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.

                                            December 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,356    27,584    32,941

Advanced Materials                                  53       207       153
Aerospace (1)                                    7,191    10,734     3,543
Biotechnology                                     -313       611       924
Electronics                                        372     3,101     2,729
Flexible Manufacturing                            -113     1,142     1,256
Information and Communications                 -10,918     8,019    18,937
Life Science                                      -139     2,855     2,994
Nuclear Technology                                -149       180       328
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,478       499     1,976
Weapons                                            138       238       100

                                            December 2012
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,356    27,584    32,941

North America                                      240     5,318     5,077
    Canada                                       1,215     2,568     1,352
    Mexico                                        -975     2,750     3,725

European Union                                     -75     5,639     5,714
    France                                          44       940       896
    Germany                                       -270     1,036     1,306
    Ireland                                       -694       382     1,076
    Italy                                         -118       193       311
    United Kingdom                                 310       987       677
    Other EU                                       653     2,101     1,448

Pacific Rim Countries                          -10,750     8,653    19,402
    Australia                                      224       319        96
    China                                      -10,303     2,261    12,564
    Indonesia                                       77       146        68
    Japan                                         -419     1,696     2,115
    Malaysia                                      -520       627     1,147
    Philippines                                      3       243       240
    Newly Industrialized Count                     132     3,287     3,155
        Hong Kong                                  771       865        94
        Korea                                     -273       866     1,139
        Singapore                                   22       728       706
        Taiwan                                    -388       828     1,217
    Other Pacific Rim                               56        73        17

South/Central America                            2,182     2,940       758
    Brazil                                         853       934        80
    Other S/C America                            1,328     2,006       678

Other Countries                                  3,046     5,035     1,989
    India                                          345       463       118
    Israel                                          -2       266       268
    Thailand                                      -547       254       801
    Other                                        3,250     4,052       802
                                                  


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                                            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                 -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
Country and World Area                      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 Count                      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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                                            Annual 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -91,519   304,465   395,984

Advanced Materials                                  23     2,144     2,121
Aerospace (1)                                   65,745   104,877    39,132
Biotechnology                                   -1,663     9,648    11,312
Electronics                                      7,289    41,228    33,939
Flexible Manufacturing                               9    13,930    13,921
Information and Communications                -128,077    91,394   219,470
Life Science                                   -12,792    31,621    44,414
Nuclear Technology                              -2,415     1,856     4,271
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -21,185     5,200    26,385
Weapons                                          1,548     2,567     1,019

                                            Annual 2012
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -91,519   304,465   395,984

North America                                   -1,511    62,081    63,592
    Canada                                      14,768    28,733    13,965
    Mexico                                     -16,280    33,347    49,627

European Union                                  -7,454    66,574    74,028
    France                                        -238    11,233    11,471
    Germany                                       -717    12,914    13,631
    Ireland                                    -16,460     2,415    18,875
    Italy                                         -755     3,167     3,922
    United Kingdom                               2,679    13,540    10,861
    Other EU                                     8,036    23,304    15,268

Pacific Rim Countries                         -123,276   101,437   224,713
    Australia                                    4,217     5,341     1,124
    China                                     -119,049    22,157   141,207
    Indonesia                                      712     1,744     1,032
    Japan                                       -5,597    19,454    25,051
    Malaysia                                    -7,452     7,088    14,539
    Philippines                                    -96     3,442     3,538
    Newly Industrialized Count                   3,219    41,265    38,046
        Hong Kong                                9,530    10,238       708
        Korea                                   -1,071    12,879    13,950
        Singapore                                1,287     9,535     8,248
        Taiwan                                  -6,526     8,613    15,139
    Other Pacific Rim                              770       946       176

South/Central America                           21,603    31,847    10,244
    Brazil                                      11,509    12,540     1,030
    Other S/C America                           10,094    19,308     9,214

Other Countries                                 19,119    42,526    23,407
    India                                        1,734     3,255     1,521
    Israel                                         456     3,482     3,026
    Thailand                                    -6,287     3,177     9,464
    Other                                       23,216    32,611     9,395


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                                            Annual 2011
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -99,611   286,823   386,434

Advanced Materials                                 -62     2,170     2,232
Aerospace (1)                                   54,139    89,002    34,863
Biotechnology                                   -2,778     8,940    11,718
Electronics                                      9,245    43,285    34,040
Flexible Manufacturing                            -180    14,213    14,393
Information and Communications                -122,650    89,460   212,111
Life Science                                   -16,634    29,198    45,832
Nuclear Technology                              -2,206     1,995     4,201
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -20,090     6,018    26,108
Weapons                                          1,606     2,542       937

                                            Annual 2011
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -99,611   286,823   386,434

North America                                    1,230    62,575    61,345
    Canada                                      17,086    30,650    13,564
    Mexico                                     -15,856    31,925    47,782

European Union                                  -8,576    66,924    75,500
    France                                        -769    10,433    11,202
    Germany                                        661    13,349    12,688
    Ireland                                    -19,223     2,479    21,701
    Italy                                         -552     2,810     3,362
    United Kingdom                               3,864    13,966    10,102
    Other EU                                     7,443    23,889    16,446

Pacific Rim Countries                         -124,420    95,595   220,015
    Australia                                    3,898     5,085     1,187
    China                                     -109,353    20,139   129,493
    Indonesia                                      143     1,474     1,331
    Japan                                       -9,906    15,711    25,617
    Malaysia                                    -6,063     8,040    14,104
    Philippines                                    237     3,353     3,116
    Newly Industrialized Count                  -4,695    40,292    44,987
        Hong Kong                                9,344     9,965       621
        Korea                                   -6,237    11,307    17,544
        Singapore                                2,093    10,211     8,118
        Taiwan                                  -9,895     8,809    18,704
    Other Pacific Rim                            1,318     1,499       181

South/Central America                           18,973    27,740     8,767
    Brazil                                      10,581    11,637     1,056
    Other S/C America                            8,392    16,103     7,712

Other Countries                                 13,182    33,989    20,807
    India                                        1,260     2,804     1,544
    Israel                                         -16     2,782     2,798
    Thailand                                    -5,070     2,867     7,936
    Other                                       17,008    25,537     8,529
                                              


(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 $697 million in December 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-13-25, BEA-13-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
