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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Alabama 13,514 12,773 6,600 6,723 1.86 -50.26 Alaska 1,617 745 851 377 -55.74 -76.71 Arizona 11,378 13,577 8,466 9,735 14.99 -14.44 Arkansas 2,629 2,156 2,618 4,297 64.10 63.42 California 222,090 226,564 222,169 256,836 15.60 15.65 Colorado 5,250 7,481 7,209 13,627 89.03 159.57 Connecticut 52,850 43,860 48,957 41,717 -14.79 -21.06 Delaware 2,768 2,399 9,379 3,394 -63.81 22.61 Dist. of Col. 6,750 4,977 6,477 9,032 39.44 33.81 Florida 41,959 43,203 47,023 87,386 85.84 108.27 Georgia 38,841 46,049 30,142 33,411 10.85 -13.98 Hawaii 20 72 34 72 108.65 265.77 Idaho 2,994 2,986 16,749 51,907 209.91 1,633.92 Illinois 94,639 122,528 117,656 81,654 -30.60 -13.72 Indiana 9,147 12,249 23,765 16,870 -29.01 84.44 Iowa 3,905 4,801 5,590 12,081 116.11 209.38 Kansas 16,065 7,811 20,543 6,468 -68.51 -59.74 Kentucky 15,558 16,959 14,357 11,315 -21.19 -27.27 Louisiana 41,860 32,183 37,924 26,929 -28.99 -35.67 Maine 2,262 1,226 1,596 1,477 -7.50 -34.72 Maryland 11,755 19,356 56,112 32,982 -41.22 180.57 Massachusetts 39,221 28,138 31,838 31,814 -.07 -18.89 Michigan 110,195 101,672 58,734 78,389 33.46 -28.86 Minnesota 18,815 29,727 30,813 28,468 -7.61 51.31 Mississippi 3,961 3,353 2,276 2,693 18.30 -32.02 Missouri 12,848 16,753 9,605 9,555 -.52 -25.63 Montana 178 357 34 5 -85.40 -97.19 Nebraska 2,977 2,075 5,574 1,943 -65.13 -34.72 Nevada 2,393 3,112 2,050 2,939 43.33 22.78 New Hampshire 1,769 1,030 1,181 2,804 137.46 58.48 New Jersey 77,149 71,756 85,943 69,048 -19.66 -10.50 New Mexico 216 428 312 601 92.97 178.00 New York 227,945 237,973 266,140 276,200 3.78 21.17 North Carolina 31,428 27,423 23,827 19,534 -18.02 -37.84 North Dakota 32 371 667 873 30.84 2,618.60 Ohio 61,009 60,628 47,226 50,215 6.33 -17.69 Oklahoma 19,718 23,585 14,280 21,614 51.36 9.62 Oregon 7,831 10,145 14,223 16,893 18.77 115.71 Pennsylvania 66,015 71,246 57,465 77,958 35.66 18.09 Rhode Island 1,338 930 853 951 11.44 -28.96 South Carolina 8,723 14,586 12,657 28,264 123.30 224.00 South Dakota 253 455 903 1,009 11.79 298.67 Tennessee 22,270 17,619 13,288 21,203 59.57 -4.79 Texas 426,732 369,957 324,667 265,721 -18.16 -37.73 Utah 1,653 5,929 6,936 2,360 -65.98 42.74 Vermont 2,646 1,594 898 1,438 60.16 -45.65 Virginia 64,124 73,579 69,781 49,303 -29.35 -23.11 Washington 600,725 360,594 707,362 249,826 -64.68 -58.41 West Virginia 4,504 4,963 2,614 2,958 13.15 -34.32 Wisconsin 30,198 31,245 29,400 38,112 29.64 26.21 Wyoming 275 258 593 157 -73.53 -42.88 Puerto Rico 474 2,165 15,395 12,890 -16.27 2,617.79 Virgin Islands 443 0 141 216 53.15 -51.33 Unallocated 159,673 172,010 191,083 217,192 13.66 36.02 U.S. Total 2,605,580 2,369,611 2,712,977 2,291,434 -15.54 -12.06 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau