                                        
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.


                                            October 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -10,064    26,055    36,119

Advanced Materials                                   3       178       175
Aerospace (1)                                    5,430     9,074     3,644
Biotechnology                                       -4     1,048     1,053
Electronics                                        708     3,659     2,951
Flexible Manufacturing                            -306       974     1,280
Information and Communications (1)             -12,333     7,943    20,276
Life Science                                      -704     2,608     3,312
Nuclear Technology                                -411        75       485
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -2,478       361     2,839
Weapons                                             31       136       105

                                            October 2012
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -10,064    26,055    36,119

North America                                     -278     5,568     5,846
    Canada                                       1,344     2,489     1,145
    Mexico                                      -1,621     3,079     4,700

European Union                                  -1,141     5,132     6,273
    France                                         -73       917       990
    Germany                                       -190     1,117     1,306
    Ireland                                     -1,284       119     1,403
    Italy                                         -193       176       369
    United Kingdom                                 184     1,059       875
    Other EU                                       414     1,744     1,330

Pacific Rim Countries                          -12,840     8,346    21,186
    Australia                                      428       521        93
    China                                      -11,951     1,810    13,761
    Indonesia                                       53       170       117
    Japan                                         -692     1,511     2,203
    Malaysia                                      -721       640     1,361
    Philippines                                    -13       279       292
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)            0     3,344     3,345
        Hong Kong                                  817       886        70
        Korea                                     -126     1,091     1,217
        Singapore                                   73       727       654
        Taiwan                                    -764       640     1,404
    Other Pacific Rim                               56        71        15

South/Central America                            2,264     3,127       863
    Brazil                                       1,213     1,353       140
    Other S/C America                            1,052     1,775       723

Other Countries                                  1,931     3,883     1,952
    India                                          278       392       114
    Israel                                          89       316       227
    Thailand                                      -460       409       869
    Other                                        2,025     2,766       741
                                       

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                                            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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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -74,404   250,834   325,238

Advanced Materials                                 -40     1,768     1,808
Aerospace (1)                                   52,866    84,861    31,995
Biotechnology                                   -1,211     8,336     9,547
Electronics                                      6,384    34,803    28,419
Flexible Manufacturing                             243    11,939    11,696
Information and Communications (1)            -102,961    75,150   178,112
Life Science                                   -11,791    25,879    37,670
Nuclear Technology                              -1,799     1,609     3,409
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -17,447     4,312    21,758
Weapons                                          1,353     2,176       823

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

Total                                          -74,404   250,834   325,238

North America                                   -1,470    51,347    52,817
    Canada                                      12,199    23,595    11,396
    Mexico                                     -13,669    27,752    41,421

European Union                                  -6,723    55,217    61,940
    France                                        -404     9,166     9,570
    Germany                                       -238    10,822    11,060
    Ireland                                    -14,291     1,908    16,199
    Italy                                         -597     2,660     3,257
    United Kingdom                               2,063    11,443     9,380
    Other EU                                     6,745    19,219    12,474

Pacific Rim Countries                          -97,920    84,718   182,638
    Australia                                    3,590     4,523       933
    China                                      -94,496    18,287   112,782
    Indonesia                                      602     1,478       876
    Japan                                       -4,702    16,365    21,066
    Malaysia                                    -6,387     5,847    12,234
    Philippines                                   -249     2,790     3,040
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)        3,060    34,623    31,563
        Hong Kong                                8,125     8,677       552
        Korea                                     -369    11,167    11,536
        Singapore                                  616     7,602     6,986
        Taiwan                                  -5,312     7,177    12,489
    Other Pacific Rim                              661       804       144

South/Central America                           17,611    26,174     8,563
    Brazil                                       9,638    10,492       854
    Other S/C America                            7,973    15,682     7,710

Other Countries                                 14,098    33,377    19,279
    India                                        1,282     2,571     1,289
    Israel                                         499     2,973     2,474
    Thailand                                    -5,176     2,684     7,861
    Other                                       17,494    25,150     7,655
                                         

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                                            Year-to-Date 2011
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -80,959   235,856   316,815

Advanced Materials                                 -12     1,861     1,873
Aerospace (1)                                   44,163    72,273    28,110
Biotechnology                                   -2,042     7,390     9,431
Electronics                                      7,839    36,322    28,483
Flexible Manufacturing                             211    12,014    11,803
Information and Communications (1)            -100,979    73,305   174,285
Life Science                                   -13,904    23,814    37,718
Nuclear Technology                              -1,744     1,591     3,335
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -15,809     5,194    21,003
Weapons                                          1,317     2,091       775

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

Total                                          -80,959   235,856   316,815

North America                                    1,117    51,518    50,401
    Canada                                      13,975    25,152    11,178
    Mexico                                     -12,858    26,365    39,223

European Union                                  -6,881    54,950    61,831
    France                                        -302     8,875     9,178
    Germany                                        827    10,983    10,156
    Ireland                                    -15,337     1,988    17,325
    Italy                                         -415     2,368     2,783
    United Kingdom                               2,722    11,108     8,386
    Other EU                                     5,625    19,628    14,003

Pacific Rim Countries                         -101,905    78,446   180,350
    Australia                                    3,033     4,015       982
    China                                      -88,233    16,487   104,720
    Indonesia                                      -15     1,120     1,135
    Japan                                       -8,258    13,000    21,258
    Malaysia                                    -4,907     6,814    11,721
    Philippines                                    219     2,830     2,611
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)       -4,820    32,956    37,776
        Hong Kong                                7,396     7,919       523
        Korea                                   -5,412     9,143    14,555
        Singapore                                1,779     8,559     6,780
        Taiwan                                  -8,583     7,335    15,918
    Other Pacific Rim                            1,075     1,223       148

South/Central America                           15,981    23,038     7,056
    Brazil                                       9,036     9,744       708
    Other S/C America                            6,946    13,294     6,348

Other Countries                                 10,728    27,905    17,177
    India                                          961     2,202     1,241
    Israel                                         -29     2,255     2,284
    Thailand                                    -4,441     2,537     6,978
    Other                                       14,237    20,910     6,673
 

(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 $569 million in October 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-12-232, BEA-12-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
