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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ CANADA Alabama 1,251,105 1,280,822 1,459,487 1,580,594 8.30 26.34 Alaska 305,419 230,535 279,710 284,013 1.54 -7.01 Arizona 1,072,228 1,058,550 1,159,079 1,532,743 32.24 42.95 Arkansas 820,433 687,527 751,272 788,716 4.98 -3.87 California 11,492,435 12,644,137 13,245,900 15,161,966 14.47 31.93 Colorado 671,647 729,326 920,716 1,095,364 18.97 63.09 Connecticut 1,847,658 1,872,779 1,973,520 2,007,616 1.73 8.66 Delaware 788,337 937,882 989,462 989,459 .00 25.51 Dist. of Col. 142,104 157,841 113,533 127,676 12.46 -10.15 Florida 1,928,449 2,057,736 2,094,891 2,493,821 19.04 29.32 Georgia 1,999,723 2,115,890 2,221,438 2,480,077 11.64 24.02 Hawaii 33,293 16,753 21,474 27,151 26.44 -18.45 Idaho 277,871 280,454 280,927 401,757 43.01 44.58 Illinois 8,044,229 7,942,830 7,885,595 8,521,265 8.06 5.93 Indiana 5,060,303 5,671,600 6,391,393 6,557,454 2.60 29.59 Iowa 1,569,062 1,742,176 1,439,156 1,496,517 3.99 -4.62 Kansas 834,366 878,861 847,544 922,101 8.80 10.52 Kentucky 2,368,897 2,324,953 2,801,377 3,331,815 18.93 40.65 Louisiana 663,112 735,942 744,983 780,005 4.70 17.63 Maine 557,423 528,271 639,705 711,025 11.15 27.56 Maryland 653,150 690,355 847,627 828,521 -2.25 26.85 Massachusetts 3,677,467 3,387,634 3,256,843 3,609,542 10.83 -1.85 Michigan 19,760,186 19,665,885 21,992,081 22,046,144 .25 11.57 Minnesota 3,190,154 3,389,537 3,443,408 3,773,937 9.60 18.30 Mississippi 430,446 492,760 520,742 495,871 -4.78 15.20 Missouri 1,490,118 1,570,264 1,570,182 1,717,505 9.38 15.26 Montana 236,482 192,775 200,099 246,537 23.21 4.25 Nebraska 529,018 523,944 502,343 524,603 4.43 -.83 Nevada 272,086 300,717 549,395 543,316 -1.11 99.69 New Hampshire 672,230 643,400 726,338 789,227 8.66 17.40 New Jersey 3,836,775 3,872,744 3,902,087 4,421,126 13.30 15.23 New Mexico 55,604 67,757 75,797 137,693 81.66 147.63 New York 10,615,990 9,957,112 9,735,907 10,419,228 7.02 -1.85 North Carolina 3,748,237 3,719,299 4,006,817 4,590,060 14.56 22.46 North Dakota 427,604 386,777 345,346 332,423 -3.74 -22.26 Ohio 10,471,633 10,669,124 11,963,423 12,623,268 5.52 20.55 Oklahoma 669,925 656,098 663,662 776,082 16.94 15.85 Oregon 1,081,656 1,328,649 1,675,165 1,696,579 1.28 56.85 Pennsylvania 5,615,704 5,856,945 5,927,197 7,140,772 20.47 27.16 Rhode Island 329,569 371,515 360,504 373,375 3.57 13.29 South Carolina 1,620,697 1,710,814 1,989,707 2,230,499 12.10 37.63 South Dakota 167,296 165,920 178,938 307,245 71.70 83.65 Tennessee 2,389,367 2,589,129 2,919,343 3,329,732 14.06 39.36 Texas 8,117,631 8,505,932 9,295,857 10,461,458 12.54 28.87 Utah 514,462 505,222 563,166 586,077 4.07 13.92 Vermont 2,310,290 2,486,331 2,477,426 2,201,557 -11.14 -4.71 Virginia 1,535,798 1,835,883 2,138,042 2,068,550 -3.25 34.69 Washington 2,457,451 2,359,952 2,507,718 2,527,326 .78 2.84 West Virginia 478,541 503,366 373,033 502,519 34.71 5.01 Wisconsin 3,096,277 3,457,298 3,716,164 3,863,041 3.95 24.76 Wyoming 88,348 75,904 89,051 91,009 2.20 3.01 Puerto Rico 689,525 657,371 798,836 1,086,817 36.05 57.62 Virgin Islands 4,279 2,817 2,909 7,063 142.76 65.06 Unallocated 17,162,288 17,658,071 18,336,450 18,789,795 2.47 9.48 U.S. Total 150,124,378 154,152,162 163,912,764 176,429,632 7.64 17.52 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau