EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 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. (X) Not applicable. (-) Represents zero or less than 0.05 percent. SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Manufactured Commodities Cumulative to date Item August Total Percent U.S. Total 49,756.7 389,274.9 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 631.8 5,684.1 1.5 Alabama 471.2 3,762.6 1.0 Alaska 66.1 385.4 0.1 Arizona 900.8 6,844.3 1.8 Arkansas 167.8 1,300.9 0.3 California 6,799.3 50,065.3 12.9 Colorado 446.5 3,410.5 0.9 Connecticut 522.5 4,243.0 1.1 Delaware 184.7 1,331.7 0.3 Florida 1,728.8 14,616.5 3.8 Georgia 982.0 8,029.8 2.1 Hawaii 15.5 113.8 (-) Idaho 162.6 1,193.0 0.3 Illinois 2,124.7 17,664.7 4.5 Indiana 1,098.7 7,928.7 2.0 Iowa 292.4 2,492.7 0.6 Kansas 306.8 2,616.6 0.7 Kentucky 639.1 5,040.7 1.3 Louisiana 602.0 5,276.9 1.4 Maine 120.7 1,168.7 0.3 Maryland 313.5 2,304.4 0.6 Massachusetts 1,219.0 9,670.3 2.5 Michigan 2,309.1 18,823.4 4.8 Minnesota 690.5 5,189.4 1.3 Mississippi 156.5 1,309.5 0.3 Missouri 508.9 3,663.1 0.9 Montana 23.8 199.9 0.1 Nebraska 160.0 1,189.8 0.3 Nevada 69.5 475.3 0.1 New Hampshire 131.8 1,104.9 0.3 New Jersey 1,037.6 8,347.5 2.1 New Mexico 315.5 2,310.0 0.6 New York 2,226.6 17,456.1 4.5 North Carolina 1,042.7 8,530.9 2.2 North Dakota 35.5 380.0 0.1 Ohio 1,912.8 15,338.4 3.9 Oklahoma 221.6 1,967.9 0.5 Oregon 769.1 5,320.4 1.4 Pennsylvania 1,181.8 9,462.9 2.4 Rhode Island 79.5 613.8 0.2 South Carolina 525.0 4,567.2 1.2 South Dakota 25.1 212.9 0.1 Tennessee 751.2 5,808.7 1.5 Texas 5,886.4 44,807.4 11.5 Utah 177.6 1,869.9 0.5 Vermont 170.0 1,639.5 0.4 Virginia 834.5 6,615.3 1.7 Washington 2,945.9 22,287.2 5.7 West Virginia 134.1 979.0 0.3 Wisconsin 720.8 5,752.4 1.5 Wyoming 33.8 278.6 0.1 Dist of Columbia 15.2 217.7 0.1 Puerto Rico 822.2 5,286.0 1.4 USVirgin Islands 28.1 91.0 (-) Other 4,648.9 37,537.4 9.6 Estimated Shipments 960.2 7,785.5 2.0 Unreported (2) 3,688.7 29,751.9 7.6 Timing Adjustment (-) 180.6 (-) ______________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item August Total Percent U.S. Total 3,540.8 27,526.1 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 15.4 110.3 0.4 Alabama 27.1 256.1 0.9 Alaska 249.6 1,361.8 4.9 Arizona 39.9 299.8 1.1 Arkansas 5.8 64.2 0.2 California 477.7 3,816.7 13.9 Colorado 13.5 130.6 0.5 Connecticut 31.6 228.4 0.8 Delaware 1.4 15.4 0.1 Florida 50.5 651.8 2.4 Georgia 69.4 524.2 1.9 Hawaii 3.7 29.7 0.1 Idaho 7.1 75.7 0.3 Illinois 41.7 369.9 1.3 Indiana 19.0 131.7 0.5 Iowa 13.4 144.2 0.5 Kansas 12.2 209.7 0.8 Kentucky 32.8 185.0 0.7 Louisiana 566.7 4,869.1 17.7 Maine 49.5 129.4 0.5 Maryland 8.2 84.6 0.3 Massachusetts 44.1 431.8 1.6 Michigan 68.0 397.6 1.4 Minnesota 83.5 447.8 1.6 Mississippi 8.2 74.4 0.3 Missouri 14.6 136.2 0.5 Montana 3.6 48.4 0.2 Nebraska 8.7 121.5 0.4 Nevada 3.6 29.7 0.1 New Hampshire 4.2 31.4 0.1 New Jersey 55.9 453.7 1.6 New Mexico 2.1 16.8 0.1 New York 107.8 1,103.6 4.0 North Carolina 46.1 703.3 2.6 North Dakota 9.7 92.1 0.3 Ohio 79.3 443.8 1.6 Oklahoma 12.9 70.9 0.3 Oregon 117.6 814.3 3.0 Pennsylvania 48.6 396.3 1.4 Rhode Island 8.5 68.9 0.3 South Carolina 11.9 94.2 0.3 South Dakota 7.7 54.1 0.2 Tennessee 19.5 171.9 0.6 Texas 356.6 2,343.4 8.5 Utah 20.1 117.3 0.4 Vermont 3.0 22.0 0.1 Virginia 59.4 691.0 2.5 Washington 223.9 1,597.2 5.8 West Virginia 23.9 224.5 0.8 Wisconsin 73.2 342.4 1.2 Wyoming 3.2 18.0 0.1 Dist of Columbia 1.7 12.0 (-) Puerto Rico 5.9 32.3 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.1 (-) Other 283.2 2,345.0 8.5 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 283.2 2,345.0 8.5 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) ________________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item August to date August to date U.S. Total 3,872.8 31,689.3 57,170.2 448,490.3 Foreign Trade Zone 23.7 184.0 670.9 5,978.4 Alabama 9.0 100.6 507.3 4,119.3 Alaska 1.1 11.4 316.9 1,758.6 Arizona 71.3 486.4 1,012.1 7,630.6 Arkansas 2.9 21.3 176.4 1,386.3 California 1,119.4 8,180.8 8,396.4 62,062.7 Colorado 40.7 292.5 500.7 3,833.7 Connecticut 34.9 243.8 589.1 4,715.1 Delaware 10.7 144.8 196.9 1,491.9 Florida 116.8 946.6 1,896.1 16,214.9 Georgia 46.8 375.2 1,098.2 8,929.3 Hawaii 1.9 25.1 21.1 168.6 Idaho 15.8 70.7 185.6 1,339.5 Illinois 121.9 1,055.0 2,288.3 19,089.7 Indiana 45.3 292.2 1,163.0 8,352.7 Iowa 4.9 49.4 310.7 2,686.3 Kansas 17.7 168.4 336.8 2,994.7 Kentucky 43.8 343.1 715.7 5,568.9 Louisiana 10.4 69.9 1,179.2 10,216.0 Maine 5.3 40.9 175.5 1,339.1 Maryland 17.2 179.3 339.0 2,568.4 Massachusetts 78.8 641.6 1,341.8 10,743.7 Michigan 136.4 1,187.3 2,513.5 20,408.3 Minnesota 51.2 319.3 825.1 5,956.5 Mississippi 3.8 25.7 168.5 1,409.5 Missouri 12.8 105.8 536.2 3,905.1 Montana 1.3 6.0 28.7 254.3 Nebraska 3.2 25.4 171.9 1,336.8 Nevada 15.8 169.6 88.9 674.6 New Hampshire 11.7 111.9 147.7 1,248.2 New Jersey 125.3 1,210.9 1,218.7 10,012.1 New Mexico 2.9 16.6 320.6 2,343.5 New York 297.2 4,039.1 2,631.7 22,598.7 North Carolina 58.5 463.0 1,147.3 9,697.2 North Dakota 2.1 17.4 47.3 489.5 Ohio 70.2 526.7 2,062.3 16,308.9 Oklahoma 5.4 44.8 239.9 2,083.6 Oregon 52.3 418.3 939.0 6,553.1 Pennsylvania 88.7 605.4 1,319.1 10,464.5 Rhode Island 7.0 53.0 95.0 735.7 South Carolina 14.8 136.0 551.7 4,797.4 South Dakota 3.6 28.7 36.4 295.7 Tennessee 45.2 351.4 816.0 6,332.0 Texas 637.9 4,718.7 6,880.9 51,869.5 Utah 5.2 45.9 202.9 2,033.1 Vermont 119.9 992.6 293.0 2,654.1 Virginia 25.0 257.8 918.9 7,564.1 Washington 61.1 535.1 3,230.9 24,419.5 West Virginia 2.2 21.0 160.3 1,224.5 Wisconsin 22.6 188.6 816.7 6,283.4 Wyoming 0.2 3.2 37.2 299.9 Dist of Columbia 6.4 38.2 23.4 267.8 Puerto Rico 25.4 204.6 853.4 5,522.9 USVirgin Islands 0.1 1.3 28.1 92.4 Other 140.5 1,081.2 5,072.7 40,963.6 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 960.2 7,785.5 Unreported (2) 140.5 1,081.2 4,112.5 33,178.1 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 180.6 (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 Nick Orsini (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."