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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ITALY Alabama 98,507 117,561 113,885 131,703 15.65 33.70 Alaska 7,026 11,699 3,499 7,112 103.24 1.23 Arizona 94,023 79,135 67,203 82,338 22.52 -12.43 Arkansas 27,705 25,210 17,483 21,488 22.90 -22.44 California 1,140,570 1,205,079 1,419,409 1,619,432 14.09 41.98 Colorado 694,233 586,648 538,434 577,833 7.32 -16.77 Connecticut 199,638 150,879 165,729 187,501 13.14 -6.08 Delaware 39,891 44,236 42,508 51,383 20.88 28.81 Dist. of Col. 36,172 27,300 26,197 34,082 30.09 -5.78 Florida 207,627 201,619 238,188 225,393 -5.37 8.56 Georgia 226,800 166,447 185,289 369,222 99.27 62.80 Hawaii 704 236 627 417 -33.45 -40.75 Idaho 23,378 34,393 27,920 29,171 4.48 24.78 Illinois 524,324 481,409 510,380 424,815 -16.76 -18.98 Indiana 132,069 144,139 160,561 160,882 .20 21.82 Iowa 59,038 96,402 58,081 92,225 58.79 56.21 Kansas 38,349 37,331 47,610 41,906 -11.98 9.28 Kentucky 41,708 52,035 56,650 51,260 -9.51 22.90 Louisiana 53,254 44,809 29,173 35,884 23.00 -32.62 Maine 12,568 16,033 14,920 29,488 97.64 134.63 Maryland 76,564 92,664 72,348 89,857 24.20 17.36 Massachusetts 360,438 375,392 396,439 429,748 8.40 19.23 Michigan 142,977 156,880 151,438 155,127 2.44 8.50 Minnesota 236,302 234,351 246,725 313,045 26.88 32.48 Mississippi 40,340 41,591 33,507 53,296 59.06 32.12 Missouri 103,208 80,696 120,198 90,760 -24.49 -12.06 Montana 1,079 1,047 1,863 3,082 65.44 185.70 Nebraska 23,562 36,170 32,639 93,490 186.44 296.78 Nevada 8,712 16,612 12,712 14,951 17.61 71.62 New Hampshire 26,822 28,382 30,556 38,386 25.62 43.11 New Jersey 350,138 465,467 468,500 1,097,122 134.18 213.34 New Mexico 5,587 2,398 2,295 3,806 65.81 -31.88 New York 795,748 777,215 624,022 688,122 10.27 -13.53 North Carolina 146,695 154,270 178,357 168,545 -5.50 14.89 North Dakota 1,981 3,095 21,431 25,750 20.15 1,200.03 Ohio 287,261 331,813 280,027 301,518 7.67 4.96 Oklahoma 56,063 47,668 16,072 20,017 24.55 -64.29 Oregon 68,357 73,447 109,325 125,168 14.49 83.11 Pennsylvania 336,241 335,308 368,983 365,444 -.96 8.69 Rhode Island 17,680 14,210 16,389 41,917 155.77 137.08 South Carolina 99,067 118,795 110,473 103,139 -6.64 4.11 South Dakota 3,114 3,430 19,383 2,002 -89.67 -35.69 Tennessee 133,324 162,995 186,156 212,827 14.33 59.63 Texas 297,927 355,375 385,735 423,169 9.70 42.04 Utah 48,622 26,056 42,564 42,139 -1.00 -13.33 Vermont 9,256 11,683 13,581 6,333 -53.37 -31.58 Virginia 268,343 198,336 170,687 169,071 -.95 -36.99 Washington 285,544 156,157 813,007 215,261 -73.52 -24.61 West Virginia 50,071 39,385 28,979 14,194 -51.02 -71.65 Wisconsin 160,174 167,237 197,428 259,361 31.37 61.92 Wyoming 1,660 1,478 1,376 705 -48.80 -57.55 Puerto Rico 350,686 535,475 696,703 788,256 13.14 124.78 Virgin Islands 16,653 3,132 28,153 25,486 -9.47 53.04 Unallocated 505,373 456,181 492,198 445,173 -9.55 -11.91 U.S. Total 8,973,155 9,026,988 10,093,998 10,999,800 8.97 22.59 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau