 4,303.9 Massachusetts 80.7 859.9 1,250.2 14,469.2 Michigan 109.6 1,345.1 2,661.6 26,757.2 Minnesota 31.6 381.0 751.6 8,344.8 Mississippi 3.3 33.1 180.1 2,124.9 Missouri 14.8 157.7 499.9 5,335.4 Montana 0.8 14.3 37.7 384.3 Nebraska 2.0 48.2 154.7 1,829.2 Nevada 10.3 111.7 47.9 630.3 New Hampshire 8.8 96.2 142.3 1,562.1 New Jersey 174.2 1,612.0 1,241.5 14,129.4 New Mexico 0.8 11.0 147.7 1,724.9 New York 593.2 6,210.0 3,142.7 34,408.8 North Carolina 81.8 727.4 1,265.8 14,327.5 North Dakota 0.7 15.3 52.3 698.1 Ohio 72.0 839.9 2,256.7 22,910.6 Oklahoma 4.8 76.2 197.1 2,560.4 Oregon 39.4 430.3 753.4 8,120.9 Pennsylvania 57.8 611.2 1,353.1 14,725.5 Rhode Island 7.7 72.3 95.0 1,020.5 South Carolina 18.0 207.3 625.3 7,187.2 South Dakota 4.2 40.4 40.8 403.4 Tennessee 46.8 461.1 830.6 8,746.5 Texas 516.4 5,041.3 6,728.2 72,450.2 Utah 5.9 58.7 297.8 2,768.1 Vermont 141.6 1,345.8 347.8 3,328.2 Virginia 34.8 437.7 1,021.3 11,501.6 Washington 88.2 737.8 3,217.7 33,426.5 West Virginia 3.9 26.5 129.8 1,953.0 Wisconsin 26.4 258.1 857.0 8,926.7 Wyoming 0.3 6.1 37.6 461.4 Dist of Columbia 1.0 39.8 24.4 275.2 Puerto Rico 28.9 329.6 507.1 5,507.2 USVirgin Islands (-) 1.0 9.4 88.1 Other 152.9 1,522.0 5,552.6 58,409.5 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 1,090.3 11,061.3 Unreported (2) 152.9 1,522.0 4,462.3 47,348.2 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 151.7 (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."