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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ EUROPEAN UNION Alabama 864,637 1,326,424 1,497,228 1,741,633 16.3 101.4 Alaska 237,576 174,720 197,156 211,196 7.1 -11.1 Arizona 3,686,428 2,542,436 2,064,426 1,785,964 -13.5 -51.6 Arkansas 302,877 321,103 274,566 375,640 36.8 24.0 California 19,709,418 21,428,073 21,887,386 28,492,183 30.2 44.6 Colorado 3,693,065 3,905,413 3,999,099 3,733,165 -6.6 1.1 Connecticut 3,636,708 3,708,189 3,253,794 3,968,276 22.0 9.1 Delaware 1,536,609 1,704,371 1,588,080 2,013,154 26.8 31.0 Dist. of Col. 1,177,800 1,148,606 1,302,315 1,448,957 11.3 23.0 Florida 2,772,881 2,886,108 3,184,225 3,389,109 6.4 22.2 Georgia 2,351,379 3,048,659 2,898,598 2,411,825 -16.8 2.6 Hawaii 7,148 10,538 11,751 23,654 101.3 230.9 Idaho 460,885 430,148 571,263 776,317 35.9 68.4 Illinois 8,713,517 8,715,429 8,112,038 7,893,600 -2.7 -9.4 Indiana 2,377,681 2,405,505 2,285,811 2,493,640 9.1 4.9 Iowa 524,875 718,601 641,505 727,117 13.3 38.5 Kansas 744,573 693,115 914,440 731,004 -20.1 -1.8 Kentucky 1,202,720 1,455,109 1,547,498 1,141,658 -26.2 -5.1 Louisiana 841,599 711,335 525,269 515,874 -1.8 -38.7 Maine 220,820 212,109 196,557 289,339 47.2 31.0 Maryland 1,077,478 1,199,990 1,274,467 1,529,485 20.0 42.0 Massachusetts 5,889,260 6,200,056 6,304,907 7,047,815 11.8 19.7 Michigan 4,745,697 5,109,954 4,944,400 5,448,304 10.2 14.8 Minnesota 4,025,239 3,784,976 3,732,339 4,836,443 29.6 20.2 Mississippi 266,851 254,328 208,865 268,327 28.5 .6 Missouri 1,701,688 1,527,417 1,689,376 1,378,388 -18.4 -19.0 Montana 106,866 83,079 50,814 97,075 91.0 -9.2 Nebraska 285,655 407,728 343,827 419,042 21.9 46.7 Nevada 181,507 174,941 190,843 274,346 43.8 51.1 New Hampshire 580,110 652,572 695,193 776,616 11.7 33.9 New Jersey 5,268,993 5,700,743 6,011,196 8,716,310 45.0 65.4 New Mexico 153,797 110,002 206,379 114,048 -44.7 -25.8 New York 10,108,236 11,210,543 10,362,336 14,155,118 36.6 40.0 North Carolina 2,870,683 2,877,662 2,935,000 2,986,184 1.7 4.0 North Dakota 110,701 188,086 216,834 288,273 32.9 160.4 Ohio 5,380,676 5,732,903 5,833,922 4,089,457 -29.9 -24.0 Oklahoma 535,657 449,970 444,399 731,391 64.6 36.5 Oregon 1,061,811 1,077,216 1,726,147 1,558,719 -9.7 46.8 Pennsylvania 4,487,893 4,698,467 4,513,655 5,323,783 17.9 18.6 Rhode Island 342,124 285,062 265,270 309,459 16.7 -9.5 South Carolina 1,592,945 1,618,397 1,569,383 1,811,637 15.4 13.7 South Dakota 121,743 92,573 114,686 47,514 -58.6 -61.0 Tennessee 2,132,406 2,314,233 2,290,626 2,703,953 18.0 26.8 Texas 6,162,927 7,118,642 6,723,637 7,233,496 7.6 17.4 Utah 1,257,091 1,132,407 1,122,166 788,164 -29.8 -37.3 Vermont 136,567 139,074 167,967 182,456 8.6 33.6 Virginia 3,326,200 3,389,771 2,670,068 2,301,526 -13.8 -30.8 Washington 8,889,080 10,281,530 13,815,781 11,904,665 -13.8 33.9 West Virginia 403,308 305,881 259,018 352,491 36.1 -12.6 Wisconsin 2,492,950 2,203,948 2,298,955 2,545,634 10.7 2.1 Wyoming 39,547 46,427 21,228 18,193 -14.3 -54.0 Puerto Rico 2,114,994 2,944,088 4,139,841 3,887,976 -6.1 83.8 Virgin Islands 83,196 20,404 43,604 42,215 -3.2 -49.3 Unallocated 7,806,081 8,591,177 7,504,768 6,493,493 -13.5 -16.8 U.S. Total 140,803,150 149,470,239 151,644,903 164,825,302 8.7 17.1 Note: The European Union consists of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau