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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ EL SALVADOR Alabama 23,839 32,201 40,229 33,910 -15.71 42.24 Alaska 7 0 24 171 610.15 2,280.38 Arizona 444 6,075 2,077 8,835 325.49 1,891.47 Arkansas 2,709 3,071 1,689 7,390 337.61 172.79 California 54,723 68,900 65,557 62,248 -5.05 13.75 Colorado 3,325 2,390 2,075 1,083 -47.78 -67.42 Connecticut 31,556 27,711 32,107 26,688 -16.88 -15.43 Delaware 5,555 6,366 3,592 3,059 -14.83 -44.92 Dist. of Col. 1,159 1,484 6,163 1,538 -75.04 32.77 Florida 343,263 370,881 382,783 377,721 -1.32 10.04 Georgia 29,652 35,965 56,105 47,086 -16.07 58.79 Hawaii 0 0 0 12 . . Idaho 320 186 278 619 123.08 93.50 Illinois 21,867 28,554 38,779 37,994 -2.02 73.75 Indiana 4,469 3,219 3,567 3,773 5.78 -15.57 Iowa 2,474 2,175 4,370 1,925 -55.94 -22.17 Kansas 12,472 6,404 17,107 8,427 -50.74 -32.44 Kentucky 54,954 155,445 122,368 200,577 63.91 264.99 Louisiana 15,288 11,300 15,879 6,722 -57.67 -56.03 Maine 1,370 1,257 564 185 -67.22 -86.50 Maryland 1,543 5,612 1,825 3,455 89.28 123.91 Massachusetts 8,076 9,367 7,054 5,737 -18.67 -28.96 Michigan 2,677 3,455 3,611 11,419 216.19 326.61 Minnesota 22,222 20,067 19,357 15,197 -21.49 -31.62 Mississippi 8,509 7,473 8,528 2,646 -68.97 -68.90 Missouri 11,083 17,812 12,074 8,428 -30.20 -23.95 Montana 84 9 53 40 -24.68 -52.15 Nebraska 780 466 1,403 585 -58.29 -25.02 Nevada 159 196 216 200 -7.54 25.34 New Hampshire 574 561 351 273 -22.22 -52.44 New Jersey 95,665 72,045 84,074 98,624 17.31 3.09 New Mexico 16 62 54 135 148.28 731.22 New York 138,008 86,906 64,472 69,189 7.32 -49.87 North Carolina 145,309 126,314 143,567 246,229 71.51 69.45 North Dakota 3 194 288 296 2.68 9,513.39 Ohio 15,257 16,007 12,825 10,741 -16.25 -29.60 Oklahoma 8,439 2,204 4,263 9,271 117.50 9.86 Oregon 1,037 879 1,698 2,477 45.89 138.84 Pennsylvania 23,442 29,234 29,188 59,702 104.55 154.68 Rhode Island 407 488 357 1,242 248.43 205.52 South Carolina 23,630 52,412 51,891 86,786 67.25 267.27 South Dakota 188 261 518 424 -18.20 125.36 Tennessee 45,875 58,843 23,477 34,211 45.73 -25.42 Texas 84,821 78,415 93,982 103,972 10.63 22.58 Utah 735 1,118 1,053 1,241 17.86 68.99 Vermont 37 130 12 228 1,771.87 522.44 Virginia 6,916 5,073 10,322 22,250 115.55 221.70 Washington 2,278 3,576 3,914 4,877 24.61 114.13 West Virginia 511 245 36 279 685.40 -45.45 Wisconsin 8,088 7,494 9,572 6,019 -37.12 -25.57 Wyoming 424 123 164 266 62.47 -37.16 Puerto Rico 21,801 22,700 21,651 21,848 .91 .22 Virgin Islands 2,139 11 0 105 . -95.09 Unallocated 108,008 121,710 113,048 116,508 3.06 7.87 U.S. Total 1,398,187 1,515,043 1,520,208 1,774,865 16.75 26.94 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau