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
      ___________    _______________    ___________    ___________    ___________    ___________    ___________    ___________


      WORLD          Alabama              4,537,234      4,560,189      4,898,862      5,624,496           14.8           24.0
                     Alaska                 969,016        759,616        949,966        985,198            3.7            1.7
                     Arizona             13,556,747     10,752,998     10,123,011      9,996,673           -1.2          -26.3
                     Arkansas             2,211,589      1,934,109      1,828,873      2,067,816           13.1           -6.5
                     California         103,802,450     98,809,033    102,863,848    129,938,514           26.3           25.2
                     Colorado            11,329,185     10,733,342     11,171,162     12,265,236            9.8            8.3
                     Connecticut         12,897,120     12,139,749     11,335,139     13,179,936           16.3            2.2
                     Delaware             5,103,884      4,968,559      4,856,835      5,887,782           21.2           15.4
                     Dist. of Col.        4,880,984      4,392,398      4,344,494      4,728,162            8.8           -3.1
                     Florida             22,888,599     23,172,624     22,544,211     24,212,982            7.4            5.8
                     Georgia              9,810,037     11,212,056     11,060,577     11,772,441            6.4           20.0
                     Hawaii                 303,166        211,372        243,506        368,837           51.5           21.7
                     Idaho                1,716,069      1,459,982      2,116,580      2,797,216           32.2           63.0
                     Illinois            34,225,044     33,838,066     30,856,534     32,249,262            4.5           -5.8
                     Indiana             13,097,315     13,949,086     14,583,916     14,812,562            1.6           13.1
                     Iowa                 3,116,724      3,411,725      2,985,168      3,262,253            9.3            4.7
                     Kansas               5,133,178      4,402,843      4,856,336      5,050,263            4.0           -1.6
                     Kentucky             6,904,058      7,439,971      8,016,157      8,758,423            9.3           26.9
                     Louisiana            4,373,491      4,391,867      3,947,304      3,859,661           -2.2          -11.7
                     Maine                1,590,154      1,664,342      1,785,203      1,664,840           -6.7            4.7
                     Maryland             3,860,975      4,013,739      4,068,263      4,996,963           22.8           29.4
                     Massachusetts       17,368,057     16,467,254     17,105,841     19,747,184           15.4           13.7
                     Michigan            37,920,065     39,268,759     41,489,947     51,615,273           24.4           36.1
                     Minnesota           13,793,273     13,499,436     14,400,804     17,538,500           21.8           27.2
                     Mississippi          1,421,336      1,414,043      1,454,289      1,775,739           22.1           24.9
                     Missouri             7,043,043      6,832,445      7,431,059      7,930,633            6.7           12.6
                     Montana                429,822        390,025        403,999        550,763           36.3           28.1
                     Nebraska             2,493,682      2,471,576      1,991,417      3,140,640           57.7           25.9
                     Nevada                 807,116        764,851      1,083,386      1,754,258           61.9          117.3
                     New Hampshire        1,930,984      1,986,545      2,159,090      2,475,184           14.6           28.2
                     New Jersey          20,815,367     20,032,935     21,007,591     28,778,302           37.0           38.3
                     New Mexico           1,779,860      1,896,156      2,964,882        645,356          -78.2          -63.7
                     New York            48,885,277     45,564,469     43,296,774     53,007,238           22.4            8.4
                     North Carolina      13,102,101     12,919,909     13,571,377     14,974,793           10.3           14.3
                     North Dakota           623,085        657,417        634,608        711,496           12.1           14.2
                     Ohio                25,106,457     24,814,804     26,561,694     29,124,848            9.6           16.0
                     Oklahoma             2,721,629      2,623,241      2,405,277      3,256,614           35.4           19.7
                     Oregon               8,358,568      8,143,544     11,164,311      9,434,154          -15.5           12.9
                     Pennsylvania        19,298,414     19,138,811     19,527,654     23,967,690           22.7           24.2
                     Rhode Island         1,126,500      1,113,086      1,104,714      1,169,054            5.8            3.8
                     South Carolina       5,673,836      5,856,943      6,476,471      7,817,552           20.7           37.8
                     South Dakota           435,264        373,541      1,143,374        497,493          -56.5           14.3
                     Tennessee            9,916,912      9,872,507      9,342,655     11,413,722           22.2           15.1
                     Texas               56,292,938     59,029,288     61,705,632     68,746,338           11.4           22.1
                     Utah                 3,293,330      3,099,397      2,789,300      2,713,280           -2.7          -17.6
                     Vermont              2,592,089      2,757,708      2,826,650      2,660,099           -5.9            2.6
                     Virginia            11,512,427     11,459,928     10,722,377     10,547,132           -1.6           -8.4
                     Washington          31,745,600     37,960,354     36,825,865     33,355,218           -9.4            5.1
                     West Virginia        1,298,817      1,178,228        897,100      1,471,667           64.0           13.3
                     Wisconsin            9,791,517      9,221,445      9,546,275     10,858,186           13.7           10.9
                     Wyoming                175,916        158,404        155,760        141,848           -8.9          -19.4
                     Puerto Rico          5,528,117      6,126,535      7,893,586      7,723,564           -2.2           39.7
                     Virgin Islands         242,722        114,478        180,857        212,290           17.4          -12.5
                     Unallocated         57,766,857     55,048,520     53,120,060     52,183,005           -1.8           -9.7
                     U.S. Total         687,597,999    680,474,248    692,820,620    780,418,628           12.6           13.5







      Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce
      Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau