                                                                           
Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 15a. Exports, Imports and Balance of Advanced Technology: 2010
Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

                                              Jan.                                Feb.                                Mar.
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

Total                              -3,073      21,305      24,377      -3,761      19,861      23,622      -4,695      23,953      28,648

Advanced Materials                     56         201         145          49         192         143          26         182         156
Aerospace                           4,000       6,155       2,155       4,170       6,245       2,076       3,996       6,894       2,897
Biotechnology                       1,071       1,577         505         631       1,080         449         737       1,308         571
Electronics                         1,853       3,537       1,685       1,616       3,293       1,677       1,934       3,964       2,030
Flexible Manufacturing                638       1,075         437         525       1,006         481         729       1,388         659
Information and Communications     -8,581       5,795      14,377      -8,322       5,264      13,586      -9,377       6,586      15,963
Life Science                       -1,306       2,182       3,488      -1,259       2,109       3,367      -1,515       2,577       4,093
Nuclear Technology                    127         358         231        -176         133         309         -33         176         208
Opto-Electronics                     -938         353       1,291      -1,057         405       1,461      -1,447         553       2,000
Weapons                                 7          71          64          62         135          73         254         325          71

Selected Countries and Areas

Total                              -3,073      21,305      24,377      -3,761      19,861      23,622      -4,695      23,953      28,648

North America                        -329       3,928       4,257        -478       3,768       4,247        -448       4,699       5,147
    Canada                            857       1,930       1,073       1,064       2,016         952       1,392       2,518       1,126
    Mexico                         -1,186       1,998       3,184      -1,543       1,752       3,295      -1,840       2,181       4,021
European Union                      1,178       5,886       4,708         136       5,039       4,903        -240       6,028       6,268
    France                             61         809         748          25         760         735        -331         934       1,265
    Germany                         1,009       1,652         642         384       1,134         750         545       1,506         961
    Ireland                          -916         376       1,292      -1,074         298       1,372      -1,403         371       1,774
    Italy                              -6         203         209         -56         192         248         -38         235         273
    United Kingdom                    366         927         561         220       1,060         841         473       1,144         671
    Other EU                          663       1,919       1,256         637       1,594         957         514       1,838       1,324
Pacific Rim Countries              -6,095       7,429      13,524      -6,048       6,768      12,815      -6,611       8,410      15,021
    Australia                         183         245          62         226         281          55         272         334          63
    China                          -6,049       1,629       7,678      -5,571       1,508       7,078      -6,381       1,675       8,056
    Indonesia                          20          87          67         136         216          81          47         169         122
    Japan                              12       1,429       1,417        -603       1,089       1,692        -639       1,413       2,052
    Malaysia                         -675         585       1,260        -584         568       1,152        -677         681       1,358
    Philippines                       156         379         223          26         231         205          19         263         244
    Newly Industrialized Countri      221       3,026       2,805         289       2,826       2,537         691       3,800       3,109
        Hong Kong                     673         722          49         577         613          36         650         697          48
        Korea                        -427         717       1,144        -393         768       1,161        -136       1,148       1,284
        Singapore                     206         783         577         215         715         500         415       1,051         636
        Taiwan                       -232         804       1,035        -111         730         841        -238         903       1,141
    Other Pacific Rim                  37          49          13          34          48          14          57          75          17
South/Central America               1,492       1,948         456       1,551       1,934         383       1,633       2,285         653
    Brazil                            721         757          36         848         867          19       1,055       1,082          27
    Other S/C America                 771       1,191         420         703       1,067         364         578       1,204         626
Other Countries                       683       2,115       1,432       1,079       2,353       1,274         971       2,531       1,560
    India                              53         179         126          41         160         119         124         268         144
    Israel                            -72         150         223           5         221         215         -48         195         243
    Thailand                         -356         224         580        -368         201         569        -448         221         669
    Other                           1,059       1,562         503       1,400       1,771         371       1,343       1,847         504
                                                                           
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                                              Apr.                                May                                 Jun.
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

Total                              -5,789      21,195      26,983      -5,740      21,761      27,502      -8,276      23,364      31,640

Advanced Materials                    -10         153         163          25         179         153          20         185         165
Aerospace                           3,747       6,427       2,680       4,403       6,528       2,125       4,673       7,039       2,366
Biotechnology                         423         805         381         273         808         536         402       1,089         687
Electronics                         1,771       3,829       2,058       1,985       3,931       1,946       1,899       4,022       2,124
Flexible Manufacturing                482       1,158         676         441       1,138         697         652       1,344         691
Information and Communications     -9,779       5,900      15,678     -10,414       6,130      16,545     -12,605       6,471      19,076
Life Science                         -827       2,129       2,956        -865       2,297       3,162      -1,190       2,359       3,549
Nuclear Technology                   -259         122         381         -23         141         165        -520         138         658
Opto-Electronics                   -1,427         482       1,909      -1,619         487       2,106      -1,697         538       2,235
Weapons                                90         190         100          54         122          67          90         180          90

Selected Countries and Areas

Total                              -5,789      21,195      26,983      -5,740      21,761      27,502      -8,276      23,364      31,640

North America                        -686       4,106       4,792        -565       4,228       4,793        -504       4,823       5,327
    Canada                          1,109       2,115       1,007       1,171       2,027         855       1,275       2,416       1,140
    Mexico                         -1,795       1,991       3,786      -1,736       2,201       3,937      -1,779       2,407       4,187
European Union                        250       5,191       4,941         491       5,378       4,887         154       5,838       5,684
    France                           -215         880       1,095         106         909         803          37         819         782
    Germany                           423       1,180         757         436       1,252         815         775       1,602         826
    Ireland                          -650         350       1,000      -1,012         328       1,340      -1,332         198       1,530
    Italy                             -19         227         246         -31         215         246           3         256         253
    United Kingdom                     31         845         815         322         993         671         180       1,000         820
    Other EU                          680       1,709       1,029         670       1,682       1,012         491       1,965       1,473
Pacific Rim Countries              -7,995       7,336      15,331      -8,256       7,630      15,886     -10,061       8,284      18,345
    Australia                         289         366          76         376         442          66         322         401          80
    China                          -6,949       1,599       8,548      -7,575       1,696       9,272      -9,051       1,866      10,917
    Indonesia                          28         131         102         -42          84         126         -35          81         117
    Japan                            -949         957       1,906        -386       1,308       1,694        -635       1,318       1,953
    Malaysia                         -593         697       1,291        -659         624       1,283        -626         697       1,323
    Philippines                        26         262         236          69         296         227          28         287         259
    Newly Industrialized Countri      105       3,256       3,151         -84       3,116       3,199        -116       3,568       3,684
        Hong Kong                     694         741          47         596         644          47         711         772          60
        Korea                        -469         823       1,292        -486         875       1,361        -470       1,024       1,495
        Singapore                     205         879         674         289         875         586         279         953         674
        Taiwan                       -325         813       1,138        -483         722       1,205        -636         818       1,454
    Other Pacific Rim                  48          69          21          45          64          18          52          65          12
South/Central America               1,458       1,953         495       1,583       2,169         586       1,427       2,040         613
    Brazil                            745         792          48         943         976          32         910         975          65
    Other S/C America                 713       1,161         448         640       1,194         554         517       1,065         548
Other Countries                     1,185       2,608       1,423       1,006       2,356       1,349         708       2,379       1,670
    India                             169         297         128         332         441         109         166         274         108
    Israel                             -5         179         184         -38         172         210         -36         223         258
    Thailand                         -416         233         649        -359         242         601        -454         221         675
    Other                           1,436       1,898         462       1,071       1,501         429       1,032       1,661         629
                                                                           
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                                              Jul.                                Aug.                                Sep.
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

Total                              -6,738      23,928      30,667      -8,754      21,941      30,695      -9,455      22,867      32,322

Advanced Materials                      4         178         173          -8         163         171         (-)         179         178
Aerospace                           5,283       7,668       2,385       3,930       6,057       2,127       4,072       6,520       2,448
Biotechnology                          60         840         781         -11         820         831        -162         554         716
Electronics                         1,785       3,946       2,161       1,274       4,088       2,814       1,096       3,970       2,874
Flexible Manufacturing                737       1,524         787         363       1,297         933         586       1,425         839
Information and Communications    -11,610       6,469      18,079     -11,293       6,441      17,734     -11,689       6,704      18,393
Life Science                       -1,331       2,256       3,587      -1,104       2,112       3,216      -1,287       2,318       3,606
Nuclear Technology                   -171         241         412        -246         158         404        -481         151         632
Opto-Electronics                   -1,694         507       2,202      -1,835         547       2,382      -1,920         627       2,548
Weapons                               199         300         101         176         259          83         330         419          89

Selected Countries and Areas

Total                              -6,738      23,928      30,667      -8,754      21,941      30,695      -9,455      22,867      32,322

North America                        -641       4,587       5,228        -743       4,745       5,488        -689       4,968       5,657
    Canada                          1,274       2,302       1,028       1,406       2,458       1,052       1,298       2,452       1,154
    Mexico                         -1,915       2,285       4,200      -2,149       2,287       4,436      -1,987       2,516       4,503
European Union                       -398       5,302       5,700        -159       5,163       5,322        -704       5,082       5,787
    France                            -93         724         817          96         824         727          -3         807         811
    Germany                           615       1,394         779         440       1,310         870         364       1,328         965
    Ireland                        -1,341          90       1,430      -1,240          96       1,336      -1,370         227       1,597
    Italy                             -31         244         276         -48         181         229          11         239         228
    United Kingdom                    354       1,197         843         111       1,060         949         -18         844         862
    Other EU                           98       1,653       1,554         483       1,693       1,210         313       1,637       1,324
Pacific Rim Countries              -8,209       9,346      17,556      -9,869       7,734      17,603      -9,806       8,489      18,294
    Australia                         284         346          62         216         303          87         331         414          84
    China                          -8,038       2,285      10,323      -8,469       1,896      10,365      -8,817       1,792      10,609
    Indonesia                         253         355         102         106         241         135          72         215         143
    Japan                            -540       1,390       1,930        -814       1,058       1,873        -694       1,432       2,126
    Malaysia                         -392         787       1,178        -583         736       1,319        -461         775       1,236
    Philippines                        46         284         238          41         303         263          23         287         264
    Newly Industrialized Countri      124       3,831       3,707        -430       3,117       3,547        -305       3,510       3,814
        Hong Kong                     590         664          74         585         652          67         537         607          70
        Korea                        -407       1,251       1,658        -575         882       1,457        -603         925       1,527
        Singapore                     433       1,075         642         185         835         650         201         879         678
        Taiwan                       -492         841       1,333        -626         748       1,373        -440       1,099       1,539
    Other Pacific Rim                  54          69          16          66          79          14          46          64          19
South/Central America               1,389       2,036         647       1,421       2,119         697       1,293       2,078         785
    Brazil                            750         887         137         915         984          69         795         856          61
    Other S/C America                 638       1,149         510         506       1,135         629         498       1,222         724
Other Countries                     1,121       2,658       1,536         595       2,181       1,585         450       2,250       1,799
    India                             285         382          97          84         210         126          67         194         126
    Israel                            -28         198         227         -46         172         217         -36         167         203
    Thailand                         -396         256         652        -420         261         681        -422         295         718
    Other                           1,260       1,821         561         977       1,538         561         841       1,594         752
                                                                          
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                                              Oct.                                Nov.                                Dec.
Technology Group                Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports     Balance     Exports     Imports

Total                              -8,637      23,743      32,380     -10,546      23,233      33,778      -5,479      26,159      31,638

