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 Part B:  NOT Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 15a.  Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas: 2008

In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

                                     January                         February                           March                            April
Technology Group                     Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports
Total                                   -3,976     21,730     25,706     -4,011     21,373     25,384     -4,126     23,942     28,068     -5,773     22,865     28,638
Advanced Materials                         -24        166        190        -37        151        188        -62        150        212        -54        149        203
Aerospace                                3,567      6,424      2,857      4,312      7,369      3,057      4,233      7,374      3,142      4,217      7,498      3,281
Biotechnology                              399        651        251        227        678        451        185        498        313        216        779        564
Electronics                              2,363      4,533      2,170      2,036      4,143      2,107      2,041      4,382      2,341      1,949      4,274      2,325
Flexible Manufacturing                     342      1,132        790        -74        869        943        404      1,330        926        284      1,185        901
Information and Communications          -7,815      6,178     13,993     -7,742      5,615     13,357     -8,371      7,122     15,493     -9,273      6,265     15,538
Life Science                            -1,406      1,867      3,274     -1,469      1,922      3,391     -1,115      2,269      3,384     -1,388      2,028      3,416
Nuclear Technology                        -134        180        314        -43        143        185       -158        150        308       -275         82        357
Opto-Electronics                        -1,459        342      1,802     -1,323        326      1,649     -1,353        536      1,889     -1,549        434      1,983
Weapons                                    192        256         64        102        157         56         70        130         60        102        171         69

                                     January                         February                           March                            April
Selected Countries and Areas         Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports
Total                                   -3,976     21,730     25,706     -4,011     21,373     25,384     -4,126     23,942     28,068     -5,773     22,865     28,638
North America                             -557      3,891      4,448       -536      3,709      4,245       -424      4,170      4,594       -993      3,904      4,897
Canada                                     845      2,346      1,501      1,127      2,379      1,251      1,250      2,663      1,414        784      2,401      1,617
Mexico                                  -1,402      1,545      2,947     -1,663      1,331      2,994     -1,673      1,507      3,180     -1,777      1,504      3,280
European Union                             602      5,829      5,227        291      6,169      5,878        622      6,359      5,738      1,016      6,921      5,904
France                                    -181        810        991       -382        728      1,110       -125        956      1,081        -20      1,010      1,030
Germany                                    639      1,418        779        389      1,362        973        330      1,299        969        515      1,480        965
Ireland                                 -1,009        287      1,296     -1,166        421      1,586     -1,151        379      1,530     -1,211        291      1,502
Italy                                        2        231        229        -23        209        232         19        261        242         21        286        265
United Kingdom                             230      1,120        890        435      1,175        740        500      1,172        672        477      1,388        911
Other EU                                   912      1,945      1,033      1,028      2,255      1,227      1,033      2,262      1,229      1,225      2,445      1,220
Pacific Rim Countries                   -6,567      7,847     14,414     -5,903      7,570     13,473     -6,955      8,843     15,798     -8,512      7,471     15,983
China                                   -5,234      1,566      6,800     -4,835      1,197      6,033     -5,762      1,495      7,257     -6,292      1,307      7,599
Japan                                     -488      1,452      1,940       -817      1,574      2,391     -1,099      1,515      2,614     -1,013      1,328      2,341
Australia                                  255        311         56        426        472         46        473        537         63        216        285         68
Indonesia                                    6         73         67        -24         64         88        -69         29         99        -37         71        108
Malaysia                                -1,240        687      1,927       -994        647      1,641     -1,146        754      1,899     -1,342        652      1,994
Philippines                                150        425        275        124        389        265        147        448        301         79        376        297
Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC        -73      3,259      3,332        166      3,161      2,995        451      3,997      3,547       -171      3,389      3,560
Hong Kong                                  454        513         59        587        638         52        610        658         48        585        639         53
Korea                                     -410        815      1,225       -617        592      1,209       -527        976      1,503       -672        872      1,544
Singapore                                   64        915        851        383      1,060        677        423      1,192        769        351      1,098        747
Taiwan                                    -181      1,015      1,196       -187        871      1,058        -54      1,172      1,226       -435        781      1,216
Other Pacific Rim                           58         74         16         52         65         13         50         69         18         48         64         16
South/Central America                    1,564      1,893        328      1,317      1,697        380      1,384      1,837        453      1,584      1,957        373
Brazil                                     677        856        179        525        733        208        524        812        289        694        911        217
Other S/C America                          888      1,037        149        792        964        172        860      1,024        164        890      1,046        156
Other Countries                            981      2,268      1,287        806      2,212      1,406      1,246      2,731      1,485      1,124      2,604      1,479
India                                      138        206         69        386        461         75        391        471         79         91        181         89
Israel                                      40        308        268        -82        192        273        -43        249        292        100        334        234
Thailand                                  -378        251        628       -427        246        673       -448        255        703       -411        250        661
Other                                    1,181      1,503        322        929      1,314        385      1,346      1,756        410      1,344      1,839        494

NOTES:
*Due to non-disclosure requirements, certain 10-digit Schedule B commodity classifications are subject to suppression and require a change in aggregation.   As a result, Advanced Technology
Product exports are overstated. For additional information see www.census.gov/ft900.
* Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page A-1 of the FT-900 release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
