                        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 2009
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -1,967    18,729    20,696

Advanced Materials                                  19       117        97
Aerospace (1)                                    4,528     6,828     2,300
Biotechnology                                      649     1,005       355
Electronics                                      1,194     2,683     1,489
Flexible Manufacturing                            -131       530       661
Information and Communications (1)              -5,963     5,102    11,065
Life Science                                      -862     1,907     2,769
Nuclear Technology                                -266        99       365
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,184       361     1,546
Weapons                                             47        96        49

                                            January 2009
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -1,967    18,729    20,696

North America                                     -782     3,344     4,126
    Canada                                         475     1,717     1,242
    Mexico                                      -1,257     1,627     2,884

European Union                                   1,206     5,507     4,301
    France                                          34       854       820
    Germany                                        836     1,467       632
    Ireland                                       -898       310     1,208
    Italy                                           57       225       169
    United Kingdom                                 453     1,058       605
    Other EU                                       726     1,593       867

Pacific Rim Countries                           -5,517     5,520    11,037
    China                                       -4,475     1,136     5,612
    Japan                                         -415     1,047     1,461
    Australia                                      168       229        61
    Indonesia                                      -58        20        78
    Malaysia                                      -589       401       989
    Philippines                                     45       236       191
    Newly Industrialized Count                    -241     2,394     2,635
        Hong Kong                                  625       668        42
        Korea                                     -772       424     1,196
        Singapore                                  308       820       512
        Taiwan                                    -401       483       884
    Other Pacific Rim                               47        57        10

South/Central America                            1,978     2,134       156
    Brazil                                         864       912        48
    Other S/C America                            1,114     1,221       108

Other Countries                                  1,148     2,224     1,076
    India                                          216       285        69
    Israel                                         -48       179       227
    Thailand                                      -240       179       420
    Other                                        1,220     1,580       360
                                        
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                                            December 2008
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -2,230    22,060    24,290

Advanced Materials                                  23       148       125
Aerospace  (1)                                   5,329     8,146     2,817
Biotechnology                                      485       795       309
Electronics                                      1,245     2,936     1,690
Flexible Manufacturing                            -277       614       891
Information and Communications (1)              -6,245     6,436    12,681
Life Science                                    -1,378     2,185     3,563
Nuclear Technology                                -205       166       371
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,348       421     1,768
Weapons                                            141       215        75

                                            December 2008
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -2,230    22,060    24,290

North America                                     -698     3,832     4,530
    Canada                                         719     2,168     1,449
    Mexico                                      -1,417     1,663     3,081

European Union                                     958     6,567     5,610
    France                                           5       894       889
    Germany                                        544     1,474       930
    Ireland                                     -1,088       472     1,559
    Italy                                           -4       219       223
    United Kingdom                                 110     1,001       892
    Other EU                                     1,391     2,507     1,116

Pacific Rim Countries                           -6,239     6,089    12,328
    China                                       -5,053     1,293     6,346
    Japan                                         -580     1,361     1,940
    Australia                                      190       252        62
    Indonesia                                       10        98        88
    Malaysia                                      -603       465     1,069
    Philippines                                     21       227       206
    Newly Industrialized Count                    -255     2,346     2,601
        Hong Kong                                  491       546        54
        Korea                                     -508       520     1,028
        Singapore                                  227       761       534
        Taiwan                                    -465       519       984
    Other Pacific Rim                               31        47        16

South/Central America                            1,842     2,179       337
    Brazil                                         871     1,071       200
    Other S/C America                              971     1,108       137

Other Countries                                  1,908     3,394     1,486
    India                                          193       287        94
    Israel                                         -29       295       324
    Thailand                                      -409       158       568
    Other                                        2,153     2,653       501                                        
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                                            Cumulative 2009
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -1,967    18,729    20,696

Advanced Materials                                  19       117        97
Aerospace                                        4,528     6,828     2,300
Biotechnology                                      649     1,005       355
Electronics                                      1,194     2,683     1,489
Flexible Manufacturing                            -131       530       661
Information and Communications                  -5,963     5,102    11,065
Life Science                                      -862     1,907     2,769
Nuclear Technology                                -266        99       365
Opto-Electronics                                -1,184       361     1,546
Weapons                                             47        96        49

                                            Cumulative 2009
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -1,967    18,729    20,696

North America                                     -782     3,344     4,126
    Canada                                         475     1,717     1,242
    Mexico                                      -1,257     1,627     2,884

European Union                                   1,206     5,507     4,301
    France                                          34       854       820
    Germany                                        836     1,467       632
    Ireland                                       -898       310     1,208
    Italy                                           57       225       169
    United Kingdom                                 453     1,058       605
    Other EU                                       726     1,593       867

Pacific Rim Countries                           -5,517     5,520    11,037
    China                                       -4,475     1,136     5,612
    Japan                                         -415     1,047     1,461
    Australia                                      168       229        61
    Indonesia                                      -58        20        78
    Malaysia                                      -589       401       989
    Philippines                                     45       236       191
    Newly Industrialized Count                    -241     2,394     2,635
        Hong Kong                                  625       668        42
        Korea                                     -772       424     1,196
        Singapore                                  308       820       512
        Taiwan                                    -401       483       884
    Other Pacific Rim                               47        57        10

South/Central America                            1,978     2,134       156
    Brazil                                         864       912        48
    Other S/C America                            1,114     1,221       108

Other Countries                                  1,148     2,224     1,076
    India                                          216       285        69
    Israel                                         -48       179       227
    Thailand                                      -240       179       420
    Other                                        1,220     1,580       360
                                       
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                                            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                                       851     1,922     1,071

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                                  1,210     2,491     1,281
    India                                          170       239        69
    Israel                                          40       308       268
    Thailand                                      -381       250       631
    Other                                        1,381     1,695       314
                                                  
(1) Due to disclosure requirements the data in this series is subject to 
suppression. Suppression began with January 2009 statistics, causing a 
break in this series.

NOTES:  
*Data suppression techniques require commodity aggregations resulting in an overstatement of 
Advanced Technology Product exports by $422 million in January 2009.

*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 this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or 
 www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-09-39, BEA-09-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
