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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.

                                    September                         October                         November                         December
Technology Group                     Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports
Total                                   -7,450     21,904     29,354     -7,509     22,242     29,751     -4,413     20,393     24,807     -2,986     21,230     24,216
Advanced Materials                         -34        160        194        -18        161        179         -4        146        150         23        148        125
Aerospace                                3,175      6,043      2,868      3,470      6,143      2,673      3,397      5,848      2,451      4,531      7,353      2,822
Biotechnology                              244        906        662        253        839        586        729      1,032        302        468        777        309
Electronics                              2,258      4,511      2,253      2,337      4,493      2,156      1,847      3,669      1,822      1,248      2,939      1,691
Flexible Manufacturing                      92        831        739         35        909        874         30        751        722       -278        614        893
Information and Communications          -9,842      6,585     16,427     -9,728      6,807     16,534     -7,893      5,976     13,869     -6,281      6,415     12,696
Life Science                            -1,293      2,118      3,411     -1,236      2,230      3,466       -849      2,178      3,027     -1,296      2,186      3,482
Nuclear Technology                         -60        228        288       -282        109        391       -184        196        380       -188        166        353
Opto-Electronics                        -2,024        420      2,443     -2,430        388      2,818     -1,640        384      2,025     -1,353        416      1,769
Weapons                                     33        103         69         90        163         74        153        213         60        140        215         76

                                    September                         October                         November                         December
Selected Countries and Areas         Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports    Balance    Exports    Imports
Total                                   -7,450     21,904     29,354     -7,509     22,242     29,751     -4,413     20,393     24,807     -2,986     21,230     24,216
North America                             -831      4,187      5,018       -707      4,393      5,100       -470      3,725      4,195       -621      3,928      4,549
Canada                                   1,050      2,442      1,392      1,031      2,344      1,313      1,033      2,160      1,127        778      2,240      1,462
Mexico                                  -1,881      1,745      3,626     -1,738      2,049      3,787     -1,503      1,565      3,068     -1,399      1,688      3,087
European Union                             342      6,024      5,682        482      6,359      5,877        951      6,093      5,142        920      6,438      5,518
France                                     -88        902        990        -36        908        944       -109        885        995         23        912        889
Germany                                    307      1,311      1,004        597      1,596        999        533      1,542      1,009        495      1,414        919
Ireland                                 -1,275        256      1,532     -1,578        196      1,773     -1,135        152      1,287     -1,165        328      1,492
Italy                                       57        272        215        -40        233        273         30        224        194          0        222        222
United Kingdom                              34      1,078      1,044        387      1,185        798        225      1,082        857        220      1,111        891
Other EU                                 1,250      2,135        885      1,141      2,217      1,076      1,389      2,178        789      1,327      2,421      1,094
Pacific Rim Countries                   -8,918      7,551     16,469     -9,766      7,140     16,906     -7,611      6,149     13,761     -6,379      5,942     12,321
China                                   -7,208      1,342      8,550     -7,694      1,249      8,943     -6,163      1,118      7,281     -5,148      1,198      6,346
Japan                                   -1,041      1,351      2,392     -1,009      1,278      2,287       -594      1,217      1,811       -631      1,309      1,940
Australia                                  231        320         89        258        329         71        224        285         61        199        261         62
Indonesia                                    6        157        152       -123         34        157       -115         26        141        -29         59         88
Malaysia                                  -982        645      1,626       -740        734      1,475       -609        610      1,219       -595        468      1,063
Philippines                                 98        382        284         75        396        321         48        289        242         37        243        206
Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC        -57      3,307      3,364       -571      3,066      3,636       -446      2,549      2,995       -243      2,356      2,599
Hong Kong                                  647        712         65        495        595         99        392        466         74        493        547         54
Korea                                     -542        974      1,517       -708        926      1,634       -433        819      1,252       -506        522      1,028
Singapore                                  250        887        637        226        830        604        153        736        583        232        765        533
Taiwan                                    -411        734      1,145       -584        715      1,299       -558        527      1,085       -463        522        985
Other Pacific Rim                           34         47         13         38         54         15         43         55         12         31         47         16
South/Central America                    1,611      2,044        433      1,957      2,308        351      1,756      2,099        343      1,713      2,051        337
Brazil                                     570        839        269        765        960        195        604        818        213        731        932        200
Other S/C America                        1,041      1,206        164      1,192      1,348        156      1,151      1,281        130        982      1,119        137
Other Countries                            343      2,095      1,752        523      2,040      1,517        960      2,326      1,365      1,380      2,869      1,489
India                                      134        234        100        170        270        100        142        241         99        155        249         94
Israel                                     -93        181        274         14        235        221        100        344        243        -12        312        324
Thailand                                  -505        244        750       -430        265        695       -356        210        566       -388        180        567
Other                                      808      1,436        628        769      1,270        501      1,074      1,531        457      1,625      2,128        503

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.
