EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER IS LOCATED, 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 361.3 3,028.5 0.7 Alaska 11.7 123.2 (-) Arizona 753.9 7,262.3 1.6 Arkansas 134.8 1,419.0 0.3 California 6,753.4 61,431.0 13.9 Colorado 791.4 6,453.7 1.5 Connecticut 777.8 7,630.3 1.7 Delaware 378.5 3,730.7 0.8 Florida 1,495.2 15,437.7 3.5 Georgia 898.6 7,527.6 1.7 Hawaii 10.0 91.8 (-) Idaho 108.9 959.5 0.2 Illinois 2,529.0 22,707.4 5.2 Indiana 1,141.9 9,954.7 2.3 Iowa 263.4 2,359.1 0.5 Kansas 300.6 2,346.4 0.5 Kentucky 610.5 5,245.7 1.2 Louisiana 201.1 2,283.4 0.5 Maine 121.6 1,084.6 0.2 Maryland 289.5 2,470.1 0.6 Massachusetts 1,228.6 11,336.6 2.6 Michigan 3,149.8 26,596.3 6.0 Minnesota 786.2 7,139.9 1.6 Mississippi 108.2 957.1 0.2 Missouri 411.1 4,127.3 0.9 Montana 17.5 223.7 0.1 Nebraska 159.9 1,682.2 0.4 Nevada 51.2 448.4 0.1 New Hampshire 148.6 1,332.0 0.3 New Jersey 1,295.7 12,735.8 2.9 New Mexico 182.4 1,344.3 0.3 New York 2,940.7 26,032.5 5.9 North Carolina 986.4 8,543.2 1.9 North Dakota 43.9 423.7 0.1 Ohio 1,975.3 17,179.9 3.9 Oklahoma 188.5 1,789.8 0.4 Oregon 514.3 4,010.7 0.9 Pennsylvania 1,492.9 12,947.5 2.9 Rhode Island 83.9 687.7 0.2 South Carolina 432.2 4,199.5 1.0 South Dakota 22.4 229.6 0.1 Tennessee 639.3 6,136.6 1.4 Texas 4,219.6 38,782.9 8.8 Utah 183.4 2,241.8 0.5 Vermont 154.3 1,301.9 0.3 Virginia 721.2 7,372.3 1.7 Washington 3,231.2 24,502.2 5.6 West Virginia 60.6 617.0 0.1 Wisconsin 722.7 6,531.1 1.5 Wyoming 8.0 84.6 (-) Dist of Columbia (2) 289.1 2,753.8 0.6 Puerto Rico 499.7 3,942.4 0.9 USVirgin Islands 5.9 90.0 (-) Other 3,818.8 38,937.7 8.8 Estimated Shipments 952.0 9,000.2 2.0 Unreported (3) 2,866.8 29,937.5 6.8 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 18.2 203.1 0.7 Alaska 62.1 406.9 1.4 Arizona 20.3 225.6 0.8 Arkansas 7.9 61.9 0.2 California 374.7 3,651.3 12.3 Colorado 15.4 177.9 0.6 Connecticut 110.0 1,153.1 3.9 Delaware 2.4 42.2 0.1 Florida 42.5 694.1 2.3 Georgia 42.7 411.3 1.4 Hawaii 7.3 38.7 0.1 Idaho 5.4 70.1 0.2 Illinois 132.7 1,427.0 4.8 Indiana 8.4 81.1 0.3 Iowa 6.0 142.7 0.5 Kansas 67.0 796.2 2.7 Kentucky 7.1 107.5 0.4 Louisiana 70.7 928.4 3.1 Maine 21.8 97.3 0.3 Maryland 28.1 259.2 0.9 Massachusetts 33.8 234.2 0.8 Michigan 37.3 331.7 1.1 Minnesota 256.5 2,236.6 7.5 Mississippi 6.7 93.1 0.3 Missouri 48.8 800.8 2.7 Montana 6.8 47.4 0.2 Nebraska 15.1 127.1 0.4 Nevada 2.5 23.6 0.1 New Hampshire 4.4 36.8 0.1 New Jersey 68.1 604.4 2.0 New Mexico 1.5 16.5 0.1 New York 270.0 3,193.3 10.7 North Carolina 36.6 559.8 1.9 North Dakota 11.3 78.5 0.3 Ohio 32.1 506.4 1.7 Oklahoma 20.5 146.3 0.5 Oregon 123.0 1,470.4 4.9 Pennsylvania 105.6 