EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 1999 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 April Total Percent U.S. Total 49,679.2 194,236.6 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 829.7 3,051.3 1.6 Alabama 539.7 1,892.4 1.0 Alaska 43.4 146.2 0.1 Arizona 838.5 3,353.5 1.7 Arkansas 164.8 659.8 0.3 California 6,141.8 24,405.2 12.6 Colorado 402.1 1,644.7 0.8 Connecticut 540.2 2,030.2 1.0 Delaware 174.3 688.7 0.4 Florida 1,939.6 7,372.1 3.8 Georgia 1,010.0 3,922.1 2.0 Hawaii 17.9 63.1 (-) Idaho 158.1 637.0 0.3 Illinois 2,484.8 8,996.0 4.6 Indiana 1,027.4 3,955.7 2.0 Iowa 343.9 1,235.8 0.6 Kansas 337.7 1,249.4 0.6 Kentucky 617.2 2,440.8 1.3 Louisiana 608.0 2,630.4 1.4 Maine 153.7 670.8 0.3 Maryland 295.6 1,103.8 0.6 Massachusetts 1,192.8 4,801.7 2.5 Michigan 2,580.5 9,795.8 5.0 Minnesota 647.1 2,529.0 1.3 Mississippi 173.8 640.2 0.3 Missouri 446.4 1,759.0 0.9 Montana 18.8 101.0 0.1 Nebraska 158.6 572.5 0.3 Nevada 63.0 235.9 0.1 New Hampshire 149.9 576.8 0.3 New Jersey 1,067.1 4,224.9 2.2 New Mexico 321.8 1,117.8 0.6 New York 2,245.8 8,680.7 4.5 North Carolina 1,036.0 4,250.2 2.2 North Dakota 67.8 204.6 0.1 Ohio 2,010.6 7,882.4 4.1 Oklahoma 284.8 1,000.6 0.5 Oregon 637.5 2,502.1 1.3 Pennsylvania 1,193.3 4,748.9 2.4 Rhode Island 86.9 316.2 0.2 South Carolina 609.9 2,417.4 1.2 South Dakota 28.4 116.3 0.1 Tennessee 719.6 2,872.1 1.5 Texas 5,633.9 21,845.1 11.2 Utah 209.6 883.2 0.5 Vermont 224.1 905.5 0.5 Virginia 878.5 3,356.8 1.7 Washington 3,033.8 12,184.9 6.3 West Virginia 120.8 455.7 0.2 Wisconsin 742.4 2,897.9 1.5 Wyoming 43.6 148.7 0.1 Dist of Columbia 23.5 150.9 0.1 Puerto Rico 664.3 2,494.1 1.3 USVirgin Islands 2.9 43.3 (-) Other 4,522.3 18,290.1 9.4 Estimated Shipments 1,035.1 3,883.8 2.0 Unreported (2) 3,487.3 14,406.3 7.4 Timing Adjustment (-) 136.4 (-) ______________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item April Total Percent U.S. Total 3,509.9 13,797.1 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 12.6 58.9 0.4 Alabama 46.3 160.2 1.2 Alaska 153.7 569.1 4.1 Arizona 27.9 142.6 1.0 Arkansas 5.5 37.8 0.3 California 444.6 1,868.1 13.5 Colorado 18.7 68.1 0.5 Connecticut 22.7 112.7 0.8 Delaware 1.1 9.0 0.1 Florida 97.7 401.2 2.9 Georgia 73.9 255.8 1.9 Hawaii 3.4 13.6 0.1 Idaho 10.8 49.0 0.4 Illinois 41.6 180.0 1.3 Indiana 14.8 56.4 0.4 Iowa 25.9 90.8 0.7 Kansas 19.9 115.9 0.8 Kentucky 24.3 87.5 0.6 Louisiana 571.4 2,626.8 19.0 Maine 8.5 37.9 0.3 Maryland 15.0 50.6 0.4 Massachusetts 70.3 230.3 1.7 Michigan 53.4 175.1 1.3 Minnesota 68.0 207.1 1.5 Mississippi 5.0 34.2 0.2 Missouri 16.8 73.0 0.5 Montana 7.8 32.4 0.2 Nebraska 17.4 69.0 0.5 Nevada 3.2 15.0 0.1 New Hampshire 3.2 15.2 0.1 New Jersey 57.4 221.8 1.6 New Mexico 1.6 6.9 (-) New York 211.3 567.4 4.1 North Carolina 104.8 445.9 3.2 North Dakota 14.8 50.1 0.4 Ohio 67.4 144.2 1.0 Oklahoma 6.3 37.3 0.3 Oregon 100.8 417.7 3.0 Pennsylvania 42.1 180.5 1.3 Rhode Island 7.7 35.7 0.3 South Carolina 13.8 47.4 0.3 South Dakota 6.5 27.7 0.2 Tennessee 18.7 72.1 0.5 Texas 275.2 1,070.9 7.8 Utah 9.9 46.7 0.3 Vermont 2.4 11.0 0.1 Virginia 109.4 363.3 2.6 Washington 204.3 797.2 5.8 West Virginia 18.3 140.9 1.0 Wisconsin 53.1 114.4 0.8 Wyoming 2.0 8.0 0.1 Dist of Columbia 0.7 7.2 0.1 Puerto Rico 3.6 8.8 0.1 USVirgin Islands 0.0 0.1 (-) Other 305.0 1,189.2 8.6 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 305.0 1,189.2 8.6 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) _____________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item April to date April to date U.S. Total 3,940.5 15,543.9 57,129.6 223,577.6 Foreign Trade Zone 27.3 104.8 869.6 3,215.0 Alabama 10.1 63.5 596.2 2,116.2 Alaska 2.5 4.2 199.6 719.5 Arizona 59.0 247.0 925.4 3,743.1 Arkansas 2.1 10.3 172.4 707.9 California 947.7 3,896.2 7,534.1 30,169.5 Colorado 35.0 127.8 455.8 1,840.7 Connecticut 33.5 116.1 596.5 2,259.0 Delaware 11.2 96.3 186.6 794.0 Florida 107.2 487.5 2,144.5 8,260.7 Georgia 44.9 183.9 1,128.8 4,361.8 Hawaii 2.4 17.4 23.7 94.1 Idaho 1.8 9.2 170.7 695.2 Illinois 132.6 512.2 2,659.1 9,688.2 Indiana 34.0 141.6 1,076.2 4,153.7 Iowa 7.6 26.8 377.4 1,353.3 Kansas 19.9 102.6 377.5 1,468.0 Kentucky 35.1 154.8 676.6 2,683.2 Louisiana 5.3 37.5 1,184.7 5,294.7 Maine 4.9 21.9 167.1 730.7 Maryland 18.5 118.8 329.0 1,273.3 Massachusetts 99.1 329.8 1,362.1 5,361.8 Michigan 156.9 573.6 2,790.7 10,544.5 Minnesota 40.7 161.2 755.8 2,897.3 Mississippi 2.8 12.5 181.7 686.9 Missouri 13.7 53.4 476.9 1,885.4 Montana 0.8 2.8 27.4 136.2 Nebraska 2.0 15.1 178.0 656.6 Nevada 23.3 74.3 89.4 325.2 New Hampshire 18.6 59.4 171.7 651.5 New Jersey 183.8 688.4 1,308.3 5,135.2 New Mexico 1.4 5.1 324.8 1,129.8 New York 531.0 2,093.0 2,988.1 11,341.2 North Carolina 51.5 206.5 1,192.3 4,902.5 North Dakota 2.4 9.5 85.0 264.2 Ohio 68.6 254.7 2,146.7 8,281.3 Oklahoma 6.1 23.5 297.2 1,061.4 Oregon 57.2 199.0 795.5 3,118.8 Pennsylvania 73.2 297.5 1,308.6 5,226.9 Rhode Island 7.7 24.2 102.2 376.1 South Carolina 16.5 72.5 640.1 2,537.3 South Dakota 5.7 16.7 40.6 160.7 Tennessee 48.5 177.4 786.7 3,121.7 Texas 593.2 2,152.4 6,502.3 25,068.4 Utah 4.8 24.2 224.3 954.2 Vermont 121.5 519.5 348.0 1,436.0 Virginia 37.2 152.6 1,025.2 3,872.6 Washington 64.9 261.5 3,303.0 13,243.6 West Virginia 2.6 10.9 141.7 607.5 Wisconsin 27.6 91.4 823.0 3,103.7 Wyoming 0.4 1.4 46.0 158.1 Dist of Columbia 4.7 12.2 28.9 170.3 Puerto Rico 34.3 99.3 702.1 2,602.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.3 3.0 43.7 Other 122.8 492.3 4,950.1 19,971.7 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 1,035.1 3,883.8 Unreported (2) 122.8 492.3 3,915.0 16,087.8 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 136.4 (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."