                                        
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.


                                            May 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,679    24,764    33,443

Advanced Materials                                 -10       178       188
Aerospace (1)                                    4,820     8,072     3,252
Biotechnology                                     -421       775     1,196
Electronics                                        724     3,621     2,897
Flexible Manufacturing                             188     1,267     1,080
Information and Communications (1)             -10,521     7,432    17,953
Life Science                                    -1,664     2,572     4,236
Nuclear Technology                                -256       130       386
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,682       466     2,148
Weapons                                            144       251       106

                                            May 2012
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,679    24,764    33,443

North America                                     -510     5,173     5,684
    Canada                                       1,066     2,291     1,224
    Mexico                                      -1,577     2,882     4,459

European Union                                    -911     5,787     6,698
    France                                         129     1,108       979
    Germany                                         82     1,137     1,055
    Ireland                                     -1,827       125     1,952
    Italy                                          -83       261       344
    United Kingdom                                 131     1,177     1,046
    Other EU                                       656     1,979     1,323

Pacific Rim Countries                           -9,842     8,206    18,048
    Australia                                      295       396       100
    China                                       -9,166     1,759    10,925
    Indonesia                                       84       176        93
    Japan                                         -616     1,491     2,107
    Malaysia                                      -617       643     1,260
    Philippines                                    -17       289       307
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)          152     3,394     3,241
        Hong Kong                                  894       962        68
        Korea                                     -272       920     1,192
        Singapore                                   29       778       749
        Taiwan                                    -498       735     1,233
    Other Pacific Rim                               42        57        15

South/Central America                            1,452     2,373       922
    Brazil                                         878       939        61
    Other S/C America                              574     1,434       860

Other Countries                                  1,133     3,225     2,092
    India                                          164       309       146
    Israel                                          23       257       234
    Thailand                                      -674       221       895
    Other                                        1,621     2,438       817
                                      

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                                            April 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -6,668    23,660    30,328

Advanced Materials                                  13       195       182
Aerospace (1)                                    5,144     8,003     2,859
Biotechnology                                     -148       754       902
Electronics                                        563     3,300     2,736
Flexible Manufacturing                             -74     1,208     1,282
Information and Communications (1)              -9,589     7,104    16,693
Life Science                                      -891     2,468     3,360
Nuclear Technology                                -182        70       252
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,571       407     1,977
Weapons                                             67       151        84

                                            April 2012
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -6,668    23,660    30,328

North America                                       92     4,842     4,750
    Canada                                       1,334     2,310       975
    Mexico                                      -1,242     2,532     3,774

European Union                                      25     5,759     5,734
    France                                         129     1,054       925
    Germany                                         13     1,032     1,019
    Ireland                                     -1,262       261     1,523
    Italy                                          -26       283       309
    United Kingdom                                 513     1,309       796
    Other EU                                       659     1,821     1,161

Pacific Rim Countries                           -9,201     8,071    17,272
    Australia                                      298       380        82
    China                                       -8,538     1,724    10,262
    Indonesia                                       81       161        81
    Japan                                         -385     1,743     2,128
    Malaysia                                      -530       556     1,086
    Philippines                                    -32       260       292
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)         -140     3,187     3,327
        Hong Kong                                  734       799        65
        Korea                                     -266       980     1,246
        Singapore                                 -101       682       783
        Taiwan                                    -506       726     1,232
    Other Pacific Rim                               45        58        14

South/Central America                            1,576     2,433       856
    Brazil                                         863       949        86
    Other S/C America                              713     1,484       771

Other Countries                                    839     2,556     1,717
    India                                           92       215       123
    Israel                                          88       277       189
    Thailand                                      -566       210       776
    Other                                        1,226     1,854       629
                                        

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                                            Cumulative 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -35,145   122,142   157,287

Advanced Materials                                 -28       851       879
Aerospace (1)                                   25,935    40,945    15,010
Biotechnology                                   -1,362     3,512     4,875
Electronics                                      3,099    17,081    13,982
Flexible Manufacturing                             -67     5,928     5,995
Information and Communications (1)             -47,450    37,158    84,608
Life Science                                    -6,814    12,653    19,467
Nuclear Technology                                -884       611     1,494
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -8,407     2,177    10,584
Weapons                                            833     1,227       393

                                            Cumulative 2012
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -35,145   122,142   157,287

North America                                     -303    25,443    25,746
    Canada                                       6,395    11,906     5,511
    Mexico                                      -6,698    13,537    20,236

European Union                                  -2,792    28,180    30,972
    France                                           5     4,837     4,833
    Germany                                         60     5,219     5,159
    Ireland                                     -7,525     1,152     8,677
    Italy                                         -170     1,424     1,595
    United Kingdom                               1,751     6,323     4,572
    Other EU                                     3,088     9,224     6,136

Pacific Rim Countries                          -46,276    40,892    87,168
    Australia                                    1,640     2,072       432
    China                                      -44,569     8,055    52,624
    Indonesia                                      413       819       406
    Japan                                       -2,613     8,050    10,663
    Malaysia                                    -3,134     2,761     5,895
    Philippines                                   -213     1,295     1,508
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)        1,808    17,381    15,573
        Hong Kong                                4,015     4,294       280
        Korea                                     -195     5,723     5,918
        Singapore                                  153     3,843     3,691
        Taiwan                                  -2,165     3,520     5,684
    Other Pacific Rim                              391       459        67

South/Central America                            7,663    11,972     4,309
    Brazil                                       4,413     4,769       356
    Other S/C America                            3,250     7,203     3,953

Other Countries                                  6,563    15,654     9,091
    India                                          426     1,076       650
    Israel                                         327     1,439     1,112
    Thailand                                    -2,589     1,037     3,626
    Other                                        8,400    12,103     3,703
                                       

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                                            Cumulative 2011
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -35,145   113,860   149,005

Advanced Materials                                  97       921       824
Aerospace (1)                                   20,050    33,585    13,535
Biotechnology                                     -633     3,635     4,269
Electronics                                      3,944    17,937    13,993
Flexible Manufacturing                             385     6,333     5,948
Information and Communications (1)             -46,544    34,964    81,508
Life Science                                    -6,168    11,779    17,947
Nuclear Technology                                -473       779     1,252
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -6,663     2,714     9,377
Weapons                                            859     1,212       353

                                            Cumulative 2011
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -35,145   113,860   149,005

North America                                    1,022    24,780    23,758
    Canada                                       7,091    12,432     5,341
    Mexico                                      -6,068    12,348    18,417

European Union                                  -2,688    27,435    30,123
    France                                        -131     4,563     4,694
    Germany                                        655     5,391     4,736
    Ireland                                     -6,807     1,247     8,053
    Italy                                          -73     1,260     1,333
    United Kingdom                               1,763     5,609     3,846
    Other EU                                     1,906     9,366     7,460

Pacific Rim Countries                          -46,788    37,556    84,343
    Australia                                    1,485     1,881       396
    China                                      -40,173     7,647    47,820
    Indonesia                                     -121       429       550
    Japan                                       -3,760     6,064     9,825
    Malaysia                                    -2,336     3,518     5,854
    Philippines                                    127     1,435     1,308
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)       -2,586    15,933    18,520
        Hong Kong                                3,270     3,579       310
        Korea                                   -3,151     4,215     7,366
        Singapore                                  855     4,135     3,280
        Taiwan                                  -3,560     4,005     7,565
    Other Pacific Rim                              578       648        70

South/Central America                            7,619    10,722     3,102
    Brazil                                       4,179     4,501       323
    Other S/C America                            3,441     6,220     2,779

Other Countries                                  5,689    13,368     7,679
    India                                          510     1,101       591
    Israel                                          34     1,123     1,089
    Thailand                                    -2,079     1,224     3,303
    Other                                        7,224     9,919     2,695
                                                  


(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 $541 million in May 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
                                                   
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-123, BEA-12-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