879.4 3.0 Rhode Island 11.5 83.6 0.3 South Carolina 4.6 60.5 0.2 South Dakota 0.5 9.5 (-) Tennessee 56.4 941.7 3.2 Texas 133.6 1,614.8 5.4 Utah 7.5 113.2 0.4 Vermont 3.2 20.1 0.1 Virginia 107.9 1,010.5 3.4 Washington 160.3 1,467.1 4.9 West Virginia 30.3 273.8 0.9 Wisconsin 12.9 112.3 0.4 Wyoming 1.2 23.9 0.1 Dist of Columbia (2) 15.6 75.1 0.3 Puerto Rico 3.5 35.7 0.1 USVirgin Islands 0.2 0.9 (-) Other 136.4 1,593.7 5.3 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (3) 136.4 1,593.7 5.3 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 6.8 65.3 386.4 3,296.9 Alaska 2.4 58.3 76.2 588.3 Arizona 52.9 517.2 827.1 8,005.0 Arkansas 2.8 30.6 145.5 1,511.5 California 1,009.5 8,108.2 8,137.5 73,190.4 Colorado 156.8 1,208.6 963.6 7,840.2 Connecticut 31.3 289.7 919.0 9,073.0 Delaware 8.0 76.6 388.9 3,849.5 Florida 79.8 887.7 1,617.5 17,019.5 Georgia 56.2 336.8 997.6 8,275.7 Hawaii 1.9 27.2 19.2 157.7 Idaho 1.4 51.9 115.7 1,081.6 Illinois 126.6 1,144.4 2,788.3 25,278.8 Indiana 44.6 286.0 1,194.9 10,321.9 Iowa 6.3 77.3 275.7 2,579.1 Kansas 22.4 142.0 390.0 3,284.6 Kentucky 23.9 231.0 641.5 5,584.2 Louisiana 4.9 50.0 276.7 3,261.7 Maine 5.0 41.5 148.4 1,223.4 Maryland 31.2 269.5 348.7 2,998.7 Massachusetts 105.4 741.2 1,367.8 12,312.1 Michigan 205.8 1,868.5 3,392.9 28,796.5 Minnesota 42.0 293.3 1,084.8 9,669.8 Mississippi 3.6 24.3 118.6 1,074.5 Missouri 17.0 151.1 476.9 5,079.2 Montana 0.8 9.9 25.1 281.0 Nebraska 2.7 20.9 177.7 1,830.2 Nevada 11.2 103.2 64.9 575.2 New Hampshire 9.6 87.0 162.6 1,455.9 New Jersey 163.9 1,657.3 1,527.6 14,997.5 New Mexico 1.0 8.3 184.8 1,369.2 New York 601.0 4,654.5 3,811.7 33,880.3 North Carolina 57.1 455.1 1,080.1 9,558.1 North Dakota 2.5 13.5 57.7 515.7 Ohio 85.8 770.7 2,093.2 18,456.9 Oklahoma 6.6 59.1 215.6 1,995.1 Oregon 22.5 262.1 659.9 5,743.3 Pennsylvania 51.1 467.1 1,649.6 14,293.9 Rhode Island 8.4 64.6 103.8 835.9 South Carolina 16.9 160.7 453.7 4,420.8 South Dakota 3.8 32.5 26.6 271.6 Tennessee 33.6 338.9 729.3 7,417.1 Texas 393.2 3,398.8 4,746.4 43,796.5 Utah 6.2 52.0 197.1 2,407.0 Vermont 72.7 632.9 230.1 1,954.9 Virginia 20.6 230.4 849.7 8,613.2 Washington 61.4 509.0 3,452.9 26,478.3 West Virginia 2.4 27.6 93.2 918.5 Wisconsin 28.7 250.7 764.3 6,894.1 Wyoming 1.1 7.8 10.3 116.4 Dist of Columbia (2) 38.9 266.1 343.7 3,095.1 Puerto Rico 18.4 218.7 521.6 4,196.8 USVirgin Islands 0.3 1.6 6.3 92.5 Other 211.9 1,522.2 4,167.1 42,053.6 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 952.0 9,000.2 Unreported (3) 211.9 1,522.2 3,215.1 33,053.4 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 74.3 (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."