EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 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 May Total Percent U.S. Total 49,602.3 249,855.3 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 510.2 2,385.0 1.0 Alabama 462.4 2,306.7 0.9 Alaska 48.5 206.7 0.1 Arizona 801.0 4,213.1 1.7 Arkansas 202.7 933.0 0.4 California 6,220.1 33,051.2 13.2 Colorado 367.8 1,852.8 0.7 Connecticut 547.6 2,653.8 1.1 Delaware 172.1 816.6 0.3 Florida 1,842.6 8,760.6 3.5 Georgia 1,111.0 5,056.1 2.0 Hawaii 5.3 75.2 (-) Idaho 101.3 556.8 0.2 Illinois 2,370.2 11,308.2 4.5 Indiana 1,032.4 5,191.6 2.1 Iowa 408.4 2,013.5 0.8 Kansas 281.3 1,452.1 0.6 Kentucky 606.9 3,037.6 1.2 Louisiana 661.2 4,080.0 1.6 Maine 109.6 695.0 0.3 Maryland 345.3 1,795.5 0.7 Massachusetts 1,205.6 6,178.0 2.5 Michigan 2,227.2 12,325.9 4.9 Minnesota 653.7 3,300.6 1.3 Mississippi 299.6 949.5 0.4 Missouri 469.9 2,289.2 0.9 Montana 23.9 124.8 0.0 Nebraska 150.8 756.1 0.3 Nevada 46.5 222.3 0.1 New Hampshire 149.3 649.0 0.3 New Jersey 1,068.4 5,476.8 2.2 New Mexico 134.1 724.3 0.3 New York 2,318.1 11,970.4 4.8 North Carolina 1,131.2 5,818.8 2.3 North Dakota 57.5 280.7 0.1 Ohio 2,010.5 10,110.7 4.0 Oklahoma 243.6 1,155.1 0.5 Oregon 603.6 2,865.1 1.1 Pennsylvania 1,227.6 6,216.5 2.5 Rhode Island 77.9 385.3 0.2 South Carolina 612.2 3,122.7 1.2 South Dakota 31.9 152.2 0.1 Tennessee 767.7 3,606.3 1.4 Texas 5,968.0 29,657.4 11.9 Utah 233.9 1,210.5 0.5 Vermont 166.6 892.4 0.4 Virginia 978.4 4,647.0 1.9 Washington 3,002.6 13,922.0 5.6 West Virginia 123.5 604.8 0.2 Wisconsin 678.7 3,742.2 1.5 Wyoming 43.0 192.3 0.1 Dist of Columbia 11.6 89.5 (-) Puerto Rico 485.8 2,102.4 0.8 USVirgin Islands 10.6 55.0 (-) Other 4,691.0 24,162.8 9.7 Estimated Shipments 1,001.8 5,124.1 2.1 Unreported (2) 3,689.2 19,038.7 7.6 Timing Adjustment (-) -159.6 (-) _________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item May Total Percent U.S. Total 3,100.2 17,884.3 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 3.8 28.5 0.2 Alabama 35.4 197.3 1.1 Alaska 85.3 573.0 3.2 Arizona 29.3 205.3 1.1 Arkansas 9.1 62.5 0.3 California 391.6 1,922.9 10.8 Colorado 12.5 70.5 0.4 Connecticut 23.3 145.0 0.8 Delaware 1.7 11.4 0.1 Florida 75.1 413.5 2.3 Georgia 61.9 288.5 1.6 Hawaii 4.6 26.6 0.1 Idaho 6.6 54.2 0.3 Illinois 44.1 234.9 1.3 Indiana 8.6 61.5 0.3 Iowa 12.6 158.6 0.9 Kansas 26.3 144.6 0.8 Kentucky 15.5 129.5 0.7 Louisiana 417.5 3,347.7 18.7 Maine 5.5 32.0 0.2 Maryland 10.2 56.7 0.3 Massachusetts 29.9 158.4 0.9 Michigan 51.9 230.0 1.3 Minnesota 59.8 234.7 1.3 Mississippi 11.9 69.8 0.4 Missouri 14.3 105.7 0.6 Montana 7.1 45.3 0.3 Nebraska 17.1 85.6 0.5 Nevada 2.8 14.6 0.1 New Hampshire 4.0 20.0 0.1 New Jersey 63.2 338.0 1.9 New Mexico 2.8 12.2 0.1 New York 129.5 677.3 3.8 North Carolina 130.7 623.9 3.5 North Dakota 10.7 61.9 0.3 Ohio 45.2 171.1 1.0 Oklahoma 7.0 30.6 0.2 Oregon 114.6 616.0 3.4 Pennsylvania 56.0 234.4 1.3 Rhode Island 11.9 45.3 0.3 South Carolina 12.1 54.4 0.3 South Dakota 2.6 10.9 0.1 Tennessee 38.6 202.9 1.1 Texas 291.8 1,797.8 10.1 Utah 14.5 92.3 0.5 Vermont 2.5 12.5 0.1 Virginia 110.1 523.8 2.9 Washington 159.5 1,077.8 6.0 West Virginia 71.7 342.0 1.9 Wisconsin 50.6 138.4 0.8 Wyoming 2.9 10.8 0.1 Dist of Columbia 0.4 8.2 (-) Puerto Rico 6.8 21.1 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.2 (-) Other 288.8 1,680.2 9.4 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 288.8 1,680.2 9.4 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) ________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Item May Cumulative May Cumulative to date to date U.S. Total 3,556.0 18,302.4 56,258.4 286,042.0 Foreign Trade Zone 22.2 122.5 536.1 2,536.1 Alabama 7.1 52.8 504.9 2,556.8 Alaska 1.1 17.6 134.9 797.3 Arizona 69.2 357.7 899.5 4,776.1 Arkansas 4.8 20.3 216.6 1,015.9 California 837.6 4,644.0 7,449.3 39,618.1 Colorado 32.9 154.5 413.1 2,077.8 Connecticut 18.6 145.2 589.5 2,944.1 Delaware 20.6 151.9 194.4 979.9 Florida 105.0 651.5 2,022.7 9,825.6 Georgia 38.8 216.0 1,211.8 5,560.6 Hawaii 1.6 24.3 11.6 126.1 Idaho 4.5 38.2 112.5 649.1 Illinois 137.3 613.3 2,551.6 12,156.4 Indiana 25.8 115.9 1,066.9 5,369.0 Iowa 5.8 40.3 426.8 2,212.3 Kansas 18.1 79.6 325.7 1,676.3 Kentucky 35.4 164.6 657.9 3,331.8 Louisiana 7.5 42.8 1,086.2 7,470.4 Maine 3.5 17.3 118.5 744.3 Maryland 28.7 173.1 384.3 2,025.3 Massachusetts 64.1 373.0 1,299.6 6,709.5 Michigan 152.3 685.7 2,431.4 13,241.5 Minnesota 31.8 155.5 745.4 3,690.8 Mississippi 2.6 13.6 314.0 1,032.9 Missouri 15.2 76.2 499.4 2,471.1 Montana 0.6 6.0 31.6 176.1 Nebraska 6.5 26.4 174.3 868.2 Nevada 7.1 46.2 56.3 283.1 New Hampshire 8.6 41.0 161.9 709.9 New Jersey 133.4 707.7 1,265.0 6,522.5 New Mexico 0.6 2.4 137.4 738.9 New York 557.9 2,559.2 3,005.6 15,206.9 North Carolina 72.8 305.9 1,334.7 6,748.6 North Dakota 0.9 7.6 69.0 350.3 Ohio 90.6 408.0 2,146.3 10,689.7 Oklahoma 7.6 36.1 258.3 1,221.7 Oregon 40.4 210.2 758.6 3,691.3 Pennsylvania 54.5 290.6 1,338.2 6,741.6 Rhode Island 5.9 29.7 95.7 460.3 South Carolina 17.9 95.0 642.2 3,272.1 South Dakota 3.3 18.7 37.8 181.8 Tennessee 34.2 206.4 840.5 4,015.6 Texas 419.6 2,158.6 6,679.4 33,613.7 Utah 5.8 27.3 254.2 1,330.2 Vermont 101.4 591.7 270.5 1,496.6 Virginia 51.5 186.1 1,140.0 5,356.9 Washington 66.3 339.5 3,228.4 15,339.3 West Virginia 2.8 10.6 198.1 957.4 Wisconsin 20.8 105.8 750.1 3,986.5 Wyoming 0.4 3.1 46.3 206.2 Dist of Columbia 1.9 13.8 14.0 111.5 Puerto Rico 42.4 149.9 535.1 2,273.4 USVirgin Islands 0.3 0.6 11.0 55.8 Other 130.0 693.4 5,109.8 26,536.4 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 1,001.8 5,124.1 Unreported (2) 130.0 693.4 4,108.0 21,412.3 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) -159.6 (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 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."