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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ THAILAND Alabama 19,857 20,789 20,901 18,205 -12.90 -8.32 Alaska 1,981 685 478 1,090 127.95 -44.97 Arizona 111,307 96,013 149,259 343,260 129.98 208.39 Arkansas 6,887 2,990 3,430 4,000 16.62 -41.91 California 2,074,008 1,203,860 1,159,875 1,384,841 19.40 -33.23 Colorado 211,799 176,616 235,804 306,900 30.15 44.90 Connecticut 144,223 139,745 124,779 140,724 12.78 -2.43 Delaware 73,446 39,623 41,846 95,068 127.18 29.44 Dist. of Col. 263,703 67,762 19,631 59,773 204.48 -77.33 Florida 52,369 44,179 89,512 33,742 -62.31 -35.57 Georgia 76,413 59,922 49,507 44,396 -10.32 -41.90 Hawaii 626 554 783 1,010 29.03 61.44 Idaho 3,130 4,306 8,904 25,316 184.31 708.82 Illinois 272,769 212,594 117,236 216,977 85.08 -20.45 Indiana 85,209 50,706 25,161 30,435 20.96 -64.28 Iowa 21,666 10,323 14,226 11,363 -20.13 -47.56 Kansas 38,109 34,776 10,442 19,334 85.15 -49.27 Kentucky 24,072 22,616 20,704 18,292 -11.65 -24.01 Louisiana 21,929 21,856 44,020 9,476 -78.47 -56.79 Maine 13,714 13,848 16,216 8,478 -47.72 -38.18 Maryland 92,801 46,286 31,227 30,264 -3.08 -67.39 Massachusetts 85,391 74,895 101,087 107,515 6.36 25.91 Michigan 204,157 139,643 146,680 193,327 31.80 -5.30 Minnesota 226,796 114,001 261,841 363,030 38.65 60.07 Mississippi 3,649 2,124 3,960 5,595 41.29 53.33 Missouri 27,939 21,259 57,864 55,016 -4.92 96.92 Montana 430 32 167 306 82.69 -28.85 Nebraska 13,982 23,276 25,882 14,444 -44.19 3.30 Nevada 2,479 2,106 2,215 6,141 177.28 147.69 New Hampshire 18,164 12,298 17,416 14,084 -19.13 -22.46 New Jersey 144,702 76,286 143,585 467,007 225.25 222.74 New Mexico 40,805 37,604 45,466 7,985 -82.44 -80.43 New York 342,498 348,363 238,866 308,425 29.12 -9.95 North Carolina 124,082 82,088 78,561 48,068 -38.81 -61.26 North Dakota 1,033 7,936 619 548 -11.41 -46.94 Ohio 145,184 107,918 93,376 132,661 42.07 -8.63 Oklahoma 18,615 12,432 11,639 12,006 3.15 -35.50 Oregon 133,465 67,243 79,917 92,314 15.51 -30.83 Pennsylvania 373,371 346,592 305,378 164,671 -46.08 -55.90 Rhode Island 5,492 4,789 10,469 7,898 -24.56 43.81 South Carolina 17,312 19,813 17,235 62,466 262.44 260.82 South Dakota 3,299 12,020 5,352 566 -89.42 -82.84 Tennessee 64,498 36,613 35,092 59,365 69.17 -7.96 Texas 245,552 226,830 208,484 884,875 324.43 260.36 Utah 75,431 50,117 23,908 17,971 -24.84 -76.18 Vermont 1,375 708 431 1,321 206.36 -3.95 Virginia 62,897 69,304 40,785 50,781 24.51 -19.26 Washington 904,008 742,905 570,323 480,084 -15.82 -46.89 West Virginia 15,214 4,107 2,604 8,346 220.45 -45.14 Wisconsin 72,752 31,842 38,314 46,976 22.61 -35.43 Wyoming 180 137 106 121 13.90 -32.48 Puerto Rico 2,985 3,581 5,121 7,067 38.01 136.78 Virgin Islands 0 0 0 14 . . Unallocated 369,438 284,450 226,839 218,572 -3.64 -40.84 U.S. Total 7,357,192 5,233,361 4,983,526 6,642,509 33.29 -9.71 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau