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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ NORWAY Alabama 2,954 8,119 6,083 6,661 9.50 125.51 Alaska 1,467 436 932 1,698 82.22 15.77 Arizona 12,578 11,567 11,436 7,315 -36.03 -41.84 Arkansas 1,526 1,321 743 2,345 215.71 53.68 California 363,008 210,772 183,284 171,336 -6.52 -52.80 Colorado 19,976 22,852 23,687 21,139 -10.76 5.82 Connecticut 21,687 20,543 16,118 18,559 15.14 -14.42 Delaware 2,014 2,563 1,688 1,106 -34.48 -45.10 Dist. of Col. 39,725 26,313 64,164 16,985 -73.53 -57.24 Florida 73,544 94,356 49,213 37,455 -23.89 -49.07 Georgia 20,265 22,168 23,939 18,961 -20.80 -6.44 Hawaii 28 28 45 121 168.85 332.79 Idaho 998 1,966 3,872 1,492 -61.46 49.49 Illinois 53,841 49,682 38,688 37,146 -3.99 -31.01 Indiana 17,371 25,428 20,735 9,755 -52.95 -43.84 Iowa 4,452 7,288 5,483 13,413 144.60 201.25 Kansas 2,964 8,062 4,465 3,851 -13.75 29.94 Kentucky 21,156 12,566 9,906 6,791 -31.45 -67.90 Louisiana 32,216 28,138 50,659 42,211 -16.68 31.03 Maine 4,795 2,655 2,631 1,284 -51.19 -73.22 Maryland 6,634 7,360 14,790 5,354 -63.80 -19.30 Massachusetts 46,368 54,476 55,364 37,172 -32.86 -19.83 Michigan 40,007 23,044 13,324 35,138 163.72 -12.17 Minnesota 41,073 39,637 36,513 42,327 15.92 3.05 Mississippi 2,846 1,747 1,331 2,354 76.84 -17.28 Missouri 7,017 12,661 5,648 4,224 -25.22 -39.81 Montana 584 426 919 430 -53.28 -26.47 Nebraska 1,298 3,256 3,257 823 -74.73 -36.60 Nevada 1,123 1,880 2,562 2,161 -15.67 92.47 New Hampshire 4,460 2,455 2,801 5,436 94.09 21.87 New Jersey 61,429 71,017 52,122 44,006 -15.57 -28.36 New Mexico 228 2,626 120 65 -46.05 -71.56 New York 84,813 95,298 66,821 90,688 35.72 6.93 North Carolina 19,108 23,902 20,391 18,490 -9.32 -3.24 North Dakota 244 473 1,278 302 -76.40 23.60 Ohio 39,744 37,004 51,139 44,576 -12.83 12.16 Oklahoma 11,202 11,143 5,224 12,958 148.07 15.68 Oregon 8,725 7,171 11,251 13,683 21.61 56.82 Pennsylvania 36,713 33,082 32,626 31,517 -3.40 -14.15 Rhode Island 1,967 2,699 736 478 -35.11 -75.72 South Carolina 1,690 7,100 5,152 3,950 -23.33 133.72 South Dakota 470 229 192 216 12.93 -53.97 Tennessee 12,168 11,246 12,007 11,064 -7.85 -9.07 Texas 277,793 296,837 213,233 265,542 24.53 -4.41 Utah 3,456 5,568 4,620 6,352 37.50 83.79 Vermont 1,011 1,462 754 584 -22.48 -42.20 Virginia 14,503 11,849 9,164 11,109 21.23 -23.40 Washington 108,138 199,713 152,470 264,676 73.59 144.76 West Virginia 2,085 475 358 1,967 449.56 -5.63 Wisconsin 22,949 23,121 18,500 21,494 16.19 -6.34 Wyoming 200 77 201 16 -92.16 -92.10 Puerto Rico 551 1,223 5,009 46,403 826.49 8,325.69 Virgin Islands 29 0 0 0 . -100.00 Unallocated 162,828 162,062 122,047 98,608 -19.20 -39.44 U.S. Total 1,720,021 1,709,146 1,439,697 1,543,789 7.23 -10.25 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau