STATE MERCHANDISE EXPORT TOTALS TO LEADING U.S. MARKETS, 1997-2000 (Thousands of Dollars) % Change % Change Market State 1997 1998 1999 2000 1999-2000 1997-2000 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ APEC Alabama 3,048,433 2,434,098 2,780,167 3,102,864 11.6 1.8 Alaska 711,181 541,269 732,539 762,452 4.1 7.2 Arizona 9,182,994 7,469,082 7,359,158 7,226,512 -1.8 -21.3 Arkansas 1,699,659 1,378,663 1,361,330 1,486,158 9.2 -12.6 California 74,722,485 67,268,879 72,379,290 91,415,247 26.3 22.3 Colorado 6,751,407 5,994,233 6,380,335 7,323,864 14.8 8.5 Connecticut 6,490,679 6,019,810 5,746,185 6,526,699 13.6 .6 Delaware 2,804,086 2,592,835 2,668,146 3,104,807 16.4 10.7 Dist. of Col. 1,667,653 1,599,411 1,809,718 1,772,826 -2.0 6.3 Florida 6,978,365 6,777,658 7,182,010 8,923,055 24.2 27.9 Georgia 5,240,397 5,490,921 6,012,878 7,419,817 23.4 41.6 Hawaii 276,454 183,193 212,949 316,122 48.4 14.3 Idaho 1,161,991 957,630 1,404,882 1,845,710 31.4 58.8 Illinois 19,748,364 19,197,186 17,999,666 19,975,819 11.0 1.2 Indiana 9,697,864 10,446,693 11,178,409 10,895,656 -2.5 12.4 Iowa 2,318,913 2,413,132 2,103,226 2,209,700 5.1 -4.7 Kansas 2,927,745 2,689,937 2,954,408 3,505,514 18.7 19.7 Kentucky 4,746,658 4,702,928 5,266,716 6,433,038 22.1 35.5 Louisiana 2,535,159 2,439,369 2,441,219 2,572,623 5.4 1.5 Maine 1,258,213 1,349,548 1,478,153 1,213,376 -17.9 -3.6 Maryland 1,845,746 1,866,462 1,994,331 2,440,144 22.4 32.2 Massachusetts 9,938,949 8,792,444 9,265,000 11,105,139 19.9 11.7 Michigan 30,154,373 30,870,796 34,304,314 42,847,559 24.9 42.1 Minnesota 7,379,889 7,584,685 8,426,319 10,570,718 25.4 43.2 Mississippi 872,689 890,626 938,882 1,270,670 35.3 45.6 Missouri 4,024,119 4,072,508 4,340,828 5,184,163 19.4 28.8 Montana 314,953 295,063 329,658 445,078 35.0 41.3 Nebraska 1,963,309 1,869,384 1,391,171 2,434,086 75.0 24.0 Nevada 566,629 492,945 800,492 1,017,909 27.2 79.6 New Hampshire 1,157,946 1,144,855 1,263,260 1,432,287 13.4 23.7 New Jersey 10,781,576 9,723,156 10,626,451 15,183,190 42.9 40.8 New Mexico 1,584,671 1,743,516 2,658,885 442,126 -83.4 -72.1 New York 25,965,745 22,482,222 21,752,735 26,810,995 23.3 3.3 North Carolina 7,568,035 7,550,157 8,209,724 9,092,401 10.8 20.1 North Dakota 494,597 447,655 397,010 403,355 1.6 -18.4 Ohio 16,984,953 16,510,672 18,557,772 22,734,496 22.5 33.9 Oklahoma 1,502,759 1,426,137 1,342,332 1,839,024 37.0 22.4 Oregon 6,590,995 6,549,412 8,971,948 7,048,521 -21.4 6.9 Pennsylvania 11,959,257 11,727,149 12,674,536 15,508,394 22.4 29.7 Rhode Island 670,635 737,390 727,204 746,702 2.7 11.3 South Carolina 3,465,838 3,527,257 4,131,777 5,279,401 27.8 52.3 South Dakota 290,626 256,464 1,007,107 434,335 -56.9 49.4 Tennessee 6,178,581 6,047,596 5,809,521 7,206,661 24.0 16.6 Texas 39,580,136 41,299,298 45,392,695 51,891,021 14.3 31.1 Utah 1,881,132 1,805,519 1,465,737 1,679,282 14.6 -10.7 Vermont 2,410,306 2,571,271 2,600,134 2,395,320 -7.9 -.6 Virginia 5,631,889 5,662,215 5,959,411 6,410,407 7.6 13.8 Washington 18,810,654 21,562,637 17,144,235 16,315,662 -4.8 -13.3 West Virginia 771,009 783,544 546,911 1,010,775 84.8 31.1 Wisconsin 5,963,031 5,898,392 6,286,902 7,089,791 12.8 18.9 Wyoming 120,126 100,377 122,542 113,454 -7.4 -5.6 Puerto Rico 1,833,920 1,726,961 2,006,338 2,395,614 19.4 30.6 Virgin Islands 27,666 6,492 15,894 27,401 72.4 -1.0 Unallocated 39,359,758 35,744,570 35,604,892 36,932,816 3.7 -6.2 U.S. Total 432,615,195 415,716,305 436,518,331 505,770,755 15.9 16.9 Note: The Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) consists of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau