
Exhibit 15a. 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.

                                September                           October
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

stub                                                                                       

Total                              -4,180      22,022      26,202        22,298      27,237

Advanced Materials                    -54         123         177           113         198
Aerospace                           4,429       6,908       2,478         7,334       2,360
Biotechnology                          95         497         403           476         514
Electronics                         2,216       4,679       2,463         4,430       2,403
Flexible Manufacturing                445       1,250         805         1,309         957
Information and Communications     -8,311       6,176      14,487         6,259      15,387
Life Science                       -1,489       1,563       3,052         1,604       2,699
Nuclear Technology                   -207          30         237           193         209
Opto-Electronics                   -1,553         490       2,043           391       2,433
Weapons                               250         307          57           187          77

Total                              -4,180      22,022      26,202        22,298      27,237

North America                        -980       3,522       4,501         4,103       4,539
    Canada                            425       1,955       1,530         2,074       1,257
    Mexico                         -1,404       1,567       2,971         2,028       3,282
European Union                        379       5,399       5,019         5,391       4,949
    France                            -66         740         806           846         899
    Germany                           167       1,055         888         1,204         845
    Ireland                          -863         452       1,315           374       1,026
    Italy                              30         215         185           202         207
    United Kingdom                    193       1,154         961         1,043         902
    Other EU                          918       1,784         865         1,724       1,069
Pacific Rim Countries              -6,209       8,834      15,043         8,550      16,130
    China                          -5,114       1,673       6,787         1,461       7,323
    Japan                            -397       1,824       2,222         1,953       2,495
    Australia                         307         352          44           333          61
    Indonesia                         -78          22         100            40         115
    Malaysia                       -1,512         676       2,187           622       2,228
    Philippines                       101         414         314           430         346
    Newly Industrialized Countri      445       3,822       3,377         3,518       3,548
        Hong Kong                     629         699          71           587          67
        Korea                          90       1,274       1,184         1,069       1,379
        Singapore                     202       1,061         859           889         846
        Taiwan                       -476         788       1,264           973       1,256
    Other Pacific Rim                  38          50          12           193          14
South/Central America               1,326       1,612         286         1,661         241
    Brazil                            626         772         146           641          97
    Other S/C America                 700         840         140         1,021         144
Other Countries                     1,304       2,656       1,353         2,593       1,378
    India                             257         321          64           296          59
    Israel                             14         273         260           289         278
    Thailand                         -351         266         617           251         641
    Other                           1,384       1,797         413         1,758         400

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                                November                            December
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

stub                                                                                                 

Total                              -4,279      22,925      27,205      -2,136      22,969      25,105

Advanced Materials                    -75         118         193         -65         134         199
Aerospace                           5,746       8,224       2,479       5,210       7,768       2,558
Biotechnology                          96         511         414          17         478         461
Electronics                         2,112       4,429       2,318       1,850       4,091       2,240
Flexible Manufacturing                235       1,062         827         204       1,192         989
Information and Communications     -8,762       6,184      14,946      -6,927       6,606      13,533
Life Science                       -1,639       1,663       3,301        -946       1,895       2,841
Nuclear Technology                   -119         238         357        -405          82         487
Opto-Electronics                   -1,904         388       2,292      -1,212         513       1,725
Weapons                                31         108          77         138         209          72

Total                              -4,279      22,925      27,205      -2,136      22,969      25,105

North America                        -745       3,727       4,472        -533       3,500       4,033
    Canada                            808       2,130       1,321         667       2,067       1,399
    Mexico                         -1,553       1,597       3,150      -1,200       1,433       2,634
European Union                         51       5,480       5,429         622       6,047       5,425
    France                            -91         694         785        -240         795       1,035
    Germany                            48       1,130       1,082         279       1,267         988
    Ireland                        -1,182         396       1,578        -860         382       1,242
    Italy                              67         233         166          67         250         183
    United Kingdom                    167       1,081         913         128         973         845
    Other EU                        1,042       1,946         904       1,248       2,381       1,133
Pacific Rim Countries              -6,950       8,707      15,657      -4,717       9,322      14,039
    China                          -5,806       1,616       7,422      -4,363       1,750       6,113
    Japan                            -954       1,387       2,341        -702       1,450       2,152
    Australia                         369         428          59         276         338          62
    Indonesia                         -69          22          91         -41          28          69
    Malaysia                       -1,288         687       1,975      -1,599         578       2,177
    Philippines                       120         404         284         109         375         267
    Newly Industrialized Countri      651       4,122       3,472       1,568       4,753       3,185
        Hong Kong                     492         561          68         561         614          53
        Korea                        -284       1,125       1,409          91       1,281       1,190
        Singapore                     627       1,406         779       1,173       1,965         792
        Taiwan                       -185       1,030       1,215        -257         892       1,150
    Other Pacific Rim                  27          40          13          35          50          14
South/Central America               1,804       2,082         278       1,215       1,469         254
    Brazil                            594         719         125         512         616         104
    Other S/C America               1,210       1,363         153         703         853         149
Other Countries                     1,560       2,929       1,369       1,276       2,631       1,355
    India                             192         254          63         373         424          51
    Israel                            103         340         237         -64         201         265
    Thailand                          253         918         665        -119         446         565
    Other                           1,012       1,416         404       1,086       1,560         474

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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/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
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SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2007 (CB-08-89, BEA-08-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
