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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ MIDDLE EAST Alabama 95,697 133,567 55,828 56,423 1.1 -41.0 Alaska 7,901 2,534 1,696 851 -49.8 -89.2 Arizona 85,177 102,218 122,476 133,245 8.8 56.4 Arkansas 43,952 37,395 29,120 44,642 53.3 1.6 California 1,827,166 2,481,611 2,044,161 2,053,221 .4 12.4 Colorado 53,090 82,669 57,452 87,550 52.4 64.9 Connecticut 260,588 229,539 281,221 386,214 37.3 48.2 Delaware 55,328 54,951 51,095 48,562 -5.0 -12.2 Dist. of Col. 885,393 646,309 357,676 351,907 -1.6 -60.3 Florida 404,282 424,161 390,953 530,032 35.6 31.1 Georgia 255,555 286,605 311,110 192,279 -38.2 -24.8 Hawaii 3,230 1,185 1,081 1,385 28.2 -57.1 Idaho 20,245 19,140 35,438 103,595 192.3 411.7 Illinois 969,808 1,011,184 821,125 670,658 -18.3 -30.8 Indiana 105,356 99,730 112,018 142,428 27.1 35.2 Iowa 36,560 42,353 34,602 45,944 32.8 25.7 Kansas 117,495 101,354 100,136 56,422 -43.7 -52.0 Kentucky 157,450 167,461 120,790 90,374 -25.2 -42.6 Louisiana 227,647 218,330 210,547 145,499 -30.9 -36.1 Maine 18,279 10,732 21,482 54,562 154.0 198.5 Maryland 186,747 219,419 215,144 214,543 -.3 14.9 Massachusetts 316,244 304,732 354,314 361,023 1.9 14.2 Michigan 1,153,704 1,318,880 910,847 1,116,920 22.6 -3.2 Minnesota 352,030 275,827 404,691 325,080 -19.7 -7.7 Mississippi 21,092 16,982 16,458 14,045 -14.7 -33.4 Missouri 203,170 179,232 203,305 205,119 .9 1.0 Montana 1,907 1,777 871 2,533 190.9 32.8 Nebraska 18,085 15,392 51,168 50,300 -1.7 178.1 Nevada 7,797 18,198 18,764 50,156 167.3 543.3 New Hampshire 27,759 33,439 43,738 43,055 -1.6 55.1 New Jersey 1,299,414 1,485,392 1,455,902 1,269,311 -12.8 -2.3 New Mexico 6,207 7,100 33,598 53,244 58.5 757.8 New York 3,141,804 3,106,789 2,789,499 2,820,993 1.1 -10.2 North Carolina 224,355 213,130 209,312 178,565 -14.7 -20.4 North Dakota 987 5,177 3,085 3,116 1.0 215.8 Ohio 415,920 362,469 289,505 611,775 111.3 47.1 Oklahoma 90,657 99,494 63,676 93,909 47.5 3.6 Oregon 131,869 85,401 89,081 146,703 64.7 11.2 Pennsylvania 415,113 422,969 344,882 479,266 39.0 15.5 Rhode Island 8,972 9,739 8,867 10,220 15.3 13.9 South Carolina 71,592 75,965 69,758 84,196 20.7 17.6 South Dakota 2,944 4,177 1,752 3,494 99.5 18.7 Tennessee 185,680 166,493 119,014 123,280 3.6 -33.6 Texas 1,882,822 2,004,422 1,645,898 1,543,597 -6.2 -18.0 Utah 24,277 26,140 31,402 20,904 -33.4 -13.9 Vermont 8,829 7,198 13,322 17,712 33.0 100.6 Virginia 766,000 763,266 711,216 694,791 -2.3 -9.3 Washington 1,683,370 2,918,501 2,507,685 1,199,758 -52.2 -28.7 West Virginia 25,481 14,407 10,676 11,067 3.7 -56.6 Wisconsin 173,951 164,509 158,967 188,466 18.6 8.3 Wyoming 2,419 1,342 2,309 1,128 -51.2 -53.4 Puerto Rico 12,620 23,352 37,049 60,356 62.9 378.3 Virgin Islands 653 120 641 282 -56.0 -56.7 Unallocated 2,428,185 3,115,381 2,952,082 1,828,087 -38.1 -24.7 U.S. Total 20,922,852 23,619,840 20,928,485 19,022,787 -9.1 -9.1 Note: The Middle East consists of Bahrain, Gaza Strip, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and West Bank. Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau