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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ NEW ZEALAND Alabama 7,562 7,806 8,276 11,170 34.97 47.71 Alaska 1,082 171 323 41 -87.35 -96.23 Arizona 15,617 18,451 22,754 30,738 35.09 96.82 Arkansas 3,176 1,917 3,236 4,770 47.41 50.20 California 367,590 333,891 353,671 337,825 -4.48 -8.10 Colorado 21,393 14,869 14,269 13,639 -4.41 -36.25 Connecticut 54,302 43,371 39,831 40,502 1.68 -25.41 Delaware 17,042 16,059 13,733 14,648 6.66 -14.05 Dist. of Col. 16,246 19,357 13,211 16,807 27.23 3.46 Florida 20,616 23,271 32,170 32,134 -.11 55.87 Georgia 36,906 25,445 21,618 17,235 -20.27 -53.30 Hawaii 21,459 8,814 12,748 20,779 63.00 -3.17 Idaho 2,033 1,623 2,057 2,589 25.86 27.30 Illinois 132,867 129,666 102,388 100,278 -2.06 -24.53 Indiana 42,207 52,822 45,426 48,026 5.72 13.78 Iowa 13,822 11,164 14,193 11,649 -17.92 -15.72 Kansas 7,860 10,366 6,329 6,854 8.29 -12.80 Kentucky 29,061 35,172 41,483 40,073 -3.40 37.89 Louisiana 9,739 7,042 8,541 3,433 -59.81 -64.75 Maine 3,311 6,769 3,619 1,938 -46.44 -41.47 Maryland 6,469 6,968 7,386 9,634 30.44 48.91 Massachusetts 36,587 30,358 26,557 26,917 1.36 -26.43 Michigan 38,569 27,517 27,541 33,996 23.44 -11.86 Minnesota 25,256 19,206 17,854 33,933 90.06 34.36 Mississippi 2,573 2,656 1,767 6,078 243.99 136.21 Missouri 17,443 14,979 17,320 16,331 -5.71 -6.38 Montana 134 246 95 386 304.27 188.31 Nebraska 17,728 18,408 14,218 11,998 -15.62 -32.32 Nevada 5,203 3,180 12,888 20,158 56.41 287.45 New Hampshire 2,502 4,031 3,105 2,954 -4.86 18.08 New Jersey 45,172 28,293 33,800 155,930 361.33 245.19 New Mexico 445 555 780 3,950 406.23 787.38 New York 49,047 43,020 44,580 66,785 49.81 36.17 North Carolina 16,974 20,692 22,220 23,092 3.93 36.05 North Dakota 1,610 899 1,183 1,169 -1.23 -27.39 Ohio 85,609 95,274 71,259 47,586 -33.22 -44.42 Oklahoma 6,567 7,606 4,706 20,207 329.37 207.68 Oregon 16,452 12,914 22,411 21,160 -5.58 28.61 Pennsylvania 49,815 37,507 35,350 43,806 23.92 -12.06 Rhode Island 8,384 2,352 2,585 1,076 -58.36 -87.16 South Carolina 15,612 15,985 14,312 14,614 2.11 -6.40 South Dakota 400 611 1,063 411 -61.36 2.74 Tennessee 42,988 39,509 34,831 30,282 -13.06 -29.56 Texas 91,330 80,355 91,175 81,250 -10.89 -11.04 Utah 12,009 9,945 10,377 6,799 -34.48 -43.38 Vermont 2,194 2,433 2,059 2,260 9.80 3.00 Virginia 14,203 18,480 19,929 17,106 -14.17 20.44 Washington 237,367 312,061 356,658 267,084 -25.11 12.52 West Virginia 2,593 2,595 2,397 2,567 7.10 -.99 Wisconsin 50,987 41,022 46,101 32,848 -28.75 -35.58 Wyoming 403 441 257 159 -38.25 -60.61 Puerto Rico 11,531 24,031 21,454 24,950 16.29 116.37 Virgin Islands 284 36 20 21 7.78 -92.58 Unallocated 218,394 192,405 205,817 191,326 -7.04 -12.39 U.S. Total 1,956,724 1,884,616 1,933,927 1,973,951 2.07 .88 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau