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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ KUWAIT Alabama 16,553 2,183 1,124 3,968 253.11 -76.03 Alaska 4 9 65 0 -100.00 -100.00 Arizona 2,870 1,883 4,088 1,752 -57.14 -38.96 Arkansas 2,126 2,655 1,905 2,346 23.16 10.35 California 91,746 85,712 76,552 66,227 -13.49 -27.82 Colorado 2,586 1,962 1,077 1,539 42.89 -40.47 Connecticut 20,862 12,598 5,787 16,834 190.88 -19.31 Delaware 2,405 1,434 1,138 1,863 63.69 -22.52 Dist. of Col. 274,452 55,862 39,528 49,635 25.57 -81.91 Florida 44,041 23,079 17,202 18,197 5.78 -58.68 Georgia 29,172 21,583 21,990 9,585 -56.41 -67.14 Hawaii 2,369 24 0 0 . -100.00 Idaho 1,156 842 1,693 523 -69.07 -54.72 Illinois 32,845 26,034 14,644 19,561 33.57 -40.44 Indiana 4,634 3,202 3,467 3,651 5.31 -21.20 Iowa 2,263 3,453 1,032 1,454 40.87 -35.77 Kansas 4,376 668 1,918 1,868 -2.62 -57.32 Kentucky 3,227 5,045 3,197 2,357 -26.28 -26.95 Louisiana 3,225 5,112 3,550 3,264 -8.04 1.23 Maine 404 155 1,125 1,098 -2.37 171.72 Maryland 8,334 10,267 5,478 3,716 -32.17 -55.42 Massachusetts 11,081 7,789 10,163 6,008 -40.88 -45.78 Michigan 191,272 328,753 211,536 202,564 -4.24 5.90 Minnesota 8,561 15,203 19,557 4,603 -76.46 -46.24 Mississippi 1,985 363 1,105 504 -54.41 -74.62 Missouri 5,727 8,875 48,226 5,376 -88.85 -6.13 Montana 4 105 18 65 262.55 1,720.03 Nebraska 810 289 1,242 419 -66.25 -48.23 Nevada 478 1,259 632 354 -44.04 -25.92 New Hampshire 2,597 1,155 1,660 957 -42.31 -63.13 New Jersey 41,381 38,161 27,653 33,415 20.84 -19.25 New Mexico 153 227 79 116 46.68 -24.02 New York 93,871 88,392 66,320 58,816 -11.32 -37.34 North Carolina 18,150 18,761 19,590 17,695 -9.67 -2.50 North Dakota 8 50 120 452 278.03 5,552.79 Ohio 32,725 26,849 19,578 16,956 -13.39 -48.19 Oklahoma 7,391 19,890 12,388 10,897 -12.04 47.43 Oregon 2,476 3,569 2,216 779 -64.84 -68.53 Pennsylvania 22,776 21,661 20,634 19,324 -6.35 -15.16 Rhode Island 1,078 699 555 222 -60.02 -79.42 South Carolina 8,303 5,713 5,971 8,334 39.58 .36 South Dakota 56 108 13 7 -44.69 -87.67 Tennessee 15,674 5,954 4,277 2,604 -39.11 -83.38 Texas 92,743 85,944 97,845 54,375 -44.43 -41.37 Utah 2,797 3,547 2,230 1,104 -50.49 -60.52 Vermont 178 283 700 2,492 255.79 1,302.46 Virginia 68,673 49,946 49,576 48,605 -1.96 -29.22 Washington 5,358 311,775 4,049 3,777 -6.72 -29.52 West Virginia 1,106 483 513 569 10.84 -48.53 Wisconsin 13,525 10,417 12,642 19,805 56.67 46.43 Wyoming 142 80 29 48 61.87 -66.42 Puerto Rico 445 278 122 647 431.25 45.54 Virgin Islands 52 57 0 0 . -100.00 Unallocated 192,769 159,013 61,212 59,914 -2.12 -68.92 U.S. Total 1,393,994 1,479,413 909,012 791,243 -12.96 -43.24 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau