                                        
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.


                                            September 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,156    25,756    32,912

Advanced Materials                                 -12       176       188
Aerospace (1)                                    5,532     9,091     3,559
Biotechnology                                      -43       709       752
Electronics                                        579     3,423     2,844
Flexible Manufacturing                              26     1,080     1,054
Information and Communications (1)             -10,913     7,476    18,389
Life Science                                      -630     2,748     3,378
Nuclear Technology                                -169       214       383
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,799       500     2,299
Weapons                                            274       340        66

                                               September 2012
Selected Countries and Areas                   Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,156    25,756    32,912

North America                                     -446     4,984     5,430
    Canada                                         887     2,345     1,459
    Mexico                                      -1,333     2,639     3,972

European Union                                    -139     5,497     5,635
    France                                         181       915       734
    Germany                                       -169     1,168     1,337
    Ireland                                       -927       256     1,182
    Italy                                          -50       207       257
    United Kingdom                                 131     1,039       908
    Other EU                                       696     1,912     1,216

Pacific Rim Countries                          -10,387     8,541    18,929
    Australia                                      297       385        88
    China                                       -9,740     2,120    11,861
    Indonesia                                       18       128       110
    Japan                                         -399     1,689     2,088
    Malaysia                                      -754       533     1,287
    Philippines                                    -73       233       306
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)          210     3,384     3,174
        Hong Kong                                  819       872        53
        Korea                                     -170     1,077     1,247
        Singapore                                  128       748       620
        Taiwan                                    -568       686     1,254
    Other Pacific Rim                               54        69        15

South/Central America                            2,259     3,111       852
    Brazil                                       1,057     1,144        87
    Other S/C America                            1,202     1,967       765

Other Countries                                  1,558     3,623     2,066
    India                                          304       420       116
    Israel                                         -11       258       269
    Thailand                                      -593       273       866
    Other                                        1,858     2,673       815
                                       

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                                            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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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -64,340   224,778   289,119

Advanced Materials                                 -43     1,591     1,634
Aerospace (1)                                   47,436    75,788    28,351
Biotechnology                                   -1,206     7,288     8,495
Electronics                                      5,675    31,143    25,468
Flexible Manufacturing                             549    10,965    10,416
Information and Communications (1)             -90,629    67,207   157,836
Life Science                                   -11,088    23,270    34,358
Nuclear Technology                              -1,389     1,535     2,924
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -14,968     3,951    18,919
Weapons                                          1,322     2,040       718

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

Total                                          -64,340   224,778   289,119

North America                                   -1,192    45,779    46,972
    Canada                                      10,855    21,106    10,251
    Mexico                                     -12,047    24,673    36,721

European Union                                  -5,582    50,086    55,667
    France                                        -332     8,248     8,580
    Germany                                        -48     9,705     9,753
    Ireland                                    -13,007     1,789    14,796
    Italy                                         -404     2,484     2,888
    United Kingdom                               1,878    10,384     8,506
    Other EU                                     6,331    17,475    11,144

Pacific Rim Countries                          -85,080    76,372   161,452
    Australia                                    3,162     4,003       841
    China                                      -82,545    16,477    99,022
    Indonesia                                      549     1,308       760
    Japan                                       -4,010    14,854    18,863
    Malaysia                                    -5,666     5,207    10,873
    Philippines                                   -236     2,511     2,747
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)        3,061    31,279    28,218
        Hong Kong                                7,308     7,790       482
        Korea                                     -243    10,076    10,319
        Singapore                                  543     6,875     6,332
        Taiwan                                  -4,548     6,537    11,085
    Other Pacific Rim                              605       734       129

South/Central America                           15,346    23,047     7,700
    Brazil                                       8,425     9,139       714
    Other S/C America                            6,921    13,908     6,986

Other Countries                                 12,167    29,494    17,327
    India                                        1,004     2,178     1,175
    Israel                                         410     2,657     2,247
    Thailand                                    -4,716     2,275     6,991
    Other                                       15,470    22,384     6,914
                                       

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                                            Year-to-Date 2011
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -70,507   210,166   280,673

Advanced Materials                                   9     1,693     1,683
Aerospace (1)                                   39,342    64,031    24,689
Biotechnology                                   -1,779     6,607     8,386
Electronics                                      7,037    32,684    25,647
Flexible Manufacturing                             285    10,890    10,605
Information and Communications (1)             -89,134    65,113   154,247
Life Science                                   -12,565    21,272    33,837
Nuclear Technology                              -1,434     1,386     2,820
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -13,368     4,699    18,067
Weapons                                          1,100     1,792       692

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

Total                                          -70,507   210,166   280,673

North America                                    1,101    45,720    44,619
    Canada                                      12,359    22,304     9,944
    Mexico                                     -11,258    23,417    34,674

European Union                                  -6,096    49,001    55,097
    France                                         -57     7,947     8,004
    Germany                                        972     9,870     8,898
    Ireland                                    -13,550     1,887    15,437
    Italy                                         -304     2,168     2,472
    United Kingdom                               2,383     9,942     7,560
    Other EU                                     4,461    17,186    12,725

Pacific Rim Countries                          -89,131    70,296   159,427
    Australia                                    2,630     3,521       891
    China                                      -76,798    15,029    91,828
    Indonesia                                      -73       923       996
    Japan                                       -7,482    11,317    18,799
    Malaysia                                    -4,296     6,215    10,511
    Philippines                                    186     2,543     2,356
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)       -4,305    29,608    33,913
        Hong Kong                                6,563     7,038       476
        Korea                                   -4,858     8,174    13,032
        Singapore                                1,516     7,657     6,141
        Taiwan                                  -7,526     6,738    14,264
    Other Pacific Rim                            1,007     1,140       133

South/Central America                           14,106    20,363     6,257
    Brazil                                       8,055     8,693       638
    Other S/C America                            6,051    11,670     5,619

Other Countries                                  9,513    24,786    15,273
    India                                          854     1,965     1,111
    Israel                                         -47     2,035     2,082
    Thailand                                    -3,889     2,339     6,228
    Other                                       12,594    18,447     5,852
                                                  


(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 $383 million in September 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-12-211, BEA-12-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
