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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.
                                      May                       June                       July                      August
Technology Group                    Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports
Total                                 -3,618   19,152   22,769   -4,584   20,741   25,325   -6,588   20,000   26,587   -5,632   18,516   24,148
Advanced Materials                        26      139      113       10      134      124        8      149      141       45      172      127
Aerospace                              4,648    7,079    2,432    4,847    7,415    2,568    3,645    6,469    2,824    3,790    5,711    1,921
Biotechnology                            467      835      368      515      923      408      376      865      488      534      920      385
Electronics                            1,315    2,925    1,611    1,323    3,063    1,740    1,501    3,267    1,766    1,392    3,260    1,868
Flexible Manufacturing                   153      591      438      218      665      447      267      771      505      132      596      464
Information and Communications        -7,621    4,976   12,597   -9,389    5,562   14,951   -9,395    5,524   14,920   -8,843    5,218   14,062
Life Science                          -1,062    2,043    3,105     -831    2,078    2,909   -1,450    1,993    3,443     -998    1,950    2,948
Nuclear Technology                      -125      142      267      -62      286      348     -228      242      470     -113      170      283
Opto-Electronics                      -1,496      287    1,783   -1,292      421    1,712   -1,560      375    1,935   -1,671      346    2,016
Weapons                                   77      134       57       76      194      117      249      344       95      100      173       73

                                      May                       June                       July                      August
Selected Countries and Areas        Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports
Total                                 -3,618   19,152   22,769   -4,584   20,741   25,325   -6,588   20,000   26,587   -5,632   18,516   24,148
North America                         -1,168    3,107    4,275     -480    3,722    4,201     -867    3,933    4,800     -665    3,524    4,190
Canada                                   523    1,695    1,172      947    1,993    1,047      760    2,088    1,328      973    1,905      932
Mexico                                -1,691    1,412    3,104   -1,426    1,728    3,155   -1,626    1,845    3,472   -1,639    1,619    3,258
European Union                         1,169    5,971    4,802    1,442    6,313    4,870     -170    5,362    5,532      552    4,789    4,236
France                                    60      864      804      337    1,287      950     -270      778    1,048      211      823      612
Germany                                  719    1,434      715      403    1,254      851      225    1,312    1,087      525    1,321      797
Ireland                                 -959      391    1,350     -805      328    1,132   -1,125      225    1,350     -954      149    1,103
Italy                                     45      274      230      -21      228      250      -33      200      233      -38      160      198
United Kingdom                           161      965      805      672    1,391      719      475    1,214      739      106      815      708
Other EU                               1,143    2,043      900      856    1,826      970      558    1,633    1,074      703    1,520      818
Pacific Rim Countries                 -5,843    6,310   12,154   -7,909    6,319   14,229   -7,753    6,382   14,135   -7,486    6,091   13,578
Australia                                253      305       53      232      303       71      220      310       90      221      292       71
China                                 -5,060    1,356    6,416   -6,637    1,510    8,147   -6,350    1,429    7,779   -6,079    1,334    7,414
Indonesia                                 -7      108      115       11      132      121      -73       34      107      -63       66      129
Japan                                   -196    1,264    1,460     -445    1,174    1,619     -438    1,072    1,510     -721      893    1,615
Malaysia                                -622      470    1,092     -787      476    1,263     -877      569    1,446     -762      608    1,370
Philippines                                1      224      223       15      196      181       45      247      201        4      217      213
Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC     -246    2,534    2,780     -347    2,465    2,813     -327    2,663    2,990     -117    2,636    2,754
Hong Kong                                707      750       43      531      581       50      528      572       43      477      541       65
Korea                                   -633      757    1,390     -814      604    1,418     -610      729    1,340     -409      857    1,266
Singapore                                100      554      454      176      622      446       86      700      614       76      643      567
Taiwan                                  -420      473      893     -240      658      899     -331      662      992     -261      595      855
Other Pacific Rim                         33       49       16       49       64       14       46       58       12       32       44       13
South/Central America                  1,754    1,937      183    1,525    1,963      438    1,252    1,774      522    1,325    1,812      487
Brazil                                   710      760       50      680      790      109      784      816       33      741      811       70
Other S/C America                      1,043    1,177      133      845    1,173      328      469      958      489      584    1,001      417
Other Countries                          471    1,826    1,355      838    2,425    1,587      949    2,548    1,599      643    2,299    1,656
India                                    169      233       64      256      329       72      534      611       77      519      586       67
Israel                                  -188      184      372     -248      228      477     -119      348      467     -379      132      510
Thailand                                -325      162      487     -357      185      542     -332      195      527     -420      193      613
Other                                    815    1,247      432    1,187    1,683      496      867    1,395      528      923    1,388      465
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.
