                                        
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.


                                            October 2009
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,572    23,699    29,271

Advanced Materials                                  15       164       148
Aerospace (1)                                    5,276     7,842     2,567
Biotechnology                                    1,042     1,612       571
Electronics                                      1,630     3,667     2,037
Flexible Manufacturing                             414       925       512
Information and Communications (1)             -10,547     6,274    16,821
Life Science                                    -1,040     2,259     3,299
Nuclear Technology                                -245       195       440
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -2,289       505     2,794
Weapons                                            173       256        84

                                            October 2009
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,572    23,699    29,271

North America                                     -915     4,208     5,123
    Canada                                         903     2,079     1,175
    Mexico                                      -1,819     2,129     3,948

European Union                                   1,446     6,830     5,383
    France                                         184       977       793
    Germany                                        652     1,649       997
    Ireland                                     -1,322       147     1,470
    Italy                                          -46       195       241
    United Kingdom                                 178     1,011       833
    Other EU                                     1,800     2,849     1,049

Pacific Rim Countries                           -8,466     7,887    16,353
    China                                       -7,691     1,702     9,393
    Japan                                         -446     1,378     1,823
    Australia                                      464       539        75
    Indonesia                                     -135        34       169
    Malaysia                                      -821       667     1,488
    Philippines                                     -2       249       251
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)          124     3,262     3,138
        Hong Kong                                  698       758        60
        Korea                                     -255       949     1,204
        Singapore                                   67       738       671
        Taiwan                                    -386       817     1,203
    Other Pacific Rim                               40        55        15

South/Central America                            1,504     2,113       609
    Brazil                                         809       892        82
    Other S/C America                              695     1,222       527

Other Countries                                    859     2,662     1,803
    India                                          188       291       103
    Israel                                        -299       165       464
    Thailand                                      -500       208       708
    Other                                        1,470     1,998       528
                                         

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                                            September 2009
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,990    20,503    26,494

Advanced Materials                                  10       147       137
Aerospace (1)                                    4,293     6,607     2,314
Biotechnology                                      293       906       614
Electronics                                      1,412     3,402     1,990
Flexible Manufacturing                             141       801       660
Information and Communications (1)              -9,271     5,656    14,926
Life Science                                      -889     2,177     3,065
Nuclear Technology                                -166       217       382
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,912       417     2,329
Weapons                                             98       174        76

                                            September 2009
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,990    20,503    26,494

North America                                     -657     3,726     4,383
    Canada                                         885     1,886     1,001
    Mexico                                      -1,542     1,840     3,381

European Union                                     228     5,323     5,095
    France                                           6       842       836
    Germany                                        640     1,463       823
    Ireland                                       -842       282     1,124
    Italy                                           -5       215       220
    United Kingdom                                 109       907       798
    Other EU                                       321     1,614     1,293

Pacific Rim Countries                           -7,765     6,942    14,707
    China                                       -6,539     1,641     8,180
    Japan                                         -631     1,226     1,857
    Australia                                      342       411        68
    Indonesia                                      -39        81       119
    Malaysia                                      -755       587     1,342
    Philippines                                    -11       231       242
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)         -160     2,723     2,883
        Hong Kong                                  569       620        50
        Korea                                     -478       751     1,229
        Singapore                                  -12       638       651
        Taiwan                                    -239       714       953
    Other Pacific Rim                               28        43        15

South/Central America                            1,353     1,930       578
    Brazil                                         777       877       101
    Other S/C America                              576     1,053       477

Other Countries                                    851     2,582     1,732
    India                                          395       489        93
    Israel                                        -384       151       535
    Thailand                                      -459       200       659
    Other                                        1,298     1,743       445
                                         

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                                            Cumulative 2009
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -42,723   199,698   242,421

Advanced Materials                                 189     1,402     1,212
Aerospace (1)                                   44,546    69,163    24,617
Biotechnology                                    5,869    10,149     4,280
Electronics                                     13,190    30,429    17,238
Flexible Manufacturing                           1,014     6,465     5,451
Information and Communications (1)             -81,174    53,955   135,130
Life Science                                   -11,089    20,558    31,647
Nuclear Technology                              -1,453     1,981     3,434
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -15,001     3,696    18,697
Weapons                                          1,186     1,900       714

                                            Cumulative 2009
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -42,723   199,698   242,421

North America                                   -7,557    36,043    43,600
    Canada                                       7,632    19,324    11,692
    Mexico                                     -15,188    16,719    31,907

European Union                                   8,326    57,966    49,639
    France                                       1,146     9,623     8,477
    Germany                                      5,419    13,829     8,411
    Ireland                                     -9,960     2,914    12,874
    Italy                                           -5     2,143     2,148
    United Kingdom                               3,315    10,936     7,621
    Other EU                                     8,413    18,521    10,108

Pacific Rim Countries                          -68,065    62,979   131,044
    China                                      -57,130    13,707    70,837
    Japan                                       -4,314    11,814    16,128
    Australia                                    2,900     3,556       656
    Indonesia                                     -355       770     1,124
    Malaysia                                    -6,951     5,071    12,023
    Philippines                                    -13     2,136     2,149
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)       -2,577    25,417    27,994
        Hong Kong                                6,116     6,592       476
        Korea                                   -6,136     6,682    12,818
        Singapore                                1,252     6,581     5,329
        Taiwan                                  -3,808     5,563     9,371
    Other Pacific Rim                              374       508       134

South/Central America                           15,328    18,957     3,630
    Brazil                                       7,258     8,023       765
    Other S/C America                            8,070    10,934     2,865

Other Countries                                  9,245    23,753    14,508
    India                                        2,747     3,521       774
    Israel                                      -1,902     2,055     3,957
    Thailand                                    -3,498     1,855     5,352
    Other                                       11,897    16,322     4,425
                                         

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                                            Cumulative 2008
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -53,651   228,508   282,159

Advanced Materials                                -381     1,599     1,980
Aerospace (1)                                   41,743    71,469    29,727
Biotechnology                                    2,597     7,626     5,029
Electronics                                     22,194    44,303    22,109
Flexible Manufacturing                           1,695    10,178     8,483
Information and Communications (1)             -90,259    64,952   155,211
Life Science                                   -12,620    20,815    33,435
Nuclear Technology                              -2,049     1,679     3,728
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -17,572     4,200    21,773
Weapons                                          1,000     1,685       684

                                            Cumulative 2008
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -53,651   228,508   282,159

North America                                   -7,445    40,762    48,207
    Canada                                      10,395    24,430    14,036
    Mexico                                     -17,840    16,332    34,171

European Union                                   4,608    62,709    58,102
    France                                      -1,123     9,066    10,189
    Germany                                      4,601    14,257     9,656
    Ireland                                    -12,143     2,682    14,825
    Italy                                           48     2,493     2,445
    United Kingdom                               2,952    11,962     9,010
    Other EU                                    10,273    22,249    11,976

Pacific Rim Countries                          -76,785    80,114   156,899
    China                                      -62,718    15,048    77,765
    Japan                                       -8,013    14,949    22,962
    Australia                                    3,164     3,858       694
    Indonesia                                     -420       695     1,114
    Malaysia                                   -10,903     6,914    17,817
    Philippines                                  1,071     3,928     2,857
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)          506    34,048    33,542
        Hong Kong                                5,714     6,352       638
        Korea                                   -5,296     8,816    14,112
        Singapore                                2,988    10,066     7,078
        Taiwan                                  -2,899     8,815    11,714
    Other Pacific Rim                              527       675       148

South/Central America                           16,943    20,733     3,790
    Brazil                                       6,940     9,097     2,157
    Other S/C America                           10,004    11,637     1,633

Other Countries                                  8,983    24,135    15,152
    India                                        2,302     3,171       869
    Israel                                         116     2,715     2,599
    Thailand                                    -4,447     2,475     6,922
    Other                                       11,011    15,774     4,762
                                                   

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 by $515 million in October 2009.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 this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                   
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-09-186, BEA-09-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
