                                        
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.


                                            March 2006
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -2,469    22,871    25,340

Advanced Materials                                 -52       128       180
Aerospace                                        4,746     7,154     2,408
Biotechnology                                      -12       440       453
Electronics                                      2,169     4,681     2,512
Flexible Manufacturing                             439     1,356       918
Information and Communications                  -7,605     6,392    13,997
Life Science                                    -1,561     1,807     3,368
Nuclear Technology                                  59       253       194
Opto-Electronics                                  -785       462     1,247
Weapons                                            134       199        64

                                            March 2006
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -2,469    22,871    25,340

North America                                      268     4,104     3,835
    Canada                                       1,034     2,394     1,360
    Mexico                                        -766     1,709     2,475

European Union                                     624     6,190     5,566
    France                                         296     1,081       786
    Germany                                        272     1,317     1,044
    Ireland                                     -1,080       512     1,593
    Italy                                           21       213       192
    United Kingdom                                 616     1,302       686
    Other EU                                       500     1,765     1,266

Pacific Rim Countries                           -5,856     8,455    14,311
    China                                       -4,868     1,356     6,224
    Japan                                         -475     1,837     2,312
    Australia                                      218       269        51
    Indonesia                                      -81        19       100
    Malaysia                                      -989     1,048     2,037
    Philippines                                     65       404       339
    Newly Industrialized Count                     237     3,471     3,233
        Hong Kong                                  461       530        69
        Korea                                      236     1,357     1,121
        Singapore                                  -18       816       834
        Taiwan                                    -443       767     1,209
    Other Pacific Rim                               37        51        14

South/Central America                            1,256     1,586       329
    Brazil                                         385       533       148
    Other S/C America                              871     1,052       181

Other Countries                                  1,238     2,536     1,298
    India                                          245       290        44
    Israel                                         -21       196       217
    Thailand                                      -345       282       627
    Other                                        1,358     1,768       409
                                        

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                                            February 2005
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 2005
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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                                            Cumulative 2006
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,248    59,573    66,822

Advanced Materials                                -163       328       491
Aerospace                                       12,001    18,767     6,766
Biotechnology                                      117     1,278     1,162
Electronics                                      5,878    12,721     6,843
Flexible Manufacturing                             907     3,403     2,496
Information and Communications                 -20,656    16,422    37,079
Life Science                                    -3,610     4,520     8,131
Nuclear Technology                                 -40       453       493
Opto-Electronics                                -2,000     1,184     3,184
Weapons                                            319       496       177

                                            Cumulative 2006
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,248    59,573    66,822

North America                                      392    10,517    10,125
    Canada                                       2,287     6,002     3,715
    Mexico                                      -1,895     4,515     6,410

European Union                                   1,437    15,670    14,233
    France                                         247     2,637     2,390
    Germany                                        299     3,097     2,799
    Ireland                                     -2,229     1,228     3,457
    Italy                                           75       599       525
    United Kingdom                               1,209     3,241     2,033
    Other EU                                     1,836     4,866     3,030

Pacific Rim Countries                          -15,724    22,462    38,186
    China                                      -12,823     3,389    16,212
    Japan                                       -1,567     4,571     6,139
    Australia                                      890     1,017       128
    Indonesia                                     -153        62       215
    Malaysia                                    -3,398     2,247     5,645
    Philippines                                    271     1,197       927
    Newly Industrialized Count                     607     9,493     8,886
        Hong Kong                                1,204     1,392       188
        Korea                                      461     3,596     3,135
        Singapore                                  206     2,516     2,310
        Taiwan                                  -1,264     1,989     3,253
    Other Pacific Rim                              450       484        34

South/Central America                            3,145     3,968       824
    Brazil                                       1,028     1,429       400
    Other S/C America                            2,116     2,539       423

Other Countries                                  3,502     6,957     3,454
    India                                          587       737       149
    Israel                                          67       682       616
    Thailand                                      -937       711     1,649
    Other                                        3,785     4,826     1,041
                                        

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                                            Cumulative 2005
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,534    49,510    58,044

Advanced Materials                                -134       291       425
Aerospace                                        7,218    13,394     6,176
Biotechnology                                      136     1,123       987
Electronics                                      4,556    10,925     6,369
Flexible Manufacturing                             873     3,006     2,133
Information and Communications                 -16,808    15,241    32,049
Life Science                                    -3,489     3,932     7,420
Nuclear Technology                                -184       186       370
Opto-Electronics                                  -852     1,125     1,977
Weapons                                            149       287       138

                                            Cumulative 2005
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,534    49,510    58,044

North America                                      260     9,427     9,167
    Canada                                       1,845     5,616     3,771
    Mexico                                      -1,585     3,811     5,396

European Union                                   2,012    14,407    12,395
    France                                         641     2,362     1,721
    Germany                                        110     2,653     2,543
    Ireland                                     -2,027     1,305     3,332
    Italy                                          220       697       477
    United Kingdom                               1,135     2,888     1,753
    Other EU                                     1,933     4,501     2,569

Pacific Rim Countries                          -14,073    18,452    32,525
    China                                       -8,954     2,399    11,354
    Japan                                       -2,269     3,775     6,044
    Australia                                      552       664       112
    Indonesia                                     -122        64       186
    Malaysia                                    -3,054     1,435     4,489
    Philippines                                     90       947       857
    Newly Industrialized Count                    -436     9,019     9,456
        Hong Kong                                1,259     1,506       248
        Korea                                   -1,167     2,684     3,852
        Singapore                                   64     2,445     2,381
        Taiwan                                    -592     2,384     2,976
    Other Pacific Rim                              121       149        28

South/Central America                            1,905     2,942     1,037
    Brazil                                         431     1,078       648
    Other S/C America                            1,474     1,863       389

Other Countries                                  1,362     4,283     2,921
    India                                          436       536       100
    Israel                                         -14       560       574
    Thailand                                      -526       719     1,245
    Other                                        1,466     2,468     1,002
                                                  

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-06-74, BEA-06-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
