                                                                           

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.

                                September                           October
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

Total                              -9,439      22,878      32,317      -8,641      23,734      32,375

Advanced Materials                      0         178         178         -25         167         192

Aerospace                           4,074       6,517       2,443       4,038       6,699       2,661
Biotechnology                        -162         554         716         -45         723         769
Electronics                         1,114       3,988       2,874       1,148       3,949       2,801
Flexible Manufacturing                585       1,424         839         680       1,452         772
Information and Communications    -11,691       6,702      18,393     -11,036       7,221      18,257
Life Science                       -1,288       2,318       3,606      -1,212       2,476       3,689
Nuclear Technology                   -481         151         632        -178         186         364
Opto-Electronics                   -1,920         627       2,548      -2,228         549       2,777
Weapons                               330         419          89         217         311          94
Total                              -9,439      22,878      32,317      -8,641      23,734      32,375

North America                        -689       4,963       5,652        -798       5,066       5,863

    Canada                          1,299       2,448       1,149       1,304       2,505       1,201
    Mexico                         -1,988       2,515       4,503      -2,102       2,560       4,662
European Union                       -704       5,082       5,786        -406       5,382       5,787
    France                             -3         807         811         170         962         792
    Germany                           364       1,328         964         285       1,297       1,012
    Ireland                        -1,370         226       1,597      -1,349         235       1,584
    Italy                              11         239         228          46         274         228
    United Kingdom                    -18         844         862         153         939         785
    Other EU                          313       1,636       1,324         289       1,674       1,385
Pacific Rim Countries              -9,789       8,506      18,294     -10,111       8,316      18,427
    Australia                         330         414          84         249         314          65
    China                          -8,799       1,810      10,609      -8,652       1,759      10,411
    Indonesia                          72         215         143          82         233         151
    Japan                            -694       1,432       2,126        -567       1,507       2,074
    Malaysia                         -461         775       1,236        -506         807       1,313
    Philippines                        23         287         264          53         319         266
    Newly Industrialized Countri     -305       3,509       3,814        -834       3,294       4,128
        Hong Kong                     537         607          70         544         633          89
        Korea                        -603         925       1,527        -905         863       1,768
        Singapore                     200         878         678         196         970         774
        Taiwan                       -440       1,099       1,539        -668         827       1,496
    Other Pacific Rim                  46          64          19          64          83          19
South/Central America               1,293       2,078         785       1,495       2,230         735
    Brazil                            795         856          61         781         935         154
    Other S/C America                 499       1,223         724         714       1,295         580
Other Countries                       450       2,250       1,799       1,178       2,741       1,563
    India                              67         193         126         143         263         120
    Israel                            -36         167         203          -5         196         201
    Thailand                         -422         295         718        -356         311         667
    Other                             841       1,594         752       1,396       1,971         575
                                                                           

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                                November                            December
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

Total                             -10,542      23,227      33,769      -5,456      26,152      31,608

Advanced Materials                    -18         161         179          48         226         178

Aerospace                           4,342       6,792       2,450       5,316       8,039       2,723
Biotechnology                         366       1,061         695         350       1,038         689
Electronics                           963       3,772       2,809       1,026       3,752       2,727
Flexible Manufacturing                394       1,353         959         294       1,665       1,371
Information and Communications    -12,731       7,056      19,787      -9,865       7,697      17,562
Life Science                       -1,136       2,294       3,430        -965       2,728       3,694
Nuclear Technology                   -437          85         521        -214         188         403
Opto-Electronics                   -2,297         550       2,847      -1,571         605       2,176
Weapons                                11         103          92         126         212          86
Total                             -10,542      23,227      33,769      -5,456      26,152      31,608

North America                        -432       5,182       5,615          22       5,179       5,157

    Canada                          1,636       2,612         976       1,419       2,692       1,273
    Mexico                         -2,069       2,570       4,639      -1,396       2,487       3,883
European Union                       -113       5,582       5,695         366       6,264       5,898
    France                             36         943         906         292       1,245         953
    Germany                           727       1,597         870         488       1,339         851
    Ireland                        -1,498         111       1,609      -1,524         119       1,642
    Italy                             -58         220         277         -17         240         257
    United Kingdom                    208       1,000         792         149       1,058         909
    Other EU                          472       1,712       1,240         978       2,264       1,285
Pacific Rim Countries             -12,432       7,667      20,099      -8,737       9,255      17,993
    Australia                         263         338          75         278         373          95
    China                         -10,393       1,589      11,982      -8,258       2,134      10,393
    Indonesia                         -79          98         177         -44          81         124
    Japan                          -1,095       1,193       2,288        -849       1,460       2,309
    Malaysia                         -586         680       1,266        -448         820       1,268
    Philippines                        74         321         247          84         321         237
    Newly Industrialized Countri     -667       3,383       4,050         241       3,790       3,549
        Hong Kong                     504         600          96         671         755          84
        Korea                        -998         818       1,816        -530         940       1,470
        Singapore                     194         866         672         378       1,012         635
        Taiwan                       -368       1,098       1,466        -278       1,082       1,360
    Other Pacific Rim                  52          65          13         258         277          18
South/Central America               1,556       2,199         642       1,518       2,276         758
    Brazil                            897         937          40         814         952         139
    Other S/C America                 659       1,262         602         705       1,324         619
Other Countries                       879       2,597       1,718       1,375       3,177       1,803
    India                              51         176         125         209         322         113
    Israel                            -97         162         259         -84         209         293
    Thailand                         -422         249         671        -461         237         697
    Other                           1,347       2,010         663       1,710       2,410         700
                                                                           
                                                                           
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.