Advanced Materials                    -24         168         192         -16         163         179          50         228         178
Aerospace                           4,035       6,701       2,666       4,330       6,788       2,458       5,295       8,041       2,746
Biotechnology                         -45         723         769         366       1,061         695         355       1,044         689
Electronics                         1,150       3,951       2,801         969       3,778       2,809       1,024       3,751       2,727
Flexible Manufacturing                680       1,452         772         395       1,354         959         295       1,666       1,371
Information and Communications    -11,031       7,226      18,257     -12,730       7,058      19,787      -9,867       7,696      17,564
Life Science                       -1,211       2,477       3,689      -1,136       2,294       3,430        -966       2,728       3,694
Nuclear Technology                   -178         186         364        -437          85         521        -214         188         403
Opto-Electronics                   -2,228         549       2,777      -2,298         550       2,847      -1,572         605       2,177
Weapons                               216         311          94          10         103          93         121         212          91

Selected Countries and Areas

Total                              -8,637      23,743      32,380     -10,546      23,233      33,778      -5,479      26,159      31,638

North America                        -793       5,073       5,866        -433       5,186       5,619           6       5,182       5,176
    Canada                          1,307       2,510       1,203       1,632       2,612         980       1,400       2,693       1,292
    Mexico                         -2,100       2,562       4,662      -2,065       2,574       4,639      -1,394       2,489       3,883
European Union                       -408       5,382       5,790        -120       5,580       5,700         359       6,267       5,909
    France                            170         962         792          36         943         906         291       1,244         953
    Germany                           285       1,297       1,012         726       1,597         871         488       1,339         851
    Ireland                        -1,349         235       1,584      -1,498         111       1,609      -1,524         119       1,643
    Italy                              43         274         231         -61         219         279         -17         240         257
    United Kingdom                    153         939         785         205       1,000         794         138       1,057         919
    Other EU                          289       1,674       1,385         471       1,712       1,240         982       2,268       1,286
Pacific Rim Countries             -10,110       8,317      18,427     -12,426       7,673      20,099      -8,738       9,255      17,993
    Australia                         249         314          65         264         339          75         278         373          95
    China                          -8,651       1,760      10,411     -10,393       1,589      11,982      -8,258       2,134      10,393
    Indonesia                          82         233         151         -79          98         177         -43          81         124
    Japan                            -568       1,507       2,074      -1,096       1,192       2,288        -849       1,460       2,309
    Malaysia                         -506         807       1,313        -586         680       1,266        -448         820       1,268
    Philippines                        53         319         266          74         321         247          84         321         237
    Newly Industrialized Countri     -834       3,294       4,128        -661       3,390       4,050         241       3,789       3,549
        Hong Kong                     544         633          89         504         600          96         671         755          84
        Korea                        -905         863       1,768        -998         818       1,816        -530         940       1,470
        Singapore                     196         971         774         194         866         672         378       1,012         635
        Taiwan                       -668         827       1,496        -361       1,104       1,466        -278       1,081       1,360
    Other Pacific Rim                  64          83          19          52          65          13         258         277          18
South/Central America               1,496       2,230         735       1,556       2,198         642       1,520       2,277         758
    Brazil                            781         936         154         896         936          40         815         954         139
    Other S/C America                 714       1,295         580         659       1,262         602         705       1,323         619
Other Countries                     1,179       2,742       1,563         877       2,595       1,718       1,375       3,178       1,803
    India                             143         263         120          51         176         125         209         322         113
    Israel                             -5         197         201         -97         162         259         -84         209         293
    Thailand                         -356         311         667        -422         249         671        -461         237         697
    Other                           1,397       1,972         575       1,345       2,008         663       1,711       2,411         700
                                                                          
NOTES:
*  This exhibit is not additive; countries may be included in more than one area
grouping.  See page A-2 of the FT-900 release for a list of countries.
*  Country grouping data reflect the groups as they were at the time of reporting.
*  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the
information section on page A-1 of the FT-900 release,  or at www.census.gov/ft900
or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
*For monthly detail, go to: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/index.html
                                                                           
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2012 (CB-13-98, BEA-13-24), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
