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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ AUSTRIA Alabama 2,864 15,789 217,336 462,956 113.01 16,065.96 Alaska 373 21 82 382 364.51 2.46 Arizona 10,296 14,516 14,843 23,239 56.57 125.70 Arkansas 1,757 987 1,325 3,660 176.19 108.29 California 213,701 234,849 179,270 232,545 29.72 8.82 Colorado 26,351 21,540 20,484 14,398 -29.71 -45.36 Connecticut 11,382 11,839 15,076 25,615 69.91 125.05 Delaware 9,751 4,288 4,848 4,597 -5.18 -52.86 Dist. of Col. 69,487 10,378 7,764 9,024 16.24 -87.01 Florida 18,975 44,171 30,130 31,571 4.78 66.38 Georgia 8,737 14,565 21,473 27,342 27.33 212.96 Hawaii 12 7 189 114 -39.70 836.02 Idaho 1,645 2,390 5,210 2,408 -53.78 46.39 Illinois 43,484 110,152 165,390 115,282 -30.30 165.12 Indiana 68,459 46,406 31,009 51,168 65.01 -25.26 Iowa 9,374 7,218 6,771 7,271 7.40 -22.43 Kansas 8,020 22,839 28,638 20,209 -29.43 151.99 Kentucky 3,220 32,641 29,158 14,512 -50.23 350.67 Louisiana 4,621 4,193 2,199 742 -66.28 -83.95 Maine 567 659 733 476 -35.07 -16.04 Maryland 5,566 4,435 5,227 3,824 -26.84 -31.29 Massachusetts 74,422 67,141 73,247 88,069 20.24 18.34 Michigan 751,577 1,040,276 837,860 594,845 -29.00 -20.85 Minnesota 25,559 24,589 26,961 25,055 -7.07 -1.97 Mississippi 353 146 202 4,817 2,278.83 1,264.44 Missouri 11,244 7,140 6,819 10,023 46.99 -10.86 Montana 566 294 204 332 62.97 -41.44 Nebraska 1,933 589 413 1,347 225.82 -30.33 Nevada 747 1,351 1,329 2,456 84.73 228.57 New Hampshire 6,289 10,642 6,966 4,816 -30.87 -23.43 New Jersey 17,865 25,346 25,525 28,438 11.41 59.18 New Mexico 3,021 3,475 5,372 4,683 -12.83 55.00 New York 113,105 100,533 96,039 71,134 -25.93 -37.11 North Carolina 14,174 15,424 12,650 36,187 186.07 155.30 North Dakota 168 206 46 183 298.64 8.59 Ohio 49,494 49,270 52,213 52,162 -.10 5.39 Oklahoma 1,295 1,689 2,611 3,682 41.04 184.24 Oregon 15,561 16,013 14,535 17,391 19.64 11.76 Pennsylvania 22,785 32,633 33,617 34,245 1.87 50.30 Rhode Island 7,114 9,099 11,762 24,360 107.10 242.42 South Carolina 14,641 14,431 22,226 12,577 -43.41 -14.09 South Dakota 1,418 961 1,184 574 -51.51 -59.52 Tennessee 22,647 24,076 27,741 33,699 21.48 48.80 Texas 30,237 38,039 61,808 32,817 -46.90 8.53 Utah 5,133 2,774 4,553 3,116 -31.56 -39.30 Vermont 8,123 8,869 13,041 4,936 -62.15 -39.23 Virginia 23,354 21,586 24,441 26,957 10.30 15.43 Washington 163,568 221,797 275,674 215,034 -22.00 31.46 West Virginia 1,063 507 2,300 146 -93.66 -86.28 Wisconsin 38,372 31,496 29,887 41,250 38.02 7.50 Wyoming 30 110 21 38 80.63 24.83 Puerto Rico 2,386 3,851 2,704 2,450 -9.40 2.66 Unallocated 126,435 127,821 126,605 124,798 -1.43 -1.29 U.S. Total 2,073,323 2,506,060 2,587,711 2,553,950 -1.30 23.18 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau