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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ PANAMA Alabama 2,878 2,428 3,143 3,374 7.36 17.23 Alaska 29 14 852 1,241 45.74 4,187.20 Arizona 1,903 4,905 2,209 3,110 40.76 63.45 Arkansas 2,223 3,225 885 1,385 56.47 -37.72 California 198,032 205,545 151,605 111,790 -26.26 -43.55 Colorado 3,920 5,696 6,368 2,120 -66.71 -45.92 Connecticut 55,278 36,261 36,611 47,161 28.81 -14.68 Delaware 2,058 4,457 1,536 2,585 68.31 25.58 Dist. of Col. 664 1,225 1,382 1,696 22.75 155.52 Florida 355,425 437,812 390,851 355,206 -9.12 -.06 Georgia 30,765 34,694 73,122 22,346 -69.44 -27.37 Hawaii 13 11 0 20 . 57.68 Idaho 663 983 989 791 -19.94 19.34 Illinois 47,112 66,466 57,015 56,224 -1.39 19.34 Indiana 9,622 15,695 7,185 6,928 -3.58 -28.00 Iowa 3,207 3,616 2,289 2,566 12.11 -20.01 Kansas 9,203 24,695 17,241 1,825 -89.42 -80.17 Kentucky 8,051 8,855 9,831 5,767 -41.34 -28.37 Louisiana 14,133 15,230 14,048 9,635 -31.41 -31.83 Maine 449 537 345 178 -48.33 -60.31 Maryland 3,104 4,475 5,321 3,604 -32.28 16.08 Massachusetts 20,610 13,924 9,474 9,480 .07 -54.00 Michigan 23,572 19,230 14,206 15,549 9.45 -34.03 Minnesota 28,460 37,259 36,850 31,032 -15.79 9.04 Mississippi 7,972 7,102 7,680 3,225 -58.00 -59.54 Missouri 10,769 20,398 12,450 13,291 6.75 23.42 Montana 19 157 98 3 -96.60 -81.93 Nebraska 669 1,121 5,816 12,870 121.27 1,823.80 Nevada 606 2,430 1,080 1,082 .13 78.51 New Hampshire 887 1,511 1,074 1,129 5.13 27.39 New Jersey 72,649 103,613 82,023 70,846 -13.63 -2.48 New Mexico 608 195 211 230 9.03 -62.22 New York 132,334 136,396 95,818 66,555 -30.54 -49.71 North Carolina 23,829 36,637 23,312 35,378 51.76 48.47 North Dakota 319 84 46 314 583.77 -1.52 Ohio 28,306 25,380 23,987 34,457 43.65 21.73 Oklahoma 1,848 16,632 6,930 20,327 193.33 1,000.00 Oregon 2,015 2,849 4,482 2,478 -44.71 22.97 Pennsylvania 24,649 28,141 32,876 32,338 -1.63 31.19 Rhode Island 1,450 967 1,634 4,145 153.64 185.80 South Carolina 10,318 6,227 6,408 6,434 .41 -37.64 South Dakota 330 1,199 511 520 1.89 57.94 Tennessee 9,324 13,652 13,130 7,953 -39.43 -14.71 Texas 114,578 145,442 171,801 206,046 19.93 79.83 Utah 1,016 947 2,777 1,327 -52.21 30.67 Vermont 44 95 36 423 1,064.49 868.29 Virginia 43,652 15,440 14,946 12,257 -18.00 -71.92 Washington 5,644 6,171 167,449 176,839 5.61 3,033.21 West Virginia 432 616 276 296 7.12 -31.57 Wisconsin 14,122 18,918 12,229 14,787 20.92 4.71 Wyoming 321 420 283 319 12.81 -.53 Puerto Rico 63,948 59,767 72,811 53,433 -26.61 -16.44 Virgin Islands 22,035 0 112 8,368 7,388.36 -62.03 Unallocated 121,693 153,088 135,689 125,475 -7.53 3.11 U.S. Total 1,537,759 1,752,834 1,741,333 1,608,757 -7.61 4.62 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau