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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: 2009

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                                 -2,004   18,731   20,735   -1,423   18,851   20,274   -2,644   20,759   23,403   -4,714   18,703   23,417
Advanced Materials                        20      117       97       29      140      111       23      117       94       -7      113      119
Aerospace                              4,525    6,815    2,289    4,691    7,105    2,414    4,593    7,273    2,679    4,142    6,795    2,652
Biotechnology                            650    1,005      355      870    1,190      320      567      930      363      560      968      408
Electronics                            1,201    2,694    1,493    1,155    2,588    1,433    1,139    2,812    1,672    1,146    2,778    1,631
Flexible Manufacturing                  -131      531      661      -70      436      506      -51      624      674      -51      521      572
Information and Communications        -5,930    5,111   11,041   -6,004    4,807   10,811   -6,882    5,817   12,699   -7,255    5,010   12,266
Life Science                            -935    1,904    2,839   -1,088    1,913    3,001   -1,049    2,276    3,326   -1,751    1,962    3,713
Nuclear Technology                      -266       99      365      -56      217      273       83      310      227     -278      101      379
Opto-Electronics                      -1,185      361    1,546   -1,013      339    1,352   -1,266      347    1,613   -1,324      296    1,620
Weapons                                   48       96       48       63      116       53      198      254       56      103      159       56

                                    January                   February                     March                      April
Selected Countries and Areas        Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports
Total                                 -2,004   18,731   20,735   -1,423   18,851   20,274   -2,644   20,759   23,403   -4,714   18,703   23,417
North America                           -746    3,362    4,108     -686    3,379    4,065     -402    3,859    4,261     -896    3,329    4,225
Canada                                   508    1,737    1,229      608    1,984    1,376      985    2,223    1,238      650    1,861    1,211
Mexico                                -1,254    1,625    2,879   -1,294    1,396    2,689   -1,387    1,636    3,023   -1,546    1,468    3,014
European Union                         1,159    5,506    4,346    1,260    5,866    4,607    1,273    6,419    5,146      -32    5,552    5,583
France                                    36      853      818      404    1,145      742      -82      942    1,023      228    1,077      850
Germany                                  838    1,467      629      644    1,456      812      642    1,415      773      132    1,054      922
Ireland                                 -968      310    1,277     -792      381    1,172     -869      370    1,240   -1,318      330    1,648
Italy                                     53      225      172       20      189      169        8      239      231        7      213      205
United Kingdom                           459    1,058      599      174    1,059      885      737    1,464      727      269    1,068      800
Other EU                                 741    1,593      851      809    1,637      828      836    1,988    1,152      650    1,809    1,158
Pacific Rim Countries                 -5,535    5,514   11,049   -4,815    5,459   10,274   -6,186    6,291   12,477   -6,321    5,772   12,093
Australia                                168      229       61      506      557       52      277      336       58      217      274       57
China                                 -4,475    1,135    5,610   -4,123      872    4,996   -5,238    1,384    6,622   -4,930    1,338    6,268
Indonesia                                -58       20       78      -31       53       84        1       96       95       39      147      108
Japan                                   -416    1,048    1,463     -215    1,298    1,513     -270    1,408    1,678     -547    1,056    1,603
Malaysia                                -591      399      990     -463      480      943     -673      375    1,048     -604      437    1,041
Philippines                               44      234      191      -35      167      202      -62      181      243      -17      187      204
Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC     -254    2,393    2,647     -487    1,986    2,473     -253    2,467    2,720     -515    2,283    2,798
Hong Kong                                625      668       42      424      460       37      847      891       44      706      749       43
Korea                                   -782      424    1,206     -678      528    1,206     -717      520    1,237     -756      567    1,323
Singapore                                304      819      515      272      663      390      107      641      534       71      557      486
Taiwan                                  -401      483      884     -505      334      839     -489      416      905     -536      410      946
Other Pacific Rim                         47       57       10       34       45       12       32       45       14       36       50       14
South/Central America                  1,972    2,133      161    1,471    1,670      199    1,545    1,786      241    1,596    1,808      212
Brazil                                   859      911       52      651      725       74      610      719      109      630      714       84
Other S/C America                      1,113    1,222      109      820      945      124      936    1,067      131      966    1,094      128
Other Countries                        1,145    2,216    1,071    1,347    2,476    1,130    1,126    2,404    1,279      939    2,242    1,303
India                                    214      284       71      169      252       83      159      230       71      143      216       73
Israel                                   -48      179      227       52      265      213     -136      212      349     -154      189      343
Thailand                                -240      179      419     -284      186      470     -340      161      501     -240      184      424
Other                                  1,218    1,573      355    1,410    1,773      363    1,443    1,801      358    1,190    1,654      463
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.
