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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS Alabama 10,982 18,270 7,333 12,697 73.2 15.6 Alaska 9,391 11,396 5,248 13,279 153.0 41.4 Arizona 166,104 90,519 7,780 5,375 -30.9 -96.8 Arkansas 300,280 188,971 49,940 29,321 -41.3 -90.2 California 426,838 479,154 491,881 280,127 -43.0 -34.4 Colorado 162,358 66,879 15,280 60,525 296.1 -62.7 Connecticut 33,931 30,057 12,836 14,768 15.1 -56.5 Delaware 24,522 8,519 8,326 5,506 -33.9 -77.5 Dist. of Col. 57,696 81,911 93,351 88,244 -5.5 52.9 Florida 68,853 37,472 32,103 71,819 123.7 4.3 Georgia 160,048 128,067 79,750 95,521 19.8 -40.3 Hawaii 288 270 952 4,313 353.0 1,396.6 Idaho 20,782 4,900 13,279 4,511 -66.0 -78.3 Illinois 281,555 339,229 273,842 134,110 -51.0 -52.4 Indiana 10,888 15,860 9,290 8,961 -3.5 -17.7 Iowa 13,604 29,877 7,364 10,997 49.3 -19.2 Kansas 12,358 18,121 5,939 10,150 70.9 -17.9 Kentucky 28,219 86,474 33,833 170,995 405.4 506.0 Louisiana 22,877 35,339 15,575 30,902 98.4 35.1 Maine 879 1,097 697 479 -31.4 -45.5 Maryland 157,928 66,865 31,672 50,116 58.2 -68.3 Massachusetts 58,794 42,218 31,594 52,481 66.1 -10.7 Michigan 91,342 65,697 15,893 23,644 48.8 -74.1 Minnesota 44,738 37,021 31,702 55,267 74.3 23.5 Mississippi 148,500 42,313 15,794 13,701 -13.3 -90.8 Missouri 84,488 36,160 31,013 10,015 -67.7 -88.1 Montana 73 143 4 118 3,283.5 61.2 Nebraska 2,424 3,163 1,324 12,878 872.7 431.3 Nevada 3,203 5,018 1,963 6,187 215.2 93.2 New Hampshire 13,023 4,919 6,312 6,826 8.1 -47.6 New Jersey 171,697 137,308 100,047 192,196 92.1 11.9 New Mexico 4,120 5,848 2,871 3,872 34.9 -6.0 New York 317,426 367,934 382,646 194,698 -49.1 -38.7 North Carolina 42,353 36,873 58,836 62,378 6.0 47.3 North Dakota 1,606 1,314 978 411 -58.0 -74.4 Ohio 35,547 51,917 21,910 34,709 58.4 -2.4 Oklahoma 20,926 47,951 39,944 61,084 52.9 191.9 Oregon 26,021 34,390 31,863 28,894 -9.3 11.0 Pennsylvania 101,444 73,599 29,438 70,661 140.0 -30.3 Rhode Island 4,419 1,473 1,187 3,615 204.7 -18.2 South Carolina 4,262 5,214 2,584 3,001 16.1 -29.6 South Dakota 177 258 738 19 -97.5 -89.5 Tennessee 125,325 52,888 14,958 11,861 -20.7 -90.5 Texas 326,616 286,131 395,398 358,918 -9.2 9.9 Utah 7,402 10,966 6,241 6,149 -1.5 -16.9 Vermont 384 244 232 27,691 11,849.9 7,119.1 Virginia 588,238 390,133 87,240 110,625 26.8 -81.2 Washington 272,752 989,845 483,621 415,143 -14.2 52.2 West Virginia 173 563 261 935 258.3 440.8 Wisconsin 162,748 48,270 10,548 89,480 748.3 -45.0 Wyoming 93 53 72 301 319.4 223.9 Puerto Rico 10,975 3,411 5,024 11,212 123.2 2.2 Virgin Islands 211 6 51 0 -100.0 -100.0 Unallocated 387,952 438,991 280,581 635,861 126.6 63.9 U.S. Total 5,029,833 4,961,475 3,289,139 3,607,544 9.7 -28.3 Note: The Former Soviet Republics consist of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau