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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ EGYPT Alabama 4,100 6,908 4,439 7,935 78.75 93.52 Alaska 0 5 0 0 . . Arizona 4,851 2,542 2,111 1,168 -44.65 -75.92 Arkansas 394 3,596 3,175 5,941 87.10 1,408.06 California 153,274 115,729 151,457 91,568 -39.54 -40.26 Colorado 9,818 12,999 23,568 10,538 -55.29 7.33 Connecticut 54,842 67,451 118,310 228,429 93.08 316.53 Delaware 8,542 6,385 8,674 12,232 41.01 43.20 Dist. of Col. 453,160 497,021 370,775 699,228 88.59 54.30 Florida 70,668 52,785 43,387 83,899 93.38 18.72 Georgia 22,289 30,793 25,928 28,909 11.50 29.70 Hawaii 6 0 0 0 . -100.00 Idaho 4,961 4,693 25,423 19,053 -25.05 284.04 Illinois 255,368 156,606 134,444 251,828 87.31 -1.39 Indiana 12,685 14,335 14,130 13,962 -1.19 10.07 Iowa 9,833 6,856 11,072 9,713 -12.28 -1.22 Kansas 9,792 34,079 15,795 11,751 -25.61 20.00 Kentucky 9,778 6,505 3,599 2,104 -41.53 -78.48 Louisiana 25,879 24,339 58,142 58,686 .94 126.77 Maine 3,808 3,428 4,162 3,124 -24.93 -17.96 Maryland 126,331 69,366 35,398 45,490 28.51 -63.99 Massachusetts 14,957 22,064 41,423 17,158 -58.58 14.71 Michigan 42,232 44,756 22,101 32,008 44.83 -24.21 Minnesota 376,179 381,633 419,506 223,180 -46.80 -40.67 Mississippi 950 1,822 1,987 1,416 -28.75 48.99 Missouri 52,153 72,191 58,313 36,763 -36.95 -29.51 Montana 49 243 275 283 2.89 472.69 Nebraska 4,759 16,870 11,709 19,585 67.27 311.51 Nevada 335 1,126 943 662 -29.76 97.89 New Hampshire 11,282 9,889 6,873 1,330 -80.66 -88.21 New Jersey 77,496 71,465 94,577 75,785 -19.87 -2.21 New Mexico 953 306 995 73 -92.62 -92.30 New York 160,931 147,996 91,152 95,288 4.54 -40.79 North Carolina 31,433 43,093 57,072 33,686 -40.98 7.17 North Dakota 541 0 0 9 . -98.33 Ohio 51,321 53,986 54,254 80,220 47.86 56.31 Oklahoma 27,651 28,931 18,164 12,438 -31.53 -55.02 Oregon 25,062 76,239 44,274 58,478 32.08 133.33 Pennsylvania 82,069 76,154 54,498 85,146 56.24 3.75 Rhode Island 967 1,540 1,382 1,192 -13.75 23.24 South Carolina 9,236 7,478 10,036 4,723 -52.94 -48.86 South Dakota 25 75 97 280 187.86 1,040.39 Tennessee 93,742 51,573 92,128 107,506 16.69 14.68 Texas 248,433 250,376 175,021 182,213 4.11 -26.66 Utah 1,986 1,265 811 3,235 298.71 62.94 Vermont 666 344 335 330 -1.37 -50.48 Virginia 122,625 121,640 159,879 57,777 -63.86 -52.88 Washington 449,662 8,239 11,887 11,582 -2.57 -97.42 West Virginia 56 637 699 643 -7.96 1,043.28 Wisconsin 29,721 30,977 21,091 28,438 34.84 -4.32 Wyoming 84 0 229 0 -100.00 -100.00 Puerto Rico 7,480 8,650 9,552 13,769 44.15 84.08 Virgin Islands 296 0 3 0 -100.00 -100.00 Unallocated 674,319 411,812 510,141 558,507 9.48 -17.17 U.S. Total 3,840,030 3,059,794 3,025,394 3,329,264 10.04 -13.30 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau