                                       
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.


                                            February 2006
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -1,403    18,413    19,815

Advanced Materials                                 -48       105       153
Aerospace                                        4,171     6,267     2,096
Biotechnology                                       47       365       318
Electronics                                      1,771     3,901     2,130
Flexible Manufacturing                             252       987       735
Information and Communications                  -6,094     4,855    10,949
Life Science                                      -879     1,359     2,238
Nuclear Technology                                -174        34       208
Opto-Electronics                                  -536       400       936
Weapons                                             86       140        53

                                            February 2006
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -1,403    18,413    19,815

North America                                      273     3,129     2,856
    Canada                                         851     1,807       955
    Mexico                                        -579     1,322     1,901

European Union                                     405     4,708     4,303
    France                                        -201       656       857
    Germany                                        -34       973     1,007
    Ireland                                       -432       381       813
    Italy                                           30       185       155
    United Kingdom                                 258       956       698
    Other EU                                       785     1,557       773

Pacific Rim Countries                           -4,504     6,757    11,261
    China                                       -3,517     1,014     4,531
    Japan                                         -579     1,420     1,999
    Australia                                      175       215        40
    Indonesia                                      -42        21        62
    Malaysia                                    -1,099       608     1,706
    Philippines                                     84       371       287
    Newly Industrialized Count                     298     2,925     2,627
        Hong Kong                                  355       412        56
        Korea                                       40     1,009       969
        Singapore                                  205       906       701
        Taiwan                                    -302       598       900
    Other Pacific Rim                              175       184        10

South/Central America                              841     1,143       302
    Brazil                                         227       397       169
    Other S/C America                              614       746       132

Other Countries                                  1,582     2,676     1,094
    India                                          253       297        44
    Israel                                         124       316       192
    Thailand                                      -323       203       526
    Other                                        1,528     1,860       332
                                       

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                                            January 2005
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 2005
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
                                       

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                                            Cumulative 2006
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,779    36,702    41,481

Advanced Materials                                -110       200       310
Aerospace                                        7,255    11,614     4,359
Biotechnology                                      129       838       709
Electronics                                      3,709     8,040     4,331
Flexible Manufacturing                             468     2,047     1,578
Information and Communications                 -13,052    10,030    23,082
Life Science                                    -2,049     2,714     4,763
Nuclear Technology                                -100       200       300
Opto-Electronics                                -1,215       723     1,937
Weapons                                            185       297       112

                                            Cumulative 2006
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,779    36,702    41,481

North America                                      123     6,413     6,290
    Canada                                       1,253     3,608     2,355
    Mexico                                      -1,130     2,805     3,935

European Union                                     812     9,479     8,667
    France                                         -48     1,556     1,604
    Germany                                         26     1,781     1,754
    Ireland                                     -1,149       716     1,865
    Italy                                           54       386       333
    United Kingdom                                 593     1,940     1,347
    Other EU                                     1,337     3,101     1,764

Pacific Rim Countries                           -9,868    14,007    23,875
    China                                       -7,955     2,033     9,988
    Japan                                       -1,092     2,734     3,826
    Australia                                      671       748        77
    Indonesia                                      -71        44       115
    Malaysia                                    -2,409     1,199     3,608
    Philippines                                    206       793       588
    Newly Industrialized Count                     369     6,022     5,653
        Hong Kong                                  743       862       119
        Korea                                      225     2,239     2,014
        Singapore                                  223     1,700     1,476
        Taiwan                                    -821     1,222     2,043
    Other Pacific Rim                              413       433        19

South/Central America                            1,888     2,383       494
    Brazil                                         643       895       252
    Other S/C America                            1,245     1,487       242

Other Countries                                  2,265     4,421     2,156
    India                                          342       447       105
    Israel                                          88       486       398
    Thailand                                      -592       429     1,022
    Other                                        2,427     3,058       631
                                       

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                                            Cumulative 2005
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,082    30,005    37,086

Advanced Materials                                 -77       186       263
Aerospace                                        3,484     7,567     4,083
Biotechnology                                       31       688       657
Electronics                                      2,940     6,958     4,018
Flexible Manufacturing                             646     1,995     1,349
Information and Communications                 -10,955     9,298    20,254
Life Science                                    -2,541     2,384     4,925
Nuclear Technology                                 -58       143       201
Opto-Electronics                                  -626       627     1,252
Weapons                                             74       159        85

                                            Cumulative 2005
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,082    30,005    37,086

North America                                      -48     5,828     5,877
    Canada                                         894     3,365     2,470
    Mexico                                        -943     2,464     3,407

European Union                                     851     8,873     8,021
    France                                         332     1,508     1,177
    Germany                                        159     1,650     1,491
    Ireland                                     -1,443       825     2,267
    Italy                                          162       475       313
    United Kingdom                                 505     1,680     1,174
    Other EU                                     1,136     2,735     1,599

Pacific Rim Countries                           -9,714    11,171    20,885
    China                                       -5,764     1,546     7,310
    Japan                                       -1,561     2,183     3,744
    Australia                                      297       363        66
    Indonesia                                      -62        48       111
    Malaysia                                    -1,928       904     2,832
    Philippines                                     83       628       545
    Newly Industrialized Count                    -846     5,416     6,262
        Hong Kong                                  698       872       174
        Korea                                     -747     1,819     2,566
        Singapore                                 -318     1,301     1,619
        Taiwan                                    -479     1,424     1,903
    Other Pacific Rim                               67        83        16

South/Central America                            1,221     1,842       621
    Brazil                                         281       677       396
    Other S/C America                              940     1,165       225

Other Countries                                    608     2,290     1,682
    India                                          270       333        63
    Israel                                           5       357       352
    Thailand                                      -267       443       710
    Other                                          599     1,156       557
                                                 

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.
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SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-52, BEA-06-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
