                                                                           

Exhibit 15a. Exports, Imports and Balance of Advanced Technology
Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas
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In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

                                May                                 June
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

Total                              -5,698      21,803      27,501      -8,276      23,364      31,640

Advanced Materials                     25         179         153          20         184         165

Aerospace                           4,448       6,573       2,125       4,675       7,041       2,366
Biotechnology                         273         808         536         402       1,089         687
Electronics                         1,985       3,931       1,946       1,899       4,022       2,124
Flexible Manufacturing                441       1,137         697         653       1,345         691
Information and Communications    -10,416       6,129      16,545     -12,607       6,469      19,076
Life Science                         -865       2,297       3,162      -1,190       2,358       3,549
Nuclear Technology                    -23         141         165        -520         138         658
Opto-Electronics                   -1,619         486       2,106      -1,697         538       2,235
Weapons                                54         121          67          90         180          90
Total                              -5,698      21,803      27,501      -8,276      23,364      31,640

North America                        -566       4,227       4,793        -506       4,822       5,327

    Canada                          1,171       2,027         855       1,275       2,415       1,140
    Mexico                         -1,737       2,200       3,937      -1,780       2,406       4,187
European Union                        491       5,377       4,886         154       5,839       5,684
    France                            106         909         803          37         819         782
    Germany                           436       1,252         815         775       1,602         826
    Ireland                        -1,012         328       1,340      -1,332         198       1,530
    Italy                             -31         214         246           3         256         253
    United Kingdom                    322         993         671         180       1,000         820
    Other EU                          669       1,681       1,012         491       1,965       1,473
Pacific Rim Countries              -8,258       7,629      15,886     -10,060       8,285      18,345
    Australia                         376         442          66         322         401          80
    China                          -7,576       1,696       9,272      -9,051       1,866      10,917
    Indonesia                         -42          84         126         -35          81         117
    Japan                            -387       1,308       1,694        -636       1,317       1,953
    Malaysia                         -659         624       1,283        -626         697       1,323
    Philippines                        69         296         227          28         287         259
    Newly Industrialized Countri      -84       3,115       3,199        -114       3,570       3,684
        Hong Kong                     596         644          47         711         772          60
        Korea                        -486         875       1,361        -468       1,027       1,495
        Singapore                     289         875         586         279         953         674
        Taiwan                       -483         722       1,205        -636         819       1,454
    Other Pacific Rim                  45          64          18          52          65          12
South/Central America               1,583       2,170         586       1,426       2,040         613
    Brazil                            943         976          32         910         975          65
    Other S/C America                 640       1,194         554         517       1,065         548
Other Countries                     1,051       2,400       1,349         708       2,379       1,670
    India                             332         441         109         166         274         108
    Israel                            -38         172         210         -36         223         258
    Thailand                         -359         242         601        -454         221         675
    Other                           1,116       1,545         429       1,032       1,661         629
                                                                           

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                                July                                August
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

Total                              -6,719      23,946      30,665      -8,758      21,933      30,691

Advanced Materials                      4         177         173          -9         162         171

Aerospace                           5,303       7,687       2,384       3,933       6,056       2,123
Biotechnology                          60         841         781         -14         817         831
Electronics                         1,785       3,946       2,161       1,273       4,087       2,814
Flexible Manufacturing                737       1,524         787         363       1,297         933
Information and Communications    -11,610       6,469      18,079     -11,295       6,439      17,734
Life Science                       -1,331       2,256       3,587      -1,104       2,112       3,216
Nuclear Technology                   -171         241         412        -246         158         404
Opto-Electronics                   -1,694         507       2,202      -1,835         547       2,382
Weapons                               199         300         101         176         259          83
Total                              -6,719      23,946      30,665      -8,758      21,933      30,691

North America                        -641       4,585       5,226        -743       4,742       5,485

    Canada                          1,275       2,301       1,026       1,408       2,457       1,049
    Mexico                         -1,916       2,284       4,200      -2,151       2,284       4,436
European Union                       -397       5,302       5,700        -161       5,160       5,321
    France                            -93         724         817          96         824         727
    Germany                           615       1,394         779         440       1,310         870
    Ireland                        -1,341          90       1,430      -1,240          96       1,336
    Italy                             -31         244         276         -48         181         229
    United Kingdom                    354       1,198         843         112       1,060         949
    Other EU                           98       1,653       1,554         480       1,690       1,210
Pacific Rim Countries              -8,209       9,346      17,556      -9,870       7,733      17,603
    Australia                         284         346          62         215         302          87
    China                          -8,038       2,285      10,323      -8,469       1,896      10,365
    Indonesia                         253         355         102         106         241         135
    Japan                            -540       1,390       1,930        -814       1,058       1,873
    Malaysia                         -392         787       1,178        -583         736       1,319
    Philippines                        46         284         238          41         303         263
    Newly Industrialized Countri      124       3,831       3,707        -430       3,117       3,547
        Hong Kong                     590         664          74         585         652          67
        Korea                        -406       1,252       1,658        -575         882       1,457
        Singapore                     433       1,075         642         185         835         650
        Taiwan                       -492         841       1,333        -626         748       1,373
    Other Pacific Rim                  54          69          16          66          79          14
South/Central America               1,389       2,036         647       1,421       2,118         697
    Brazil                            750         887         137         914         983          69
    Other S/C America                 639       1,149         510         506       1,135         629
Other Countries                     1,140       2,676       1,536         595       2,180       1,585
    India                             285         382          97          83         210         126
    Israel                            -28         198         227         -46         171         217
    Thailand                         -396         256         652        -420         261         681
    Other                           1,279       1,839         561         978       1,538         561
                                                                           
                                                                           
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2010 (CB-11-97, BEA-11-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
