                        Part B: Not Seasonally Adjusted
       Exhibit 16a: Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology
         Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas
                                       '
     In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
                                       '

                                            January 2006
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,376    18,290    21,666

Advanced Materials                                 -63        95       157
Aerospace                                        3,084     5,347     2,263
Biotechnology                                       82       473       391
Electronics                                      1,938     4,139     2,202
Flexible Manufacturing                             216     1,059       844
Information and Communications                  -6,958     5,175    12,133
Life Science                                    -1,170     1,355     2,525
Nuclear Technology                                  74       166        91
Opto-Electronics                                  -679       323     1,002
Weapons                                             98       157        59

                                            January 2006
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,376    18,290    21,666

North America                                     -149     3,284     3,434
    Canada                                         402     1,801     1,399
    Mexico                                        -551     1,483     2,034

European Union                                     407     4,772     4,364
    France                                         153       900       747
    Germany                                         61       808       747
    Ireland                                       -717       335     1,052
    Italy                                           24       202       178
    United Kingdom                                 335       984       649
    Other EU                                       552     1,543       991

Pacific Rim Countries                           -5,364     7,249    12,613
    China                                       -4,438     1,019     5,457
    Japan                                         -513     1,314     1,828
    Australia                                      496       533        37
    Indonesia                                      -30        23        53
    Malaysia                                    -1,310       592     1,902
    Philippines                                    121       422       301
    Newly Industrialized Count                      71     3,098     3,026
        Hong Kong                                  387       450        63
        Korea                                      184     1,229     1,045
        Singapore                                   19       794       775
        Taiwan                                    -519       624     1,143
    Other Pacific Rim                              238       248        10

South/Central America                            1,047     1,240       193
    Brazil                                         416       499        83
    Other S/C America                              631       741       110

Other Countries                                    683     1,745     1,062
    India                                           89       150        60
    Israel                                         -36       170       206
    Thailand                                      -269       227       496
    Other                                          899     1,199       300
                                        
                               _________________

                                            December 2005
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,233    20,335    23,568

Advanced Materials                                 -53        94       147
Aerospace                                        3,088     5,467     2,379
Biotechnology                                       36       325       289
Electronics                                      2,052     4,362     2,310
Flexible Manufacturing                             277     1,106       829
Information and Communications                  -6,780     6,473    13,253
Life Science                                    -1,219     1,664     2,883
Nuclear Technology                                 -48       175       223
Opto-Electronics                                  -731       460     1,191
Weapons                                            145       209        64

                                            December 2005
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,233    20,335    23,568

North America                                     -308     3,471     3,779
    Canada                                         412     1,987     1,575
    Mexico                                        -719     1,485     2,204

European Union                                     373     5,221     4,848
    France                                         -91       779       870
    Germany                                         56       998       942
    Ireland                                       -930       467     1,397
    Italy                                           41       211       170
    United Kingdom                                 315       954       639
    Other EU                                       983     1,811       828

Pacific Rim Countries                           -5,413     7,939    13,352
    China                                       -4,251     1,482     5,733
    Japan                                         -289     1,714     2,003
    Australia                                      235       282        47
    Indonesia                                      -58        19        77
    Malaysia                                    -1,607       632     2,239
    Philippines                                    124       437       313
    Newly Industrialized Count                     398     3,326     2,928
        Hong Kong                                  509       579        70
        Korea                                      173     1,175     1,002
        Singapore                                  -53       766       819
        Taiwan                                    -230       807     1,037
    Other Pacific Rim                               36        48        12

South/Central America                            1,069     1,435       366
    Brazil                                         433       633       200
    Other S/C America                              636       802       167

Other Countries                                  1,045     2,268     1,223
    India                                          135       185        50
    Israel                                          67       300       233
    Thailand                                      -304       232       536
    Other                                        1,147     1,551       404
                                        
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                                            Cumulative 2006
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,376    18,290    21,666

Advanced Materials                                 -63        95       157
Aerospace                                        3,084     5,347     2,263
Biotechnology                                       82       473       391
Electronics                                      1,938     4,139     2,202
Flexible Manufacturing                             216     1,059       844
Information and Communications                  -6,958     5,175    12,133
Life Science                                    -1,170     1,355     2,525
Nuclear Technology                                  74       166        91
Opto-Electronics                                  -679       323     1,002
Weapons                                             98       157        59

                                            Cumulative 2006
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,376    18,290    21,666

North America                                     -149     3,284     3,434
    Canada                                         402     1,801     1,399
    Mexico                                        -551     1,483     2,034

European Union                                     407     4,772     4,364
    France                                         153       900       747
    Germany                                         61       808       747
    Ireland                                       -717       335     1,052
    Italy                                           24       202       178
    United Kingdom                                 335       984       649
    Other EU                                       552     1,543       991

Pacific Rim Countries                           -5,364     7,249    12,613
    China                                       -4,438     1,019     5,457
    Japan                                         -513     1,314     1,828
    Australia                                      496       533        37
    Indonesia                                      -30        23        53
    Malaysia                                    -1,310       592     1,902
    Philippines                                    121       422       301
    Newly Industrialized Count                      71     3,098     3,026
        Hong Kong                                  387       450        63
        Korea                                      184     1,229     1,045
        Singapore                                   19       794       775
        Taiwan                                    -519       624     1,143
    Other Pacific Rim                              238       248        10

South/Central America                            1,047     1,240       193
    Brazil                                         416       499        83
    Other S/C America                              631       741       110

Other Countries                                    683     1,745     1,062
    India                                           89       150        60
    Israel                                         -36       170       206
    Thailand                                      -269       227       496
    Other                                          899     1,199       300
                                        
                               _________________

                                            Cumulative 2005
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,652    15,155    18,807

Advanced Materials                                 -36        95       131
Aerospace                                        1,520     3,654     2,134
Biotechnology                                       49       352       303
Electronics                                      1,480     3,557     2,076
Flexible Manufacturing                             366     1,072       706
Information and Communications                  -5,759     4,784    10,542
Life Science                                      -880     1,180     2,060
Nuclear Technology                                 -76        69       145
Opto-Electronics                                  -352       316       668
Weapons                                             35        76        41

                                            Cumulative 2005
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,652    15,155    18,807

North America                                     -149     3,001     3,150
    Canada                                         292     1,696     1,404
    Mexico                                        -441     1,305     1,746

European Union                                     722     4,414     3,692
    France                                          39       619       580
    Germany                                        196       882       686
    Ireland                                       -333       410       743
    Italy                                           41       207       166
    United Kingdom                                 216       829       613
    Other EU                                       562     1,466       904

Pacific Rim Countries                           -5,073     5,792    10,865
    China                                       -3,261       653     3,914
    Japan                                         -723     1,116     1,838
    Australia                                      158       187        30
    Indonesia                                      -22        27        50
    Malaysia                                      -988       448     1,436
    Philippines                                     41       314       273
    Newly Industrialized Count                    -316     3,001     3,317
        Hong Kong                                  348       450       102
        Korea                                     -373       985     1,357
        Singapore                                  -99       724       823
        Taiwan                                    -193       843     1,035
    Other Pacific Rim                               39        46         7

South/Central America                              625       909       285
    Brazil                                         138       322       184
    Other S/C America                              486       587       101

Other Countries                                    224     1,038       814
    India                                          109       141        33
    Israel                                         -10       185       195
    Thailand                                      -133       215       348
    Other                                          258       497       239
                                                  

NOTE:  Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.  For information on
data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section
on page 27 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-32, BEA-06-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
