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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ NETHERLANDS Alabama 151,118 178,198 165,840 180,578 8.89 19.49 Alaska 44,932 19,670 2,385 346 -85.49 -99.23 Arizona 1,454,623 408,079 100,228 85,174 -15.02 -94.14 Arkansas 31,805 30,100 40,694 26,485 -34.92 -16.73 California 3,096,047 3,569,470 4,165,084 5,557,306 33.43 79.50 Colorado 500,208 613,193 619,134 360,545 -41.77 -27.92 Connecticut 466,922 345,975 388,860 279,405 -28.15 -40.16 Delaware 269,939 270,923 253,729 344,529 35.79 27.63 Dist. of Col. 11,303 19,709 20,237 32,967 62.90 191.65 Florida 399,642 416,173 409,205 402,598 -1.61 .74 Georgia 380,201 367,341 422,766 361,304 -14.54 -4.97 Hawaii 405 926 1,041 1,668 60.23 311.79 Idaho 73,076 42,445 17,336 31,015 78.91 -57.56 Illinois 1,369,338 1,030,195 980,552 1,128,198 15.06 -17.61 Indiana 364,824 279,144 208,823 219,347 5.04 -39.88 Iowa 84,525 116,832 70,976 84,595 19.19 .08 Kansas 102,015 52,669 83,799 89,817 7.18 -11.96 Kentucky 132,645 121,211 117,155 120,825 3.13 -8.91 Louisiana 180,020 141,754 102,276 95,263 -6.86 -47.08 Maine 11,169 18,873 28,539 33,368 16.92 198.75 Maryland 128,303 174,379 196,598 200,041 1.75 55.91 Massachusetts 928,917 903,895 1,013,325 1,060,864 4.69 14.20 Michigan 238,701 216,963 233,895 479,529 105.02 100.89 Minnesota 846,163 758,480 641,174 910,327 41.98 7.58 Mississippi 26,066 22,182 27,834 25,397 -8.76 -2.57 Missouri 129,674 78,600 108,114 87,337 -19.22 -32.65 Montana 2,371 4,690 4,089 14,374 251.53 506.32 Nebraska 60,351 73,872 52,269 85,264 63.13 41.28 Nevada 17,166 17,389 17,813 28,721 61.24 67.31 New Hampshire 62,548 65,794 85,360 83,333 -2.37 33.23 New Jersey 1,016,073 1,057,033 1,051,262 1,405,991 33.74 38.38 New Mexico 21,264 6,329 24,384 7,159 -70.64 -66.33 New York 874,897 1,019,140 1,054,775 1,086,529 3.01 24.19 North Carolina 291,523 281,958 289,547 252,313 -12.86 -13.45 North Dakota 4,188 9,012 3,867 4,613 19.30 10.15 Ohio 330,593 331,146 369,181 416,159 12.72 25.88 Oklahoma 151,556 87,308 56,937 150,699 164.68 -.57 Oregon 198,284 200,666 535,647 257,274 -51.97 29.75 Pennsylvania 664,687 767,277 667,456 839,334 25.75 26.28 Rhode Island 20,785 16,879 22,694 20,865 -8.06 .38 South Carolina 96,680 88,103 119,704 93,053 -22.26 -3.75 South Dakota 29,590 6,391 14,762 920 -93.76 -96.89 Tennessee 385,689 417,039 430,226 421,172 -2.10 9.20 Texas 1,161,044 1,364,169 1,099,817 1,298,689 18.08 11.86 Utah 118,088 106,896 120,253 142,622 18.60 20.78 Vermont 6,030 9,187 11,131 12,687 13.98 110.41 Virginia 210,974 331,397 285,656 195,750 -31.47 -7.22 Washington 877,053 479,329 961,278 1,309,074 36.18 49.26 West Virginia 64,382 26,927 32,550 21,995 -32.43 -65.84 Wisconsin 238,912 261,150 268,281 324,074 20.80 35.65 Wyoming 15,049 18,213 3,645 1,684 -53.80 -88.81 Puerto Rico 415,578 686,075 629,864 514,512 -18.31 23.81 Virgin Islands 57,480 664 10,879 14,325 31.67 -75.08 Unallocated 1,006,163 1,072,386 769,202 771,661 .32 -23.31 U.S. Total 19,821,580 19,003,800 19,412,130 21,973,675 13.20 10.86 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau