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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Alabama 30,703 35,762 37,696 61,510 63.17 100.34 Alaska 188 136 452 6 -98.67 -96.80 Arizona 1,349 655 3,558 3,608 1.39 167.34 Arkansas 4,574 4,745 5,739 6,644 15.78 45.24 California 161,693 180,093 187,554 232,222 23.82 43.62 Colorado 2,708 3,731 3,313 3,060 -7.64 12.97 Connecticut 152,449 156,366 172,620 152,010 -11.94 -.29 Delaware 2,413 2,615 3,635 2,748 -24.42 13.87 Dist. of Col. 1,516 1,153 2,696 4,689 73.91 209.31 Florida 989,180 943,390 1,034,279 1,080,271 4.45 9.21 Georgia 130,821 140,219 120,752 122,479 1.43 -6.38 Hawaii 0 0 0 18 . . Idaho 662 698 1,559 1,716 10.05 159.13 Illinois 106,248 165,554 136,494 148,865 9.06 40.11 Indiana 7,259 7,538 9,960 11,835 18.83 63.04 Iowa 3,414 3,326 4,551 3,979 -12.57 16.54 Kansas 67,838 51,711 46,935 47,590 1.40 -29.85 Kentucky 92,810 154,368 146,860 92,197 -37.22 -.66 Louisiana 18,868 12,883 29,312 16,684 -43.08 -11.58 Maine 13,288 14,109 22,365 21,122 -5.56 58.96 Maryland 7,981 9,246 4,986 9,241 85.34 15.79 Massachusetts 34,132 21,359 20,568 47,627 131.56 39.54 Michigan 6,499 11,715 23,958 29,878 24.71 359.74 Minnesota 36,344 38,075 38,489 68,686 78.45 88.99 Mississippi 19,684 21,801 21,340 31,113 45.79 58.06 Missouri 20,485 24,664 33,696 29,171 -13.43 42.41 Montana 85 81 17 428 2,401.42 402.28 Nebraska 11,546 9,074 5,283 10,373 96.36 -10.16 Nevada 211 134 260 2,031 679.93 861.85 New Hampshire 39,881 46,525 41,741 41,057 -1.64 2.95 New Jersey 181,984 157,337 139,254 164,744 18.30 -9.47 New Mexico 73 92 197 457 131.85 522.07 New York 365,586 330,854 253,749 260,398 2.62 -28.77 North Carolina 144,060 115,203 165,119 220,615 33.61 53.14 North Dakota 417 410 277 237 -14.48 -43.18 Ohio 68,195 75,934 54,372 57,679 6.08 -15.42 Oklahoma 1,115 1,734 3,140 8,371 166.63 650.72 Oregon 6,066 3,312 2,454 5,989 144.11 -1.27 Pennsylvania 115,185 114,651 94,040 95,284 1.32 -17.28 Rhode Island 2,699 2,043 2,242 2,109 -5.95 -21.86 South Carolina 50,205 73,213 71,371 30,580 -57.15 -39.09 South Dakota 154 95 6,351 55 -99.13 -64.16 Tennessee 72,794 80,621 61,998 100,435 62.00 37.97 Texas 156,931 124,261 133,914 330,621 146.89 110.68 Utah 3,255 3,108 3,516 5,832 65.90 79.16 Vermont 126 225 529 152 -71.29 20.91 Virginia 19,394 15,509 24,457 22,162 -9.38 14.27 Washington 3,131 6,773 8,476 6,629 -21.79 111.68 West Virginia 3,368 868 421 924 119.35 -72.55 Wisconsin 28,819 25,314 29,578 28,883 -2.35 .22 Wyoming 722 101 71 54 -24.01 -92.58 Puerto Rico 549,087 565,483 579,952 536,291 -7.53 -2.33 Virgin Islands 9,635 5,101 1,077 490 -54.50 -94.91 Unallocated 180,326 213,402 288,422 281,570 -2.38 56.15 U.S. Total 3,928,154 3,977,368 4,085,640 4,443,418 8.76 13.12 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau