                                        
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.


                                            November 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -11,758    26,047    37,806

Advanced Materials                                  10       169       159
Aerospace (1)                                    5,688     9,282     3,594
Biotechnology                                     -140       701       841
Electronics                                        534     3,325     2,791
Flexible Manufacturing                            -121       849       969
Information and Communications (1)             -14,197     8,225    22,422
Life Science                                      -862     2,888     3,749
Nuclear Technology                                -466        67       534
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -2,261       390     2,650
Weapons                                             57       153        96

                                            November 2012
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -11,758    26,047    37,806

North America                                     -281     5,416     5,697
    Canada                                       1,354     2,571     1,216
    Mexico                                      -1,636     2,845     4,481

European Union                                    -657     5,718     6,375
    France                                         122     1,127     1,005
    Germany                                       -209     1,056     1,266
    Ireland                                     -1,475       125     1,600
    Italy                                          -39       314       353
    United Kingdom                                 306     1,111       804
    Other EU                                       638     1,985     1,346

Pacific Rim Countries                          -14,606     8,067    22,673
    Australia                                      403       498        95
    China                                      -14,251     1,609    15,860
    Indonesia                                       32       120        88
    Japan                                         -476     1,394     1,870
    Malaysia                                      -545       614     1,158
    Philippines                                    150       408       258
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)           27     3,355     3,328
        Hong Kong                                  634       696        63
        Korea                                     -429       846     1,275
        Singapore                                  649     1,205       556
        Taiwan                                    -826       607     1,434
    Other Pacific Rim                               53        69        15

South/Central America                            1,811     2,734       923
    Brazil                                       1,018     1,114        96
    Other S/C America                              793     1,620       827

Other Countries                                  1,975     4,114     2,138
    India                                          107       222       115
    Israel                                         -40       243       283
    Thailand                                      -564       239       803
    Other                                        2,472     3,410       938
                                        

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                                            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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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -86,163   276,881   363,044

Advanced Materials                                 -30     1,937     1,967
Aerospace (1)                                   58,554    94,143    35,589
Biotechnology                                   -1,350     9,038    10,388
Electronics                                      6,917    38,127    31,210
Flexible Manufacturing                             122    12,788    12,666
Information and Communications (1)            -117,159    83,375   200,534
Life Science                                   -12,653    28,766    41,419
Nuclear Technology                              -2,266     1,677     3,942
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -19,707     4,702    24,409
Weapons                                          1,410     2,329       919

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

Total                                          -86,163   276,881   363,044

North America                                   -1,751    56,763    58,514
    Canada                                      13,553    26,166    12,612
    Mexico                                     -15,304    30,597    45,902

European Union                                  -7,380    60,935    68,315
    France                                        -282    10,293    10,575
    Germany                                       -447    11,878    12,325
    Ireland                                    -15,766     2,033    17,799
    Italy                                         -637     2,974     3,611
    United Kingdom                               2,369    12,554    10,185
    Other EU                                     7,383    21,203    13,820

Pacific Rim Countries                         -112,526    92,785   205,311
    Australia                                    3,993     5,021     1,028
    China                                     -108,747    19,896   128,643
    Indonesia                                      634     1,598       964
    Japan                                       -5,178    17,759    22,936
    Malaysia                                    -6,932     6,460    13,392
    Philippines                                    -99     3,199     3,298
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)        3,088    37,979    34,891
        Hong Kong                                8,759     9,373       615
        Korea                                     -798    12,014    12,811
        Singapore                                1,265     8,807     7,542
        Taiwan                                  -6,138     7,784    13,923
    Other Pacific Rim                              714       873       159

South/Central America                           19,421    28,908     9,486
    Brazil                                      10,656    11,606       950
    Other S/C America                            8,765    17,302     8,536

Other Countries                                 16,073    37,491    21,418
    India                                        1,388     2,792     1,404
    Israel                                         458     3,216     2,758
    Thailand                                    -5,740     2,923     8,663
    Other                                       19,966    28,560     8,593
                                         

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                                            Year-to-Date 2011
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -91,830   260,602   352,432

Advanced Materials                                 -36     2,020     2,055
Aerospace (1)                                   48,881    80,191    31,310
Biotechnology                                   -2,681     8,230    10,911
Electronics                                      8,733    39,934    31,201
Flexible Manufacturing                              42    13,013    12,970
Information and Communications (1)            -112,953    81,176   194,129
Life Science                                   -15,026    26,358    41,384
Nuclear Technology                              -2,015     1,787     3,802
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -18,277     5,533    23,811
Weapons                                          1,501     2,360       859

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

Total                                          -91,830   260,602   352,432

North America                                    1,075    57,043    55,968
    Canada                                      15,606    27,803    12,197
    Mexico                                     -14,531    29,240    43,771

European Union                                  -7,886    60,768    68,654
    France                                        -569     9,671    10,240
    Germany                                        890    12,214    11,324
    Ireland                                    -17,507     2,092    19,599
    Italy                                         -501     2,559     3,060
    United Kingdom                               3,147    12,376     9,229
    Other EU                                     6,654    21,856    15,201

Pacific Rim Countries                         -114,263    86,763   201,026
    Australia                                    3,411     4,481     1,070
    China                                      -99,689    18,166   117,855
    Indonesia                                      -30     1,213     1,243
    Japan                                       -8,996    14,381    23,378
    Malaysia                                    -5,477     7,418    12,896
    Philippines                                    224     3,084     2,860
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)       -4,981    36,578    41,560
        Hong Kong                                8,458     9,031       573
        Korea                                   -5,933    10,220    16,152
        Singapore                                1,910     9,377     7,467
        Taiwan                                  -9,416     7,950    17,366
    Other Pacific Rim                            1,275     1,441       166

South/Central America                           17,559    25,423     7,864
    Brazil                                       9,916    10,751       835
    Other S/C America                            7,642    14,671     7,029

Other Countries                                 11,685    30,605    18,920
    India                                        1,159     2,509     1,350
    Israel                                         -35     2,491     2,526
    Thailand                                    -4,746     2,701     7,447
    Other                                       15,307    22,905     7,597
                                                 


(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 $470 million in November 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-13-09, BEA-13-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
