                                                                           

Exhibit 15a. Exports, Imports and Balance of Advanced Technology
Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas
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In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

                                May                                 June
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

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Total                              -3,150      19,938      23,088      -2,283      22,251      24,534

Advanced Materials                    -67         121         188         -78         117         195
Aerospace                           4,180       6,393       2,214       4,623       7,113       2,490
Biotechnology                        -110         386         496          42         358         316
Electronics                         2,374       4,660       2,285       2,398       4,639       2,242
Flexible Manufacturing                252       1,067         815         322       1,235         913
Information and Communications     -7,207       5,144      12,351      -7,203       6,292      13,495
Life Science                       -1,538       1,514       3,052      -1,338       1,610       2,948
Nuclear Technology                   -154         129         283         -75         183         259
Opto-Electronics                     -947         402       1,349      -1,120         487       1,607
Weapons                                68         123          55         147         217          70

Total                              -3,150      19,938      23,088      -2,283      22,251      24,534

North America                         -42       3,291       3,333        -242       3,588       3,830
    Canada                            797       1,872       1,075         882       2,078       1,196
    Mexico                           -839       1,419       2,258      -1,124       1,510       2,634
European Union                         66       5,298       5,232       1,026       6,059       5,033
    France                            203         923         720         443       1,293         850
    Germany                            30       1,112       1,082           2       1,060       1,058
    Ireland                        -1,358         186       1,544      -1,004         246       1,250
    Italy                              38         215         177          76         297         221
    United Kingdom                    164         945         781         484       1,212         728
    Other EU                          989       1,917         928       1,025       1,952         927
Pacific Rim Countries              -5,151       7,850      13,001      -4,754       9,090      13,845
    China                          -3,893       1,296       5,189      -4,872       1,293       6,165
    Japan                            -582       1,525       2,107         -47       2,068       2,115
    Australia                         311         363          52         275         338          63
    Indonesia                         -48          15          63         -56          16          71
    Malaysia                       -1,173         920       2,093      -1,348         676       2,024
    Philippines                       123         441         317          89         414         325
    Newly Industrialized Countri      -70       3,092       3,163       1,163       4,232       3,069
        Hong Kong                     475         542          67         529         593          64
        Korea                        -217         849       1,066         254       1,278       1,024
        Singapore                      47         920         874          26         851         826
        Taiwan                       -375         781       1,155         354       1,511       1,156
    Other Pacific Rim                 182         198          16          41          54          13
South/Central America               1,042       1,323         281       1,178       1,583         405
    Brazil                            385         516         132         309         548         239
    Other S/C America                 658         807         149         869       1,035         166
Other Countries                       934       2,175       1,241         510       1,931       1,421
    India                             288         335          48         142         192          51
    Israel                            -52         158         209         -94         151         245
    Thailand                         -350         250         600        -365         274         639
    Other                           1,048       1,431         384         827       1,313         486

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                                July                                August
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

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Total                              -4,572      19,580      24,151      -3,597      21,327      24,923

Advanced Materials                    -61         113         174         -64         126         190
Aerospace                           3,746       5,840       2,094       4,993       6,992       1,999
Biotechnology                          28         412         385          -7         415         422
Electronics                         2,145       4,451       2,306       2,226       4,806       2,580
Flexible Manufacturing                644       1,501         857         357       1,238         881
Information and Communications     -8,267       5,233      13,500      -8,298       5,590      13,888
Life Science                       -1,273       1,458       2,731      -1,389       1,476       2,864
Nuclear Technology                   -217          94         310          25         149         124
Opto-Electronics                   -1,352         383       1,734      -1,496         419       1,915
Weapons                                35          94          59          57         116          59

Total                              -4,572      19,580      24,151      -3,597      21,327      24,923

North America                        -444       3,113       3,557        -396       3,575       3,971
    Canada                            675       1,725       1,050         969       2,011       1,043
    Mexico                         -1,119       1,388       2,507      -1,364       1,564       2,928
European Union                       -455       4,348       4,802         185       4,830       4,645
    France                           -301         604         905         140         874         734
    Germany                            73         944         871         115         994         879
    Ireland                          -926         156       1,082        -986         166       1,152
    Italy                              29         206         177           1         170         170
    United Kingdom                    244       1,010         766         234         983         749
    Other EU                          427       1,428       1,001         681       1,642         960
Pacific Rim Countries              -5,355       8,845      14,200      -5,919       8,664      14,584
    China                          -4,046       2,131       6,177      -4,434       1,647       6,081
    Japan                            -410       1,680       2,091        -364       1,782       2,145
    Australia                         284         337          52         346         399          53
    Indonesia                         -52          13          65         -44          20          64
    Malaysia                       -1,598         677       2,276      -1,656         704       2,360
    Philippines                       107         431         324         107         447         339
    Newly Industrialized Countri      112       3,316       3,204          95       3,623       3,528
        Hong Kong                     448         509          61         437         512          75
        Korea                          40       1,137       1,097          95       1,362       1,267
        Singapore                     -45         818         863          66         952         887
        Taiwan                       -331         852       1,183        -503         797       1,300
    Other Pacific Rim                 247         259          12          31          42          12
South/Central America               1,245       1,516         271       1,174       1,504         329
    Brazil                            417         545         128         503         687         184
    Other S/C America                 828         971         143         671         816         145
Other Countries                       437       1,758       1,321       1,359       2,754       1,395
    India                              55         128          73         208         284          76
    Israel                             13         255         241         149         416         266
    Thailand                         -388         239         627        -392         257         650
    Other                             756       1,136         380       1,395       1,798         403
                                                                           

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 the FT900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                                           
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2006 (CB-07-82, BEA-07-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959)
or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
