                                        
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.


                                            August 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -6,725    25,542    32,267

Advanced Materials                                  -5       192       198
Aerospace (1)                                    6,023     8,901     2,878
Biotechnology                                     -237       777     1,014
Electronics                                        776     3,648     2,872
Flexible Manufacturing                              73     1,231     1,158
Information and Communications (1)             -10,443     7,386    17,829
Life Science                                    -1,208     2,602     3,810
Nuclear Technology                                 -91       271       362
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,656       410     2,066
Weapons                                             42       123        81

                                             August 2012
Selected Countries and Areas                 Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -6,725    25,542    32,267

North America                                     -238     5,147     5,385
    Canada                                       1,241     2,252     1,011
    Mexico                                      -1,479     2,895     4,373

European Union                                  -1,012     5,196     6,208
    France                                          93       850       757
    Germany                                         20     1,152     1,132
    Ireland                                     -1,412       134     1,546
    Italy                                          -57       252       310
    United Kingdom                                -245       918     1,163
    Other EU                                       589     1,889     1,300

Pacific Rim Countries                           -9,048     8,942    17,989
    Australia                                      368       485       117
    China                                       -8,924     2,123    11,047
    Indonesia                                       30       124        93
    Japan                                         -128     2,009     2,138
    Malaysia                                      -569       658     1,227
    Philippines                                     13       306       293
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)          122     3,179     3,056
        Hong Kong                                  896       944        48
        Korea                                     -204       810     1,014
        Singapore                                   76       768       691
        Taiwan                                    -646       658     1,304
    Other Pacific Rim                               40        58        17

South/Central America                            2,056     2,868       812
    Brazil                                       1,166     1,217        51
    Other S/C America                              890     1,651       761

Other Countries                                  1,516     3,389     1,873
    India                                          123       251       129
    Israel                                          52       340       288
    Thailand                                      -335       486       821
    Other                                        1,676     2,312       636
                                         

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                                            July 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,139    24,816    32,955

Advanced Materials                                  -9       174       182
Aerospace (1)                                    4,931     8,319     3,387
Biotechnology                                      138     1,054       917
Electronics                                        599     3,454     2,855
Flexible Manufacturing                             229     1,342     1,113
Information and Communications (1)             -10,816     7,284    18,099
Life Science                                    -1,384     2,543     3,927
Nuclear Technology                                -163       176       339
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,699       347     2,046
Weapons                                             35       124        89

                                            July 2012
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,139    24,816    32,955

North America                                      -44     4,939     4,983
    Canada                                       1,167     2,175     1,008
    Mexico                                      -1,211     2,764     3,975

European Union                                  -1,056     5,347     6,402
    France                                        -358       749     1,106
    Germany                                        -16     1,088     1,104
    Ireland                                     -1,478        97     1,575
    Italy                                          -85       325       410
    United Kingdom                                  61     1,046       985
    Other EU                                       821     2,043     1,222

Pacific Rim Countries                          -10,008     8,658    18,666
    Australia                                      433       539       105
    China                                       -9,495     2,238    11,733
    Indonesia                                       38       110        71
    Japan                                         -663     1,373     2,036
    Malaysia                                      -643       636     1,279
    Philippines                                    -39       274       313
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)          322     3,436     3,114
        Hong Kong                                  819       866        46
        Korea                                        2     1,090     1,088
        Singapore                                   70       736       666
        Taiwan                                    -569       745     1,314
    Other Pacific Rim                               38        52        14

South/Central America                            1,853     2,638       784
    Brazil                                         981     1,039        58
    Other S/C America                              872     1,599       727

Other Countries                                  1,115     3,235     2,120
    India                                           96       244       149
    Israel                                         -10       294       305
    Thailand                                      -510       235       745
    Other                                        1,540     2,461       921
 
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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -57,185   199,022   256,207

Advanced Materials                                 -31     1,415     1,445
Aerospace (1)                                   41,904    66,696    24,792
Biotechnology                                   -1,163     6,579     7,743
Electronics                                      5,096    27,721    22,624
Flexible Manufacturing                             523     9,885     9,362
Information and Communications (1)             -79,715    59,732   139,447
Life Science                                   -10,457    20,523    30,980
Nuclear Technology                              -1,220     1,320     2,541
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -13,169     3,452    16,621
Weapons                                          1,048     1,700       652

                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -57,185   199,022   256,207

North America                                     -746    40,795    41,541
    Canada                                       9,968    18,760     8,792
    Mexico                                     -10,715    22,035    32,749

European Union                                  -5,443    44,589    50,032
    France                                        -512     7,333     7,846
    Germany                                        121     8,537     8,417
    Ireland                                    -12,080     1,533    13,614
    Italy                                         -354     2,277     2,631
    United Kingdom                               1,748     9,345     7,597
    Other EU                                     5,635    15,563     9,928

Pacific Rim Countries                          -74,693    67,831   142,524
    Australia                                    2,865     3,618       753
    China                                      -72,804    14,357    87,161
    Indonesia                                      531     1,180       649
    Japan                                       -3,610    13,165    16,775
    Malaysia                                    -4,912     4,673     9,586
    Philippines                                   -163     2,278     2,441
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)        2,851    27,895    25,045
        Hong Kong                                6,489     6,918       429
        Korea                                      -73     8,999     9,072
        Singapore                                  415     6,127     5,712
        Taiwan                                  -3,980     5,851     9,831
    Other Pacific Rim                              551       665       114

South/Central America                           13,088    19,936     6,848
    Brazil                                       7,369     7,995       627
    Other S/C America                            5,719    11,941     6,221

Other Countries                                 10,609    25,871    15,262
    India                                          700     1,759     1,059
    Israel                                         420     2,399     1,978
    Thailand                                    -4,123     2,003     6,126
    Other                                       13,612    19,711     6,099
                                         

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                                            Year-to-Date 2011
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -62,045   185,944   247,989

Advanced Materials                                  33     1,513     1,479
Aerospace (1)                                   34,592    56,341    21,749
Biotechnology                                   -1,714     5,894     7,608
Electronics                                      6,312    28,960    22,648
Flexible Manufacturing                             273     9,830     9,557
Information and Communications (1)             -79,245    57,363   136,608
Life Science                                   -11,087    18,807    29,894
Nuclear Technology                                -894     1,312     2,206
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -11,388     4,236    15,624
Weapons                                          1,072     1,688       616

                                            Year-to-Date 2011
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -62,045   185,944   247,989

North America                                    1,338    40,553    39,215
    Canada                                      11,196    19,908     8,712
    Mexico                                      -9,858    20,645    30,503

European Union                                  -5,635    43,386    49,021
    France                                         -59     7,085     7,144
    Germany                                      1,116     8,803     7,687
    Ireland                                    -12,256     1,632    13,888
    Italy                                         -271     1,953     2,224
    United Kingdom                               2,091     8,806     6,715
    Other EU                                     3,744    15,107    11,363

Pacific Rim Countries                          -78,816    62,267   141,083
    Australia                                    2,330     3,098       768
    China                                      -67,734    13,399    81,133
    Indonesia                                     -117       764       880
    Japan                                       -6,759     9,858    16,617
    Malaysia                                    -3,842     5,542     9,384
    Philippines                                    150     2,257     2,107
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)       -3,732    26,347    30,079
        Hong Kong                                5,806     6,242       436
        Korea                                   -4,224     7,269    11,493
        Singapore                                1,289     6,721     5,432
        Taiwan                                  -6,603     6,115    12,718
    Other Pacific Rim                              888     1,003       115

South/Central America                           12,477    17,885     5,408
    Brazil                                       7,054     7,602       548
    Other S/C America                            5,423    10,283     4,860

Other Countries                                  8,590    21,852    13,262
    India                                          718     1,689       971
    Israel                                         -41     1,794     1,835
    Thailand                                    -3,388     2,111     5,498
    Other                                       11,301    16,259     4,958
                                                  


(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 $591 million in August 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-12-193, BEA-12-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
