                        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 2008
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,481    22,130    25,611

Advanced Materials                                 -24       166       190
Aerospace                                        3,984     6,834     2,850
Biotechnology                                      385       648       263
Electronics                                      2,340     4,515     2,174
Flexible Manufacturing                             346     1,131       785
Information and Communications                  -7,810     6,190    13,999
Life Science                                    -1,307     1,865     3,172
Nuclear Technology                                -133       180       313
Opto-Electronics                                -1,455       345     1,800
Weapons                                            192       256        64

                                            January 2008
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,481    22,130    25,611

North America                                     -693     3,739     4,432
    Canada                                         725     2,220     1,495
    Mexico                                      -1,418     1,519     2,937

European Union                                     708     5,870     5,162
    France                                        -192       796       988
    Germany                                        633     1,403       771
    Ireland                                       -811       391     1,203
    Italy                                            0       230       230
    United Kingdom                                 228     1,128       900
    Other EU                                       845     1,907     1,062

Pacific Rim Countries                           -6,185     8,222    14,408
    China                                       -4,977     1,818     6,795
    Japan                                         -370     1,572     1,942
    Australia                                      237       293        56
    Indonesia                                       44       112        67
    Malaysia                                    -1,240       683     1,923
    Philippines                                    147       425       278
    Newly Industrialized Count                     -84     3,246     3,330
        Hong Kong                                  451       511        60
        Korea                                     -417       809     1,226
        Singapore                                   61       912       851
        Taiwan                                    -179     1,014     1,194
    Other Pacific Rim                               57        73        16

South/Central America                            1,480     1,808       328
    Brazil                                         610       789       179
    Other S/C America                              870     1,019       149

Other Countries                                  1,214     2,503     1,289
    India                                          170       239        69
    Israel                                          40       308       268
    Thailand                                      -381       250       631
    Other                                        1,385     1,707       322

                               _________________

                                            December 2007
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -2,766    24,809    27,575

Advanced Materials                                 -69       143       212
Aerospace                                        5,699     8,434     2,735
Biotechnology                                       74       477       404
Electronics                                      2,148     4,362     2,214
Flexible Manufacturing                             162     1,208     1,046
Information and Communications                  -8,350     7,176    15,526
Life Science                                      -637     2,098     2,734
Nuclear Technology                                 -70       248       319
Opto-Electronics                                -1,817       503     2,320
Weapons                                             96       161        65

                                            December 2007
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -2,766    24,809    27,575

North America                                   -1,083     3,738     4,822
    Canada                                         948     2,401     1,453
    Mexico                                      -2,032     1,337     3,369

European Union                                     999     5,923     4,924
    France                                         -13       807       820
    Germany                                        622     1,548       927
    Ireland                                       -814       220     1,034
    Italy                                           41       249       208
    United Kingdom                                 271     1,005       735
    Other EU                                       880     2,070     1,190

Pacific Rim Countries                           -6,344     9,480    15,824
    China                                       -5,476     2,084     7,561
    Japan                                         -551     1,776     2,327
    Australia                                      232       304        72
    Indonesia                                       95       179        84
    Malaysia                                    -1,489       681     2,170
    Philippines                                     52       367       316
    Newly Industrialized Count                     749     4,032     3,283
        Hong Kong                                  569       620        51
        Korea                                     -200       976     1,176
        Singapore                                  317     1,011       695
        Taiwan                                      63     1,424     1,361
    Other Pacific Rim                               44        56        12

South/Central America                            1,843     2,276       434
    Brazil                                         676       961       285
    Other S/C America                            1,167     1,316       149

Other Countries                                  1,830     3,411     1,582
    India                                          813       896        83
    Israel                                         -51       238       289
    Thailand                                      -474       226       700
    Other                                        1,542     2,052       510

                               _________________

                                            Cumulative 2008
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,481    22,130    25,611

Advanced Materials                                 -24       166       190
Aerospace                                        3,984     6,834     2,850
Biotechnology                                      385       648       263
Electronics                                      2,340     4,515     2,174
Flexible Manufacturing                             346     1,131       785
Information and Communications                  -7,810     6,190    13,999
Life Science                                    -1,307     1,865     3,172
Nuclear Technology                                -133       180       313
Opto-Electronics                                -1,455       345     1,800
Weapons                                            192       256        64

                                            Cumulative 2008
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,481    22,130    25,611

North America                                     -693     3,739     4,432
    Canada                                         725     2,220     1,495
    Mexico                                      -1,418     1,519     2,937

European Union                                     708     5,870     5,162
    France                                        -192       796       988
    Germany                                        633     1,403       771
    Ireland                                       -811       391     1,203
    Italy                                            0       230       230
    United Kingdom                                 228     1,128       900
    Other EU                                       845     1,907     1,062

Pacific Rim Countries                           -6,185     8,222    14,408
    China                                       -4,977     1,818     6,795
    Japan                                         -370     1,572     1,942
    Australia                                      237       293        56
    Indonesia                                       44       112        67
    Malaysia                                    -1,240       683     1,923
    Philippines                                    147       425       278
    Newly Industrialized Count                     -84     3,246     3,330
        Hong Kong                                  451       511        60
        Korea                                     -417       809     1,226
        Singapore                                   61       912       851
        Taiwan                                    -179     1,014     1,194
    Other Pacific Rim                               57        73        16

South/Central America                            1,480     1,808       328
    Brazil                                         610       789       179
    Other S/C America                              870     1,019       149

Other Countries                                  1,214     2,503     1,289
    India                                          170       239        69
    Israel                                          40       308       268
    Thailand                                      -381       250       631
    Other                                        1,385     1,707       322

                               _________________

                                            Cumulative 2007
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,661    20,843    25,504

Advanced Materials                                 -83       113       196
Aerospace                                        4,005     6,664     2,660
Biotechnology                                      247       652       404
Electronics                                      1,908     4,162     2,253
Flexible Manufacturing                              26       960       934
Information and Communications                  -7,877     5,914    13,791
Life Science                                    -1,652     1,525     3,177
Nuclear Technology                                 121       328       206
Opto-Electronics                                -1,458       372     1,830
Weapons                                            101       154        53

                                            Cumulative 2007
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,661    20,843    25,504

North America                                   -1,015     3,347     4,362
    Canada                                         255     1,850     1,594
    Mexico                                      -1,270     1,497     2,767

European Union                                   1,608     6,732     5,125
    France                                         223     1,148       925
    Germany                                        204     1,200       995
    Ireland                                       -927       339     1,266
    Italy                                           34       232       197
    United Kingdom                                 402     1,194       792
    Other EU                                     1,664     2,608       944

Pacific Rim Countries                           -7,002     7,603    14,605
    China                                       -5,487     1,181     6,667
    Japan                                         -358     1,699     2,057
    Australia                                      240       289        49
    Indonesia                                      -42        17        59
    Malaysia                                    -1,450       598     2,048
    Philippines                                     92       372       280
    Newly Industrialized Count                    -309     3,121     3,429
        Hong Kong                                  629       693        63
        Korea                                     -407       960     1,367
        Singapore                                   42       896       854
        Taiwan                                    -573       572     1,145
    Other Pacific Rim                              312       326        14

South/Central America                            1,280     1,458       178
    Brazil                                         499       571        71
    Other S/C America                              780       887       107

Other Countries                                    474     1,715     1,241
    India                                          428       480        52
    Israel                                         -70       202       272
    Thailand                                      -303       268       571
    Other                                          418       765       347


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-08-42, BEA-08-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign 
Trade Division, January 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini 
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division. 