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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ISRAEL Alabama 19,637 47,586 28,634 20,898 -27.02 6.42 Alaska 1,308 1,063 594 193 -67.49 -85.23 Arizona 38,633 49,106 72,236 91,144 26.18 135.92 Arkansas 3,499 3,526 2,312 5,245 126.88 49.91 California 609,875 592,766 823,851 1,278,027 55.13 109.56 Colorado 24,452 35,075 33,688 54,350 61.34 122.27 Connecticut 87,884 87,937 133,599 206,208 54.35 134.64 Delaware 24,050 28,919 26,408 27,259 3.22 13.34 Dist. of Col. 5,499 15,908 9,886 3,988 -59.66 -27.49 Florida 112,839 185,265 168,325 270,096 60.46 139.36 Georgia 51,114 88,828 118,394 77,577 -34.48 51.77 Hawaii 333 796 783 1,173 49.71 251.86 Idaho 8,489 9,521 12,480 43,617 249.50 413.82 Illinois 372,410 427,824 419,206 276,545 -34.03 -25.74 Indiana 32,954 30,331 33,878 66,791 97.15 102.68 Iowa 9,465 15,703 10,900 15,235 39.77 60.95 Kansas 9,087 12,601 13,549 14,177 4.63 56.00 Kentucky 33,015 41,221 29,639 26,832 -9.47 -18.73 Louisiana 25,598 31,396 35,577 25,302 -28.88 -1.16 Maine 9,579 7,252 14,443 48,731 237.40 408.74 Maryland 23,445 32,978 20,519 35,208 71.59 50.17 Massachusetts 176,507 206,921 236,614 267,977 13.25 51.82 Michigan 129,489 133,601 89,275 128,450 43.88 -.80 Minnesota 155,833 71,477 133,580 142,838 6.93 -8.34 Mississippi 6,015 5,404 2,582 3,810 47.55 -36.67 Missouri 126,808 114,944 91,068 88,822 -2.47 -29.96 Montana 1,348 814 634 2,012 217.34 49.23 Nebraska 7,250 6,767 22,411 29,807 33.00 311.11 Nevada 2,529 4,630 13,605 40,539 197.97 1,502.67 New Hampshire 18,097 21,598 27,522 34,586 25.67 91.11 New Jersey 863,509 986,231 927,665 867,385 -6.50 .45 New Mexico 3,121 5,149 32,196 47,054 46.15 1,407.70 New York 1,499,425 1,750,658 1,706,891 1,946,217 14.02 29.80 North Carolina 63,367 59,707 77,555 62,758 -19.08 -.96 North Dakota 729 472 905 1,285 42.03 76.33 Ohio 148,216 106,413 103,186 108,279 4.94 -26.94 Oklahoma 5,880 8,248 5,003 6,047 20.87 2.85 Oregon 38,634 21,483 45,428 59,047 29.98 52.84 Pennsylvania 128,185 141,358 128,442 157,704 22.78 23.03 Rhode Island 4,255 3,301 3,903 6,662 70.69 56.57 South Carolina 20,399 22,117 13,785 19,062 38.29 -6.55 South Dakota 1,099 3,392 658 2,187 232.12 99.05 Tennessee 40,234 34,792 37,176 35,577 -4.30 -11.57 Texas 271,495 221,651 223,741 258,587 15.57 -4.75 Utah 14,564 10,673 16,091 8,262 -48.65 -43.27 Vermont 4,493 2,172 1,874 2,760 47.29 -38.58 Virginia 140,836 133,610 115,112 146,590 27.35 4.09 Washington 101,647 33,940 520,650 131,317 -74.78 29.19 West Virginia 3,945 5,560 4,518 3,665 -18.87 -7.10 Wisconsin 31,230 33,911 37,239 63,673 70.98 103.88 Wyoming 247 675 376 331 -11.74 34.18 Puerto Rico 7,482 10,686 16,654 42,563 155.58 468.86 Virgin Islands 0 34 0 67 . . Unallocated 472,465 1,069,491 1,049,256 445,831 -57.51 -5.64 U.S. Total 5,992,499 6,977,485 7,694,496 7,750,345 .73 29.33 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau