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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ RUSSIA Alabama 8,581 10,415 2,804 8,304 196.14 -3.23 Alaska 7,849 11,207 5,065 13,208 160.76 68.28 Arizona 27,135 82,691 3,957 3,412 -13.75 -87.42 Arkansas 285,822 160,186 17,440 7,964 -54.33 -97.21 California 332,191 391,040 324,370 156,378 -51.79 -52.93 Colorado 144,532 61,230 10,203 3,980 -60.99 -97.25 Connecticut 11,576 17,324 7,633 8,693 13.89 -24.91 Delaware 14,698 5,250 4,914 2,933 -40.32 -80.05 Dist. of Col. 16,580 13,604 33,337 27,447 -17.67 65.55 Florida 40,776 19,230 12,120 50,335 315.31 23.44 Georgia 146,681 91,262 32,551 67,558 107.55 -53.94 Hawaii 57 15 948 4,268 350.08 7,390.38 Idaho 15,458 4,077 11,667 2,817 -75.86 -81.78 Illinois 97,748 120,964 169,862 103,432 -39.11 5.82 Indiana 7,128 12,236 3,998 4,131 3.31 -42.05 Iowa 6,464 25,996 5,762 7,582 31.58 17.29 Kansas 10,588 14,668 4,827 4,969 2.93 -53.07 Kentucky 16,036 12,135 3,541 145,725 4,015.11 808.76 Louisiana 20,490 20,803 11,083 26,102 135.52 27.39 Maine 535 544 100 206 105.82 -61.46 Maryland 55,141 14,858 9,988 33,859 239.00 -38.60 Massachusetts 48,237 29,384 14,088 44,058 212.73 -8.66 Michigan 77,358 50,629 3,491 9,039 158.95 -88.31 Minnesota 24,095 13,331 21,813 17,720 -18.76 -26.46 Mississippi 147,779 41,644 15,384 11,777 -23.45 -92.03 Missouri 47,324 25,966 25,489 8,509 -66.62 -82.02 Montana 40 68 0 29 . -27.83 Nebraska 1,597 1,923 437 4,471 922.81 180.00 Nevada 1,700 3,914 1,221 5,113 318.82 200.70 New Hampshire 10,424 2,950 3,206 3,772 17.67 -63.82 New Jersey 133,781 104,516 77,025 100,051 29.89 -25.21 New Mexico 2,562 4,941 1,092 2,361 116.26 -7.87 New York 240,041 279,997 239,090 123,664 -48.28 -48.48 North Carolina 29,655 26,340 41,720 48,587 16.46 63.84 North Dakota 1,349 974 74 230 211.92 -82.95 Ohio 25,621 22,195 12,052 16,250 34.83 -36.58 Oklahoma 16,274 38,208 35,165 47,078 33.88 189.28 Oregon 22,803 23,847 13,016 17,435 33.95 -23.54 Pennsylvania 72,064 59,682 19,373 35,193 81.66 -51.16 Rhode Island 3,944 994 295 346 17.22 -91.22 South Carolina 3,867 1,457 683 1,982 190.12 -48.74 South Dakota 177 25 398 0 -100.00 -100.00 Tennessee 20,052 36,819 2,597 4,016 54.63 -79.97 Texas 227,867 181,100 183,919 238,036 29.42 4.46 Utah 3,889 6,540 3,747 2,858 -23.73 -26.52 Vermont 196 157 119 22,374 18,703.03 11,292.17 Virginia 370,105 234,351 34,163 63,608 86.19 -82.81 Washington 165,879 983,678 299,905 265,827 -11.36 60.25 West Virginia 58 448 87 265 205.25 353.50 Wisconsin 12,411 19,220 6,557 23,976 265.68 93.18 Wyoming 31 16 22 186 745.27 495.56 Puerto Rico 10,084 2,201 2,589 9,624 271.67 -4.57 Virgin Islands 10 0 0 0 . -100.00 Unallocated 301,407 297,417 109,692 506,557 361.80 68.06 U.S. Total 3,288,748 3,584,669 1,844,679 2,318,294 25.67 -29.51 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau