EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 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 September Total Percent U.S. Total 48,706.5 440,883.1 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 712.2 4,783.9 1.1 Alabama 467.8 4,204.6 1.0 Alaska 38.2 410.3 0.1 Arizona 800.7 7,526.4 1.7 Arkansas 161.0 1,631.6 0.4 California 6,518.0 59,076.1 13.4 Colorado 422.1 3,467.8 0.8 Connecticut 506.3 4,969.8 1.1 Delaware 148.0 1,400.3 0.3 Florida 1,558.8 15,980.7 3.6 Georgia 1,024.3 8,973.2 2.0 Hawaii 12.6 132.6 (-) Idaho 112.2 999.3 0.2 Illinois 2,338.7 20,047.0 4.5 Indiana 933.3 8,927.3 2.0 Iowa 370.5 3,529.0 0.8 Kansas 267.1 2,585.2 0.6 Kentucky 625.2 5,371.1 1.2 Louisiana 518.7 6,765.4 1.5 Maine 131.9 1,208.3 0.3 Maryland 320.9 3,105.4 0.7 Massachusetts 1,187.2 10,821.4 2.5 Michigan 2,302.0 20,035.8 4.5 Minnesota 682.7 6,011.8 1.4 Mississippi 179.9 1,634.6 0.4 Missouri 427.8 4,007.0 0.9 Montana 15.7 219.0 (-) Nebraska 133.5 1,317.8 0.3 Nevada 48.4 409.6 0.1 New Hampshire 123.9 1,167.1 0.3 New Jersey 1,012.4 9,680.0 2.2 New Mexico 174.0 1,314.1 0.3 New York 2,642.5 21,760.0 4.9 North Carolina 1,114.6 10,209.2 2.3 North Dakota 46.0 478.1 0.1 Ohio 2,007.8 17,204.4 3.9 Oklahoma 190.8 1,961.1 0.4 Oregon 596.8 5,060.3 1.1 Pennsylvania 1,284.0 11,026.1 2.5 Rhode Island 85.1 693.1 0.2 South Carolina 581.3 5,626.5 1.3 South Dakota 26.4 254.8 0.1 Tennessee 717.2 6,377.6 1.4 Texas 5,796.1 51,906.2 11.8 Utah 202.0 2,019.4 0.5 Vermont 176.3 1,553.0 0.4 Virginia 839.3 8,187.8 1.9 Washington 3,219.1 24,460.0 5.5 West Virginia 107.1 1,024.6 0.2 Wisconsin 729.5 6,584.8 1.5 Wyoming 46.6 364.0 0.1 Dist of Columbia 23.0 169.2 (-) Puerto Rico 509.8 3,994.5 0.9 USVirgin Islands 4.7 73.7 (-) Other 4,197.1 42,890.8 9.7 Estimated Shipments 952.0 9,000.2 2.0 Unreported (2) 3,245.1 33,890.6 7.7 Timing Adjustment (-) 74.3 (-) _______________________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item September Total Percent U.S. Total 2,816.8 29,798.6 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 22.2 90.5 0.3 Alabama 27.9 307.6 1.0 Alaska 124.3 1,108.9 3.7 Arizona 26.6 356.2 1.2 Arkansas 9.8 94.9 0.3 California 347.0 3,334.5 11.2 Colorado 6.3 119.0 0.4 Connecticut 37.5 259.5 0.9 Delaware 1.7 20.0 0.1 Florida 41.2 607.7 2.0 Georgia 61.9 539.0 1.8 Hawaii 7.2 44.9 0.2 Idaho 5.7 82.8 0.3 Illinois 32.2 395.8 1.3 Indiana 7.5 93.8 0.3 Iowa 24.7 233.4 0.8 Kansas 23.1 262.2 0.9 Kentucky 17.4 233.1 0.8 Louisiana 420.5 5,261.8 17.7 Maine 22.9 94.6 0.3 Maryland 8.1 99.5 0.3 Massachusetts 38.6 292.1 1.0 Michigan 41.4 388.1 1.3 Minnesota 50.1 426.7 1.4 Mississippi 10.6 120.5 0.4 Missouri 14.8 184.1 0.6 Montana 7.0 77.3 0.3 Nebraska 21.7 145.0 0.5 Nevada 3.0 25.5 0.1 New Hampshire 3.6 32.6 0.1 New Jersey 62.2 554.5 1.9 New Mexico 1.7 20.9 0.1 New York 96.7 1,161.9 3.9 North Carolina 58.7 916.4 3.1 North Dakota 9.8 100.5 0.3 Ohio 43.8 371.6 1.2 Oklahoma 13.0 77.7 0.3 Oregon 122.2 1,006.5 3.4 Pennsylvania 47.0 421.8 1.4 Rhode Island 8.4 72.8 0.2 South Carolina 6.8 91.4 0.3 South Dakota 4.2 32.9 0.1 Tennessee 21.8 357.5 1.2 Texas 230.9 2,905.3 9.7 Utah 13.9 151.0 0.5 Vermont 2.9 23.1 0.1 Virginia 90.9 881.7 3.0 Washington 149.1 1,732.3 5.8 West Virginia 70.2 607.0 2.0 Wisconsin 74.5 351.1 1.2 Wyoming 2.2 20.0 0.1 Dist of Columbia 2.9 20.3 0.1 Puerto Rico 4.0 41.4 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.3 (-) Other 234.6 2,637.4 8.9 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 234.6 2,637.4 8.9 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) ______________________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item September to date September to date U.S. Total 3,982.9 33,261.0 55,506.2 503,942.7 Foreign Trade Zone 27.5 226.3 762.0 5,100.7 Alabama 8.0 124.6 503.7 4,636.8 Alaska 0.9 24.2 163.4 1,543.4 Arizona 61.5 587.0 888.9 8,469.6 Arkansas 3.8 33.5 174.6 1,760.0 California 1,038.6 8,325.2 7,903.6 70,735.9 Colorado 40.1 294.7 468.6 3,881.6 Connecticut 31.5 255.1 575.3 5,484.4 Delaware 8.9 219.2 158.5 1,639.5 Florida 102.1 1,134.8 1,702.1 17,723.2 Georgia 66.2 416.2 1,152.3 9,928.4 Hawaii 2.0 34.2 21.8 211.6 Idaho 1.1 48.4 118.9 1,130.5 Illinois 132.6 1,134.0 2,503.6 21,576.9 Indiana 35.9 243.1 976.7 9,264.1 Iowa 12.3 74.5 407.5 3,836.8 Kansas 18.8 151.5 309.0 2,999.0 Kentucky 36.9 296.8 679.5 5,901.0 Louisiana 5.4 73.5 944.6 12,100.7 Maine 8.1 42.3 162.9 1,345.2 Maryland 45.3 319.5 374.3 3,524.4 Massachusetts 81.2 684.9 1,307.0 11,798.3 Michigan 117.7 1,119.8 2,461.1 21,543.7 Minnesota 43.5 315.3 776.3 6,753.9 Mississippi 4.1 26.2 194.6 1,781.3 Missouri 14.9 130.8 457.4 4,321.9 Montana 1.9 12.5 24.6 308.7 Nebraska 3.3 43.3 158.5 1,506.1 Nevada 9.9 87.8 61.3 523.0 New Hampshire 8.4 75.5 135.9 1,275.2 New Jersey 142.9 1,293.4 1,217.4 11,527.8 New Mexico 0.4 4.4 176.1 1,339.5 New York 689.1 5,022.7 3,428.2 27,944.6 North Carolina 66.4 559.8 1,239.7 11,685.5 North Dakota 2.4 13.8 58.1 592.4 Ohio 76.2 692.5 2,127.8 18,268.4 Oklahoma 6.7 64.3 210.5 2,103.1 Oregon 31.8 350.4 750.9 6,417.2 Pennsylvania 51.8 495.9 1,382.8 11,943.7 Rhode Island 7.5 57.1 101.0 823.1 South Carolina 19.0 168.1 607.1 5,886.0 South Dakota 3.2 32.9 33.9 320.7 Tennessee 37.9 370.8 776.9 7,105.9 Texas 470.9 3,975.2 6,497.9 58,786.6 Utah 5.9 48.2 221.8 2,218.6 Vermont 120.8 1,078.0 300.0 2,654.1 Virginia 61.8 365.4 992.1 9,434.9 Washington 60.0 587.6 3,428.2 26,779.9 West Virginia 2.0 19.8 179.3 1,651.4 Wisconsin 24.0 201.5 828.0 7,137.4 Wyoming 0.3 5.3 49.0 389.2 Dist of Columbia 5.1 32.4 31.0 221.9 Puerto Rico 19.0 257.9 532.7 4,293.7 USVirgin Islands 0.1 1.0 4.8 74.9 Other 132.9 1,234.5 4,564.5 46,762.7 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 952.0 9,000.2 Unreported (2) 132.9 1,234.5 3,612.6 37,762.5 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 74.3 (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."