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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ BELGIUM Alabama 74,385 71,205 46,276 55,707 20.38 -25.11 Alaska 92,398 62,060 114,084 136,776 19.89 48.03 Arizona 81,598 92,297 80,578 55,729 -30.84 -31.70 Arkansas 41,419 39,492 39,849 69,718 74.96 68.32 California 1,027,915 1,157,261 975,321 1,109,263 13.73 7.91 Colorado 109,353 91,669 85,628 56,376 -34.16 -48.45 Connecticut 482,180 435,325 209,467 201,565 -3.77 -58.20 Delaware 656,654 731,923 675,129 760,112 12.59 15.76 Dist. of Col. 7,497 8,216 6,849 9,927 44.93 32.41 Florida 147,350 161,470 140,554 164,523 17.05 11.65 Georgia 241,033 477,263 279,261 163,567 -41.43 -32.14 Hawaii 59 92 344 270 -21.62 358.28 Idaho 2,129 9,683 40,158 10,782 -73.15 406.43 Illinois 1,260,577 1,395,085 1,358,302 1,425,037 4.91 13.05 Indiana 77,114 84,748 66,306 101,646 53.30 31.81 Iowa 17,574 18,736 17,661 17,835 .99 1.49 Kansas 75,576 89,953 77,934 60,477 -22.40 -19.98 Kentucky 51,195 121,824 130,999 53,613 -59.07 4.72 Louisiana 187,611 124,658 96,303 110,231 14.46 -41.25 Maine 8,652 9,584 20,235 19,940 -1.46 130.46 Maryland 197,698 237,823 291,058 322,974 10.97 63.37 Massachusetts 417,747 316,693 302,604 271,500 -10.28 -35.01 Michigan 1,081,086 951,630 787,521 850,947 8.05 -21.29 Minnesota 173,406 218,927 174,614 282,430 61.75 62.87 Mississippi 46,959 28,823 25,032 48,763 94.80 3.84 Missouri 386,781 221,604 399,119 314,213 -21.27 -18.76 Montana 73,523 34,469 1,383 438 -68.33 -99.40 Nebraska 47,073 87,015 59,596 56,635 -4.97 20.31 Nevada 10,649 8,435 9,499 28,411 199.09 166.79 New Hampshire 15,193 27,706 18,977 17,392 -8.35 14.48 New Jersey 473,502 544,335 606,996 727,829 19.91 53.71 New Mexico 24,026 11,030 3,454 2,912 -15.69 -87.88 New York 923,639 1,003,998 1,038,674 1,398,914 34.68 51.46 North Carolina 378,152 377,399 302,112 401,154 32.78 6.08 North Dakota 56,353 130,986 142,542 190,457 33.61 237.97 Ohio 444,385 397,051 328,210 382,782 16.63 -13.86 Oklahoma 42,048 40,195 34,435 224,404 551.67 433.69 Oregon 49,327 43,619 120,943 137,914 14.03 179.59 Pennsylvania 369,112 463,714 308,801 527,366 70.78 42.87 Rhode Island 39,442 27,734 29,086 36,933 26.98 -6.36 South Carolina 110,793 123,702 162,816 202,482 24.36 82.76 South Dakota 2,368 1,504 1,659 2,029 22.25 -14.32 Tennessee 156,476 160,843 179,841 234,975 30.66 50.17 Texas 561,918 595,585 679,317 563,613 -17.03 .30 Utah 81,612 44,628 48,193 62,159 28.98 -23.84 Vermont 3,658 6,533 2,964 4,103 38.42 12.16 Virginia 1,164,478 1,048,636 439,138 229,964 -47.63 -80.25 Washington 299,928 354,245 234,708 655,043 179.09 118.40 West Virginia 47,384 48,487 30,905 132,787 329.66 180.24 Wisconsin 205,302 163,886 161,461 123,501 -23.51 -39.84 Wyoming 9,764 7,386 710 173 -75.66 -98.23 Puerto Rico 185,789 182,856 260,541 447,738 71.85 140.99 Virgin Islands 329 2,310 2,082 8 -99.60 -97.47 Unallocated 708,628 821,800 734,714 494,062 -32.75 -30.28 U.S. Total 13,430,796 13,918,135 12,384,942 13,960,096 12.72 3.94 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau