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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ CHILE Alabama 15,078 8,121 5,927 10,206 72.18 -32.31 Alaska 671 194 163 62 -61.81 -90.70 Arizona 18,059 52,969 34,359 23,465 -31.71 29.94 Arkansas 5,644 7,511 3,282 3,910 19.15 -30.72 California 488,612 432,554 364,824 365,162 .09 -25.27 Colorado 33,763 32,823 33,495 26,029 -22.29 -22.91 Connecticut 83,923 93,385 77,134 63,780 -17.31 -24.00 Delaware 60,788 35,268 32,611 31,054 -4.77 -48.91 Dist. of Col. 13,746 11,756 13,420 6,946 -48.24 -49.47 Florida 462,337 402,705 463,201 505,352 9.10 9.30 Georgia 73,139 72,733 68,857 60,445 -12.22 -17.36 Hawaii 95 79 644 6,603 925.42 6,837.27 Idaho 3,659 4,176 2,860 2,431 -15.00 -33.55 Illinois 235,126 210,251 169,433 313,399 84.97 33.29 Indiana 41,028 28,184 22,749 25,684 12.90 -37.40 Iowa 27,715 20,290 10,527 12,826 21.85 -53.72 Kansas 17,913 19,061 18,929 13,479 -28.79 -24.75 Kentucky 24,112 20,994 17,470 19,296 10.45 -19.97 Louisiana 41,645 20,902 10,839 9,829 -9.32 -76.40 Maine 1,678 2,430 1,542 1,531 -.70 -8.78 Maryland 48,431 33,653 17,321 16,919 -2.32 -65.07 Massachusetts 50,211 48,246 41,276 45,194 9.49 -9.99 Michigan 167,308 120,706 59,051 107,943 82.80 -35.48 Minnesota 54,937 55,604 86,429 67,166 -22.29 22.26 Mississippi 8,449 6,690 2,028 7,795 284.31 -7.74 Missouri 39,805 29,106 24,224 22,192 -8.39 -44.25 Montana 185 399 724 1,020 40.95 451.54 Nebraska 3,185 2,971 5,997 1,653 -72.44 -48.10 Nevada 3,048 2,562 4,514 8,143 80.40 167.15 New Hampshire 4,464 3,072 5,481 4,059 -25.94 -9.07 New Jersey 185,555 135,083 139,943 147,986 5.75 -20.25 New Mexico 820 6,560 1,085 502 -53.73 -38.75 New York 245,481 174,034 112,567 149,408 32.73 -39.14 North Carolina 72,227 58,739 93,531 102,518 9.61 41.94 North Dakota 1,546 1,314 946 330 -65.16 -78.67 Ohio 127,764 110,910 77,767 78,404 .82 -38.63 Oklahoma 15,246 28,470 11,992 33,420 178.68 119.21 Oregon 41,735 31,604 21,151 36,731 73.66 -11.99 Pennsylvania 173,388 107,974 61,549 95,638 55.38 -44.84 Rhode Island 3,677 2,772 2,007 2,481 23.58 -32.54 South Carolina 26,606 25,944 15,379 24,273 57.83 -8.77 South Dakota 1,142 392 671 159 -76.34 -86.10 Tennessee 52,693 71,271 45,559 48,896 7.32 -7.21 Texas 378,177 348,218 328,996 340,087 3.37 -10.07 Utah 28,457 16,957 6,981 13,217 89.33 -53.55 Vermont 1,071 1,105 1,611 820 -49.08 -23.38 Virginia 58,517 73,341 48,923 29,899 -38.89 -48.91 Washington 291,766 430,275 138,803 178,619 28.68 -38.78 West Virginia 2,837 3,960 2,337 2,015 -13.76 -28.96 Wisconsin 129,295 103,875 78,996 133,646 69.18 3.37 Wyoming 345 741 308 95 -69.26 -72.52 Puerto Rico 5,255 4,560 5,227 7,159 36.96 36.24 Virgin Islands 3 38 29 8 -71.30 175.10 Unallocated 502,704 467,694 283,302 245,214 -13.44 -51.22 U.S. Total 4,375,060 3,985,224 3,078,972 3,455,100 12.22 -21.03 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau