EXHIBIT 2A. ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT OF U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, BY SIC-BASED GROUPINGS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 1996 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 Item December Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 45,551.0 529,400.6 100.0 (Foreign Trade Zone) 412.6 4,734.2 0.9 Alabama 359.0 4,489.0 0.8 Alaska 86.7 1,147.5 0.2 Arizona 644.9 7,077.8 1.3 Arkansas 121.9 1,798.9 0.3 California 6,808.9 77,979.8 14.7 Colorado 376.2 4,324.7 0.8 Connecticut 440.3 5,434.1 1.0 Delaware 114.6 1,307.6 0.2 Florida 1,535.0 18,522.8 3.5 Georgia 826.3 9,762.5 1.8 Hawaii 6.0 124.8 (Z) Idaho 93.5 1,361.6 0.3 Illinois 1,887.4 22,243.2 4.2 Indiana 824.6 10,572.1 2.0 Iowa 359.1 4,069.7 0.8 Kansas 381.8 3,179.1 0.6 Kentucky 514.8 5,794.5 1.1 Louisiana 866.4 8,634.6 1.6 Maine 85.4 1,172.9 0.2 Maryland 375.3 4,525.1 0.9 Massachusetts 1,204.0 13,284.9 2.5 Michigan 2,303.5 25,487.8 4.8 Minnesota 672.7 7,882.0 1.5 Mississippi 216.3 2,410.4 0.5 Missouri 430.2 4,998.3 0.9 Montana 23.4 292.2 0.1 Nebraska 118.7 1,638.0 0.3 Nevada 67.0 844.0 0.2 New Hampshire 108.4 1,330.2 0.3 New Jersey 1,128.9 11,010.9 2.1 New Mexico 153.3 721.8 0.1 New York 2,030.3 27,204.2 5.1 North Carolina 1,221.5 13,848.8 2.6 North Dakota 45.3 535.2 0.1 Ohio 1,578.9 20,930.7 4.0 Oklahoma 200.2 2,101.1 0.4 Oregon 550.6 5,814.3 1.1 Pennsylvania 1,145.7 13,265.4 2.5 Rhode Island 61.7 718.1 0.1 South Carolina 555.2 6,396.1 1.2 South Dakota 32.9 375.2 0.1 Tennessee 557.7 7,240.3 1.4 Texas 4,920.1 59,273.0 11.2 Utah 195.9 2,733.0 0.5 Vermont 154.9 1,873.9 0.4 Virginia 799.2 10,193.8 1.9 Washington 2,191.8 21,714.3 4.1 West Virginia 105.1 1,334.4 0.3 Wisconsin 726.4 8,408.4 1.6 Wyoming 41.4 452.5 0.1 Dist Of Columbia 30.6 251.4 (Z) Puerto Rico 406.2 4,795.1 0.9 USVirgin Islands 16.5 182.6 (Z) Other 4,848.4 56,336.0 10.6 Estimated Shipments 932.2 10,871.6 2.1 Unreported (2) 3,916.2 45,464.4 8.6 Timing Adjustment (X) (X) (X) ------------------------------------------------------------ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Item December Cumulative to date Total Percent U.S. Total 4,449.4 54,676.8 100.0 (Foreign Trade Zone) 4.9 46.3 0.1 Alabama 40.3 569.2 1.0 Alaska 98.0 1,648.0 3.0 Arizona 58.4 458.9 0.8 Arkansas 9.1 148.4 0.3 California 405.5 4,914.6 9.0 Colorado 16.1 140.9 0.3 Connecticut 18.4 392.0 0.7 Delaware 1.9 26.1 (Z) Florida 79.1 899.8 1.6 Georgia 61.9 712.2 1.3 Hawaii 3.3 55.4 0.1 Idaho 9.8 86.4 0.2 Illinois 130.9 892.5 1.6 Indiana 12.1 175.7 0.3 Iowa 32.7 279.1 0.5 Kansas 34.7 447.2 0.8 Kentucky 43.6 291.4 0.5 Louisiana 1,082.2 12,964.7 23.7 Maine 11.4 161.1 0.3 Maryland 6.9 131.2 0.2 Massachusetts 48.2 499.5 0.9 Michigan 47.2 656.1 1.2 Minnesota 101.9 808.9 1.5 Mississippi 18.3 187.5 0.3 Missouri 27.2 257.1 0.5 Montana 4.2 131.8 0.2 Nebraska 27.4 235.5 0.4 Nevada 26.2 308.5 0.6 New Hampshire 5.9 53.6 0.1 New Jersey 63.5 788.0 1.4 New Mexico 5.2 40.4 0.1 New York 126.0 1,567.5 2.9 North Carolina 111.7 1,134.2 2.1 North Dakota 12.0 148.1 0.3 Ohio 99.4 960.6 1.8 Oklahoma 3.0 60.1 0.1 Oregon 171.7 2,050.9 3.8 Pennsylvania 27.3 456.2 0.8 Rhode Island 17.3 142.2 0.3 South Carolina 8.2 142.2 0.3 South Dakota 1.1 36.7 0.1 Tennessee 34.1 477.5 0.9 Texas 351.9 4,326.8 7.9 Utah 45.5 501.5 0.9 Vermont 3.3 31.6 0.1 Virginia 100.5 1,703.2 3.1 Washington 306.9 4,175.7 7.6 West Virginia 65.7 791.7 1.4 Wisconsin 44.5 802.6 1.5 Wyoming 2.5 22.3 (Z) Dist Of Columbia 1.3 10.6 0.0 Puerto Rico 3.4 89.3 0.2 USVirgin Islands 0.0 0.2 (Z) Other 380.6 4,827.2 8.8 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (2) 380.6 4,827.2 8.8 Timing Adjustment (X) 856.2 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------ Reexports Item December Cumulative to date U.S. Total 3,470.0 40,690.1 (Foreign Trade Zone) 25.5 450.5 Alabama 6.6 111.3 Alaska 7.1 83.7 Arizona 324.0 2,965.8 Arkansas 4.0 55.9 California 885.4 10,523.5 Colorado 34.0 417.4 Connecticut 26.7 273.8 Delaware 23.0 260.7 Florida 102.9 1,321.5 Georgia 28.9 506.8 Hawaii 2.3 103.9 Idaho 8.0 122.6 Illinois 100.5 1,040.1 Indiana 19.3 235.8 Iowa 2.8 51.5 Kansas 23.5 158.1 Kentucky 29.8 298.6 Louisiana 6.4 67.8 Maine 3.0 45.5 Maryland 37.9 362.5 Massachusetts 64.6 739.6 Michigan 158.3 1,409.5 Minnesota 23.3 301.3 Mississippi 1.2 24.7 Missouri 15.7 148.7 Montana 2.0 15.5 Nebraska 1.0 33.2 Nevada 10.6 115.7 New Hampshire 5.1 97.4 New Jersey 103.1 1,319.7 New Mexico 2.6 168.6 New York 467.7 5,458.5 North Carolina 57.2 751.3 North Dakota 0.7 23.5 Ohio 74.4 785.2 Oklahoma 18.9 203.3 Oregon 50.3 1,083.2 Pennsylvania 44.9 642.7 Rhode Island 4.5 58.5 South Carolina 14.2 159.9 South Dakota 3.2 31.4 Tennessee 27.3 376.5 Texas 289.8 3,262.1 Utah 10.0 61.9 Vermont 109.0 1,396.6 Virginia 21.4 317.5 Washington 55.7 592.4 West Virginia 1.5 42.9 Wisconsin 22.5 292.5 Wyoming 0.3 5.7 Dist Of Columbia 0.7 42.7 Puerto Rico 19.8 249.4 USVirgin Islands 0.1 1.0 Other 112.3 1,470.7 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) Unreported (2) 112.3 1,470.7 Timing Adjustment (X) (X) ------------------------------------------------------------ Total Item December Cumulative to date U.S. Total 53,470.2 624,767.3 (Foreign Trade Zone) 443.0 5,230.9 Alabama 405.9 5,169.5 Alaska 191.8 2,879.2 Arizona 1,027.3 10,502.5 Arkansas 135.0 2,003.2 California 8,099.8 93,417.9 Colorado 426.3 4,883.0 Connecticut 485.4 6,099.9 Delaware 139.5 1,594.4 Florida 1,717.0 20,744.1 Georgia 917.1 10,981.5 Hawaii 11.6 284.1 Idaho 111.3 1,570.6 Illinois 2,118.8 24,175.8 Indiana 856.0 10,983.6 Iowa 394.6 4,400.3 Kansas 440.0 3,784.4 Kentucky 588.2 6,384.5 Louisiana 1,955.0 21,667.1 Maine 99.8 1,379.5 Maryland 420.1 5,018.8 Massachusetts 1,316.8 14,524.0 Michigan 2,509.0 27,553.4 Minnesota 797.9 8,992.2 Mississippi 235.8 2,622.6 Missouri 473.1 5,404.1 Montana 29.6 439.5 Nebraska 147.1 1,906.7 Nevada 103.8 1,268.2 New Hampshire 119.4 1,481.2 New Jersey 1,295.5 13,118.6 New Mexico 161.1 930.8 New York 2,624.0 34,230.2 North Carolina 1,390.4 15,734.3 North Dakota 58.0 706.8 Ohio 1,752.7 22,676.5 Oklahoma 222.1 2,364.5 Oregon 772.6 8,948.4 Pennsylvania 1,217.9 14,364.3 Rhode Island 83.5 918.8 South Carolina 577.6 6,698.2 South Dakota 37.2 443.3 Tennessee 619.1 8,094.3 Texas 5,561.8 66,861.9 Utah 251.4 3,296.4 Vermont 267.2 3,302.1 Virginia 921.1 12,214.5 Washington 2,554.4 26,482.4 West Virginia 172.3 2,169.0 Wisconsin 793.4 9,503.5 Wyoming 44.2 480.5 Dist Of Columbia 32.6 304.7 Puerto Rico 429.4 5,133.8 USVirgin Islands 16.6 183.8 Other 5,341.3 62,633.9 Estimated Shipments 932.2 10,871.6 Unreported (2) 4,409.1 51,762.3 Timing Adjustment (X) 856.2 ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 "https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/" NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."