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
      ___________    _______________    ___________    ___________    ___________    ___________    ___________    ___________


      CENTRAL
      AMERICA        Alabama                120,976        149,493        194,808        248,863           27.7          105.7
                     Alaska                     744            242          1,474          2,164           46.8          190.7
                     Arizona                 12,793         40,550        109,438         27,206          -75.1          112.7
                     Arkansas                11,607         13,376          9,369         20,735          121.3           78.6
                     California             646,109        781,934        743,434        848,468           14.1           31.3
                     Colorado                17,524         22,045         18,283          9,812          -46.3          -44.0
                     Connecticut            378,674        265,683        270,492        240,958          -10.9          -36.4
                     Delaware                23,657         28,366         15,367         27,652           79.9           16.9
                     Dist. of Col.            8,370         20,341         61,826         30,263          -51.1          261.6
                     Florida              1,869,191      2,139,320      2,164,106      2,049,973           -5.3            9.7
                     Georgia                373,779        457,258        419,073        338,549          -19.2           -9.4
                     Hawaii                      70          1,241             66             71            8.0            1.6
                     Idaho                    3,054          2,968          3,860          4,566           18.3           49.5
                     Illinois               223,380        289,525        293,767        310,853            5.8           39.2
                     Indiana                 49,284         54,200         72,428         68,891           -4.9           39.8
                     Iowa                    19,223         21,346         22,510         16,398          -27.2          -14.7
                     Kansas                 145,123         69,807         98,274         72,091          -26.6          -50.3
                     Kentucky               225,015        434,172        440,548        498,201           13.1          121.4
                     Louisiana               86,557         97,770         99,709         50,765          -49.1          -41.4
                     Maine                   10,429          8,691          5,421          2,234          -58.8          -78.6
                     Maryland                22,498         50,725         28,894         26,027           -9.9           15.7
                     Massachusetts           66,275         78,706         68,722         58,679          -14.6          -11.5
                     Michigan                75,487         75,115         65,409        102,923           57.4           36.3
                     Minnesota              210,591        224,668        144,297        146,991            1.9          -30.2
                     Mississippi            136,314        122,887        111,546         67,023          -39.9          -50.8
                     Missouri                93,960        143,960        125,409         93,512          -25.4            -.5
                     Montana                    422            943            277            203          -26.7          -51.9
                     Nebraska                 3,819          4,481         36,198         48,768           34.7        1,176.8
                     Nevada                   3,226          4,888          6,821          4,636          -32.0           43.7
                     New Hampshire            7,264          7,014          4,418          3,984           -9.8          -45.1
                     New Jersey             356,070        381,121        391,177        370,308           -5.3            4.0
                     New Mexico               4,539          6,347         35,980          2,216          -93.8          -51.2
                     New York               529,240        545,545        471,090        500,151            6.2           -5.5
                     North Carolina         675,129        733,395        753,382      1,049,058           39.2           55.4
                     North Dakota             1,474          1,897          4,374          1,832          -58.1           24.3
                     Ohio                   154,744        140,968        113,181        136,563           20.7          -11.7
                     Oklahoma                38,302         46,988         41,824         67,009           60.2           75.0
                     Oregon                  18,980         25,262         29,395         23,905          -18.7           25.9
                     Pennsylvania           195,694        218,439        224,504        311,267           38.6           59.1
                     Rhode Island             4,812          3,997          5,393         16,755          210.7          248.2
                     South Carolina         136,316        191,228        161,274        209,692           30.0           53.8
                     South Dakota             1,577          3,414          2,382          1,627          -31.7            3.2
                     Tennessee              185,493        225,307        126,332        205,610           62.8           10.8
                     Texas                  687,550        790,829        755,486        933,621           23.6           35.8
                     Utah                     7,750          7,920          9,333         19,259          106.3          148.5
                     Vermont                 10,232          9,655         12,254         12,114           -1.1           18.4
                     Virginia                77,576         54,424         80,200         79,811            -.5            2.9
                     Washington              33,452         41,491        196,741        205,846            4.6          515.4
                     West Virginia            1,565          1,586          1,071          2,036           90.1           30.1
                     Wisconsin               66,137         82,959         91,787         94,970            3.5           43.6
                     Wyoming                  1,530            966            795            923           16.1          -39.7
                     Puerto Rico            164,324        182,734        204,741        141,879          -30.7          -13.7
                     Virgin Islands          36,865          2,170            308          8,966        2,813.0          -75.7
                     Unallocated            755,136        857,112        846,739        861,158            1.7           14.0
                     U.S. Total           8,989,901     10,167,472     10,195,986     10,678,035            4.7           18.8





 Note:  Central America consist of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
 Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce
 Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau