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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ AUSTRALIA Alabama 71,011 66,135 95,683 109,249 14.18 53.85 Alaska 1,394 487 16,885 11,628 -31.14 733.82 Arizona 94,228 120,811 115,114 77,526 -32.65 -17.72 Arkansas 24,097 22,233 18,941 33,102 74.77 37.37 California 2,045,156 1,963,382 2,109,117 2,232,624 5.86 9.17 Colorado 330,662 266,642 207,922 132,467 -36.29 -59.94 Connecticut 132,992 114,598 101,581 199,002 95.90 49.63 Delaware 82,795 97,754 80,905 81,069 .20 -2.08 Dist. of Col. 260,699 441,057 472,999 290,485 -38.59 11.43 Florida 304,323 309,374 275,689 254,366 -7.73 -16.42 Georgia 225,270 277,072 484,517 289,756 -40.20 28.63 Hawaii 3,285 3,276 5,978 5,553 -7.11 69.04 Idaho 20,051 16,680 18,535 17,124 -7.62 -14.60 Illinois 1,196,230 1,149,438 1,017,695 1,002,942 -1.45 -16.16 Indiana 201,011 179,773 145,756 148,702 2.02 -26.02 Iowa 65,234 50,538 74,373 52,253 -29.74 -19.90 Kansas 98,727 53,257 89,395 57,770 -35.38 -41.49 Kentucky 139,997 131,566 150,528 172,896 14.86 23.50 Louisiana 72,841 43,541 50,842 46,651 -8.24 -35.95 Maine 6,528 8,391 6,281 28,828 359.00 341.58 Maryland 83,538 93,327 73,077 93,123 27.43 11.47 Massachusetts 314,837 285,183 300,007 303,994 1.33 -3.44 Michigan 543,915 547,004 482,612 710,014 47.12 30.54 Minnesota 203,273 199,350 197,340 242,273 22.77 19.19 Mississippi 14,156 12,900 19,485 28,154 44.49 98.88 Missouri 165,498 164,637 158,982 198,282 24.72 19.81 Montana 2,406 2,197 2,957 2,215 -25.10 -7.94 Nebraska 58,534 59,164 55,928 42,150 -24.64 -27.99 Nevada 19,501 18,565 16,704 45,921 174.91 135.48 New Hampshire 28,758 27,418 26,602 26,907 1.15 -6.44 New Jersey 333,562 333,890 335,087 619,641 84.92 85.76 New Mexico 10,916 5,320 14,836 3,308 -77.70 -69.69 New York 744,594 652,682 577,632 577,732 .02 -22.41 North Carolina 177,326 179,200 194,202 219,556 13.06 23.82 North Dakota 14,701 12,450 15,279 14,548 -4.78 -1.04 Ohio 397,786 381,670 415,562 380,423 -8.46 -4.36 Oklahoma 60,922 50,926 56,389 87,427 55.04 43.51 Oregon 168,135 112,839 168,932 172,277 1.98 2.46 Pennsylvania 417,278 375,267 320,549 363,316 13.34 -12.93 Rhode Island 9,717 16,877 9,386 11,397 21.43 17.29 South Carolina 83,917 63,880 85,539 89,150 4.22 6.24 South Dakota 5,166 4,113 8,267 4,785 -42.12 -7.38 Tennessee 206,319 209,119 210,474 189,016 -10.19 -8.39 Texas 636,732 618,863 584,049 711,457 21.81 11.74 Utah 36,893 312,558 42,691 75,582 77.04 104.87 Vermont 6,841 6,275 8,562 7,285 -14.91 6.49 Virginia 101,505 116,898 176,580 114,539 -35.13 12.84 Washington 479,066 500,735 574,442 700,002 21.86 46.12 West Virginia 24,832 27,210 13,197 18,597 40.93 -25.11 Wisconsin 380,550 267,521 267,081 237,282 -11.16 -37.65 Wyoming 2,072 1,835 1,236 705 -42.98 -65.98 Puerto Rico 92,173 86,265 73,954 151,955 105.47 64.86 Virgin Islands 0 708 387 1,093 182.45 . Unallocated 838,844 866,501 783,988 771,642 -1.57 -8.01 U.S. Total 12,040,797 11,929,349 11,810,729 12,459,740 5.50 3.48 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau