                        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.
                                       '

                                            January 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,136    24,017    31,153

Advanced Materials                                   8       163       155
Aerospace (1)                                    5,110     8,171     3,061
Biotechnology                                     -170       765       935
Electronics                                        474     3,322     2,849
Flexible Manufacturing                            -102       989     1,091
Information and Communications                  -9,936     7,516    17,452
Life Science                                    -1,295     2,434     3,729
Nuclear Technology                                -129        88       217
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,222       376     1,598
Weapons                                            126       192        66

                                            January 2013
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,136    24,017    31,153

North America                                      322     4,941     4,620
    Canada                                       1,167     2,240     1,073
    Mexico                                        -846     2,701     3,547

European Union                                    -747     5,020     5,766
    France                                          19       871       851
    Germany                                         15       974       958
    Ireland                                     -1,530       117     1,646
    Italy                                         -122       284       406
    United Kingdom                                 204       840       636
    Other                                          666     1,935     1,269

Pacific Rim Countries                          -11,025     7,164    18,189
    Australia                                      290       370        80
    China                                      -10,076     1,706    11,782
    Indonesia                                       68       124        56
    Japan                                         -429     1,359     1,788
    Malaysia                                      -702       486     1,188
    Philippines                                     19       265       246
    Newly Industrialized Count                    -241     2,793     3,034
        Hong Kong                                  649       697        48
        Korea                                     -515       769     1,283
        Singapore                                   56       669       613
        Taiwan                                    -432       658     1,090
    Other                                           46        61        15

South/Central America                            2,072     2,700       628
    Brazil                                         885       903        18
    Other                                        1,188     1,797       610

Other Countries                                  2,242     4,192     1,950
    India                                          168       285       117
    Israel                                         -10       294       304
    Thailand                                      -449       260       710
    Other                                        2,533     3,352       819
                                        
                               _________________

                                            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 (1)             -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                                          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 Countries (NICs)          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                                           56        73        17

South/Central America                            2,182     2,940       758
    Brazil                                         853       934        80
    Other                                        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
                                        
                               _________________

                                            Year to Date 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,136    24,017    31,153

Advanced Materials                                   8       163       155
Aerospace (1)                                    5,110     8,171     3,061
Biotechnology                                     -170       765       935
Electronics                                        474     3,322     2,849
Flexible Manufacturing                            -102       989     1,091
Information and Communications                  -9,936     7,516    17,452
Life Science                                    -1,295     2,434     3,729
Nuclear Technology                                -129        88       217
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,222       376     1,598
Weapons                                            126       192        66

                                            Year to Date 2013
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,136    24,017    31,153

North America                                      322     4,941     4,620
    Canada                                       1,167     2,240     1,073
    Mexico                                        -846     2,701     3,547

European Union                                    -747     5,020     5,766
    France                                          19       871       851
    Germany                                         15       974       958
    Ireland                                     -1,530       117     1,646
    Italy                                         -122       284       406
    United Kingdom                                 204       840       636
    Other                                          666     1,935     1,269

Pacific Rim Countries                          -11,025     7,164    18,189
    Australia                                      290       370        80
    China                                      -10,076     1,706    11,782
    Indonesia                                       68       124        56
    Japan                                         -429     1,359     1,788
    Malaysia                                      -702       486     1,188
    Philippines                                     19       265       246
    Newly Industrialized Count                    -241     2,793     3,034
        Hong Kong                                  649       697        48
        Korea                                     -515       769     1,283
        Singapore                                   56       669       613
        Taiwan                                    -432       658     1,090
    Other                                           46        61        15

South/Central America                            2,072     2,700       628
    Brazil                                         885       903        18
    Other                                        1,188     1,797       610

Other Countries                                  2,242     4,192     1,950
    India                                          168       285       117
    Israel                                         -10       294       304
    Thailand                                      -449       260       710
    Other                                        2,533     3,352       819
                                        
                               _________________

                                            Year to Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -6,736    22,488    29,224

Advanced Materials                                  -5       149       154
Aerospace (1)                                    4,634     7,174     2,540
Biotechnology                                     -290       614       904
Electronics                                        736     3,331     2,595
Flexible Manufacturing                            -222     1,007     1,230
Information and Communications                  -8,324     7,243    15,567
Life Science                                    -1,744     2,217     3,961
Nuclear Technology                                 -38       111       150
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,676       386     2,062
Weapons                                            193       254        61

                                            Year to Date 2011
Country and World Area                      Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -6,736    22,488    29,224

North America                                      360     4,947     4,587
    Canada                                       1,346     2,199       853
    Mexico                                        -986     2,748     3,734

European Union                                    -930     4,930     5,860
    France                                        -121       797       918
    Germany                                        -49       896       945
    Ireland                                     -1,579       251     1,830
    Italy                                          -38       254       291
    United Kingdom                                 298     1,134       836
    Other                                          559     1,598     1,039

Pacific Rim Countries                           -8,954     7,469    16,423
    Australia                                      299       375        76
    China                                       -8,601     1,364     9,965
    Indonesia                                       57       121        64
    Japan                                         -223     1,759     1,982
    Malaysia                                      -594       515     1,109
    Philippines                                    -28       240       268
    Newly Industrialized Count                     -83     2,862     2,945
        Hong Kong                                  530       575        45
        Korea                                     -233       998     1,231
        Singapore                                   89       727       638
        Taiwan                                    -469       562     1,031
    Other                                          219       231        12

South/Central America                            1,548     2,272       724
    Brazil                                         842       901        60
    Other                                          707     1,371       664

Other Countries                                  1,240     2,870     1,630
    India                                            6       134       128
    Israel                                          35       261       226
    Thailand                                      -355       180       535
    Other                                        1,554     2,295       741
                                                   


(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 $548 million in January 2013.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-13-44, BEA-13-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
