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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ IRELAND Alabama 11,260 20,746 19,420 34,127 75.74 203.07 Alaska 20 391 1,079 8 -99.22 -58.79 Arizona 96,729 136,881 76,903 51,225 -33.39 -47.04 Arkansas 8,647 8,222 4,168 5,663 35.85 -34.51 California 735,166 946,150 1,153,199 1,438,840 24.77 95.72 Colorado 191,390 315,314 410,026 460,160 12.23 140.43 Connecticut 106,982 157,169 155,965 166,182 6.55 55.34 Delaware 31,737 35,741 44,411 73,978 66.57 133.10 Dist. of Col. 1,966 3,485 3,520 2,961 -15.89 50.57 Florida 88,410 100,552 133,809 118,186 -11.67 33.68 Georgia 92,504 64,815 54,075 65,417 20.98 -29.28 Hawaii 201 9 14 87 529.32 -56.88 Idaho 13,936 8,065 8,935 11,686 30.79 -16.14 Illinois 275,933 386,502 324,854 328,210 1.03 18.95 Indiana 109,732 147,001 93,928 81,067 -13.69 -26.12 Iowa 9,276 16,633 15,588 22,122 41.92 138.49 Kansas 13,745 20,879 24,054 19,576 -18.62 42.42 Kentucky 25,574 35,535 60,511 70,591 16.66 176.03 Louisiana 6,913 5,234 3,744 2,317 -38.12 -66.48 Maine 7,683 5,095 9,656 15,526 60.79 102.07 Maryland 11,040 14,097 18,377 28,466 54.90 157.84 Massachusetts 330,358 429,065 432,032 396,376 -8.25 19.98 Michigan 31,834 34,401 45,337 122,385 169.94 284.45 Minnesota 265,646 265,590 404,967 541,048 33.60 103.67 Mississippi 12,015 23,055 6,591 1,968 -70.15 -83.62 Missouri 69,026 77,467 86,406 77,000 -10.89 11.55 Montana 440 539 274 2,454 794.69 457.58 Nebraska 13,335 24,048 20,866 17,236 -17.40 29.25 Nevada 3,179 5,565 4,839 7,582 56.70 138.48 New Hampshire 94,476 137,091 158,841 163,877 3.17 73.46 New Jersey 435,941 353,121 287,000 691,142 140.82 58.54 New Mexico 24,617 17,534 51,620 6,416 -87.57 -73.94 New York 265,731 266,260 225,964 479,296 112.11 80.37 North Carolina 79,855 100,862 84,539 87,442 3.43 9.50 North Dakota 257 990 339 689 103.23 168.46 Ohio 146,079 176,444 171,160 106,783 -37.61 -26.90 Oklahoma 5,064 9,301 14,532 8,289 -42.96 63.67 Oregon 145,941 146,936 83,736 31,991 -61.80 -78.08 Pennsylvania 108,579 96,104 99,596 149,866 50.47 38.02 Rhode Island 35,001 42,250 17,916 15,950 -10.97 -54.43 South Carolina 23,639 18,823 14,196 58,531 312.31 147.60 South Dakota 21,599 20,479 26,831 8,136 -69.68 -62.33 Tennessee 34,789 60,766 51,775 48,414 -6.49 39.17 Texas 143,114 270,510 436,977 324,757 -25.68 126.92 Utah 43,367 50,688 65,113 79,413 21.96 83.12 Vermont 2,472 4,928 4,988 5,292 6.10 114.06 Virginia 22,088 59,996 32,858 26,234 -20.16 18.77 Washington 52,949 86,908 427,790 489,518 14.43 824.51 West Virginia 4,785 2,037 1,788 2,177 21.71 -54.51 Wisconsin 47,805 58,030 44,430 53,406 20.20 11.72 Wyoming 987 1,179 828 714 -13.84 -27.72 Puerto Rico 69,377 85,833 97,881 427,688 336.95 516.47 Virgin Islands 11 11,212 32 7 -78.49 -37.49 Unallocated 267,884 286,426 356,451 298,071 -16.38 11.27 U.S. Total 4,641,084 5,652,955 6,374,730 7,726,543 21.21 66.48 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau