                                        
Part B: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 16a: Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology
Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.


                                            March 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,224    27,888    35,112

Advanced Materials                                 -20       172       192
Aerospace (1)                                    6,050     9,524     3,474
Biotechnology                                     -234       809     1,044
Electronics                                        511     3,604     3,093
Flexible Manufacturing                              80     1,337     1,256
Information and Communications (1)             -10,776     8,336    19,111
Life Science                                    -1,211     2,943     4,154
Nuclear Technology                                -140       191       332
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,845       543     2,388
Weapons                                            360       429        69

                                            March 2012
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,224    27,888    35,112

North America                                     -277     5,563     5,840
    Canada                                       1,405     2,763     1,358
    Mexico                                      -1,682     2,800     4,482

European Union                                    -289     6,480     6,770
    France                                        -128     1,059     1,187
    Germany                                        -69     1,133     1,202
    Ireland                                     -1,512       278     1,789
    Italy                                           -3       353       356
    United Kingdom                                 593     1,488       896
    Other EU                                       830     2,170     1,340

Pacific Rim Countries                          -10,415     9,079    19,494
    Australia                                      395       488        93
    China                                      -10,298     1,800    12,098
    Indonesia                                      102       198        96
    Japan                                         -517     1,794     2,312
    Malaysia                                      -764       525     1,289
    Philippines                                    -83       257       340
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)          702     3,953     3,251
        Hong Kong                                  912       966        54
        Korea                                      152     1,301     1,149
        Singapore                                    3       859       856
        Taiwan                                    -365       827     1,191
    Other Pacific Rim                               48        64        16

South/Central America                            1,817     2,791       974
    Brazil                                       1,017     1,094        78
    Other S/C America                              800     1,697       896

Other Countries                                  1,941     3,976     2,035
    India                                           54       196       142
    Israel                                          79       329       250
    Thailand                                      -593       223       816
    Other                                        2,401     3,228       827
                                       

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                                            February 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,838    23,342    29,180

Advanced Materials                                  -6       156       163
Aerospace (1)                                    5,288     8,172     2,885
Biotechnology                                     -268       560       828
Electronics                                        564     3,225     2,661
Flexible Manufacturing                             -39     1,108     1,147
Information and Communications (1)              -8,240     7,043    15,283
Life Science                                    -1,304     2,452     3,755
Nuclear Technology                                -267       108       375
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,634       375     2,009
Weapons                                             69       142        74

                                            February 2012
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,838    23,342    29,180

North America                                       33     4,919     4,886
    Canada                                       1,244     2,343     1,099
    Mexico                                      -1,211     2,576     3,787

European Union                                    -686     5,224     5,911
    France                                          -4       819       823
    Germany                                         83     1,022       939
    Ireland                                     -1,346       238     1,583
    Italy                                          -20       275       295
    United Kingdom                                 217     1,215       998
    Other EU                                       384     1,657     1,272

Pacific Rim Countries                           -7,864     8,068    15,932
    Australia                                      353       433        80
    China                                       -7,966     1,408     9,374
    Indonesia                                       90       162        72
    Japan                                         -873     1,262     2,135
    Malaysia                                      -629       522     1,150
    Philippines                                    -53       248       301
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)        1,177     3,986     2,809
        Hong Kong                                  945       992        47
        Korea                                      425     1,526     1,101
        Singapore                                  134       798       664
        Taiwan                                    -327       670       996
    Other Pacific Rim                               37        48        10

South/Central America                            1,270     2,104       834
    Brazil                                         814       886        72
    Other S/C America                              456     1,218       762

Other Countries                                  1,409     3,027     1,618
    India                                          111       223       112
    Israel                                         101       314       213
    Thailand                                      -401       204       605
    Other                                        1,599     2,287       688
                                       

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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -19,799    73,718    93,516

Advanced Materials                                 -31       478       508
Aerospace (1)                                   15,972    24,869     8,898
Biotechnology                                     -793     1,983     2,776
Electronics                                      1,811    10,160     8,349
Flexible Manufacturing                            -181     3,452     3,633
Information and Communications (1)             -27,340    22,622    49,961
Life Science                                    -4,259     7,612    11,871
Nuclear Technology                                -446       411       857
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -5,154     1,305     6,459
Weapons                                            622       826       204

                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -19,799    73,718    93,516

North America                                      115    15,429    15,313
    Canada                                       3,994     7,305     3,311
    Mexico                                      -3,879     8,123    12,002

European Union                                  -1,906    16,634    18,540
    France                                        -253     2,675     2,928
    Germany                                        -36     3,050     3,086
    Ireland                                     -4,436       766     5,203
    Italy                                          -61       881       942
    United Kingdom                               1,107     3,837     2,730
    Other EU                                     1,773     5,424     3,651

Pacific Rim Countries                          -27,233    24,615    51,849
    Australia                                    1,046     1,296       250
    China                                      -26,864     4,572    31,437
    Indonesia                                      249       481       232
    Japan                                       -1,613     4,816     6,429
    Malaysia                                    -1,987     1,562     3,549
    Philippines                                   -164       745       909
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)        1,795    10,800     9,005
        Hong Kong                                2,387     2,533       146
        Korea                                      344     3,824     3,480
        Singapore                                  225     2,384     2,159
        Taiwan                                  -1,161     2,059     3,219
    Other Pacific Rim                              304       343        39

South/Central America                            4,635     7,166     2,531
    Brazil                                       2,672     2,881       209
    Other S/C America                            1,963     4,285     2,322

Other Countries                                  4,590     9,873     5,283
    India                                          170       552       382
    Israel                                         215       905       690
    Thailand                                    -1,348       607     1,955
    Other                                        5,554     7,810     2,257
                                      

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                                            Year-to-Date 2011
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -19,918    67,421    87,339

Advanced Materials                                  39       539       499
Aerospace (1)                                   11,598    19,480     7,883
Biotechnology                                     -331     2,131     2,462
Electronics                                      2,545    10,861     8,316
Flexible Manufacturing                             -41     3,730     3,771
Information and Communications (1)             -26,674    20,884    47,559
Life Science                                    -3,488     7,137    10,625
Nuclear Technology                                -284       417       701
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -3,698     1,627     5,325
Weapons                                            415       615       200

                                            Year-to-Date 2011
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -19,918    67,421    87,339

North America                                      937    14,902    13,965
    Canada                                       4,208     7,528     3,320
    Mexico                                      -3,272     7,374    10,645

European Union                                  -1,265    16,457    17,722
    France                                         -79     2,486     2,565
    Germany                                        552     3,311     2,759
    Ireland                                     -3,595     1,078     4,674
    Italy                                           -5       768       773
    United Kingdom                               1,164     3,346     2,183
    Other EU                                       698     5,467     4,769

Pacific Rim Countries                          -27,344    22,057    49,401
    Australia                                      783       987       203
    China                                      -23,783     4,448    28,231
    Indonesia                                     -112       252       364
    Japan                                       -2,457     3,710     6,168
    Malaysia                                    -1,318     2,171     3,488
    Philippines                                     32       804       772
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)         -933     9,201    10,134
        Hong Kong                                1,805     1,984       178
        Korea                                   -1,624     2,343     3,967
        Singapore                                  517     2,439     1,922
        Taiwan                                  -1,630     2,436     4,066
    Other Pacific Rim                              444       484        40

South/Central America                            4,527     6,286     1,759
    Brazil                                       2,509     2,688       178
    Other S/C America                            2,017     3,599     1,581

Other Countries                                  3,227     7,720     4,492
    India                                          314       675       361
    Israel                                         -29       676       705
    Thailand                                    -1,161       751     1,912
    Other                                        4,104     5,617     1,514
                                                 


(1) 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 by $527 million in March 2012.For additional information
see www.census.gov/ft900.

NOTES:
*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 this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                 
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-82, BEA-12-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
