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 ___________ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ VENEZUELA Alabama 12,980 22,162 9,671 16,065 66.12 23.77 Alaska 570 2,662 201 221 10.02 -61.24 Arizona 6,370 9,156 14,174 12,227 -13.74 91.93 Arkansas 5,143 4,948 1,920 5,073 164.21 -1.36 California 264,581 284,851 222,671 280,529 25.98 6.03 Colorado 34,718 51,317 39,132 39,848 1.83 14.78 Connecticut 84,559 86,911 59,582 91,269 53.18 7.94 Delaware 32,205 28,117 19,287 29,989 55.48 -6.88 Dist. of Col. 1,454 23,671 2,613 3,166 21.14 117.72 Florida 1,339,412 1,532,125 1,174,588 1,199,959 2.16 -10.41 Georgia 78,549 115,809 74,208 110,368 48.73 40.51 Hawaii 12 0 0 22 . 85.87 Idaho 1,758 1,675 1,327 1,426 7.44 -18.86 Illinois 335,504 310,144 251,654 229,779 -8.69 -31.51 Indiana 28,483 25,583 16,975 29,131 71.61 2.28 Iowa 11,323 13,637 14,537 54,528 275.09 381.55 Kansas 216,026 141,734 106,937 87,795 -17.90 -59.36 Kentucky 27,285 20,763 25,557 14,397 -43.67 -47.24 Louisiana 87,026 93,765 60,397 60,422 .04 -30.57 Maine 5,655 6,056 3,598 3,368 -6.39 -40.44 Maryland 9,927 14,097 13,239 10,781 -18.56 8.60 Massachusetts 46,047 57,743 35,637 33,155 -6.96 -28.00 Michigan 446,324 279,762 236,254 366,354 55.07 -17.92 Minnesota 98,421 72,092 70,977 85,889 21.01 -12.73 Mississippi 7,188 12,367 33,723 6,009 -82.18 -16.40 Missouri 66,983 98,935 78,583 42,413 -46.03 -36.68 Montana 207 130 16 410 2,516.68 98.27 Nebraska 110,828 68,929 38,025 32,282 -15.11 -70.87 Nevada 2,385 4,524 3,660 6,010 64.24 151.96 New Hampshire 7,069 3,139 5,054 3,195 -36.78 -54.80 New Jersey 167,408 155,580 153,366 229,550 49.68 37.12 New Mexico 379 639 5,272 7,677 45.64 1,924.50 New York 255,885 390,463 303,756 336,681 10.84 31.58 North Carolina 59,255 72,308 45,504 78,740 73.04 32.88 North Dakota 239 1,229 290 474 63.63 98.24 Ohio 159,730 173,154 114,759 112,201 -2.23 -29.76 Oklahoma 171,659 115,082 52,440 151,316 188.55 -11.85 Oregon 41,804 30,214 7,417 89,914 1,112.22 115.08 Pennsylvania 131,497 151,003 95,103 141,816 49.12 7.85 Rhode Island 4,089 3,732 3,070 3,211 4.59 -21.49 South Carolina 41,384 13,481 13,768 25,287 83.67 -38.90 South Dakota 1,688 5,084 857 871 1.63 -48.39 Tennessee 34,371 50,364 51,571 37,318 -27.64 8.57 Texas 1,375,516 1,290,769 1,279,558 982,248 -23.24 -28.59 Utah 9,302 6,874 9,655 7,821 -18.99 -15.92 Vermont 1,049 948 1,062 2,416 127.51 130.28 Virginia 48,098 51,817 41,933 39,620 -5.52 -17.63 Washington 44,071 43,624 125,233 26,270 -79.02 -40.39 West Virginia 1,230 1,646 948 3,104 227.50 152.45 Wisconsin 52,937 48,849 33,712 51,767 53.56 -2.21 Wyoming 2,175 1,182 1,387 157 -88.65 -92.76 Puerto Rico 37,270 25,869 28,994 30,197 4.15 -18.98 Virgin Islands 244 26 3,181 33,724 960.08 13,698.90 Unallocated 597,180 499,010 385,897 303,625 -21.32 -49.16 U.S. Total 6,607,456 6,519,753 5,372,931 5,552,087 3.33 -15.97 Prepared by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce Source: Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau