STATE EXPORT MARKETS RANKED BY 2000 DOLLAR VALUE
    (Thousands of Dollars)


                     2000                                                                                               % Change       % Change
    STATE            Rank    Market                             1997           1998           1999           2000      1999-2000      1997-2000
    _____________    ____    ________________________    ___________    ___________    ___________    ___________    ___________    ___________

    Connecticut

                        1    CANADA                        1,847,658      1,872,779      1,973,520      2,007,616            1.7            8.7
                        2    FRANCE                          314,583        732,238        809,988      1,318,216           62.7          319.0
                        3    MEXICO                          529,507        544,080        699,235      1,112,170           59.1          110.0
                        4    JAPAN                         1,189,756      1,005,854        935,024        860,934           -7.9          -27.6
                        5    UNITED KINGDOM                  812,962        773,747        649,173        749,118           15.4           -7.9
                        6    FED. REP. OF GERMANY            721,868        684,132        509,612        731,662           43.6            1.4
                        7    TAIWAN                          364,423        418,832        308,916        585,886           89.7           60.8
                        8    CHINA                           291,186        301,641        134,476        452,805          236.7           55.5
                        9    TURKEY                          119,388         60,707        240,910        339,080           40.7          184.0
                       10    KOREA, SOUTH                    812,883        581,355        628,254        321,110          -48.9          -60.5
                       11    SINGAPORE                       270,171        282,855        243,531        279,948           15.0            3.6
                       12    NETHERLANDS                     466,922        345,975        388,860        279,405          -28.1          -40.2
                       13    SWITZERLAND                     139,460        172,732        143,668        230,679           60.6           65.4
                       14    EGYPT                            54,842         67,451        118,310        228,429           93.1          316.5
                       15    BRAZIL                          276,548        317,878        240,492        220,623           -8.3          -20.2
                       16    ISRAEL                           87,884         87,937        133,599        206,208           54.3          134.6
                       17    BELGIUM                         482,180        435,325        209,467        201,565           -3.8          -58.2
                       18    AUSTRALIA                       132,992        114,598        101,581        199,002           95.9           49.6
                       19    ITALY                           199,638        150,879        165,729        187,501           13.1           -6.1
                       20    UNIDENTIFIED COUNTRIES          203,804        127,854        183,810        169,782           -7.6          -16.7
                       21    IRELAND                         106,982        157,169        155,965        166,182            6.6           55.3
                       22    HONG KONG                       207,503        176,024        186,035        159,107          -14.5          -23.3
                       23    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC              152,449        156,366        172,620        152,010          -11.9            -.3
                       24    THAILAND                        144,223        139,745        124,779        140,724           12.8           -2.4
                       25    SWEDEN                          130,546         99,888        145,563        130,120          -10.6            -.3
                       26    MALAYSIA                        144,925        124,218         92,657        105,829           14.2          -27.0
                       27    INDONESIA                       240,533        152,308         94,828         99,339            4.8          -58.7
                       28    COSTA RICA                      156,827         81,597         98,168         96,250           -2.0          -38.6
                       29    VENEZUELA                        84,559         86,911         59,582         91,269           53.2            7.9
                       30    SPAIN                           230,012        135,053        118,338         89,996          -23.9          -60.9
                       31    SAUDI ARABIA                     62,570         51,606         44,760         85,660           91.4           36.9
                       32    ARGENTINA                       108,411        111,048         66,982         67,421             .7          -37.8
                       33    INDIA                           228,658         72,758         71,334         65,371           -8.4          -71.4
                       34    CHILE                            83,923         93,385         77,134         63,780          -17.3          -24.0
                       35    PHILIPPINES                      74,579         59,304         50,395         62,111           23.2          -16.7
                       36    COLOMBIA                        124,665        119,513         54,406         61,888           13.8          -50.4
                       37    PANAMA                           55,278         36,261         36,611         47,161           28.8          -14.7
                       38    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES             52,850         43,860         48,957         41,717          -14.8          -21.1
                       39    NIGERIA                          35,499         15,726         15,238         40,954          168.8           15.4
                       40    NEW ZEALAND                      54,302         43,371         39,831         40,502            1.7          -25.4
                       41    GUATEMALA                        39,292         44,496         40,781         38,720           -5.1           -1.5
                       42    ALGERIA                          44,360         31,648         49,920         37,932          -24.0          -14.5
                       43    SOUTH AFRICA                    132,325        118,736         51,705         35,898          -30.6          -72.9
                       44    JAMAICA                          30,092         25,505         26,345         32,306           22.6            7.4
                       45    CZECH REPUBLIC                    5,010         10,237          7,717         30,724          298.1          513.3
                       46    ECUADOR                          44,593         49,604         20,241         30,473           50.6          -31.7
                       47    DENMARK                          51,106         41,731         42,349         30,347          -28.3          -40.6
                       48    EL SALVADOR                      31,556         27,711         32,107         26,688          -16.9          -15.4
                       49    AUSTRIA                          11,382         11,839         15,076         25,615           69.9          125.0
                       50    MOROCCO                          18,621         78,173         77,909         24,806          -68.2           33.2
                       51    HONDURAS                         75,195         64,497         46,748         23,874          -48.9          -68.3
                       52    PERU                             51,993         63,856         42,714         22,612          -47.1          -56.5
                       53    GREECE                           41,464         78,095         16,116         22,323           38.5          -46.2
                       54    PORTUGAL                         47,075         46,380         18,392         21,877           18.9          -53.5
                       55    NORWAY                           21,687         20,543         16,118         18,559           15.1          -14.4
                       56    KUWAIT                           20,862         12,598          5,787         16,834          190.9          -19.3
                       57    GHANA                            15,531          9,247         22,589         15,794          -30.1            1.7
                       58    HAITI                            15,533         21,269         16,217         13,325          -17.8          -14.2
                       59    FINLAND                          15,330         12,002          7,506         12,299           63.9          -19.8
                       60    SYRIA                             1,294          1,449          2,540         11,650          358.6          800.0
                       61    SRI LANKA                        20,303          4,075          3,389         10,033          196.0          -50.6
                       62    TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO              14,511         13,710          9,985          9,750           -2.4          -32.8
                       63    QATAR                             2,205          1,802          1,075          9,655          798.0          337.9
                       64    MALTA                               502          1,514            800          8,865        1,007.7        1,666.1
                       65    HUNGARY                           3,560         10,245          8,285          8,822            6.5          147.8
                       66    RUSSIA                           11,576         17,324          7,633          8,693           13.9          -24.9
                       67    SLOVENIA                          1,846          1,793          3,522          8,385          138.1          354.3
                       68    NICARAGUA                        20,526         11,121         16,078          8,266          -48.6          -59.7
                       69    URUGUAY                           4,877          8,560          6,581          7,605           15.6           55.9
                       70    POLAND                           12,928         12,053          5,779          7,151           23.7          -44.7
                       71    JORDAN                           24,272          4,893          6,863          6,525           -4.9          -73.1
                       72    SENEGAL                           7,667          6,715          2,836          5,953          109.9          -22.4
                       73    LIBYA                                 0              0              0          5,866             .              .
                       74    PAKISTAN                         36,434         21,005          9,287          5,525          -40.5          -84.8
                       75    IVORY COAST                      15,118         16,385          8,568          5,435          -36.6          -64.0
                       76    TUNISIA                           9,659         23,386            711          5,150          623.9          -46.7
                       77    BERMUDA                           5,385          5,401          6,720          3,945          -41.3          -26.7
                       78    LEBANON                           5,876          3,812         16,567          3,732          -77.5          -36.5
                       79    GUYANA                            1,634          1,099            856          3,453          303.3          111.3
                       80    BAHAMAS                           4,524          4,478          3,568          3,394           -4.9          -25.0
                       81    TAJIKISTAN                        2,012          1,132             54          3,373        6,163.1           67.6
                       82    MACAO                             1,298          2,793          1,888          3,247           72.0          150.2
                       83    VIETNAM                           2,666          1,483          2,842          3,231           13.7           21.2
                       84    NETHERLANDS ANTILLES             16,077          8,904          1,382          3,102          124.4          -80.7
                       85    TOKELAU                              17             27          2,025          2,921           44.3       17,414.8
                       86    CYPRUS                            2,780          3,704          3,007          2,586          -14.0           -7.0
                       87    BAHRAIN                           1,060          1,488            991          2,395          141.8          125.9
                       88    ANGOLA                            2,474          1,973            487          2,337          379.4           -5.6
                       89    LUXEMBOURG                        4,656          3,733          1,659          2,049           23.5          -56.0
                       90    ICELAND                           1,443          2,331          1,458          1,908           30.9           32.2
                       91    CUBA                                  0              0              0          1,791             .              .
                       92    OMAN                              1,359          1,119          1,009          1,665           65.1           22.5
                       93    BOLIVIA                           4,306          3,527          5,914          1,458          -75.3          -66.1
                       94    BANGLADESH                        1,507          1,353          1,450          1,454             .3           -3.6
                       95    BARBADOS                            946          1,311          1,307          1,356            3.8           43.3
                       96    CAYMAN ISLANDS                    1,038          1,746          1,251          1,295            3.5           24.7
                       97    BRUNEI                           35,078         26,600          2,296          1,277          -44.4          -96.4
                       98    ROMANIA                          16,895          6,144          1,239          1,209           -2.4          -92.8
                       99    ST. VINCENT AND THE               1,066          2,018          2,030          1,173          -42.2           10.1
                             GRENADINES
                      100    CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)                 421          1,190             29          1,155        3,855.4          174.6
                      101    BULGARIA                          1,528          2,827          5,330          1,144          -78.5          -25.1
                      102    MALDIVES                             62             88          1,098          1,063           -3.1        1,614.7
                      103    SURINAME                            615            593            592          1,039           75.3           68.9
                      104    BELIZE                              325            221            419          1,037          147.5          219.4
                      105    CONGO (KINSHASA)                    380             90             14            856        6,207.2          124.9
                      106    ALBANIA                              14            101            115            852          639.5        5,962.8
                      107    UGANDA                              308            115            537            792           47.5          157.5
                      108    ETHIOPIA                            451          1,819            582            687           17.9           52.3
                      109    CROATIA                          13,026          8,091            468            630           34.6          -95.2
                      110    NIGER                                 0             14            192            556          190.0             .
                      111    KENYA                            15,400          9,346          3,533            519          -85.3          -96.6
                      112    LITHUANIA                         1,048            763            978            505          -48.4          -51.8
                      113    PARAGUAY                          2,479          2,082          1,209            458          -62.1          -81.5
                      114    UKRAINE                           2,848          1,701            266            433           62.7          -84.8
                      115    ARUBA                               352            655            252            431           71.2           22.3
                      116    TURKS & CAICOS IS.                    6            136             81            425          424.1        6,489.2
                      117    ANTIGUA & BARBUDA                 4,264            190            259            381           47.2          -91.1
                      118    FRENCH GUIANA                       455             34             13            375        2,681.2          -17.4
                      119    GABON                               465            120             29            371        1,185.2          -20.3
                      120    KAZAKHSTAN                        1,808          2,207            615            357          -41.9          -80.2
                      121    DOMINICA                            248          1,875             26            334        1,168.9           34.6
                      122    SIERRA LEONE                          0             23             16            328        2,004.6             .
                      123    GEORGIA                           1,223          1,424            493            301          -39.0          -75.4
                      124    ST. LUCIA                           378            353            349            273          -21.7          -27.8
                      125    SOLOMON ISLANDS                       0              0              0            270             .              .
                      126    ZIMBABWE                          2,228          1,103          1,491            270          -81.9          -87.9
                      127    BELARUS                             902            922            296            268           -9.7          -70.3
                      128    CAMEROON                            150            300             83            260          214.6           72.8
                      129    CAMBODIA                             28             30             98            253          158.1          790.6
                      130    REUNION                              16             55              0            251             .         1,494.6
                      131    MACEDONIA (SKOPJE)                   74            126            342            236          -30.9          221.0
                      132    NEPAL                             3,925             47            129            236           82.6          -94.0
                      133    MARTINIQUE                          352            136            173            235           35.9          -33.2
                      134    GUADELOUPE                           81          3,449            249            227           -8.8          180.4
                      135    KYRGYZSTAN                           13              5            250            214          -14.3        1,563.5
                      136    MAURITIUS                           294            385            368            208          -43.3          -29.2
                      137    SLOVAKIA                            205            294            519            200          -61.4           -2.0
                      138    GREENLAND                            16            117            202            181          -10.4        1,048.1
                      139    MALI                                 99             96             40            179          345.8           80.2
                      140    TANZANIA                          2,980          1,684          1,441            177          -87.7          -94.1
                      141    ANDORRA                              66            245              0            150             .           126.1
                      142    MOLDOVA                             433            187            153            145           -5.1          -66.5
                      143    REPUBLIC OF YEMEN                   335          4,626          5,451            145          -97.3          -56.7
                      144    LIECHTENSTEIN                     4,734            411            249            143          -42.5          -97.0
                      145    MONGOLIA                             92              3             38            138          264.7           50.1
                      146    LATVIA                            1,568          1,016            603            126          -79.0          -91.9
                      147    BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA                  210            232             69            126           83.3          -39.9
                      148    MONACO                               30             32            463            125          -73.0          324.3
                      149    VANUATU                               0              0             25            121          375.2             .
                      150    FIJI                                340             53            115            120            4.3          -64.8
                      151    ANGUILLA                             36            148            279            112          -59.9          210.9
                      152    FRENCH POLYNESIA                    139             47            393            110          -72.0          -20.8
                      153    ARMENIA                              16             23             65            106           62.1          566.6
                      154    ST. KITTS AND NEVIS                 135             81            184             95          -48.4          -29.9
                      155    TURKMENISTAN                        443            351            297             87          -70.7          -80.4
                      156    TOGO                                  0          7,895             30             86          184.5             .
                      157    GUINEA                               97          4,095          1,137             79          -93.0          -17.9
                      158    NAMIBIA                             124             86            202             79          -61.1          -36.6
                      159    UZBEKISTAN                        9,745            513            514             76          -85.2          -99.2
                      160    ESTONIA                             148            435             40             63           57.3          -57.3
                      161    BOTSWANA                              0              0             52             63           20.8             .
                      162    NEW CALEDONIA                       299            373            533             62          -88.3          -79.1
                      163    MOZAMBIQUE                        1,725              3              9             61          611.6          -96.5
                      164    COOK ISLANDS                          0              0              0             58             .              .
                      165    YUGOSLAVIA                        1,036          8,363          1,066             58          -94.6          -94.4
                      166    MADAGASCAR                            3              9             68             57          -15.1        2,003.3
                      167    ERITREA                             167             63              0             44             .           -73.4
                      168    BRITISH VIRGIN IS.                  716             77            821             43          -94.8          -94.0
                      169    GRENADA                             168              4            242             42          -82.9          -75.3
                      170    BURMA (MYANMAR)                     287             65             14             40          175.3          -86.2
                      171    BENIN                                98          2,439              8             37          374.5          -62.0
                      172    NORFOLK ISLAND                       14              0              3             32          908.2          118.7
                      173    SWAZILAND                             5            199             30             30            1.2          507.9
                      174    RWANDA                                4             49             32             30           -7.8          679.5
                      175    MARSHALL ISLANDS                     19              0              0             29             .            53.7
                      176    COCOS (KEELING) ISLAND                0             13              0             25             .              .
                      177    PAPUA NEW GUINEA                    803            198            504             24          -95.3          -97.1
                      178    WEST BANK                             0            301              0             23             .              .
                      179    LAOS                                  0              3              0             22             .              .
                      180    AZERBAIJAN                          147          2,056            579             21          -96.4          -85.7
                      181    GAMBIA                               13             33             15             20           30.7           54.6
                      182    FEDERATED STATES OF                   0             14            107             18          -83.3             .
                             MICRONESIA
                      183    MALAWI                               64             16             31             17          -46.0          -73.8
                      184    ZAMBIA                               17            170             42             16          -60.5           -1.0
                      185    CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.                  0              0              0             15             .              .
                      186    FAROE ISLANDS                        10              0            172             12          -93.3           15.4
                      187    EQUATORIAL GUINEA                     0              6              0              7             .              .
                      188    CHAD                                  0              0              9              6          -26.8             .
                      189    GAZA STRIP                           21              0              0              4             .           -78.9
                      190    SEYCHELLES                           14              4             32              3          -89.9          -77.6
                      191    LIBERIA                             513            166            462              3          -99.4          -99.4
                      192    AFGHANISTAN                           7            121             38              0         -100.0         -100.0
                      192    BHUTAN                               76              0              0              0             .          -100.0
                      192    BURKINA                              21            129              6              0         -100.0         -100.0
                      192    CAPE VERDE                           35             25            308              0         -100.0         -100.0
                      192    CHRISTMAS ISLAND                     26              0              0              0             .          -100.0
                      192    COMOROS                               3              0              0              0             .          -100.0
                      192    DJIBOUTI                              0             15             88              0         -100.0             .
                      192    GIBRALTAR                            10              0              0              0             .          -100.0
                      192    GUINEA-BISSAU                         0              3              0              0             .              .
                      192    IRAN                                  0              0         13,563              0         -100.0             .
                      192    IRAQ                                  0         14,048             59              0         -100.0             .
                      192    MAURITANIA                          159              0             11              0         -100.0         -100.0
                      192    MONTSERRAT                            0              0             26              0         -100.0             .
                      192    PALAU                                42              7             29              0         -100.0         -100.0
                      192    SAN MARINO                           10             15              0              0             .          -100.0
                      192    ST. HELENA                            0              0             86              0         -100.0             .
                      192    SUDAN                                90              0              0              0             .          -100.0
                      192    SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN IS.              9              0              0              0             .          -100.0
                      192    TONGA                                 0            134              0              0             .              .
                      192    WESTERN SAMOA                         0              7              6              0         -100.0             .












    Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce
    Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau