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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.

                                       May                             June                             July                            August
Technology Group                     Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports
Total                                   -4,593     23,228     27,821     -4,738     24,220     28,957     -7,438     22,927     30,366     -4,037     24,077     28,114
Advanced Materials                         -26        172        198        -46        155        202        -46        155        201        -34        179        213
Aerospace                                4,712      7,726      3,014      4,620      7,891      3,271      3,652      6,656      3,004      5,786      8,346      2,560
Biotechnology                              334        770        437        436        843        407        -12        776        788        315        885        569
Electronics                              2,213      4,446      2,233      2,299      4,427      2,128      2,263      4,548      2,285      2,436      4,547      2,111
Flexible Manufacturing                     141        976        836        182      1,046        864        114        966        852        175        933        758
Information and Communications          -8,831      6,299     15,130     -9,003      6,918     15,921    -10,182      6,715     16,897     -9,472      6,449     15,921
Life Science                            -1,184      2,096      3,280     -1,253      2,157      3,410     -1,226      2,039      3,265     -1,050      2,088      3,138
Nuclear Technology                         -94        247        341       -248        150        398       -368        263        631       -388        128        515
Opto-Electronics                        -1,889        402      2,291     -1,782        499      2,280     -1,922        428      2,349     -1,843        425      2,268
Weapons                                     31         93         62         58        134         75        287        380         94         35         97         62

                                       May                             June                             July                            August
Selected Countries and Areas         Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports
Total                                   -4,593     23,228     27,821     -4,738     24,220     28,957     -7,438     22,927     30,366     -4,037     24,077     28,114
North America                             -688      4,307      4,995       -863      4,168      5,031       -875      4,091      4,966       -971      3,942      4,913
Canada                                   1,406      2,817      1,411      1,004      2,470      1,467        926      2,366      1,440        973      2,203      1,230
Mexico                                  -2,094      1,490      3,584     -1,866      1,698      3,564     -1,801      1,725      3,526     -1,945      1,739      3,683
European Union                             357      6,101      5,744        825      6,948      6,123       -413      6,050      6,463        484      5,949      5,465
France                                      -9      1,020      1,029       -186        911      1,097       -248        871      1,119        152        950        798
Germany                                    470      1,400        930        544      1,661      1,118        356      1,340        984        454      1,388        934
Ireland                                 -1,301        145      1,446     -1,008        350      1,359     -1,253        210      1,463     -1,192        146      1,338
Italy                                        6        242        236         64        300        236        -31        239        270        -27        220        248
United Kingdom                             254      1,177        924        599      1,403        804          1      1,110      1,109         34      1,154      1,119
Other EU                                   922      2,089      1,168        799      2,296      1,497        755      2,258      1,504      1,054      2,071      1,017
Pacific Rim Countries                   -6,555      8,680     15,235     -7,235      8,472     15,707     -9,003      8,108     17,111     -7,371      8,432     15,803
China                                   -5,625      1,793      7,418     -6,358      1,566      7,925     -7,317      1,627      8,944     -6,392      1,905      8,297
Japan                                     -626      1,587      2,213       -768      1,611      2,379       -871      1,393      2,265       -280      1,860      2,141
Australia                                  305        386         81        463        528         64        303        378         74        232        312         80
Indonesia                                  -84         39        122        -78         26        104         19        114         95        -35         87        121
Malaysia                                -1,206        676      1,882     -1,154        657      1,812     -1,236        710      1,946       -863        752      1,615
Philippines                                138        412        274         78        350        272         98        392        294         84        358        274
Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC        486      3,716      3,230        538      3,677      3,139        -57      3,422      3,479       -204      3,056      3,260
Hong Kong                                  717        774         58        575        638         63        511        581         69        533        605         71
Korea                                     -413        931      1,344       -203      1,080      1,283       -622        912      1,534       -580        738      1,318
Singapore                                  427      1,129        703        423      1,110        688        142        916        774        301        929        628
Taiwan                                    -244        882      1,126       -256        849      1,105        -88      1,013      1,102       -458        784      1,242
Other Pacific Rim                           56         70         14         44         57         13         59         73         15         87        101         15
South/Central America                    1,729      2,062        333      1,671      2,161        490      1,951      2,243        292      2,175      2,532        356
Brazil                                     662        825        163        611        920        310        807        945        138      1,105      1,296        190
Other S/C America                        1,067      1,237        170      1,060      1,240        180      1,144      1,298        155      1,070      1,236        166
Other Countries                            561      2,075      1,513        857      2,462      1,605        901      2,433      1,532      1,628      3,203      1,574
India                                      138        229         91        380        461         81        344        432         89        132        227         95
Israel                                     -30        213        243        -59        215        274         -4        269        273        272        519        247
Thailand                                  -451        235        687       -529        229        758       -422        244        666       -445        255        700
Other                                      906      1,397        492      1,064      1,558        494        983      1,488        505      1,669      2,201        532

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.
