METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Atlanta, GA

                             Manufactured Products                     3,605,372    4,406,737    5,475,215    5,561,043    6,238,995    7,537,745    7,182,951        99.2
                               Food Products                             236,667      417,981      616,363      767,255      556,794      502,857      444,153        87.7
                               Tobacco Products                            2,479        2,682        3,858        3,471        5,352       10,878        7,746       212.4
                               Textile Mill Products                     164,039      144,409      106,175      133,975      111,643      102,007      114,436       -30.2
                               Apparel                                   141,480      138,763      172,968      227,499      295,790      344,046      206,990        46.3
                               Lumber & Wood Products                    195,452      210,385      197,819      157,831      202,092      122,786       97,126       -50.3
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       25,780       28,362       26,852       33,483       46,732       40,553       28,774        11.6
                               Paper Products                            259,049      444,814      687,601      673,153      641,529      533,814      473,381        82.7
                               Printing & Publishing                      25,148       39,807       50,024       45,473       42,188       48,191       37,421        48.8
                               Chemical Products                         275,559      344,776      407,429      455,765      722,572    1,241,155      638,259       131.6
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 50,455       59,007       77,083       76,878       80,912       52,491       44,545       -11.7
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 139,880      170,934      166,860      151,362      162,411      175,302      144,459         3.3
                               Leather Products                            4,369        3,413        3,921        5,037        4,925        4,549        8,162        86.8
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              21,612       27,148       17,409       20,837       30,453       45,411       46,828       116.7
                               Primary Metals                            148,342      138,551      177,707      229,259      246,781      514,336      516,813       248.4
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  83,803       90,372      105,621      119,099      118,607      134,104      163,834        95.5
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          610,647      707,135      851,832      867,174    1,016,337      972,373      920,462        50.7
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           486,629      656,683      674,656      725,664      910,055    1,123,030    1,289,415       165.0
                               Transportation Equipment                  365,987      378,709      651,297      387,755      457,064    1,000,863    1,399,974       282.5
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        314,041      345,889      420,337      417,829      511,240      478,556      487,378        55.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                         37,578       39,333       40,503       44,314       54,935       55,804       71,432        90.1
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  16,376       17,581       18,900       17,928       20,584       34,639       41,363       152.6
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 265,217      332,387      336,224      330,409      365,620      366,890      391,552        47.6
                             TOTAL                                     3,870,589    4,739,124    5,811,439    5,891,451    6,604,616    7,904,635    7,574,503        95.7



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Austin--San Marcos,
       TX

                             Manufactured Products                     1,710,752    2,120,447    2,921,998    2,735,019    3,335,342    3,781,005    4,885,580       185.6
                               Food Products                               1,103        1,974        2,944        9,994        4,015       10,080        7,146       547.6
                               Tobacco Products                                5            0            4            4            0            0            0      -100.0
                               Textile Mill Products                         578          468        1,350        4,662        5,389        6,213        2,244       288.5
                               Apparel                                       760          749          573        3,468        1,129        1,218        1,661       118.7
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      1,343        1,055          757          599        2,429       11,605        7,065       426.1
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        1,096        1,618          451        1,043        1,886        1,631        1,740        58.7
                               Paper Products                              1,061          599        1,660        1,228        1,078        6,172        5,758       442.9
                               Printing & Publishing                       2,530        4,267        9,135       12,372       16,826       14,645        8,707       244.1
                               Chemical & Petroleum Products               9,436       11,383       18,000       24,016       31,338       38,586       40,626       330.6
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                   3,019        3,418        3,707        3,904        5,933        5,557        9,243       206.1
                               Leather Products                              199          247          547          418          495          238          754       279.5
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products               2,373        1,635        3,179        7,474        5,229       10,872        7,630       221.5
                               Primary Metals                              3,186        2,243        3,418        4,612        4,011        5,956        8,081       153.6
                               Fabricated Metal Products                   4,482        5,842       13,821       15,549       12,858       10,851       13,570       202.7
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          339,586      435,617      600,352      574,783      819,823    1,120,239    1,463,522       331.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,228,028    1,515,020    2,079,197    1,830,673    2,182,271    2,266,977    3,038,364       147.4
                               Transportation Equipment                   18,172       23,621       33,842       35,995       39,649       43,184       35,454        95.1
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments         87,151      102,196      138,245      172,266      188,121      206,264      208,775       139.6
                               Misc. Manufactures                          2,972        4,247        5,724       26,814        6,498        9,597       14,166       376.7
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   3,671        4,247        5,091        5,145        6,364       11,120       11,075       201.7
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  10,762        8,327        7,210        8,116       19,467       21,382       45,852       326.1
                             TOTAL                                     1,721,514    2,128,774    2,929,208    2,743,135    3,354,809    3,802,387    4,931,432       186.5



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Bergen--Passaic, NJ

                             Manufactured Products                     3,834,017    4,286,059    4,643,485    4,398,657    4,673,925    4,104,692    4,040,765         5.4
                               Food Products                             271,662      293,051      339,504      297,461      306,007      245,963      227,627       -16.2
                               Textile Mill Products                      80,030       56,958       65,497       70,410       79,802       80,455       73,209        -8.5
                               Apparel                                    55,507       58,780       76,645      119,808      114,584       91,533       74,614        34.4
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      8,143        8,938        7,403       15,789       13,560       10,785       13,640        67.5
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       11,137       10,242        9,421       12,561       10,112       10,689       10,419        -6.4
                               Printing & Publishing                      75,972       69,878       87,752      112,069      116,154      130,962      134,866        77.5
                               Chemical Products                         798,615      938,975    1,055,853    1,045,375    1,015,711      803,281      820,087         2.7
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 14,859       13,129        9,713        7,648        9,083        9,355        9,455       -36.4
                               Paper & Tobacco Products                  277,041      321,997      548,339      370,925      276,830      201,008      100,753       -63.6
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  89,071      101,697       97,575       89,083      105,925      101,098      111,608        25.3
                               Leather Products                           26,704       26,938       31,610       17,598       21,225       25,559       19,743       -26.1
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              39,201       42,021       45,597       51,140       50,966       47,736       46,755        19.3
                               Primary Metals                             93,069       66,578      107,439       88,623       78,088       52,979       66,609       -28.4
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 119,684       93,762       99,889      104,906      112,032       93,422      103,135       -13.8
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          474,353      584,816      675,446      548,715      663,607      516,950      423,675       -10.7
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           642,551      712,060      490,133      479,691      601,974      678,659      632,375        -1.6
                               Transportation Equipment                  287,622      344,212      395,429      396,912      487,507      426,014      458,976        59.6
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        399,632      474,014      424,668      495,875      536,055      492,197      521,547        30.5
                               Misc. Manufactures                         49,518       48,359       57,081       57,590       57,305       55,450       90,027        81.8
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  19,647       19,654       18,490       16,479       17,398       30,596      101,647       417.4
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  90,931      100,941      140,521      101,221      115,839      123,952      140,714        54.7
                             TOTAL                                     3,924,948    4,387,000    4,784,006    4,499,879    4,789,763    4,228,644    4,181,480         6.5




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Boston, MA--NH

                             Manufactured Products                     6,179,205    6,802,526    7,606,292    8,395,630    9,280,807    9,267,122    9,995,953        61.8
                               Food Products                              85,680      118,576      146,793      217,467      215,216      200,741      170,044        98.5
                               Tobacco Products                               15          115            0            0            0            0            0      -100.0
                               Textile Mill Products                      48,682       60,101       61,072       60,935       76,965       78,353       73,602        51.2
                               Apparel                                    27,241       30,359       30,824       48,355       43,642       26,672       40,461        48.5
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     66,756       72,660       80,513       89,148      113,416      108,457      115,034        72.3
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       14,134       12,336       11,064       11,540       13,595       21,526       28,927       104.7
                               Paper Products                             89,845      110,213      166,427      194,379      219,574      151,944      155,451        73.0
                               Printing & Publishing                     103,443       90,377       92,123      111,044      111,197      124,121      101,250        -2.1
                               Chemical & Petroleum Products             439,279      436,211      531,052      642,104      799,840      871,652    1,033,527       135.3
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 327,542      368,001      338,589      271,135      297,926      282,513      310,911        -5.1
                               Leather Products                           95,134       82,919       80,055       77,774       75,486       61,013       54,677       -42.5
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              19,808       22,560       23,955       25,962       35,099       28,105       70,740       257.1
                               Primary Metals                             57,193       61,986       78,067       80,440      110,523      104,807       92,424        61.6
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 214,540      266,324      291,178      325,190      320,975      374,665      409,251        90.8
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        1,743,140    1,911,458    2,037,216    2,315,166    2,400,355    2,250,987    2,302,184        32.1
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,140,870    1,495,416    1,763,296    1,927,938    2,225,085    2,316,595    2,472,809       116.7
                               Transportation Equipment                  164,404       91,460      108,987      121,750      101,932      111,031      128,392       -21.9
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments      1,420,738    1,449,056    1,632,869    1,737,969    1,965,778    1,987,217    2,278,683        60.4
                               Misc. Manufactures                         79,989       80,953       93,716      104,924      122,606      116,110      110,213        37.8
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  40,773       41,447       38,498       32,411       31,596       50,613       47,374        16.2
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 293,266      292,823      296,368      320,173      289,800      289,204      431,027        47.0
                             TOTAL                                     6,472,471    7,095,349    7,902,660    8,715,804    9,570,608    9,556,326   10,426,980        61.1




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Brownsville--Harling
       en--San Benito, TX

                             Manufactured Products                     1,669,667    1,855,135    1,999,821    2,358,050    2,459,851    2,207,069    2,337,285        40.0
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     10,786        9,596       10,658        4,118        3,591        4,349        7,249       -32.8
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       17,223        7,830        6,095        8,615        5,027        3,411        2,341       -86.4
                               Paper Products                             45,027       63,406       59,431       52,155       41,161       42,274       43,606        -3.2
                               Printing & Publishing                       6,689        6,091        6,340        6,560        5,535        4,820        4,974       -25.6
                               Chemical Products                         262,150      277,514      259,966      349,801      339,637      348,519      337,208        28.6
                               Refined Petroleum Products                123,638      115,489       70,195      171,042      165,046      164,897      184,681        49.4
                               Food & Tobacco Products                    78,987      100,066       59,179       73,692       80,061       58,627       59,422       -24.8
                               Textiles & Apparel                         61,078       81,072      126,685      193,844      130,361      105,248      141,776       132.1
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  53,096       73,293       58,584       62,348       74,877       84,442       88,647        67.0
                               Leather Products                           11,681        2,473          327        3,772        8,118        5,586        1,621       -86.1
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              18,462       18,143       22,579       20,401       18,548       19,114       22,414        21.4
                               Primary Metals                             74,787       60,840       79,444      106,473      135,820      113,707       95,041        27.1
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  74,521       90,739      107,360      121,120      106,160       94,878      134,181        80.1
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          137,047      187,919      133,126      129,280      127,621      138,399      159,545        16.4
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           304,586      443,213      716,580      762,631      825,888      604,652      731,676       140.2
                               Transportation Equipment                  284,492      220,079      150,865      189,458      279,296      313,732      250,332       -12.0
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments         54,995       68,087      109,816       86,690       94,757       81,506       56,791         3.3
                               Misc. Manufactures                         44,076       22,434       14,587       11,517       12,750       11,196        8,582       -80.5
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   6,346        6,852        8,006        4,533        5,597        7,715        7,197        13.4
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 234,699      258,227      246,096      254,526      237,255      214,192      234,150         -.2
                             TOTAL                                     1,904,366    2,113,362    2,245,917    2,612,577    2,697,106    2,421,261    2,571,435        35.0




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Chicago, IL

                             Manufactured Products                    13,328,120   15,897,700   18,942,607   19,525,617   21,374,715   21,600,846   20,317,680        52.4
                               Food Products                             678,565      644,879      759,581      833,425      830,716      757,322      687,660         1.3
                               Apparel                                    73,119       58,762       59,971       81,217       83,926       99,488       80,966        10.7
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     29,623       23,533       30,625       32,498       68,438       73,772       71,128       140.1
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       61,666       58,696       58,612       70,366       77,350       84,946       83,739        35.8
                               Paper Products                            255,739      388,725      528,010      538,336      637,014      642,151      548,515       114.5
                               Printing & Publishing                     196,865      190,450      203,303      216,441      206,125      209,311      249,309        26.6
                               Chemical Products                       2,578,062    3,079,173    3,482,051    3,480,007    3,585,858    3,650,164    3,727,953        44.6
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 55,460       67,510       73,166      167,128      160,350       97,464       91,616        65.2
                               Tobacco & Textile Products                 44,823       52,404       79,707       89,398       98,983      100,358       98,158       119.0
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 310,165      415,487      481,703      552,958      650,109      686,274      773,806       149.5
                               Leather Products                           47,804       44,917       48,353       53,287       55,094       45,381       40,252       -15.8
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products             104,591      126,415      137,356      150,780      186,490      192,909      216,593       107.1
                               Primary Metals                            363,788      419,523      577,797      556,823      750,371      745,296      644,438        77.1
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 403,748      462,951      539,036      657,438      632,543      598,577      643,689        59.4
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        2,495,185    2,844,075    3,000,660    3,125,163    3,688,573    3,968,250    3,762,168        50.8
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         3,375,522    4,357,785    5,977,183    5,625,970    6,016,338    5,734,537    4,896,661        45.1
                               Transportation Equipment                  874,864    1,154,510    1,282,205    1,449,086    1,676,893    1,754,214    1,635,089        86.9
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        861,704    1,028,455    1,172,391    1,347,792    1,433,884    1,598,512    1,504,986        74.7
                               Misc. Manufactures                        403,863      395,037      379,417      405,517      437,212      446,935      439,030         8.7
                               Unidentified Manufactures                 112,966       84,412       71,482       91,985       98,451      114,982      121,922         7.9
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities               1,118,456    1,435,904    2,140,811    2,504,452    1,835,234    1,328,514      826,416       -26.1
                             TOTAL                                    14,446,576   17,333,603   21,083,418   22,030,068   23,209,949   22,929,360   21,144,095        46.4




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Cincinnati,
       OH--KY--IN

                             Manufactured Products                     3,747,539    3,883,891    4,000,674    4,565,171    5,441,390    6,509,420    6,540,166        74.5
                               Food Products                             141,110      170,588      209,914      204,365      154,306      211,332      230,505        63.4
                               Tobacco Products                                8            0            0            0            0            0            0      -100.0
                               Textile Mill Products                       7,466        8,886        7,629       19,778       35,681       22,871       32,266       332.2
                               Apparel                                     8,383        9,459        9,723       31,737      112,111      725,955       78,882       840.9
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     13,792       15,539       15,842       15,555       23,057       15,007       18,204        32.0
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        4,179        4,954        5,721        4,972        5,203        9,234        7,964        90.6
                               Paper Products                             90,831       88,130      194,901      239,367      120,377      113,964       96,172         5.9
                               Printing & Publishing                      33,661       45,131       60,226       67,674       65,501       67,802       73,029       117.0
                               Chemical Products                         598,720      585,187      681,120      667,820      637,770      552,491      663,411        10.8
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  3,550        4,431        5,388        5,090        5,106        2,764       13,512       280.6
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  47,759       52,590       52,768       57,849       71,332       89,915      100,491       110.4
                               Leather Products                           21,792       21,514       21,508       42,482       38,820       29,069       62,476       186.7
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              22,738       33,214       31,375       36,849       34,266       38,451       62,564       175.2
                               Primary Metals                             44,640       89,667       59,006       62,931       91,722       86,255       55,345        24.0
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  84,032       61,965       75,925      121,280      121,385      116,597      124,245        47.9
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           123,561      140,314      179,999      197,626      245,382      318,313      333,607       170.0
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments         86,849       91,625      132,281      178,097      203,985      224,264      302,497       248.3
                               Misc. Manufactures                         16,409       13,966       21,972       26,073       14,533       17,402       28,847        75.8
                               Industrial Mach., Computers, &          2,393,472    2,440,310    2,228,670    2,580,538    3,454,987    3,858,640    4,246,552        77.4
                             Transport Equip.
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   4,587        6,423        6,706        5,087        5,867        9,092        9,598       109.3
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 150,612      172,615      255,978      218,969      232,758      173,043      242,935        61.3
                             TOTAL                                     3,898,151    4,056,506    4,256,653    4,784,140    5,674,148    6,682,463    6,783,101        74.0


















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Cleveland--Lorain--E
       lyria, OH

                             Manufactured Products                     3,310,898    3,882,114    4,512,766    4,535,611    4,898,671    4,946,145    5,156,596        55.7
                               Food Products                              22,886       25,322       25,443       18,796       22,527       24,297       32,639        42.6
                               Apparel                                     2,580        3,519        3,678        5,357        7,551        7,146       12,409       381.0
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     31,294       31,121       32,035       30,302       36,215       30,168       37,654        20.3
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        9,672       14,566       18,981       18,688       17,724       17,392        8,700       -10.1
                               Paper Products                             37,036       52,985       62,324       69,662       99,226      102,681      105,888       185.9
                               Printing & Publishing                      13,101       14,251       24,147       17,860       22,000       16,216       20,973        60.1
                               Chemical Products                         929,857    1,064,378    1,225,976    1,157,849    1,221,334      964,492    1,027,965        10.6
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 38,998       63,274       39,498       80,680       46,635       50,902       36,250        -7.0
                               Tobacco & Textile Products                  3,312        4,257        5,865        5,209        7,490        6,898       13,567       309.6
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  52,360       96,333      100,514       96,507       98,395      107,435      136,410       160.5
                               Leather Products                              466          845        1,731        1,489        1,321        1,298        1,639       251.5
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              60,119       46,069       72,186       83,745      115,666      102,682      104,212        73.3
                               Primary Metals                            222,888      291,169      358,355      369,069      468,339      531,043      495,960       122.5
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 264,257      313,572      392,256      374,051      294,506      438,095      597,646       126.2
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          594,093      772,870      927,284      995,436    1,114,824    1,188,861    1,174,288        97.7
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           476,519      529,151      524,763      488,683      519,028      541,698      517,676         8.6
                               Transportation Equipment                  232,683      207,354      318,153      343,643      364,889      275,776      369,425        58.8
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        291,740      315,345      343,390      342,168      398,199      479,213      403,596        38.3
                               Misc. Manufactures                         16,234       22,538       23,292       25,011       31,852       43,339       42,312       160.6
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  10,803       13,195       12,893       11,404       10,949       16,514       17,388        61.0
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 271,862      211,209      194,224      539,555      612,283      400,864      737,643       171.3
                             TOTAL                                     3,582,759    4,093,323    4,706,991    5,075,165    5,510,954    5,347,009    5,894,239        64.5




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Dallas, TX

                             Manufactured Products                     4,586,761    5,308,786    6,343,848    6,757,232    8,285,908    8,055,037    7,930,251        72.9
                               Food Products                             126,440      158,074      154,989      167,112      199,078      202,113      186,153        47.2
                               Tobacco Products                               14            0            0            0            0            0            0      -100.0
                               Textile Mill Products                      11,613       11,915       20,621       24,577       20,779       23,645       23,891       105.7
                               Apparel                                    94,072      123,420       96,191       76,793       82,056       89,833       75,803       -19.4
                               Paper Products                             20,227       33,132       34,829       39,961       53,498       54,944       69,796       245.1
                               Printing & Publishing                      23,484       26,024       27,187       33,160       29,680       26,523       23,548          .3
                               Chemical Products                         689,742      860,541    1,242,486    1,096,926    1,108,317      962,897      953,430        38.2
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 11,745       22,435       28,155       26,676      274,889      305,548      229,236     1,851.8
                               Lumber, Wood, Furniture, & Fixtures        62,595       67,583       69,422       72,972       75,948       68,744       50,999       -18.5
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  41,244       38,535       45,158       57,848       56,082       48,295       79,376        92.5
                               Leather Products                            5,042        4,592        8,646        7,487        6,370        6,158        7,417        47.1
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              13,904       17,913       16,391       18,942       19,920       23,394       23,938        72.2
                               Primary Metals                             78,947       82,598      115,033      123,403      184,013      126,014      168,301       113.2
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  58,505      107,838      112,226       93,532      141,649      156,293      146,001       149.6
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          779,888      808,045      928,663    1,069,425    1,255,953    1,214,927      967,548        24.1
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,617,395    1,963,826    2,413,280    2,716,778    3,468,390    3,267,336    3,496,005       116.2
                               Transportation Equipment                  487,283      544,961      501,034      554,664      676,241      814,337      734,355        50.7
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        417,330      375,747      471,892      509,411      553,298      568,744      588,828        41.1
                               Misc. Manufactures                         32,279       41,841       42,694       52,594       62,079       65,917       66,167       105.0
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  15,014       19,768       14,953       14,971       17,667       29,373       39,460       162.8
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 230,878      370,925      526,565      339,647      359,953      394,555      258,114        11.8
                             TOTAL                                     4,817,639    5,679,711    6,870,414    7,096,879    8,645,861    8,449,592    8,188,365        70.0




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Dayton--Springfield,
       OH

                             Manufactured Products                     2,469,100    2,659,462    2,390,721    2,177,200    2,246,304    2,237,215    2,179,448       -11.7
                               Tobacco Products                               63            0            0            0            0            0            0      -100.0
                               Textile Mill Products                         870          993        2,254        1,913        1,615        1,948        1,859       113.7
                               Apparel                                     1,078        1,768        1,600        2,219        3,308        5,730       12,352     1,045.5
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      4,339        4,799        3,075        2,727        3,406        4,363        5,285        21.8
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       11,057       14,338       17,872       15,335       15,857       17,280       12,723        15.1
                               Printing & Publishing                       6,238        6,464       10,496       11,614        9,515        8,469       11,860        90.1
                               Chemical Products                          23,065       30,099       31,672       55,217       31,486       36,422       37,001        60.4
                               Refined Petroleum Products                    710          593        1,598        1,220        1,177        2,942        1,409        98.4
                               Food & Paper Products                     107,098      116,259      132,459      165,510      216,420      208,119      146,995        37.3
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  37,868       45,084       44,386       39,699       38,443       50,603       80,324       112.1
                               Leather Products                              809          648          827        1,400        2,019        1,712          828         2.3
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products               9,891        6,472        5,923        7,616       10,217       17,630       18,105        83.1
                               Primary Metals                             12,761       24,411       20,361       21,589       24,589       20,749       16,051        25.8
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  97,225       70,682       52,595       41,671       46,259       52,505      113,906        17.2
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          869,487      982,322      842,922      785,033      799,230      797,525      787,755        -9.4
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           254,730      241,012      214,632      239,090      169,976      170,038      130,673       -48.7
                               Transportation Equipment                  924,463      989,583      916,910      712,968      720,254      718,921      690,695       -25.3
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments         98,994      112,538       81,546       59,736      133,345       99,860       93,519        -5.5
                               Misc. Manufactures                          5,839        6,512        6,109        9,505       15,810       17,472       11,785       101.8
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   2,514        4,886        3,483        3,137        3,376        4,927        6,322       151.5
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  10,767       11,847       14,122       24,306       25,159       15,801       19,215        78.5
                             TOTAL                                     2,479,867    2,671,309    2,404,844    2,201,505    2,271,464    2,253,016    2,198,663       -11.3



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Detroit, MI

                             Manufactured Products                    16,490,822   27,122,035   26,982,553   27,219,937   25,626,984   26,689,234   27,598,226        67.4
                               Food Products                              88,377       99,039      127,169      113,964      126,422      126,322       79,489       -10.1
                               Apparel                                    47,995       83,107      118,611      152,027      133,740      120,035       82,808        72.5
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     20,479       19,420       24,682       14,091       11,434       15,847       21,617         5.6
                               Furniture & Fixtures                      440,171      324,217      380,385      260,662      264,186      292,593       26,754       -93.9
                               Paper Products                             59,272       58,718       66,721       67,530       68,672       60,127       65,377        10.3
                               Printing & Publishing                      41,131       49,959       54,152       43,634       43,124       39,157       40,163        -2.4
                               Chemical Products                         309,172      252,174      233,251      272,467      316,810      357,208      310,219          .3
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 49,296       44,515       44,515       52,205       48,171       34,875       51,810         5.1
                               Tobacco & Textile Products                 68,985       70,690       70,763       35,056       35,807       28,982       33,522       -51.4
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products             194,080      246,886      250,820      293,393      284,707      287,321      309,412        59.4
                               Primary Metals                            496,662      601,095      621,883      494,899      518,810      563,085      498,700          .4
                               Fabricated Metal Products               1,216,573    1,031,836      764,511      835,118      783,546    1,127,773    1,513,884        24.4
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        1,580,146    2,169,544    2,256,146    2,387,880    3,173,916    2,571,885    2,986,977        89.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,013,326    1,161,186      965,827      967,226    1,223,398    1,243,058    1,337,847        32.0
                               Transportation Equipment               10,068,078   19,985,639   20,113,851   20,387,374   17,622,359   18,771,780   19,082,891        89.5
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        288,493      392,967      374,902      368,164      465,632      548,682      562,373        94.9
                               Misc. Manufactures                         37,575       47,329       45,131       33,937       55,350       50,814       35,052        -6.7
                               Rubber, Plastic, & Leather Products       443,042      451,402      437,792      419,283      428,577      422,219      527,434        19.0
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  27,969       32,310       31,441       21,028       22,323       27,471       31,898        14.0
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 290,067      347,620      332,105      311,295      340,429      315,461      410,034        41.4
                             TOTAL                                    16,780,889   27,469,655   27,314,657   27,531,231   25,967,413   27,004,696   28,008,260        66.9





















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       El Paso, TX

                             Manufactured Products                     2,883,407    3,451,987    3,983,749    5,032,604    5,697,370    6,417,762    7,608,971       163.9
                               Food Products                              99,299      108,394       75,302      113,537      131,037      159,865      141,361        42.4
                               Tobacco Products                            9,499       14,478       10,290        6,773        1,787          998          187       -98.0
                               Textile Mill Products                     137,819      173,142      207,511      232,277      259,295      406,273      569,301       313.1
                               Apparel                                   346,535      372,026      347,894      432,791      410,211      460,754      417,054        20.3
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     29,529       22,645        7,771        9,725        9,417        8,912       12,594       -57.4
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       82,795      130,248      114,027      222,720      298,531      252,373        9,708       -88.3
                               Paper Products                            170,984      174,696      193,929      216,346      195,021      255,990      255,868        49.6
                               Printing & Publishing                       4,202        5,666        7,444        9,280       12,049       18,953       28,724       583.6
                               Chemical Products                          27,959       53,311       67,038       73,165       74,377       90,252      156,297       459.0
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  1,801        1,890        2,231        3,119        2,580        4,096        3,157        75.3
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  99,120      155,120      166,256      379,933      509,149      637,898      806,224       713.4
                               Leather Products                            9,731        6,842        5,724        5,543        7,235        7,889      155,601     1,499.0
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              23,127       36,145       31,269       18,846       16,511       27,751       44,356        91.8
                               Primary Metals                            142,869      170,597      270,476      359,015      388,104      437,354      539,834       277.9
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  73,754      115,562      115,525      191,031      234,883      341,166      409,536       455.3
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          201,635      191,323      160,944      199,629      256,210      390,606      808,468       301.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,291,761    1,518,027    1,959,887    2,245,415    2,505,215    2,513,715    2,641,694       104.5
                               Transportation Equipment                   33,707       68,384       64,258       49,518      135,432      112,579      262,009       677.3
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments         77,300       93,005      137,460      229,759      218,183      242,042      268,878       247.8
                               Misc. Manufactures                         13,495       30,848       25,524       24,167       21,380       23,431       38,268       183.6
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   6,488        9,637       12,990       10,016       10,763       24,866       39,850       514.2
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  83,619      109,276      137,028      180,085      136,558      126,799      184,196       120.3
                             TOTAL                                     2,967,027    3,561,263    4,120,777    5,212,689    5,833,929    6,544,562    7,793,167       162.7



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Fort
       Worth--Arlington, TX

                             Manufactured Products                     1,565,509    2,018,256    1,881,810    2,330,661    2,995,008    3,404,603    3,910,554       149.8
                               Food Products                              50,273       47,298       53,236       45,374       37,377       32,075       33,883       -32.6
                               Tobacco Products                                0            8            3           10            0            0           12          .
                               Textile Mill Products                       3,973        3,518        4,345        9,104       16,410       20,327       17,732       346.3
                               Apparel                                    61,480       69,317       69,005       62,822       80,266       77,497       83,879        36.4
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      1,897        1,667        4,586        3,013        1,911        2,579        3,528        86.0
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        2,019        1,927        3,340        4,223        5,787        5,474        4,135       104.8
                               Paper Products                              5,591        6,971        5,796        6,669        6,167       30,521       70,817     1,166.6
                               Printing & Publishing                       2,845        5,183        4,236        6,516        8,600        8,597       14,060       394.2
                               Chemical Products                          54,636       52,247       67,205       73,670       98,784      115,775      134,982       147.1
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  4,067        4,633        3,648        5,553        4,329        3,539        5,192        27.7
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  22,253       20,390       22,277       31,062       53,080       82,046      112,528       405.7
                               Leather Products                           10,751        8,966        9,808        7,405       10,612        8,846        4,623       -57.0
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products               6,184        6,718        7,033        7,323        6,807       11,314       38,527       523.0
                               Primary Metals                             26,720       27,600       33,386       37,284       35,301       41,356       29,734        11.3
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  31,377       36,904       51,746       79,468       65,843       46,928       36,472        16.2
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          259,870      415,036      340,747      565,634      419,202      357,824      298,941        15.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           365,591      393,963      547,685      717,980    1,358,142    1,703,750    2,002,516       447.7
                               Transportation Equipment                  485,520      695,899      495,931      515,978      611,697      674,655      860,961        77.3
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        146,633      195,050      132,317      123,956      145,587      146,162      117,482       -19.9
                               Misc. Manufactures                         18,833       18,649       18,687       20,926       19,931       21,222       20,798        10.4
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   4,996        6,310        6,793        6,692        9,175       14,117       19,753       295.4
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  34,697       33,746       33,204       42,042       50,853       51,301       60,414        74.1
                             TOTAL                                     1,600,206    2,052,001    1,915,014    2,372,703    3,045,861    3,455,904    3,970,969       148.2


















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Greensboro--Winston-
       Salem--High Point,
       NC

                             Manufactured Products                     2,384,415    2,699,817    3,276,207    3,439,770    3,962,212    3,939,842    4,225,347        77.2
                               Food Products                              19,571       27,349       28,808       29,942       33,366       23,072       18,699        -4.5
                               Apparel                                   381,137      479,857      821,189      951,736    1,159,134    1,036,065    1,226,978       221.9
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     25,180       31,782       31,266       29,679       38,464       42,233       51,496       104.5
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       58,708       66,264       83,990       97,437      101,299       78,202       85,738        46.0
                               Paper Products                              9,869       14,747       25,951       31,961       51,461       40,687       46,006       366.2
                               Printing & Publishing                       3,075        3,632        5,143        6,204        9,342        9,933       18,589       504.5
                               Chemical Products                         220,344      279,563      372,642      396,013      551,465      476,875      475,789       115.9
                               Refined Petroleum Products                    155          361          187          468        1,700          421        1,095       608.4
                               Tobacco & Textile Products              1,085,439    1,112,300    1,152,591    1,029,393      869,758      924,855      841,677       -22.5
                               Assorted Manufactures                     184,970      266,477      275,657      305,911      352,638      371,082      307,003        66.0
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  13,222       19,443       25,510       32,929       38,504       38,564       51,782       291.6
                               Leather Products                            4,445        4,692        5,448        6,484        9,091        5,282        8,356        88.0
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products               6,875        8,327       11,859       10,545       33,540       11,456       20,932       204.5
                               Primary Metals                             18,692       18,979       17,811       20,542       22,853       34,132       41,205       120.4
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  72,950       70,587       57,891       47,063       63,969       75,452       90,998        24.7
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment            93,913      107,509      144,121      202,707      350,189      438,686      563,720       500.3
                               Transportation Equipment                   74,784       56,625       51,791       59,199       55,044       75,987      145,554        94.6
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        108,288      127,751      160,931      177,759      215,093      245,639      214,248        97.9
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   2,797        3,572        3,422        3,798        5,299       11,219       15,483       453.5
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  68,681       73,493       80,055       55,869       88,575       97,308       87,750        27.8
                             TOTAL                                     2,453,096    2,773,310    3,356,262    3,495,639    4,050,787    4,037,151    4,313,097        75.8



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Houston, TX

                             Manufactured Products                    11,922,977   12,957,655   15,666,161   15,954,638   17,951,408   18,542,493   18,233,790        52.9
                               Food Products                             410,589      438,716      464,188      465,438      378,482      459,987      423,286         3.1
                               Textile Mill Products                       9,845       12,041       14,818       13,101       14,774       15,891       18,126        84.1
                               Apparel                                    12,786       12,954       15,561       21,881       19,094       22,203       13,499         5.6
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     72,095       56,867       62,621       69,292       78,836       47,778       44,936       -37.7
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       16,298       16,755       12,272       14,817       20,560       22,692       13,725       -15.8
                               Paper Products                             16,491       31,695       37,263       29,732       43,067       46,234       69,232       319.8
                               Printing & Publishing                      12,927       13,893       15,370       14,971       14,938       14,502       16,878        30.6
                               Chemical Products                       2,993,874    3,626,773    4,810,909    4,107,788    4,436,818    4,221,926    5,644,639        88.5
                               Refined Petroleum Products              1,603,162    1,460,647    1,843,275    2,045,640    2,103,095    1,687,228    1,647,676         2.8
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 112,510      143,868      154,998      161,086      167,562      174,273      154,999        37.8
                               Leather Products                            4,938        4,960        5,308        5,238        8,131        6,403        2,699       -45.3
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              60,018       64,720       79,789      104,886      125,021      159,090      160,428       167.3
                               Primary Metals                            284,999      287,898      475,010      536,048      601,783      595,940      401,069        40.7
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 389,633      371,749      380,432      494,258      642,396      700,378      619,570        59.0
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        4,666,760    4,973,191    5,787,281    6,264,379    7,224,314    7,923,155    6,488,128        39.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           351,700      549,102      641,709      563,732      762,129      791,966      792,382       125.3
                               Transportation Equipment                  399,438      402,342      334,191      444,192      556,454      739,749      952,064       138.4
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        442,585      408,332      453,012      526,831      685,343      809,325      659,390        49.0
                               Misc. Manufactures                         42,081       58,287       48,479       49,364       45,780       50,788       49,957        18.7
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  20,249       22,867       29,674       21,964       22,830       52,984       61,104       201.8
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 361,589      430,515      581,719      586,825      644,467      576,467      733,797       102.9
                             TOTAL                                    12,284,566   13,388,170   16,247,880   16,541,463   18,595,875   19,118,959   18,967,586        54.4




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Indianapolis, IN

                             Manufactured Products                     2,597,065    2,968,803    3,523,910    3,970,738    4,263,217    4,744,157    5,078,458        95.5
                               Food Products                              31,515       38,270       40,735       42,754       63,598       59,983       30,345        -3.7
                               Tobacco Products                               17            0            0            0            0            0            3       -80.1
                               Textile Mill Products                         848        1,032        3,890        2,593        3,428        3,516        3,768       344.1
                               Apparel                                     4,819        7,064        7,251        6,468        7,661        7,820       11,079       129.9
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     72,249       83,764       68,984       74,928       83,162       80,220       62,238       -13.9
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       13,700       36,906        6,937        9,550       10,614       39,279       16,897        23.3
                               Paper Products                              9,423       22,113       60,262       56,760       53,636       56,187       55,054       484.3
                               Printing & Publishing                      29,913       35,520       48,691       55,554       78,121       90,077       81,316       171.8
                               Chemical Products                         717,482      733,822      873,706    1,034,741    1,168,295    1,233,121    1,259,123        75.5
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  3,169        4,335        3,393        5,210        2,256        2,955        2,079       -34.4
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  57,144       82,765       94,292      129,419      130,361      110,515       98,547        72.5
                               Leather Products                            1,311        1,707        2,338        2,222        3,314        3,033        1,886        43.9
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              11,013       24,724       54,328       35,410       46,933       41,642       20,755        88.5
                               Primary Metals                             13,876       44,090       65,482       76,746       61,538       82,642       70,615       408.9
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 214,073      144,297      116,312      135,381      128,948      230,163      282,464        31.9
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          307,201      300,513      332,711      410,061      470,004      445,244      389,139        26.7
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           685,320      911,480    1,029,496    1,096,338    1,043,849    1,395,568    1,555,485       127.0
                               Transportation Equipment                  302,767      369,403      585,895      626,337      765,722      718,979      877,896       190.0
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        106,087      110,477      112,150      151,491      118,038      121,941      237,814       124.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                          9,587       10,061        8,204        9,715       14,812       11,259       12,875        34.3
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   5,553        6,459        8,853        9,060        8,927       10,013        9,080        63.5
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  29,561       35,032       32,015       42,037       38,589       27,108      108,604       267.4
                             TOTAL                                     2,626,626    3,003,834    3,555,925    4,012,775    4,301,806    4,771,265    5,187,062        97.5



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Kansas City, MO--KS

                             Manufactured Products                     1,091,733    1,347,719    1,425,259    1,503,492    1,910,851    1,862,630    1,623,833        48.7
                               Food Products                             238,163      265,969      272,592      263,017      322,198      325,919      290,010        21.8
                               Tobacco Products                                0            0            0            9            3            9            3          .
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     13,567       14,729       14,728       13,536       14,306       15,242       14,207         4.7
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        3,295        4,139        3,826        4,475        6,658        3,788        3,024        -8.2
                               Paper Products                             11,240       15,049       21,887       19,214       23,354       22,358       20,182        79.6
                               Printing & Publishing                      28,390       38,855       36,563       44,419       48,529       39,482       51,416        81.1
                               Chemical Products                         147,440      159,975      175,086      205,956      263,572      290,358      335,971       127.9
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  2,889        2,561        2,839        2,657        3,181        2,278        3,630        25.6
                               Textiles & Apparel                         32,301       38,499       55,433       79,740      111,788       23,878       14,165       -56.1
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  20,473       26,269       30,065       25,126       31,514       53,672       48,022       134.6
                               Leather Products                              340        1,358          921          813        1,288        1,534        1,272       273.9
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              13,430       28,546       22,940       22,014       14,744       17,262       23,259        73.2
                               Primary Metals                              9,139       18,247       12,423       15,653       52,555       63,310       18,596       103.5
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  67,092      102,292      129,506      129,689      175,384      143,873       91,514        36.4
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          191,590      216,459      243,548      288,178      361,152      349,342      232,517        21.4
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment            95,359      174,995      128,507      111,524      157,611      145,076      130,025        36.4
                               Transportation Equipment                   82,195       98,843      121,981      102,276      122,388      151,453      142,422        73.3
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        122,795      116,048      129,138      145,991      168,372      179,900      174,235        41.9
                               Misc. Manufactures                          7,413       10,180       12,431       11,872       18,629       21,456       15,706       111.9
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   4,620       14,707       10,845       17,332       13,622       12,441       13,656       195.6
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities               1,134,167    1,230,841    1,924,911    2,481,580    1,906,786    1,769,088    1,682,358        48.3
                             TOTAL                                     2,225,901    2,578,560    3,350,170    3,985,073    3,817,637    3,631,718    3,306,191        48.5




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Laredo, TX

                             Manufactured Products                     3,896,108    3,969,132    2,722,046    3,298,378    3,816,352    3,468,381    2,554,234       -34.4
                               Food Products                             416,345      392,722      273,846      275,646      311,590      274,151      214,959       -48.4
                               Tobacco Products                            7,748       17,844        7,523       19,387       13,217        1,666          105       -98.6
                               Textile Mill Products                      47,079       54,748       36,257       46,436       43,664       59,135       76,656        62.8
                               Apparel                                    33,282       46,516       23,927       29,156       41,499       58,223       24,485       -26.4
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     52,008       24,110        9,499        7,268        8,626        8,034        6,885       -86.8
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       30,788       45,036       21,166        5,648       11,242        8,546        6,506       -78.9
                               Paper Products                            259,451      240,404      245,190      185,910      254,802      207,872      191,276       -26.3
                               Printing & Publishing                      22,989       27,865       12,947       12,751       15,729       14,200       12,297       -46.5
                               Chemical Products                         254,327      269,874      244,670      226,291      282,597      288,939      176,002       -30.8
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  8,371        5,908        4,836       15,597       23,663       15,296       15,006        79.3
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 174,235      202,872      150,305      144,154      228,842      223,383      191,734        10.0
                               Leather Products                           25,053       31,320       29,008       30,398       48,120       51,244       47,979        91.5
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              45,497       51,029       32,619       36,593       43,002       46,153       40,063       -11.9
                               Primary Metals                            169,819      193,434      200,419      204,555      196,590      230,713      112,618       -33.7
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 174,192      244,493      186,362      359,597       89,349      109,158       88,576       -49.2
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          622,131      704,229      327,573      333,089      486,575      542,052      458,341       -26.3
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           432,748      549,011      577,535      589,244      745,637      542,485      506,482        17.0
                               Transportation Equipment                  911,986      702,806      254,848      670,968      805,795      582,428      229,598       -74.8
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        151,231      102,598       49,634       56,497      113,666      116,844       78,354       -48.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                         48,700       52,184       24,781       42,116       37,868       51,081       27,780       -43.0
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   8,130       10,130        9,100        7,076       14,278       36,779       48,530       496.9
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 165,716      188,246      175,776      142,295      142,760      165,190      127,488       -23.1
                             TOTAL                                     4,061,824    4,157,378    2,897,822    3,440,673    3,959,112    3,633,572    2,681,723       -34.0



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Los Angeles--Long
       Beach, CA

                             Manufactured Products                    18,389,577   20,526,023   22,603,336   22,602,363   23,987,649   23,740,643   21,989,434        19.6
                               Food Products                           1,134,543    1,311,079    1,536,134    1,526,751    1,490,486    1,185,838    1,198,448         5.6
                               Apparel                                   559,646      619,416      775,584      871,864      838,274      778,733      740,893        32.4
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     79,689       93,479      115,668      118,363      114,912      101,050       95,948        20.4
                               Furniture & Fixtures                      122,146      118,257      116,023      129,894      149,251      187,417      111,285        -8.9
                               Paper Products                            123,722      149,250      172,175      220,737      218,195      176,548      189,324        53.0
                               Printing & Publishing                     143,010      167,875      143,543      149,830      176,583      192,078      151,715         6.1
                               Chemical Products                         895,639      930,209    1,106,431    1,066,599    1,277,483    1,240,491    1,169,931        30.6
                               Refined Petroleum Products                732,538      559,615      467,000      560,492      491,515      363,135      467,786       -36.1
                               Tobacco & Textile Products                119,896      135,177      149,046      165,793      205,730      201,596      286,569       139.0
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 268,756      278,778      298,052      350,845      367,673      333,588      340,966        26.9
                               Leather Products                          116,362      126,706      133,040      122,605      109,240       88,604      134,317        15.4
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              89,866       94,174      126,275      118,278      136,042      130,488      129,318        43.9
                               Primary Metals                            288,295      302,502      442,490      485,361      448,232      428,196      427,827        48.4
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 434,955      433,275      528,529      592,952      628,867      654,012      820,743        88.7
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        2,336,036    2,553,795    2,836,861    3,382,344    3,350,221    2,980,216    2,910,219        24.6
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         2,289,389    2,467,777    2,617,907    2,548,729    2,836,707    2,903,808    2,640,608        15.3
                               Transportation Equipment                6,966,362    8,331,782    8,885,927    7,732,092    8,363,412    9,208,648    7,381,841         6.0
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        989,325    1,125,849    1,243,503    1,526,296    1,718,318    1,589,847    1,619,844        63.7
                               Misc. Manufactures                        558,886      596,839      779,567      823,399      903,703      802,664      873,761        56.3
                               Unidentified Manufactures                 140,516      130,189      129,580      109,141      162,804      193,685      298,089       112.1
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities               1,623,983    1,698,791    2,127,616    1,835,582    1,828,796    1,814,057    1,915,274        17.9
                             TOTAL                                    20,013,560   22,224,815   24,730,952   24,437,945   25,816,445   25,554,700   23,904,708        19.4



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Memphis, TN--AR--MS

                             Manufactured Products                     1,317,656    1,525,272    1,856,006    1,949,907    2,334,952    2,475,869    2,522,536        91.4
                               Textile Mill Products                       2,791        2,877        3,092        7,666        6,752        8,221        9,924       255.6
                               Apparel                                     3,830       10,797        4,846        4,263        5,197        3,998        9,256       141.7
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     23,392       35,203       35,244       26,325       15,112       11,800       12,655       -45.9
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        6,934        7,283        5,171        4,707        7,081        5,948        3,074       -55.7
                               Paper Products                            545,735      624,866      814,382      698,530      726,504      716,485      724,121        32.7
                               Printing & Publishing                      11,992       12,944       13,651        9,794       11,073       10,214       12,025          .3
                               Chemical Products                          97,557       95,888      129,606      132,173      147,812      181,071      169,667        73.9
                               Refined Petroleum Products                    637        1,317        2,225        1,078        2,708        3,228        2,476       288.6
                               Food & Tobacco Products                    68,496       71,845       86,784      130,111       93,414       82,773       96,866        41.4
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  25,561       29,485       39,800       41,838       59,039       58,636       72,621       184.1
                               Leather Products                            3,171        1,971        2,391        2,923        3,174        5,091        5,614        77.0
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products               4,292        3,644        3,206        3,135        4,634        7,355       14,518       238.3
                               Primary Metals                              5,203       10,618       12,736       12,971       32,589       35,630       33,051       535.3
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  16,225       13,542       19,749       41,885       46,336       40,195       42,467       161.7
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          163,659      214,958      247,322      270,426      439,138      416,168      436,041       166.4
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment            81,113       80,242       91,706      105,764      129,105      156,732      232,663       186.8
                               Transportation Equipment                  131,058      178,105      184,143      262,534      311,726      382,785      340,779       160.0
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        106,536      106,998      138,871      168,400      258,636      310,577      268,812       152.3
                               Misc. Manufactures                         15,521       18,417       16,165       20,639       28,480       28,856       22,534        45.2
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   3,953        4,270        4,915        4,745        6,442       10,106       13,372       238.3
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 737,426    1,204,217    2,307,832    1,836,173    1,301,969    1,139,609      612,625       -16.9
                             TOTAL                                     2,055,082    2,729,489    4,163,838    3,786,080    3,636,922    3,615,478    3,135,161        52.6




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Miami, FL

                             Manufactured Products                     7,722,231    8,572,200    9,773,164   10,266,626   12,250,542   12,463,542   11,491,675        48.8
                               Food Products                             351,601      380,055      392,945      390,883      430,829      446,434      434,494        23.6
                               Tobacco Products                            5,542        5,571       12,929       18,557       18,520        6,986        9,555        72.4
                               Textile Mill Products                     121,207      123,134      146,165      203,501      315,478      358,181      301,155       148.5
                               Apparel                                   363,810      387,110      377,076      408,898      524,645      488,840      463,543        27.4
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     86,319       93,688      110,723      106,258      137,742      156,695      155,873        80.6
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       66,208       76,911       80,504       92,807      115,558      123,750       83,430        26.0
                               Paper Products                            219,227      252,719      355,361      350,103      363,919      354,921      413,365        88.6
                               Printing & Publishing                      51,798       66,701       71,513       59,292       73,271      107,777       87,183        68.3
                               Chemical Products                         472,699      456,105      552,322      641,224      780,237      740,514      644,510        36.3
                               Refined Petroleum Products                143,814       69,182       61,080       36,161       53,087       53,949       43,838       -69.5
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 202,290      221,369      294,752      275,052      322,141      291,961      274,767        35.8
                               Leather Products                           44,814       44,204       44,765       47,230       58,132       60,366       54,538        21.7
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              88,220       80,317       86,472       85,301       88,560       85,849       88,908          .8
                               Primary Metals                            296,324      358,598      421,205      284,680      354,550      411,509      354,300        19.6
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 201,123      203,104      245,360      234,253      312,190      298,157      249,450        24.0
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        1,784,557    2,098,175    2,679,795    3,167,366    3,744,486    3,623,170    2,969,025        66.4
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,190,117    1,461,502    1,690,491    1,764,528    2,263,431    2,424,226    2,347,770        97.3
                               Transportation Equipment                1,225,312    1,271,412    1,229,211    1,123,620    1,204,498    1,333,114    1,320,183         7.7
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        585,899      659,324      627,830      709,525      767,908      711,039      730,768        24.7
                               Misc. Manufactures                        155,982      192,548      228,809      208,915      245,929      255,266      321,460       106.1
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  65,369       70,471       63,856       58,470       75,430      130,835      143,559       119.6
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 542,073      694,545      427,651      414,610      441,746      479,821      450,376       -16.9
                             TOTAL                                     8,264,304    9,266,746   10,200,815   10,681,236   12,692,289   12,943,363   11,942,051        44.5



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Middlesex--Somerset-
       -Hunterdon, NJ

                             Manufactured Products                     2,577,044    2,653,753    3,099,165    3,299,633    4,039,677    4,546,849    4,540,207        76.2
                               Textile Mill Products                      22,155        7,703        7,395       10,880       18,436       18,388       15,720       -29.0
                               Apparel                                    35,929       35,359       27,447       18,065       22,000       31,167       22,006       -38.8
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      3,125        4,092        2,899       11,846        6,934        4,383        7,629       144.1
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        3,212        3,840        3,944        4,123        6,343        7,578        6,732       109.6
                               Paper Products                             58,505       44,943       44,852       38,174       54,042       70,446       72,196        23.4
                               Printing & Publishing                      62,851       52,698       58,760       54,672       57,611       56,344       58,896        -6.3
                               Chemical Products                         938,367      934,365    1,077,904    1,254,432    1,855,388    1,877,172    1,988,072       111.9
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 19,057       21,518       18,810       13,074       12,223       19,995       28,544        49.8
                               Food & Tobacco Products                    67,124       77,528      105,095      110,605      130,741      168,806      133,970        99.6
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  48,814       46,760       45,749       48,653       70,587       62,695       82,547        69.1
                               Leather Products                            7,302        8,133        7,616        8,159       12,813        7,881        9,494        30.0
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              23,546       21,807       20,545       23,354       30,194       32,734       39,242        66.7
                               Primary Metals                            200,590      341,439      321,744      268,921      417,049      727,325      650,324       224.2
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  50,662       59,611      202,969      185,030      109,257      196,954      227,279       348.6
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          362,744      311,545      284,443      326,396      343,179      314,481      385,280         6.2
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           182,706      216,431      281,917      260,076      246,071      282,592      246,310        34.8
                               Transportation Equipment                   78,402      122,484      181,235      235,226      240,987      198,947      140,949        79.8
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        385,752      318,698      371,669      366,088      340,521      394,152      361,934        -6.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                         16,289       16,836       18,883       21,839       34,314       32,842       32,531        99.7
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   9,911        7,963       15,286       40,019       30,988       41,967       30,552       208.2
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 263,517      382,137      348,929      328,452      345,676      332,852      317,590        20.5
                             TOTAL                                     2,840,561    3,035,891    3,448,093    3,628,085    4,385,353    4,879,701    4,857,797        71.0



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Milwaukee--Waukesha,
       WI

                             Manufactured Products                     2,299,914    2,857,797    3,449,273    3,618,144    3,769,292    3,523,928    3,645,477        58.5
                               Textile Mill Products                       2,476        2,763        4,498        4,880        3,857        3,952        4,997       101.8
                               Apparel                                    10,243        8,692       13,521       12,243        7,769        7,127        5,066       -50.5
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      2,663        4,543        7,096        8,548       13,257       13,533       12,931       385.5
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        7,372        7,166        7,231        9,471        9,219       11,627        5,048       -31.5
                               Paper Products                             14,263       17,947       24,032       29,590       31,657       62,354       70,724       395.8
                               Printing & Publishing                      15,375       18,001       17,638       22,236       26,914       29,722       52,674       242.6
                               Chemical Products                         115,474      147,392      164,759      184,320      206,648      210,567      231,997       100.9
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  5,503       17,390       16,691       17,593        8,424        6,347        6,605        20.0
                               Food & Tobacco Products                   101,379      120,883      173,665      180,761      157,473      108,420       79,040       -22.0
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  30,177       40,959       44,397       44,526       48,058       44,741       50,447        67.2
                               Leather Products                           71,081       76,436       59,934       61,614       58,897       54,823       42,820       -39.8
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products               4,657        5,790        6,012        7,235       10,744        7,108        7,749        66.4
                               Primary Metals                             24,968       25,177       34,991       39,935       48,305       56,951       52,147       108.9
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 125,192      147,623      154,018      146,116      141,659      140,015      137,909        10.2
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          819,683    1,025,122    1,261,180    1,229,979    1,360,438    1,166,131    1,212,283        47.9
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           245,457      311,895      400,488      421,921      469,942      446,789      359,500        46.5
                               Transportation Equipment                  138,572      184,032      199,730      206,627      253,419      257,429      230,745        66.5
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        532,131      648,147      810,533      950,108      870,065      852,937    1,041,173        95.7
                               Misc. Manufactures                         24,401       38,306       38,055       31,064       33,475       30,272       28,187        15.5
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   8,846        9,535       10,804        9,377        9,071       13,082       13,435        51.9
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  37,391       55,747       57,631       99,067       68,349       46,331       74,684        99.7
                             TOTAL                                     2,337,305    2,913,545    3,506,904    3,717,211    3,837,641    3,570,258    3,720,161        59.2




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Minneapolis--St.
       Paul, MN--WI

                             Manufactured Products                     6,200,982    6,150,854    6,870,340    7,395,461    7,999,531    8,200,687    8,389,718        35.3
                               Food Products                           1,530,750    1,414,823    1,615,062    1,602,550    1,652,337    1,622,651    1,350,007       -11.8
                               Tobacco Products                                9            0            0           74            0           20          248     2,682.2
                               Textile Mill Products                      29,238       19,247       22,543       22,329       24,894       24,380       36,106        23.5
                               Apparel                                    25,895       21,491       14,352       16,215       19,689       18,499       21,427       -17.3
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     11,518       10,900       15,600       16,480       17,264       19,034       21,539        87.0
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       13,605       17,306       17,188       18,311       23,774       19,315       18,994        39.6
                               Paper Products                            180,291      124,002      119,458      126,219      149,975      149,721      209,322        16.1
                               Printing & Publishing                      41,862       41,834       51,655       53,055       55,986       45,421       42,761         2.1
                               Chemical Products                         221,417      174,372      174,323      209,346      265,548      319,472      320,547        44.8
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  5,601        5,975        9,772       10,620       25,724        6,177       10,800        92.8
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 163,036      184,301      175,886      195,339      218,500      241,560      295,374        81.2
                               Leather Products                            2,480        6,877        9,740        8,519       11,811       17,831       15,420       521.8
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products             106,997      139,951       63,597       60,078       58,966       58,744       90,828       -15.1
                               Primary Metals                             42,447       47,588       72,367       48,142       54,822       57,380       52,247        23.1
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 166,304      182,665      155,283      155,252      201,279      190,362      227,898        37.0
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        1,326,612    1,323,627    1,483,245    1,575,119    1,657,356    1,701,794    1,698,710        28.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           633,597      736,702      844,331      875,983      983,363    1,063,056    1,288,419       103.3
                               Transportation Equipment                  188,286      169,160      166,002      186,914      237,511      337,472      314,419        67.0
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        935,534      984,610    1,121,913    1,298,777    1,364,133    1,300,832    1,368,305        46.3
                               Misc. & Unidentified Manufactures         575,503      545,421      738,026      916,137      976,600    1,006,965    1,006,346        74.9
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities               2,802,836    2,712,677    4,201,482    4,988,518    4,007,169    3,451,722    4,011,613        43.1
                             TOTAL                                     9,003,818    8,863,531   11,071,822   12,383,979   12,006,701   11,652,410   12,401,331        37.7



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Nassau--Suffolk, NY

                             Manufactured Products                     2,685,740    2,730,426    3,407,826    3,484,840    4,035,608    4,268,269    4,467,011        66.3
                               Food Products                              50,707       52,589       47,524       56,016       71,484       71,528       98,509        94.3
                               Tobacco Products                              370          189          327        1,282        2,274        1,603          189       -49.0
                               Textile Mill Products                      24,800       42,555       45,787       42,606       41,416       35,444       31,231        25.9
                               Apparel                                    59,511       47,209       26,722       26,456       33,997       31,449       56,891        -4.4
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     10,452        8,164        8,164       16,687       14,881        9,474       14,703        40.7
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       13,938       11,637       10,450        8,396       12,753       14,638       10,135       -27.3
                               Paper Products                             48,795       73,614      102,241       96,076       82,399      105,567       83,202        70.5
                               Printing & Publishing                     137,609       57,723       54,537       53,240       64,609       73,056       66,338       -51.8
                               Chemical Products                         145,797      181,313      226,595      279,674      366,099      438,810      518,663       255.7
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  5,268        6,304        5,430       12,876        5,787        7,068        4,857        -7.8
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  42,408       53,178       57,785       70,248       96,643       89,102       84,295        98.8
                               Leather Products                           27,871       23,794       27,487       28,085       32,787       27,304       16,423       -41.1
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              10,686       13,455       13,683       15,783       17,685       17,498       18,415        72.3
                               Primary Metals                             43,995       66,056      164,843       79,216      104,578       89,440       60,318        37.1
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  78,875       68,909       73,081       83,840      111,728       95,082       87,152        10.5
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          469,021      521,301      629,024      696,162      822,666      832,694      877,545        87.1
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           683,750      802,602      917,379      998,753    1,149,014    1,256,194    1,386,847       102.8
                               Transportation Equipment                  399,823      247,511      542,604      296,498      226,976      251,336      273,829       -31.5
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        279,405      265,706      305,199      487,226      655,976      695,349      638,142       128.4
                               Misc. Manufactures                        127,071      119,952      121,819      111,962       91,107       89,587      100,051       -21.3
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  25,588       66,665       27,146       23,759       30,750       36,046       39,277        53.5
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 117,476      135,845      150,801      195,329      172,874      170,369      219,524        86.9
                             TOTAL                                     2,803,216    2,866,271    3,558,627    3,680,169    4,208,483    4,438,638    4,686,535        67.2



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       New Orleans, LA

                             Manufactured Products                     1,011,448    1,255,529    1,476,133    1,250,333    1,201,086    1,417,407    1,180,491        16.7
                               Textile Mill Products                      14,183       14,614       12,395       14,733       17,173       18,376       16,910        19.2
                               Apparel                                     2,814        3,006        3,696        6,764        4,790       18,413       26,265       833.3
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     14,110       19,215       28,103       31,313       19,046       15,992       14,591         3.4
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        4,360        8,497        3,237        2,780        3,699        3,784        3,093       -29.1
                               Paper Products                             28,021       27,285       34,912       13,107       11,671       13,779       11,594       -58.6
                               Printing & Publishing                         909          783        1,775        1,001          934          876          998         9.8
                               Chemical Products                         165,225      190,963      272,058      278,254      275,976      265,288      303,154        83.5
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 27,582       51,633       83,644      133,824      108,491       56,201      140,016       407.6
                               Food & Tobacco Products                   252,686      377,619      464,330      226,389      237,464      321,199      229,874        -9.0
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  26,900       34,578       26,490       26,415       25,223       28,110       31,736        18.0
                               Leather Products                            2,240        3,157        1,228          880        4,269        6,690        5,507       145.8
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products               9,741        4,022        6,176       11,548        6,590        5,378        5,596       -42.6
                               Primary Metals                             42,719       53,645      121,067       66,920       55,115       53,935       43,172         1.1
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  30,784       37,182       28,337       39,858       36,010       29,741       22,178       -28.0
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          185,450      224,256      189,152      180,454      183,089      164,791      128,820       -30.5
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment            66,726       79,582       65,275       72,674       87,743       62,134       53,391       -20.0
                               Transportation Equipment                   60,196       46,415       46,295       58,071       34,455      262,779       63,375         5.3
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments         71,074       73,568       80,858       80,334       84,495       82,067       70,526         -.8
                               Misc. Manufactures                          3,256        2,026        2,561        2,440        1,855        2,360        4,413        35.5
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   2,471        3,484        4,542        2,573        2,999        5,513        5,283       113.8
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities               1,022,761    1,070,702    1,561,686    2,066,429    1,569,749    1,358,768    1,228,483        20.1
                             TOTAL                                     2,034,209    2,326,231    3,037,819    3,316,761    2,770,835    2,776,175    2,408,974        18.4




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       New York, NY

                             Manufactured Products                    23,041,034   19,038,286   21,769,517   22,508,132   23,831,020   21,637,868   20,504,332       -11.0
                               Textile Mill Products                     623,216      605,746      631,709      625,339      651,671      541,643      436,888       -29.9
                               Apparel                                   528,390      523,534      529,760      493,603      543,339      463,755      384,425       -27.2
                               Lumber & Wood Products                    104,746      102,145       76,714       62,280       67,882       72,441      144,441        37.9
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       54,079       57,035       52,939       51,094       60,679       50,300       38,214       -29.3
                               Paper Products                            882,356      935,103    1,368,666    1,107,514    1,125,516    1,101,450    1,013,480        14.9
                               Printing & Publishing                     588,551      579,507      552,763      506,005      534,481      587,792      610,154         3.7
                               Chemical Products                       2,074,350    2,324,333    2,396,119    2,241,228    2,086,888    1,837,625    1,863,527       -10.2
                               Refined Petroleum Products                408,247      266,238      294,798      320,801      357,776      236,582      126,994       -68.9
                               Food & Tobacco Products                 1,748,581    1,947,436    2,123,929    2,025,411    2,384,330    1,937,593    1,152,264       -34.1
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 161,017      157,002      186,738      190,444      306,216      237,551      208,903        29.7
                               Leather Products                           82,060       94,091       87,252       93,965       80,029       76,841       86,364         5.2
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              95,596      105,814      116,899      125,159      142,084      113,742       88,338        -7.6
                               Primary Metals                          6,602,862    2,313,984    3,563,016    5,081,213    4,368,840    3,742,297    3,803,785       -42.4
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 299,782      239,251      311,806      309,609      321,153      459,447      292,130        -2.6
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        2,391,579    2,647,087    3,041,903    2,619,255    3,377,184    2,537,229    2,239,979        -6.3
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,119,301    1,026,310    1,059,280      974,296    1,189,354    1,027,342      929,040       -17.0
                               Transportation Equipment                2,412,627    2,017,227    2,032,382    2,180,510    2,559,451    2,870,121    2,805,722        16.3
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        628,804      635,324      673,590      596,342      542,785      510,085      514,104       -18.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                      2,104,789    2,306,810    2,584,636    2,821,047    3,018,268    3,061,159    3,607,085        71.4
                               Unidentified Manufactures                 130,101      154,307       84,617       83,017      113,093      172,871      158,496        21.8
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities               5,151,787    4,505,463    5,361,566    5,462,375    5,251,552    4,940,571    3,980,393       -22.7
                             TOTAL                                    28,192,822   23,543,749   27,131,084   27,970,507   29,082,571   26,578,439   24,484,725       -13.2




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Newark, NJ

                             Manufactured Products                     4,066,554    4,959,014    5,320,106    4,778,257    4,965,675    4,688,915    5,250,039        29.1
                               Textile Mill Products                      30,571       31,389       26,402       24,630       34,591       30,703       26,757       -12.5
                               Apparel                                    22,894       36,129       27,557       25,843       35,067       20,677       18,749       -18.1
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      2,689        5,325        9,094       15,102       18,976        6,949        7,920       194.5
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       31,891       36,614       30,349       24,478       26,301       32,237       11,640       -63.5
                               Paper Products                             59,499       85,729      155,793      154,543      132,142       91,766      107,978        81.5
                               Printing & Publishing                      26,793       31,640       45,152       46,250       83,071       60,762       48,835        82.3
                               Chemical Products                       1,298,107    1,493,498    1,708,604    1,678,697    2,169,543    1,981,864    2,271,261        75.0
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 17,554       43,977       66,576       22,976       21,158       11,440       22,310        27.1
                               Food & Tobacco Products                   387,284      565,899      421,995      462,819      432,979      382,695      317,274       -18.1
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  67,705       77,945       92,627      101,708      115,127      100,559      101,404        49.8
                               Leather Products                            6,029        6,157        7,496        8,319        7,359       11,649       17,397       188.5
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              26,566       22,709       20,405       27,311       29,321       22,495       37,826        42.4
                               Primary Metals                            154,432      173,123      183,131      153,351      127,111      132,769      126,982       -17.8
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 107,528      115,537      126,236      145,133      167,654      140,354      177,946        65.5
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          341,984      412,770      440,162      398,579      489,189      475,902      451,615        32.1
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,018,811    1,354,091    1,356,790      728,919      416,861      420,971      712,253       -30.1
                               Transportation Equipment                  207,327      188,303      307,817      420,992      264,369      289,859      281,710        35.9
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        195,964      205,820      216,746      263,494      312,465      383,484      372,367        90.0
                               Misc. Manufactures                         32,933       41,179       50,404       46,438       53,432       59,827       86,940       164.0
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  29,991       31,181       26,771       28,674       28,959       31,951       50,875        69.6
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 220,882      246,473      319,918      265,910      236,169      177,177      147,433       -33.3
                             TOTAL                                     4,287,435    5,205,487    5,640,024    5,044,167    5,201,844    4,866,092    5,397,473        25.9




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Oakland, CA

                             Manufactured Products                     3,886,215    4,802,614    5,995,122    6,917,764    6,532,281    5,977,689    6,157,534        58.4
                               Textile Mill Products                       8,489        6,652        9,651        9,838        8,774        9,919        8,982         5.8
                               Apparel                                     8,891        6,601        8,346       12,486       16,906       10,430       10,515        18.3
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     39,272       25,492       21,853       21,676       22,081       16,705       13,172       -66.5
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        4,630        6,357       11,468        8,678       12,243       13,283        5,411        16.9
                               Paper Products                             94,803      114,471      162,129      167,610      154,188      161,782      112,807        19.0
                               Printing & Publishing                      19,178       17,862       23,402       29,007       31,794       30,276       36,598        90.8
                               Food & Tobacco Products                   294,582      373,729      512,250      551,680      544,402      491,424      425,615        44.5
                               Chemical & Petroleum Products             365,575      429,931      455,207      531,422      534,111      478,509      503,105        37.6
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  45,847       50,296       52,837       49,147       51,041       42,125       67,017        46.2
                               Leather Products                            3,617        2,375        2,306        3,130        4,429        2,949        2,667       -26.3
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              11,591       15,487       17,141       23,375       22,361       22,460       23,280       100.8
                               Primary Metals                             84,535       73,531      152,612      246,373      266,010      144,625      112,051        32.5
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 222,909      245,330      253,639      254,450      121,945      120,222      108,612       -51.3
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          968,903    1,021,526    1,326,351    1,758,752    1,804,521    1,631,852    1,967,335       103.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,052,705    1,764,728    2,306,551    2,419,091    2,114,514    2,045,537    1,960,473        86.2
                               Transportation Equipment                  259,165      169,426      168,482      162,538      215,531      163,300      217,582       -16.0
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        327,314      408,166      457,061      572,617      536,353      509,203      491,750        50.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                         38,443       52,306       36,527       36,264       36,050       35,273       43,849        14.1
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  35,764       18,346       17,310       59,632       35,026       47,815       46,713        30.6
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 295,263      310,630      377,340      391,431      388,114      286,201      551,960        86.9
                             TOTAL                                     4,181,478    5,113,244    6,372,463    7,309,195    6,920,395    6,263,891    6,709,494        60.5





















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Orange County, CA

                             Manufactured Products                     5,434,316    6,407,453    7,597,564    7,852,210    8,403,301    7,984,184    9,019,386        66.0
                               Food Products                             128,183      131,783      182,089      198,389      180,054      168,860      173,386        35.3
                               Tobacco Products                                0           20            0            0           18          345          372          .
                               Textile Mill Products                      17,440       17,426       34,606       39,179       37,437       38,709       51,906       197.6
                               Apparel                                    90,340       97,987       91,290      105,414      139,701      137,984      178,118        97.2
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     26,072       18,702       16,591       25,231       31,425       31,721       26,385         1.2
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       15,381       21,323       20,632       20,230       32,552       30,363       21,705        41.1
                               Paper Products                             32,227       44,071       56,425       66,485       67,088       63,680       62,952        95.3
                               Printing & Publishing                      26,130       23,513       29,933       42,658       35,271       30,450       34,607        32.4
                               Chemical Products                         236,586      343,487      420,769      473,631      491,160      458,513      462,977        95.7
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 39,500       69,034       12,820       66,091       67,005       43,050       26,098       -33.9
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  85,032      112,709      126,866      135,785      169,007      154,332      158,094        85.9
                               Leather Products                           16,919       14,028       17,831       29,424       35,284       15,449       23,771        40.5
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              21,703       18,875       31,974       42,765       39,469       46,890       43,621       101.0
                               Primary Metals                            340,211      450,408      346,820       73,588       83,815       98,105      101,789       -70.1
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 142,417      128,348      152,593      171,597      198,463      195,763      222,232        56.0
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        1,575,691    1,833,712    2,325,119    2,255,692    2,245,035    2,052,217    2,299,994        46.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,479,960    1,728,467    2,193,116    2,516,100    2,888,389    2,948,767    3,570,092       141.2
                               Transportation Equipment                  374,755      518,437      619,805      648,761      574,458      469,481      497,697        32.8
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        564,342      589,634      676,543      720,782      861,164      820,699      853,309        51.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                        183,480      201,331      196,196      186,236      192,169      127,630      153,023       -16.6
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  37,949       44,157       45,547       34,171       34,334       51,176       57,259        50.9
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 219,051      308,529      443,517      457,058      395,025      214,685      304,284        38.9
                             TOTAL                                     5,653,368    6,715,982    8,041,081    8,309,267    8,798,326    8,198,869    9,323,671        64.9



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)



                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Philadelphia, PA--NJ

                             Manufactured Products                     5,264,592    5,843,295    7,112,091    6,970,587    7,286,810    7,622,398    8,353,477        58.7
                               Textile Mill Products                      53,594       72,889       95,649      113,193       84,650       53,869       67,077        25.2
                               Apparel                                    37,982       57,128       89,450      112,299       87,904       75,776       58,756        54.7
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     16,884       16,913       13,798       17,145       14,123       22,101       15,068       -10.8
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       15,111       18,351       20,685       26,665       23,933       24,929       15,429         2.1
                               Paper Products                             98,592      107,645      166,069      153,865      166,781      159,174      158,263        60.5
                               Printing & Publishing                     298,968      254,004      264,745      292,348      290,072      278,279      281,857        -5.7
                               Chemical Products                       1,565,229    1,815,009    2,467,750    2,172,275    2,224,301    2,608,772    2,650,106        69.3
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 78,546       71,061       69,388       95,453      108,023      128,358       87,618        11.5
                               Food & Tobacco Products                   329,434      343,793      315,782      363,700      379,407      328,892      314,288        -4.6
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 226,239      263,012      306,215      337,449      357,998      400,478      411,392        81.8
                               Leather Products                            8,034       11,005        8,107       11,688       13,574       14,199       10,559        31.4
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              57,409       50,492       52,921       62,199       76,196       79,339       77,525        35.0
                               Primary Metals                            229,944      232,138      363,137      324,207      300,444      321,218      271,050        17.9
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 160,893      180,102      191,071      181,127      212,907      247,078      266,487        65.6
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          796,268      881,405    1,216,457    1,132,736    1,213,641    1,095,936    1,258,931        58.1
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           572,351      706,064      732,602      723,587      815,520      628,154    1,261,969       120.5
                               Transportation Equipment                  195,111      196,033      219,771      293,369      298,721      534,374      434,829       122.9
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        398,406      437,344      375,669      396,763      430,313      412,953      494,322        24.1
                               Misc. Manufactures                         99,925      105,498      122,101      141,673      162,362      178,628      187,685        87.8
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  25,672       23,408       20,723       18,845       25,942       29,892       30,265        17.9
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 604,556      702,540      784,802      757,353      740,987      774,794      913,634        51.1
                             TOTAL                                     5,869,148    6,545,836    7,896,893    7,727,940    8,027,797    8,397,192    9,267,111        57.9




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Phoenix--Mesa, AZ

                             Manufactured Products                     4,300,825    5,316,768    6,380,719    7,649,768   10,836,389    7,927,077    7,330,661        70.4
                               Food Products                              43,099       57,561       37,505       37,480       70,405       53,008       44,084         2.3
                               Tobacco Products                               13            0            0            0            3           33            0      -100.0
                               Textile Mill Products                       1,760        2,334        2,898        2,260        4,323        2,991        4,999       184.0
                               Apparel                                     7,141        7,629        9,423        9,416       11,484       19,679        7,597         6.4
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      1,893        1,422        1,587        2,911        2,455        3,327        4,703       148.5
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        3,123        6,001        5,353        8,693       11,309       12,498        8,188       162.2
                               Paper Products                              6,321       11,492       10,974       12,020       12,756       14,543       13,642       115.8
                               Printing & Publishing                      10,033        8,540        7,370        8,646        6,493        7,726       10,552         5.2
                               Chemical Products                          62,345       90,884      162,034      133,461      107,642      112,818      146,889       135.6
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  1,175          998          899          749       62,696       49,630      107,822     9,072.6
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  34,597       44,253       43,133       47,170       60,701       74,843       67,054        93.8
                               Leather Products                            3,914        4,248        4,201        3,324        4,037        5,509        7,012        79.1
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products               4,239        6,955        5,246       10,093       11,302        7,951       10,130       139.0
                               Primary Metals                            218,778      213,035      324,254      313,904      133,995       97,138       62,538       -71.4
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  34,248       54,043       40,667       73,526       89,876      120,575      171,715       401.4
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          525,845      550,269      607,986      719,906    2,770,773    1,574,178      837,868        59.3
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         2,521,080    3,262,817    3,963,632    4,877,340    5,860,311    3,872,330    3,975,862        57.7
                               Transportation Equipment                  451,962      592,853      667,341      860,268    1,093,240    1,406,005    1,306,601       189.1
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        307,412      341,355      417,618      456,611      460,380      419,720      467,925        52.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                         49,966       46,438       54,661       59,444       46,674       45,523       56,997        14.1
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  11,878       13,641       13,938       12,545       15,533       27,050       18,483        55.6
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 198,118      244,326      399,707      262,292      272,004      175,681      201,006         1.5
                             TOTAL                                     4,498,943    5,561,094    6,780,426    7,912,060   11,108,393    8,102,758    7,531,666        67.4



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Pittsburgh, PA

                             Manufactured Products                     2,592,785    2,800,111    3,529,748    3,491,231    3,902,892    3,560,088    3,593,474        38.6
                               Food Products                              21,922       26,543       27,520       32,520       30,885       34,569       42,147        92.3
                               Apparel                                     5,342        8,670       11,020       13,732       11,192       15,058       20,676       287.0
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     32,169       32,428       40,952       35,368       39,116       46,465       57,995        80.3
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        6,980        7,891        2,752        3,354        6,236        7,284        3,883       -44.4
                               Paper Products                              9,519       10,565       11,552       16,391       25,147       16,846       29,516       210.1
                               Printing & Publishing                       4,030        4,754        5,610        6,264        6,595        5,691        5,021        24.6
                               Chemical Products                         533,817      567,852      734,511      777,509      965,799      982,882    1,102,934       106.6
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 21,695       20,325       25,138       27,530       21,332       24,022       31,147        43.6
                               Tobacco & Textile Products                  9,917        5,861        8,908       15,642       13,716        6,308        6,424       -35.2
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  21,158       28,761       27,188       25,692       31,723       35,737       35,967        70.0
                               Leather Products                              500          609          697        1,209          978        1,093        2,558       411.6
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products             248,352      238,805      285,805      299,151      337,957      289,665      240,604        -3.1
                               Primary Metals                            463,155      456,631    1,035,995      744,786      731,858      476,980      471,969         1.9
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  71,835       87,490      104,245      102,575      124,645      150,964      141,355        96.8
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          543,154      658,552      572,416      704,113      803,262      698,223      617,451        13.7
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           361,838      361,613      321,015      298,381      334,053      339,443      333,958        -7.7
                               Transportation Equipment                   57,392       72,617       92,956      105,077      136,498      101,580      105,109        83.1
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        144,515      164,418      174,806      221,126      234,362      264,677      285,064        97.3
                               Misc. Manufactures                         21,985       33,029       38,249       51,827       39,137       40,078       31,076        41.4
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  13,506       12,694        8,412        8,985        8,401       22,525       28,619       111.9
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 396,961      350,499      452,422      442,455      449,267      519,113      346,850       -12.6
                             TOTAL                                     2,989,745    3,150,610    3,982,169    3,933,687    4,352,159    4,079,202    3,940,324        31.8




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Portland--Vancouver,
       OR--WA

                             Manufactured Products                     3,550,094    4,095,152    5,540,885    5,800,936    6,037,436    6,376,947    7,673,184       116.1
                               Textile Mill Products                      13,868       17,139       20,390       20,508       17,526       22,805       14,383         3.7
                               Apparel                                    21,407       22,137       31,518       37,519       66,783       49,309       36,109        68.7
                               Lumber & Wood Products                    706,271      632,624      580,206      573,467      526,051      321,097      317,108       -55.1
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        9,124        6,798        6,376        7,410        9,225       11,282       14,610        60.1
                               Paper Products                            128,794      211,358      313,192      348,807      338,758      265,462      318,767       147.5
                               Printing & Publishing                      23,462       27,124       21,989       24,421       25,043       23,292       20,724       -11.7
                               Chemical Products                          31,082       41,621       55,362       68,816       87,117      186,819      509,166     1,538.1
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 16,080       21,207       22,401       22,267       18,438       20,487       28,416        76.7
                               Food & Tobacco Products                   122,526      151,888      160,336      182,795      198,716      196,497      173,224        41.4
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              20,938       20,118       21,860       32,289       41,230       34,865       71,529       241.6
                               Primary Metals                            105,957      152,552      193,782      161,280      181,018      210,735      154,580        45.9
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  59,331       70,401       88,793       98,116      118,126      125,057      138,612       133.6
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        1,028,794    1,100,154    1,703,180    1,432,568    1,694,035    1,631,159    1,502,226        46.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           463,700      700,314    1,270,259    1,685,529    1,565,225    1,977,651    2,572,773       454.8
                               Transportation Equipment                  304,190      365,972      389,156      317,792      407,107      686,820    1,067,243       250.8
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        371,609      405,794      481,646      535,290      522,363      407,731      459,185        23.6
                               Misc. Manufactures                         42,113       44,952       47,558       39,711       33,072       27,522       31,551       -25.1
                               Rubber, Plastic, & Leather Products        69,947       89,737      121,155      192,762      165,386      149,860      208,800       198.5
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  10,902       13,261       11,725       19,588       22,215       28,496       34,180       213.5
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities               2,148,428    2,353,675    3,390,427    3,433,379    2,889,018    1,906,333    1,693,410       -21.2
                             TOTAL                                     5,698,522    6,448,827    8,931,312    9,234,315    8,926,454    8,283,280    9,366,595        64.4




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Rochester, NY

                             Manufactured Products                     3,018,722    3,078,915    3,789,046    4,242,996    4,635,108    4,424,839    4,272,267        41.5
                               Food Products                              20,644       21,447       30,141       33,565       61,792       62,442       73,188       254.5
                               Tobacco Products                                0           18            0            0            3            3            0          .
                               Textile Mill Products                       5,661        7,308        7,052        5,008        5,994        4,711        6,246        10.3
                               Apparel                                     5,359        1,875        1,192        2,714        3,755        3,152        2,165       -59.6
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        4,646        3,676        2,404        2,905        4,204        6,320        4,033       -13.2
                               Refined Petroleum Products                    319          395        1,141          527          801          730          670       110.2
                               Paper & Chemical Products                 158,653      227,215      281,045      308,346      299,776      328,802      333,270       110.1
                               Printing, Publishing, & Lumber             16,945       14,219       64,919       57,811       16,110       29,682       41,264       143.5
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              20,007       30,724       25,711       25,415       25,522       32,910       34,018        70.0
                               Primary Metals                             18,549       28,609       25,738       37,849       37,955       40,217       49,144       164.9
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  34,701       30,914       27,495       41,464       46,391       60,132       53,680        54.7
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          282,013      360,969      496,823      487,073      636,947      675,537      600,862       113.1
                               Transportation Equipment                   36,178       57,713      118,228      100,529      125,998       77,840       70,624        95.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                         10,340       10,960       17,646       22,589       29,560       27,195       27,419       165.2
                               Rubber, Plastic, & Leather Products       176,360      215,096      278,844      243,634      229,446      198,762      199,916        13.4
                               Electric & Electronic Equip., &         2,224,885    2,062,053    2,404,882    2,868,975    3,106,669    2,870,520    2,769,324        24.5
                             Scientific Instr
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   3,463        5,723        5,786        4,594        4,186        5,885        6,444        86.1
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  72,807       64,747       71,475       64,697       59,351       64,943       97,900        34.5
                             TOTAL                                     3,091,529    3,143,662    3,860,521    4,307,694    4,694,459    4,489,782    4,370,167        41.4






















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       San Diego, CA

                             Manufactured Products                     4,261,926    4,753,981    5,752,914    6,582,982    7,649,408    8,444,361    8,712,407       104.4
                               Textile Mill Products                      16,023       22,423       20,996       29,816       36,262       41,777       49,902       211.4
                               Apparel                                    97,677       98,647      111,182      128,400      115,656       97,054      115,743        18.5
                               Lumber & Wood Products                    169,487      134,852       64,511       76,913       83,770      103,251      116,285       -31.4
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       23,231       33,998       26,475       37,301       39,829       39,391       49,614       113.6
                               Paper Products                             85,046      117,261      149,133      170,781      204,484      222,804      198,227       133.1
                               Printing & Publishing                      64,662       65,905       57,517       55,159       65,635       93,099       59,488        -8.0
                               Chemical Products                         182,938      209,400      255,942      302,616      349,619      376,423      395,813       116.4
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 11,080       10,465       10,223       11,074       18,309       20,463       22,126        99.7
                               Food & Tobacco Products                   193,304      209,020      185,585      137,094      172,120      183,884      224,412        16.1
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 158,350      208,476      257,586      316,369      324,604      267,521      323,480       104.3
                               Leather Products                           12,034       18,483       23,342       29,207       22,007       21,469       19,894        65.3
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              29,275       29,924       32,998       31,913       41,737       48,484       47,035        60.7
                               Primary Metals                            129,879      134,399      170,930      188,517      216,115      206,657      217,193        67.2
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 162,038      141,887      167,669      222,125      187,097      229,058      222,355        37.2
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          873,910      989,849    1,066,888    1,237,594    1,295,887    1,539,472    1,584,527        81.3
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,129,106    1,432,037    2,122,560    2,489,717    3,078,466    3,318,790    3,479,958       208.2
                               Transportation Equipment                  238,695      182,215      236,785      211,893      299,542      505,695      508,541       113.1
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        507,774      470,126      490,849      552,860      617,976      654,476      605,964        19.3
                               Misc. Manufactures                        146,824      211,354      270,931      323,430      441,529      428,439      420,855       186.6
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  30,594       33,262       30,811       30,204       38,764       46,154       50,995        66.7
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  95,824      113,297      108,026      136,423      160,595      147,264      251,353       162.3
                             TOTAL                                     4,357,749    4,867,278    5,860,940    6,719,405    7,810,003    8,591,625    8,963,760       105.7




















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       San Francisco, CA

                             Manufactured Products                     8,717,149    8,781,508    7,532,344    8,066,572    9,508,255    8,676,592    8,349,800        -4.2
                               Apparel                                   312,048      266,804      279,691      298,143      345,303      287,342      247,719       -20.6
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     15,268       28,977       39,880       39,796       36,507       39,223       42,498       178.3
                               Paper Products                            122,466      175,453      184,753      150,762      157,896      149,228      147,937        20.8
                               Printing & Publishing                      29,788       33,980       31,132       33,065       35,119       44,288       38,606        29.6
                               Food & Tobacco Products                   999,716    1,032,353      957,526      896,927      836,539      771,751      710,578       -28.9
                               Chemical & Petroleum Products           1,110,068      859,543      654,003      704,473      789,460      687,233      633,288       -43.0
                               Textiles, Tobacco, & Furniture            123,608      153,009      134,509      152,610      134,596      136,227      154,553        25.0
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                 105,979       95,574       48,984       63,085       79,272       75,575      112,022         5.7
                               Leather Products                           12,358       16,643       14,891       15,081       10,821        5,824        6,805       -44.9
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              58,675       58,952       39,668       42,046       52,621       49,740       50,325       -14.2
                               Primary Metals                            176,923      171,454      179,309      223,707      283,574      147,751      139,931       -20.9
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 193,787      168,271      129,944      153,520      150,316      166,805      129,838       -33.0
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        1,942,657    1,651,971      882,755    1,309,002    1,727,037    2,016,444    2,148,297        10.6
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         1,227,070    1,393,348    1,491,011    1,620,546    2,170,122    2,040,791    1,916,598        56.2
                               Transportation Equipment                1,751,057    2,086,063    1,824,875    1,555,226    1,725,111    1,246,781    1,219,506       -30.4
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        389,804      384,099      420,809      609,568      787,033      665,075      543,738        39.5
                               Misc. Manufactures                        126,059      178,249      198,833      180,451      167,406      120,989       77,191       -38.8
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  19,817       26,764       19,773       18,564       19,523       25,524       30,370        53.3
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 547,750      522,308      601,341      493,835      470,281      446,649      685,188        25.1
                             TOTAL                                     9,264,899    9,303,816    8,133,685    8,560,407    9,978,536    9,123,241    9,034,987        -2.5






















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       San Jose, CA

                             Manufactured Products                    15,960,963   19,709,084   26,597,556   29,047,932   28,791,077   25,868,036   27,612,805        73.0
                               Food Products                             123,057      113,955      122,209      136,735      138,051      130,650      109,679       -10.9
                               Tobacco Products                                0            0            0            0           18           27           77          .
                               Textile Mill Products                       2,118        4,380        5,744        4,789        4,112        3,419        2,859        35.0
                               Apparel                                     3,774        4,773        5,458        6,286        6,632        6,471        6,229        65.0
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      5,546        3,898        6,625        6,828        7,825        7,739        5,234        -5.6
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        6,386       11,599       15,494       13,463       15,589       22,022        8,167        27.9
                               Paper Products                             13,274       15,177       29,618       37,417       47,151       52,011       32,495       144.8
                               Printing & Publishing                      87,154       86,075       90,040       87,502      105,040      125,232      114,117        30.9
                               Chemical Products                         209,719      205,972      209,241      231,504      252,246      227,975      233,327        11.3
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  1,870        4,129        1,291          662        1,637        1,059          531       -71.6
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  38,177       62,558       83,003      101,909       99,215       74,880       71,701        87.8
                               Leather Products                            1,275        1,512        2,075        3,581        3,291        2,965        6,767       430.9
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              17,843       16,877       20,609       28,212       34,962       24,813       43,434       143.4
                               Primary Metals                             91,142      107,829      117,885      102,786      120,574      100,162       92,739         1.8
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  64,122       57,096       80,734       93,006       68,455       43,585       75,624        17.9
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers        6,507,751    7,659,520   10,279,748   12,395,159   13,044,487   10,994,583   12,003,107        84.4
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment         7,137,398    9,445,277   13,254,609   13,210,150   11,855,104   10,879,301   11,461,179        60.6
                               Transportation Equipment                  119,911      123,559      160,121      149,464      211,743      172,865      122,470         2.1
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments      1,437,560    1,657,652    2,001,641    2,325,104    2,671,719    2,860,738    3,084,740       114.6
                               Misc. Manufactures                         54,973       71,937       62,900       65,297       51,731       59,726       50,705        -7.8
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  37,915       55,310       48,512       48,080       51,493       77,815       87,623       131.1
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 210,605      233,594      225,256      283,365      266,117      243,888      642,934       205.3
                             TOTAL                                    16,171,568   19,942,678   26,822,812   29,331,297   29,057,194   26,111,924   28,255,739        74.7



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Seattle--Bellevue--E
       verett, WA

                             Manufactured Products                    21,810,543   19,703,568   15,661,931   19,430,020   25,266,072   32,644,925   30,566,006        40.1
                               Food Products                             503,083      558,303      631,403      607,637      591,884      527,299      601,356        19.5
                               Tobacco Products                               43           11          137          101          266          505          156       258.2
                               Textile Mill Products                       8,122       10,570       12,618       13,399       15,371       16,402       15,990        96.9
                               Apparel                                    33,222       33,259       38,188       44,393       51,764       47,674       36,448         9.7
                               Lumber & Wood Products                  2,139,931    2,126,823    2,306,560    2,313,720    1,726,024    1,096,965    1,050,550       -50.9
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       10,227       14,888       18,800       18,063       22,670       20,912       28,257       176.3
                               Chemical Products                          61,889       71,030       84,241       82,703      109,354      103,164      113,820        83.9
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 20,407       22,858       38,544       94,467       63,399       46,913       36,280        77.8
                               Paper, Printing, & Publishing             365,953      666,978      958,141      714,090      405,716      272,324      262,415       -28.3
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  47,796       49,651       67,581       67,328       74,922       82,867       96,431       101.8
                               Leather Products                            7,932        9,261       11,857       14,173       16,967       16,377       21,735       174.0
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              36,227       36,196       39,031       37,525       39,788       31,315       31,652       -12.6
                               Primary Metals                             52,401       61,832       91,017       90,771      106,772      118,560      104,583        99.6
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  53,764       86,998       73,940       75,954      116,966      139,651       93,495        73.9
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          374,395      385,283      474,256      548,659      775,573      876,749      972,984       159.9
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           476,007      655,895      724,672      609,152      692,329      693,430      524,066        10.1
                               Transportation Equipment               17,103,455   14,352,913    9,472,850   13,289,154   19,574,657   27,679,111   25,632,596        49.9
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        392,821      423,958      468,837      579,309      683,824      635,650      672,527        71.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                        109,271      120,534      131,001      211,577      177,526      211,187      240,837       120.4
                               Unidentified Manufactures                  13,597       16,328       18,257       17,846       20,300       27,870       29,829       119.4
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities               2,005,106    2,049,413    2,153,457    1,961,113    1,739,764    1,358,404    1,790,044       -10.7
                             TOTAL                                    23,815,649   21,752,982   17,815,388   21,391,133   27,005,836   34,003,330   32,356,050        35.9



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       St. Louis, MO--IL

                             Manufactured Products                     3,020,222    3,251,510    3,598,325    3,871,290    4,109,236    3,866,711    4,386,953        45.3
                               Food Products                             259,399      147,650      207,489      239,382      342,437      464,285      482,441        86.0
                               Tobacco Products                                0            0            0            0           18            5            0          .
                               Textile Mill Products                       4,766        5,605        9,552        9,573        8,124        9,480       10,481       119.9
                               Apparel                                    32,496       35,316       41,831       43,306       40,622       31,195       26,468       -18.5
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      7,607       12,291       13,001       11,475        8,858       13,502       11,404        49.9
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       14,793       19,685       17,574       19,560       17,156       22,307       15,901         7.5
                               Paper Products                             14,980       15,486       26,003       32,372       27,405       25,051       27,063        80.7
                               Printing & Publishing                      29,976       31,606       46,285       43,408       61,354       71,084       70,669       135.8
                               Chemical Products                       1,185,828    1,245,885    1,368,848    1,404,523    1,287,821      929,994    1,481,210        24.9
                               Refined Petroleum Products                 66,061       72,065       68,531      108,237      147,080       81,531      146,524       121.8
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  92,325      102,905      113,822      116,400      174,255      162,065      162,200        75.7
                               Leather Products                            3,224        5,474        6,650        9,187       16,332       15,287       10,206       216.5
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              19,754       18,034       15,646       14,391       15,235       15,707       18,135        -8.2
                               Primary Metals                             88,427      101,574      141,049      152,115      179,503      156,327      135,749        53.5
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 114,904      171,904      133,924      117,091      156,347      164,187      163,628        42.4
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          328,947      377,770      445,162      496,958      573,742      601,873      648,646        97.2
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           295,623      337,075      355,591      403,340      416,800      393,752      404,140        36.7
                               Transportation Equipment                  279,981      340,038      366,664      407,452      393,942      469,661      303,778         8.5
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        152,860      183,882      197,278      219,539      217,697      205,172      239,512        56.7
                               Misc. Manufactures                         20,991       17,856       12,494       13,391       15,507       20,480       15,487       -26.2
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   7,281        9,408       10,931        9,591        9,002       13,766       13,311        82.8
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 379,775      421,828      399,353      626,157      602,264      448,798      492,225        29.6
                             TOTAL                                     3,399,997    3,673,337    3,997,678    4,497,447    4,711,500    4,315,509    4,879,178        43.5



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Stamford--Norwalk,
       CT

                             Manufactured Products                     2,191,103    2,403,427    3,576,429    3,095,063    2,727,209    2,325,609    2,251,822         2.8
                               Food Products                             134,902      178,636      214,939      116,175      115,705      180,270      201,345        49.3
                               Tobacco Products                              410          178          332          839        1,593          719        2,948       618.8
                               Textile Mill Products                       3,971        1,924        2,742        2,152        2,375        2,097        2,137       -46.2
                               Apparel                                     2,135        2,147        1,717        2,475        4,150        2,866        1,329       -37.8
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      4,632        1,900        5,452        1,687        2,193        4,138        8,192        76.9
                               Furniture & Fixtures                        2,417        2,043        2,140        2,100        4,916        6,152        3,921        62.2
                               Chemical Products                         737,429      826,937    1,188,222    1,233,852    1,121,818      832,852      842,457        14.2
                               Refined Petroleum Products                342,017      435,168      551,402      490,272      435,326      375,335      391,252        14.4
                               Paper, Printing, & Publishing             412,528      457,556      634,634      619,539      568,628      499,463      198,283       -51.9
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  10,795       12,470       12,559       10,873       13,291       10,796       16,986        57.4
                               Leather Products                            3,040        4,313        3,048        1,769        3,052        2,609        2,882        -5.2
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products               2,858        3,870        4,125        5,087        2,876        2,142        5,442        90.4
                               Primary Metals                            150,638      172,044      297,092      168,609       65,192       74,115       78,640       -47.8
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  15,730       12,969       11,873       13,212       19,044       22,183       30,832        96.0
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          124,377      102,737      133,485      119,612      135,219      106,973      156,529        25.9
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           102,365       94,920      116,677       83,903       69,977       65,196       66,979       -34.6
                               Transportation Equipment                   70,372       35,566      262,225      152,944       70,144       31,631       19,168       -72.8
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments         59,570       43,531      118,338       54,985       75,479       85,409      204,580       243.4
                               Misc. Manufactures                          7,636        8,868        6,144        6,625        7,243        7,735        6,812       -10.8
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   3,280        5,650        9,284        8,354        8,989       12,929       11,110       238.7
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities               1,175,465    1,049,276    1,361,141    1,329,230      660,417      453,327      321,168       -72.7
                             TOTAL                                     3,366,569    3,452,702    4,937,571    4,424,293    3,387,626    2,778,936    2,572,990       -23.6



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Washington,
       DC--MD--VA--WV

                             Manufactured Products                     6,612,402    7,558,775    7,968,874    7,783,980    7,791,450    7,140,203    6,927,383         4.8
                               Food Products                             252,744      186,215      119,633      154,591      143,479      151,160      128,514       -49.2
                               Tobacco Products                                8            3          728          467           84        2,075          974    12,841.1
                               Textile Mill Products                       7,535        6,465        9,308       11,118        8,319        9,500        9,785        29.9
                               Apparel                                    25,020       17,088       18,867       23,649       24,594       30,104       17,578       -29.7
                               Lumber & Wood Products                     18,430       32,698       15,794       12,766       14,925       15,844       17,356        -5.8
                               Furniture & Fixtures                       16,515       18,521       13,652       17,832       20,476       13,170       13,960       -15.5
                               Paper Products                             10,074       15,092       15,953       13,189       12,484       22,339       23,052       128.8
                               Printing & Publishing                      27,895       30,696       35,861       35,297       38,328       46,645       59,496       113.3
                               Chemical & Petroleum Products             439,270      409,209      539,979      429,069      306,822      293,660      352,701       -19.7
                               Rubber & Plastic Products                  53,305       44,214       57,401      100,647      105,814      131,191       56,072         5.2
                               Leather Products                            2,488        1,608        2,422        1,230        1,091        1,962        1,454       -41.6
                               Stone, Clay, & Glass Products              16,119       17,983       20,546       15,869       14,016       12,534       14,929        -7.4
                               Primary Metals                             40,439       29,568       40,601       32,209       66,621      182,005      280,844       594.5
                               Fabricated Metal Products                 616,597      781,737    1,024,477      533,968      550,581      823,654      597,646        -3.1
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          643,437      633,818      675,860      637,231      781,905      674,099      696,324         8.2
                               Electric & Electronic Equipment           540,735      619,553      843,489      733,082      983,634    1,182,559    1,213,973       124.5
                               Transportation Equipment                2,987,165    3,620,295    3,359,627    4,010,924    3,265,885    2,540,932    2,448,705       -18.0
                               Scientific & Measuring Instruments        389,162      371,919      422,404      279,965      726,486      464,126      464,071        19.2
                               Misc. Manufactures                         17,308       17,781       40,949       40,587       43,991       29,553       35,509       105.2
                               Unidentified Manufactures                 508,157      704,310      711,324      700,289      681,915      513,088      494,440        -2.7
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                 638,198      410,528      381,560      299,537      189,282      207,579      285,950       -55.2
                             TOTAL                                     7,250,600    7,969,303    8,350,435    8,083,517    7,980,732    7,347,782    7,213,332         -.5



















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.













                                                       METROPOLITAN MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO THE WORLD, BY PRODUCT SECTOR, 1993-1999
                                                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)


                                                                                                                                                                  % Change
       MSA                   Product Description                            1993         1994         1995         1996         1997         1998         1999     1993-99
       ____________________  ______________________________________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________  __________

       Wilmington--Newark,
       DE--MD

                             Manufactured Products                     3,333,377    3,631,321    4,248,570    4,442,123    5,043,646    4,945,351    4,820,035        44.6
                               Food Products                              11,442       11,051       10,997        8,391       19,886       43,114       44,597       289.8
                               Apparel                                     1,608        2,510        1,835        2,782        3,619        3,882        1,721         7.0
                               Lumber & Wood Products                      7,129        7,883       10,716        8,398        4,000        3,268        3,327       -53.3
                               Furniture & Fixtures                          652          500          481        1,173        2,037        1,013        1,362       108.9
                               Printing & Publishing                       4,647        2,122        1,867        2,263        2,255        3,491       10,953       135.7
                               Refined Petroleum Products                  2,136        1,700        1,211        2,227        1,658        3,045        9,386       339.5
                               Textile & Paper Products                  151,402      189,502      158,981      165,087      254,098      210,720      199,246        31.6
                               Paper & Chemical Products               2,278,269    2,572,052    3,120,142    3,257,497    3,675,332    3,512,320    3,440,371        51.0
                               Assorted Manufactures                      47,829       71,697       45,452       59,348       47,808       40,898       47,655         -.4
                               Leather Products                            1,233          565          294          178          516          319          295       -76.1
                               Fabricated Metal Products                  32,738       34,620       30,971       24,797       13,639       10,487       12,571       -61.6
                               Industrial Machinery & Computers          122,783       69,820       77,615       82,893      113,891      146,306      169,277        37.9
                               Transportation Equipment                   49,352       56,417       42,309       80,294       87,923      130,685       84,895        72.0
                               Electric & Electronic Equip., &           285,492      299,851      324,496      305,735      286,666      374,818      385,217        34.9
                             Scientific Instr
                               Rubber, Plastics, Stone, Clay, &          334,381      308,225      419,618      438,379      528,720      457,529      406,525        21.6
                             Glass
                               Unidentified Manufactures                   2,283        2,806        1,585        2,681        1,598        3,455        2,638        15.6
                             Nonmanufactured Commodities                  90,407       89,052      112,536      108,972       96,996       82,005       83,206        -8.0
                             TOTAL                                     3,423,784    3,720,373    4,361,106    4,551,096    5,140,642    5,027,356    4,903,241        43.2





















       Note:  All figures show sales by exporters of record located in the indicated area.  The sales location may or may not coincide with the location of production.
       Prepared by:  Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Dept. of Commerce.
       Source:  Exporter Location Series, Census Bureau.