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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ FINLAND Alabama 2,042 3,249 2,320 3,500 50.84 71.43 Alaska 7 64 193 298 53.89 4,274.22 Arizona 8,015 4,444 4,000 58,090 1,352.12 624.74 Arkansas 811 629 694 9,225 1,229.34 1,036.92 California 219,462 245,655 254,978 364,308 42.88 66.00 Colorado 11,649 13,508 18,010 13,520 -24.93 16.06 Connecticut 15,330 12,002 7,506 12,299 63.86 -19.77 Delaware 13,459 7,057 8,326 7,495 -9.98 -44.31 Dist. of Col. 16,285 26,774 24,826 22,509 -9.33 38.22 Florida 50,000 42,236 38,334 33,293 -13.15 -33.42 Georgia 57,672 51,115 52,916 21,846 -58.72 -62.12 Hawaii 44 47 5 84 1,752.51 90.87 Idaho 6,747 10,611 22,466 3,136 -86.04 -53.52 Illinois 65,434 60,032 40,820 45,516 11.51 -30.44 Indiana 9,624 18,939 8,371 8,997 7.48 -6.52 Iowa 3,285 2,922 6,939 10,475 50.96 218.90 Kansas 12,146 4,563 4,694 4,373 -6.84 -64.00 Kentucky 2,568 3,285 2,770 1,710 -38.29 -33.42 Louisiana 6,754 10,398 7,993 2,562 -67.95 -62.07 Maine 1,213 470 539 2,025 275.49 66.91 Maryland 14,494 24,518 9,893 9,396 -5.02 -35.18 Massachusetts 53,635 49,361 62,160 59,405 -4.43 10.76 Michigan 24,267 16,079 18,772 14,110 -24.84 -41.86 Minnesota 60,752 43,089 36,942 34,804 -5.79 -42.71 Mississippi 3,889 3,588 1,808 708 -60.86 -81.80 Missouri 184,191 280,898 154,079 11,544 -92.51 -93.73 Montana 732 112 34 153 352.95 -79.04 Nebraska 21,555 9,452 19,362 19,456 .48 -9.74 Nevada 2,586 1,450 7,188 2,277 -68.33 -11.96 New Hampshire 8,545 7,414 4,843 4,146 -14.40 -51.48 New Jersey 76,280 83,448 70,747 73,517 3.92 -3.62 New Mexico 571 734 507 874 72.28 52.99 New York 155,960 197,880 203,203 205,324 1.04 31.65 North Carolina 25,809 44,220 54,040 44,602 -17.46 72.82 North Dakota 93 684 558 976 74.82 953.14 Ohio 95,258 114,600 57,428 36,881 -35.78 -61.28 Oklahoma 2,111 2,027 3,883 1,600 -58.78 -24.19 Oregon 13,803 15,991 35,307 59,077 67.32 327.99 Pennsylvania 62,338 47,448 40,038 45,220 12.94 -27.46 Rhode Island 2,749 1,317 670 2,221 231.68 -19.21 South Carolina 3,876 7,026 9,414 2,184 -76.80 -43.66 South Dakota 83 78 84 199 136.50 140.76 Tennessee 8,459 11,393 8,016 9,797 22.23 15.82 Texas 57,154 66,065 79,575 98,190 23.39 71.80 Utah 3,811 3,161 3,812 3,913 2.66 2.67 Vermont 844 649 978 1,061 8.54 25.69 Virginia 28,080 48,815 29,315 25,040 -14.58 -10.83 Washington 135,879 133,874 76,990 20,511 -73.36 -84.90 West Virginia 1,782 315 1,084 1,783 64.42 .03 Wisconsin 19,917 21,778 19,118 22,139 15.80 11.16 Wyoming 21 40 984 260 -73.54 1,138.45 Puerto Rico 6,959 13,278 18,383 10,594 -42.37 52.24 Virgin Islands 4 20 0 0 . -100.00 Unallocated 161,840 146,315 132,229 123,380 -6.69 -23.76 U.S. Total 1,740,874 1,915,116 1,668,146 1,570,604 -5.85 -9.78 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau