BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JANUARY 15, 2001 ISSUE
ECONOMIC TRENDS

Where Business Costs Are High--and Low


HIGH-COST STATES

                  PERCENT OF
               NATIONAL AVERAGE

NEW JERSEY          114.3%
MASSACHUSETTS       114.2
HAWAII              114.1
CONNECTICUT         113.1
NEW YORK            109.6
MICHIGAN            108.1
MAINE               107.1
CALIFORNIA          106.8


LOW-COST STATES

                  PERCENT OF
               NATIONAL AVERAGE

SOUTH DAKOTA        74.8%
WYOMING             76.6
NEBRASKA            81.2
OKLAHOMA            83.2
IOWA                84.9
NEW MEXICO          86.2
IDAHO               87.7
KENTUCKY            88.4


DATA: ECONOMY.COM, INC.


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