EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: October 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 October Total Percent U.S. Total 52,960.7 493,972.0 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 895.1 5,678.9 1.1 Alabama 522.4 4,727.0 1.0 Alaska 47.7 458.0 0.1 Arizona 845.7 8,372.1 1.7 Arkansas 160.6 1,792.2 0.4 California 7,021.9 66,098.1 13.4 Colorado 433.3 3,901.2 0.8 Connecticut 561.9 5,531.8 1.1 Delaware 158.2 1,558.5 0.3 Florida 2,175.9 18,156.6 3.7 Georgia 1,146.4 10,119.6 2.0 Hawaii 6.6 139.2 (-) Idaho 106.2 1,105.5 0.2 Illinois 2,338.6 22,385.6 4.5 Indiana 978.4 9,905.6 2.0 Iowa 350.9 3,879.8 0.8 Kansas 323.3 2,908.5 0.6 Kentucky 660.9 6,032.0 1.2 Louisiana 723.1 7,488.5 1.5 Maine 141.4 1,349.6 0.3 Maryland 318.1 3,423.5 0.7 Massachusetts 1,282.3 12,103.6 2.5 Michigan 2,390.0 22,425.8 4.5 Minnesota 696.1 6,707.9 1.4 Mississippi 152.4 1,786.9 0.4 Missouri 475.1 4,482.1 0.9 Montana 26.3 245.3 (-) Nebraska 143.4 1,461.2 0.3 Nevada 42.2 451.8 0.1 New Hampshire 129.2 1,296.2 0.3 New Jersey 1,168.3 10,848.3 2.2 New Mexico 229.1 1,543.2 0.3 New York 2,606.0 24,366.0 4.9 North Carolina 1,230.1 11,439.3 2.3 North Dakota 41.5 519.6 0.1 Ohio 2,163.8 19,368.2 3.9 Oklahoma 240.0 2,201.1 0.4 Oregon 776.4 5,836.7 1.2 Pennsylvania 1,329.3 12,355.4 2.5 Rhode Island 85.5 778.6 0.2 South Carolina 646.2 6,272.7 1.3 South Dakota 30.6 285.4 0.1 Tennessee 745.1 7,122.7 1.4 Texas 6,016.9 57,923.1 11.7 Utah 229.8 2,249.2 0.5 Vermont 197.1 1,750.1 0.4 Virginia 933.0 9,120.8 1.8 Washington 3,150.4 27,610.4 5.6 West Virginia 117.1 1,141.7 0.2 Wisconsin 764.6 7,349.4 1.5 Wyoming 31.8 395.8 0.1 Dist of Columbia 20.3 189.5 (-) Puerto Rico 662.1 4,656.6 0.9 USVirgin Islands 3.7 77.4 (-) Other 5,183.8 48,223.2 9.8 Estimated Shipments 970.8 9,971.0 2.0 Unreported (2) 4,213.0 38,252.2 7.7 Timing Adjustment (-) 53.9 (-) _________________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item October Total Percent U.S. Total 3,872.2 33,670.8 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 25.3 115.8 0.3 Alabama 54.8 362.5 1.1 Alaska 103.6 1,212.5 3.6 Arizona 29.0 385.1 1.1 Arkansas 8.9 103.8 0.3 California 395.1 3,729.6 11.1 Colorado 17.4 136.5 0.4 Connecticut 37.7 297.1 0.9 Delaware 2.5 22.4 0.1 Florida 66.8 674.5 2.0 Georgia 57.0 595.9 1.8 Hawaii 2.5 47.4 0.1 Idaho 8.8 91.6 0.3 Illinois 35.7 431.5 1.3 Indiana 8.5 102.2 0.3 Iowa 16.3 249.7 0.7 Kansas 23.3 285.5 0.8 Kentucky 81.9 315.0 0.9 Louisiana 835.0 6,096.8 18.1 Maine 17.7 112.3 0.3 Maryland 18.5 118.0 0.4 Massachusetts 44.0 336.1 1.0 Michigan 46.2 434.3 1.3 Minnesota 109.1 535.8 1.6 Mississippi 7.6 128.1 0.4 Missouri 26.4 210.5 0.6 Montana 10.6 87.8 0.3 Nebraska 22.0 167.0 0.5 Nevada 3.8 29.3 0.1 New Hampshire 3.5 36.1 0.1 New Jersey 47.2 601.7 1.8 New Mexico 2.9 23.8 0.1 New York 121.4 1,283.3 3.8 North Carolina 60.3 976.7 2.9 North Dakota 11.1 111.6 0.3 Ohio 146.2 517.8 1.5 Oklahoma 13.0 90.8 0.3 Oregon 133.4 1,139.9 3.4 Pennsylvania 41.8 463.6 1.4 Rhode Island 9.5 82.3 0.2 South Carolina 8.4 99.9 0.3 South Dakota 8.1 41.0 0.1 Tennessee 21.5 378.9 1.1 Texas 368.7 3,274.0 9.7 Utah 17.3 168.3 0.5 Vermont 3.1 26.2 0.1 Virginia 74.8 956.5 2.8 Washington 216.4 1,948.8 5.8 West Virginia 51.8 658.9 2.0 Wisconsin 137.5 488.5 1.5 Wyoming 2.2 22.2 0.1 Dist of Columbia 2.2 22.4 0.1 Puerto Rico 1.5 42.8 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.3 (-) Other 278.0 2,915.3 8.7 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 278.0 2,915.3 8.7 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) _________________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item October to date October to date U.S. Total 4,171.0 37,432.0 61,003.9 565,074.8 Foreign Trade Zone 39.9 266.2 960.2 6,060.9 Alabama 8.4 133.0 585.6 5,222.4 Alaska 2.4 26.6 153.7 1,697.1 Arizona 63.5 650.5 938.2 9,407.7 Arkansas 4.5 38.0 174.0 1,934.0 California 1,010.1 9,335.3 8,427.2 79,163.0 Colorado 36.5 331.2 487.3 4,368.8 Connecticut 48.4 303.6 648.1 6,132.5 Delaware 32.6 251.7 193.2 1,832.7 Florida 155.1 1,289.9 2,397.8 20,121.0 Georgia 57.6 473.8 1,260.9 11,189.3 Hawaii 4.0 38.2 13.1 224.7 Idaho 2.7 51.0 117.7 1,248.2 Illinois 169.6 1,303.6 2,543.8 24,120.7 Indiana 42.4 285.5 1,029.2 10,293.3 Iowa 8.3 82.7 375.5 4,212.3 Kansas 21.3 172.8 367.9 3,366.8 Kentucky 35.4 332.2 778.1 6,679.2 Louisiana 5.8 79.2 1,563.9 13,664.6 Maine 4.8 47.1 163.8 1,509.0 Maryland 83.7 403.2 420.3 3,944.7 Massachusetts 94.4 779.3 1,420.6 13,219.0 Michigan 115.7 1,235.5 2,551.9 24,095.7 Minnesota 34.1 349.5 839.3 7,593.2 Mississippi 3.6 29.8 163.5 1,944.8 Missouri 12.1 142.9 513.6 4,835.5 Montana 1.0 13.5 37.9 346.6 Nebraska 3.0 46.3 168.4 1,674.5 Nevada 13.6 101.4 59.5 582.5 New Hampshire 11.9 87.4 144.6 1,419.8 New Jersey 144.5 1,437.9 1,360.0 12,887.8 New Mexico 5.7 10.2 237.7 1,577.2 New York 594.1 5,616.8 3,321.5 31,266.1 North Carolina 85.8 645.6 1,376.2 13,061.6 North Dakota 0.8 14.6 53.4 645.8 Ohio 75.5 767.9 2,385.5 20,653.9 Oklahoma 7.1 71.4 260.2 2,363.3 Oregon 40.5 390.9 950.3 7,367.5 Pennsylvania 57.5 553.4 1,428.6 13,372.3 Rhode Island 7.5 64.6 102.5 925.5 South Carolina 21.2 189.3 675.8 6,561.8 South Dakota 3.3 36.2 42.0 362.6 Tennessee 43.5 414.4 810.0 7,916.0 Texas 549.7 4,524.9 6,935.4 65,722.0 Utah 4.6 52.8 251.6 2,470.3 Vermont 126.1 1,204.1 326.4 2,980.4 Virginia 37.6 403.0 1,045.4 10,480.3 Washington 62.1 649.6 3,428.9 30,208.8 West Virginia 2.8 22.6 171.7 1,823.2 Wisconsin 30.3 231.7 932.3 8,069.7 Wyoming 0.5 5.8 34.5 423.8 Dist of Columbia 6.4 38.8 28.9 250.8 Puerto Rico 42.8 300.7 706.4 5,000.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 1.0 3.8 78.7 Other 134.7 1,369.2 5,596.5 52,507.7 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 970.8 9,971.0 Unreported (2) 134.7 1,369.2 4,625.7 42,536.7 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 53.9 (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."