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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ SOUTH AFRICA Alabama 15,894 18,978 25,850 17,243 -33.30 8.49 Alaska 1,137 461 273 610 123.64 -46.35 Arizona 25,802 25,353 23,345 40,118 71.85 55.48 Arkansas 4,934 3,337 1,730 3,975 129.73 -19.44 California 257,982 318,573 251,685 266,022 5.70 3.12 Colorado 21,250 30,396 20,090 17,554 -12.62 -17.39 Connecticut 132,325 118,736 51,705 35,898 -30.57 -72.87 Delaware 25,076 25,368 18,165 33,784 85.98 34.73 Dist. of Col. 14,349 20,816 8,250 3,604 -56.32 -74.88 Florida 79,564 83,251 60,240 59,393 -1.41 -25.35 Georgia 84,546 71,305 44,427 45,580 2.60 -46.09 Hawaii 0 388 85 526 519.53 . Idaho 3,059 4,222 6,201 7,017 13.17 129.40 Illinois 386,911 413,223 238,150 211,391 -11.24 -45.36 Indiana 35,018 33,565 29,535 42,328 43.32 20.88 Iowa 16,635 11,645 9,771 16,596 69.86 -.24 Kansas 59,695 39,430 78,753 27,860 -64.62 -53.33 Kentucky 13,243 17,447 15,537 13,176 -15.20 -.51 Louisiana 21,713 17,116 31,118 26,410 -15.13 21.64 Maine 5,035 2,498 1,637 1,655 1.06 -67.14 Maryland 67,128 83,569 43,338 47,214 8.94 -29.66 Massachusetts 78,850 74,190 84,025 81,744 -2.71 3.67 Michigan 42,252 50,610 37,026 73,354 98.11 73.61 Minnesota 70,097 55,267 75,605 63,962 -15.40 -8.75 Mississippi 3,829 2,611 2,363 3,730 57.87 -2.57 Missouri 22,264 35,573 34,028 39,644 16.50 78.06 Montana 189 2,469 14,680 366 -97.51 93.62 Nebraska 8,295 5,259 8,960 7,726 -13.77 -6.86 Nevada 6,362 19,286 12,311 21,494 74.59 237.83 New Hampshire 5,525 6,236 9,411 5,104 -45.77 -7.63 New Jersey 105,990 131,760 150,229 237,769 58.27 124.33 New Mexico 949 3,687 792 1,427 80.25 50.41 New York 211,976 214,576 178,290 180,324 1.14 -14.93 North Carolina 65,976 86,171 59,725 64,733 8.39 -1.88 North Dakota 109 577 454 309 -31.96 183.49 Ohio 131,839 127,034 96,676 108,250 11.97 -17.89 Oklahoma 10,866 7,504 6,741 13,572 101.33 24.90 Oregon 35,900 26,408 38,012 49,142 29.28 36.88 Pennsylvania 112,023 134,223 103,543 118,395 14.34 5.69 Rhode Island 2,153 1,739 28,044 13,790 -50.83 540.38 South Carolina 15,193 20,243 11,905 12,765 7.22 -15.98 South Dakota 388 776 368 554 50.83 42.73 Tennessee 55,342 56,237 42,907 38,904 -9.33 -29.70 Texas 226,984 201,127 205,938 178,392 -13.38 -21.41 Utah 6,653 5,837 4,299 4,475 4.09 -32.74 Vermont 1,555 1,071 2,252 9,361 315.74 502.15 Virginia 24,148 28,301 29,753 42,417 42.56 75.65 Washington 56,671 573,303 35,891 505,665 1,308.90 792.28 West Virginia 15,422 4,858 2,216 7,970 259.61 -48.32 Wisconsin 86,381 55,540 40,818 59,466 45.68 -31.16 Wyoming 451 352 301 165 -45.33 -63.45 Puerto Rico 12,490 17,051 20,176 24,426 21.06 95.56 Virgin Islands 84 115 442 1,253 183.24 1,399.12 Unallocated 311,355 336,443 284,264 196,111 -31.01 -37.01 U.S. Total 2,999,856 3,626,112 2,582,328 3,084,711 19.45 2.83 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau