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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.
                                   September                   October                   November                   December
Technology Group                    Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports
Total                                 -6,025   20,589   26,614   -5,628   23,689   29,318   -8,333   20,999   29,332   -4,992   23,977   28,969
Advanced Materials                        10      147      137       15      164      149        8      148      140       15      168      154
Aerospace                              4,267    6,703    2,436    5,244    7,838    2,595    4,161    6,431    2,270    5,504    8,317    2,813
Biotechnology                            285      907      621    1,047    1,611      564      538    1,230      693      241      903      661
Electronics                            1,417    3,404    1,987    1,631    3,667    2,036    1,582    3,385    1,803    1,596    3,456    1,860
Flexible Manufacturing                   142      802      660      421      924      503      181      818      637      475    1,079      604
Information and Communications        -9,281    5,647   14,928  -10,529    6,274   16,803  -11,813    5,896   17,709  -10,202    6,821   17,023
Life Science                            -886    2,171    3,057   -1,087    2,261    3,348     -723    2,262    2,985     -996    2,446    3,442
Nuclear Technology                      -166      217      382     -245      195      440     -224      287      511     -132      129      261
Opto-Electronics                      -1,911      417    2,328   -2,297      500    2,797   -2,159      360    2,519   -1,634      435    2,068
Weapons                                   97      173       76      172      256       84      115      182       66      141      223       82

                                   September                   October                   November                   December
Selected Countries and Areas        Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports  Balance  Exports  Imports
Total                                 -6,025   20,589   26,614   -5,628   23,689   29,318   -8,333   20,999   29,332   -4,992   23,977   28,969
North America                           -654    3,722    4,377     -919    4,205    5,124   -1,159    4,092    5,250     -745    4,359    5,104
Canada                                   886    1,885      998      900    2,076    1,176    1,058    2,191    1,133      962    2,355    1,393
Mexico                                -1,541    1,838    3,378   -1,819    2,129    3,948   -2,217    1,900    4,117   -1,708    2,004    3,712
European Union                            47    5,281    5,234    1,383    6,828    5,446      753    5,949    5,196      729    6,187    5,458
France                                   -96      842      939      186      978      793      115      986      872       12      938      927
Germany                                  638    1,463      825      635    1,651    1,016      451    1,372      920      599    1,668    1,068
Ireland                                 -881      244    1,124   -1,371      147    1,518     -478      450      928     -447      152      599
Italy                                     -5      215      220      -47      195      242      -28      217      246      -31      210      241
United Kingdom                            79      907      828      180    1,012      832      247    1,026      779      151    1,014      863
Other EU                                 312    1,611    1,299    1,799    2,844    1,045      446    1,897    1,452      445    2,205    1,760
Pacific Rim Countries                 -7,753    6,941   14,694   -8,467    7,882   16,348  -10,201    6,558   16,759   -7,793    8,352   16,145
Australia                                344      412       68      462      538       76      365      424       58      260      350       90
China                                 -6,532    1,642    8,174   -7,697    1,702    9,399   -8,290    1,371    9,661   -7,061    2,129    9,190
Indonesia                                -39       81      119     -135       34      169      -53       86      139      257      354       97
Japan                                   -629    1,225    1,854     -444    1,377    1,822     -751    1,101    1,852     -597    1,293    1,890
Malaysia                                -754      587    1,341     -821      667    1,488     -801      603    1,404     -941      533    1,474
Philippines                              -10      231      241        1      249      248       92      331      239      -11      233      244
Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC     -161    2,720    2,882      130    3,261    3,131     -832    2,560    3,391      263    3,410    3,147
Hong Kong                                569      620       50      698      757       60      492      549       57      871      943       72
Korea                                   -478      751    1,229     -254      950    1,204     -678      603    1,281     -323      811    1,134
Singapore                                -13      636      650       65      738      672      151      715      564      216      887      671
Taiwan                                  -239      714      953     -379      816    1,195     -796      693    1,490     -501      769    1,270
Other Pacific Rim                         28       43       15       38       53       15       69       82       14       38       52       14
South/Central America                  1,320    1,898      578    1,507    2,116      610    1,547    2,140      592    1,828    2,402      573
Brazil                                   775      875      101      810      892       82      739      788       49      763      869      106
Other S/C America                        546    1,023      477      697    1,224      528      809    1,352      543    1,065    1,532      468
Other Countries                        1,015    2,746    1,731      868    2,658    1,790      726    2,260    1,534      990    2,678    1,688
India                                    395      488       93      188      291      103       91      202      111      187      301      115
Israel                                  -386      151      536     -299      164      463     -113      183      296     -176      173      350
Thailand                                -459      199      659     -500      208      708     -475      211      686     -461      225      686
Other                                  1,466    1,908      442    1,479    1,995      516    1,223    1,664      441    1,440    1,978      538
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.
