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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ COSTA RICA Alabama 13,274 14,931 10,682 13,178 23.37 -.72 Alaska 97 168 126 214 69.02 120.38 Arizona 7,059 21,069 100,374 2,637 -97.37 -62.65 Arkansas 2,351 2,702 2,612 3,145 20.43 33.77 California 126,591 191,207 226,748 410,777 81.16 224.49 Colorado 5,620 9,897 5,268 1,750 -66.78 -68.86 Connecticut 156,827 81,597 98,168 96,250 -1.95 -38.63 Delaware 6,234 5,509 3,755 8,220 118.93 31.86 Dist. of Col. 1,572 2,664 2,032 2,762 35.90 75.67 Florida 359,384 396,447 427,755 376,266 -12.04 4.70 Georgia 122,577 172,716 116,850 102,755 -12.06 -16.17 Hawaii 25 52 63 23 -63.41 -8.80 Idaho 454 615 542 975 79.82 114.59 Illinois 75,191 83,580 85,966 91,739 6.72 22.01 Indiana 10,790 9,739 13,498 12,465 -7.65 15.53 Iowa 4,536 4,547 4,693 3,384 -27.88 -25.38 Kansas 108,250 29,725 37,486 56,147 49.78 -48.13 Kentucky 2,436 9,181 6,183 19,763 219.65 711.25 Louisiana 15,540 14,271 14,036 8,415 -40.05 -45.85 Maine 979 1,023 994 938 -5.65 -4.26 Maryland 10,034 10,341 8,582 7,627 -11.12 -23.98 Massachusetts 22,478 28,188 31,402 35,100 11.77 56.15 Michigan 12,419 9,152 11,228 23,176 106.41 86.62 Minnesota 70,254 72,502 29,740 20,202 -32.07 -71.24 Mississippi 20,799 16,764 6,450 4,421 -31.46 -78.75 Missouri 45,911 72,133 61,209 45,865 -25.07 -.10 Montana 5 69 111 3 -97.70 -52.63 Nebraska 829 1,057 24,133 19,721 -18.28 2,280.08 Nevada 857 912 716 1,103 54.05 28.75 New Hampshire 4,190 4,393 2,242 1,243 -44.54 -70.32 New Jersey 58,056 80,294 75,460 69,871 -7.41 20.35 New Mexico 2,877 5,277 32,870 654 -98.01 -77.26 New York 49,997 71,551 51,872 63,111 21.67 26.23 North Carolina 235,099 304,132 324,405 360,581 11.15 53.37 North Dakota 273 331 3,349 817 -75.61 198.81 Ohio 37,681 43,903 31,666 30,994 -2.12 -17.75 Oklahoma 13,222 7,505 10,561 10,633 .68 -19.58 Oregon 5,527 6,405 10,153 5,138 -49.39 -7.04 Pennsylvania 46,615 49,318 60,404 52,608 -12.91 12.86 Rhode Island 1,524 1,176 1,941 6,332 226.23 315.36 South Carolina 17,628 19,474 25,634 6,500 -74.64 -63.13 South Dakota 603 1,120 571 114 -79.97 -81.06 Tennessee 19,938 22,741 30,017 43,490 44.88 118.12 Texas 135,765 177,502 108,985 136,144 24.92 .28 Utah 3,078 2,562 2,569 13,021 406.78 322.99 Vermont 43 314 422 396 -6.02 813.91 Virginia 10,490 12,609 19,395 13,373 -31.05 27.48 Washington 8,196 14,697 13,089 12,762 -2.50 55.71 West Virginia 379 336 211 647 205.84 70.80 Wisconsin 14,300 14,874 30,573 16,669 -45.48 16.56 Wyoming 519 93 236 84 -64.43 -83.86 Puerto Rico 15,590 21,823 32,493 29,155 -10.28 87.00 Virgin Islands 20 246 28 352 1,155.36 1,657.50 Unallocated 138,476 173,817 179,112 201,718 12.62 45.67 U.S. Total 2,023,463 2,299,252 2,379,661 2,445,428 2.76 20.85 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau