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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ECUADOR Alabama 5,718 4,288 2,093 3,985 90.38 -30.31 Alaska 78 13 0 21 . -73.14 Arizona 8,617 1,650 7,214 1,344 -81.37 -84.40 Arkansas 1,487 1,102 259 939 262.81 -36.81 California 118,329 110,431 79,416 77,777 -2.06 -34.27 Colorado 10,512 10,244 8,129 5,226 -35.71 -50.29 Connecticut 44,593 49,604 20,241 30,473 50.55 -31.66 Delaware 10,118 8,517 3,115 5,695 82.84 -43.72 Dist. of Col. 1,068 817 3,125 11,437 266.02 971.16 Florida 299,096 348,865 193,631 209,674 8.29 -29.90 Georgia 35,472 41,824 22,773 42,610 87.11 20.12 Hawaii 0 7 41 0 -100.00 . Idaho 2,120 991 10,646 380 -96.43 -82.06 Illinois 42,057 46,752 32,219 33,687 4.56 -19.90 Indiana 6,376 14,712 2,737 5,881 114.89 -7.76 Iowa 4,261 3,903 2,252 2,352 4.44 -44.82 Kansas 12,215 20,725 10,032 2,067 -79.39 -83.07 Kentucky 4,432 3,848 2,614 2,039 -22.00 -54.00 Louisiana 4,277 4,748 2,806 1,909 -31.97 -55.37 Maine 707 865 628 347 -44.72 -50.93 Maryland 4,433 2,136 1,251 2,912 132.81 -34.31 Massachusetts 13,831 11,448 7,115 10,274 44.39 -25.72 Michigan 26,832 26,244 6,619 11,149 68.45 -58.45 Minnesota 27,271 41,960 39,055 32,014 -18.03 17.39 Mississippi 6,329 6,705 6,997 537 -92.33 -91.52 Missouri 21,236 13,399 14,290 14,310 .14 -32.61 Montana 9 90 19 6 -66.42 -27.42 Nebraska 273 1,600 683 878 28.56 222.05 Nevada 690 138 116 59 -48.63 -91.39 New Hampshire 930 1,266 658 446 -32.31 -52.09 New Jersey 38,255 39,943 30,110 27,747 -7.85 -27.47 New Mexico 490 2,707 69 180 158.95 -63.38 New York 165,309 80,096 24,182 39,218 62.18 -76.28 North Carolina 20,450 24,774 17,575 21,576 22.76 5.50 North Dakota 464 615 224 186 -16.84 -59.82 Ohio 57,974 38,150 15,375 18,967 23.37 -67.28 Oklahoma 19,219 33,040 28,165 47,038 67.01 144.74 Oregon 3,329 9,739 6,962 6,668 -4.23 100.32 Pennsylvania 23,768 31,775 15,845 23,450 47.99 -1.34 Rhode Island 1,194 1,046 561 271 -51.70 -77.30 South Carolina 3,198 4,057 2,077 3,798 82.80 18.76 South Dakota 32 42 68 37 -45.66 14.80 Tennessee 26,175 29,872 14,204 18,253 28.50 -30.26 Texas 256,536 410,478 171,812 196,260 14.23 -23.50 Utah 2,562 4,251 4,216 9,843 133.47 284.19 Vermont 380 238 11 181 1,490.74 -52.52 Virginia 10,771 16,082 6,904 7,833 13.45 -27.28 Washington 11,552 11,750 3,585 5,535 54.41 -52.08 West Virginia 665 904 731 497 -31.96 -25.18 Wisconsin 19,416 19,782 9,793 19,078 94.80 -1.74 Wyoming 194 315 535 1,167 117.97 501.60 Puerto Rico 6,415 2,828 3,785 5,120 35.26 -20.18 Virgin Islands 0 830 149 30 -79.68 . Unallocated 140,953 144,361 82,413 73,925 -10.30 -47.55 U.S. Total 1,522,668 1,686,569 920,125 1,037,286 12.73 -31.88 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau