                                        
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.


                                            May 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,179    26,941    34,120

Advanced Materials                                 -12       183       196
Aerospace (1)                                    6,801    10,168     3,367
Biotechnology                                     -112       880       991
Electronics                                        480     3,564     3,084
Flexible Manufacturing                             410     1,360       951
Information and Communications (1)             -12,739     7,221    19,960
Life Science                                      -620     2,791     3,412
Nuclear Technology                                  -1       239       240
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,448       389     1,837
Weapons                                             62       146        83

                                            May 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,179    26,941    34,120

North America                                      -44     5,391     5,435
    Canada                                       1,152     2,185     1,033
    Mexico                                      -1,196     3,207     4,403

European Union                                     440     6,348     5,908
    France                                           6     1,018     1,012
    Germany                                       -159     1,056     1,216
    Ireland                                     -1,265       147     1,412
    Italy                                          141       523       382
    United Kingdom                                 566     1,279       713
    Other                                        1,152     2,325     1,173

Pacific Rim Countries                          -10,893     8,868    19,762
    Australia                                      301       396        95
    China                                      -10,475     2,114    12,588
    Indonesia                                      147       220        73
    Japan                                          -86     1,696     1,782
    Malaysia                                      -956       554     1,509
    Philippines                                    -15       254       269
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)          109     3,540     3,431
        Hong Kong                                  952     1,003        51
        Korea                                     -666       877     1,544
        Singapore                                  196       696       500
        Taiwan                                    -373       964     1,337
    Other                                           82        96        14

South/Central America                            1,194     2,244     1,050
    Brazil                                         704       892       187
    Other                                          490     1,352       862

Other Countries                                  2,125     4,090     1,965
    India                                          364       477       113
    Israel                                         -23       220       243
    Thailand                                      -656       222       878
    Other                                        2,440     3,172       731
                                       

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                                            April 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,875    24,698    32,573

Advanced Materials                                 -33       181       214
Aerospace (1)                                    5,096     8,739     3,643
Biotechnology                                        6       875       869
Electronics                                        415     3,359     2,943
Flexible Manufacturing                             134     1,188     1,054
Information and Communications (1)             -10,379     7,273    17,653
Life Science                                    -1,659     2,480     4,139
Nuclear Technology                                 -11       136       148
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,495       340     1,836
Weapons                                             52       126        74

                                            April 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,875    24,698    32,573

North America                                      330     5,481     5,150
    Canada                                       1,223     2,311     1,088
    Mexico                                        -892     3,170     4,062

European Union                                    -995     5,575     6,570
    France                                         -26     1,158     1,183
    Germany                                        -61       964     1,026
    Ireland                                     -1,782       114     1,896
    Italy                                         -138       215       353
    United Kingdom                                 225       966       742
    Other                                          787     2,158     1,371

Pacific Rim Countries                          -10,194     7,906    18,100
    Australia                                      295       407       113
    China                                       -8,818     2,127    10,945
    Indonesia                                       61       136        75
    Japan                                         -868     1,161     2,029
    Malaysia                                      -701       568     1,268
    Philippines                                     95       373       278
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)         -330     3,045     3,376
        Hong Kong                                  678       732        54
        Korea                                     -690       787     1,477
        Singapore                                  187       746       559
        Taiwan                                    -505       781     1,286
    Other                                           73        90        16

South/Central America                            1,442     2,283       841
    Brazil                                         810       904        94
    Other                                          631     1,378       747

Other Countries                                  1,542     3,453     1,911
    India                                          128       276       148
    Israel                                          -8       218       226
    Thailand                                      -387       374       761
    Other                                        1,809     2,585       776                                       

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                                            Year-to-Date 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -30,563   126,587   157,150

Advanced Materials                                  21       907       886
Aerospace (1)                                   27,275    44,487    17,211
Biotechnology                                      124     4,321     4,197
Electronics                                      2,159    16,670    14,511
Flexible Manufacturing                             738     5,697     4,959
Information and Communications (1)             -50,490    36,544    87,034
Life Science                                    -5,408    13,106    18,514
Nuclear Technology                                -216       850     1,066
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -6,410     1,994     8,404
Weapons                                          1,644     2,011       367

                                            Year-to-Date 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -30,563   126,587   157,150

North America                                    1,215    26,031    24,816
    Canada                                       6,104    11,615     5,511
    Mexico                                      -4,889    14,416    19,305

European Union                                  -1,963    28,129    30,093
    France                                         -54     4,897     4,951
    Germany                                       -439     5,236     5,675
    Ireland                                     -7,421       599     8,020
    Italy                                         -182     1,623     1,805
    United Kingdom                               1,639     5,181     3,542
    Other                                        4,493    10,594     6,101

Pacific Rim Countries                          -47,726    40,898    88,624
    Australia                                    1,389     1,838       449
    China                                      -44,974     9,941    54,915
    Indonesia                                      246       590       345
    Japan                                       -2,713     6,855     9,568
    Malaysia                                    -3,509     2,811     6,319
    Philippines                                    137     1,458     1,321
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        1,378    17,010    15,632
        Hong Kong                                4,077     4,297       219
        Korea                                   -2,154     4,677     6,831
        Singapore                                  715     3,551     2,835
        Taiwan                                  -1,261     4,486     5,747
    Other                                          321       394        73

South/Central America                            7,848    11,914     4,066
    Brazil                                       4,230     4,675       446
    Other                                        3,618     7,239     3,620

Other Countries                                 10,063    19,615     9,552
    India                                          895     1,539       644
    Israel                                        -158     1,153     1,311
    Thailand                                    -2,432     1,475     3,907
    Other                                       11,757    15,447     3,690
                                       

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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -35,010   122,840   157,850

Advanced Materials                                  33       911       878
Aerospace (1)                                   26,106    41,323    15,216
Biotechnology                                   -1,382     3,649     5,031
Electronics                                      3,070    17,051    13,981
Flexible Manufacturing                             -87     5,938     6,025
Information and Communications (1)             -47,312    37,305    84,618
Life Science                                    -6,963    12,652    19,615
Nuclear Technology                                -884       611     1,494
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -8,420     2,177    10,597
Weapons                                            829     1,224       395

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

Total                                          -35,010   122,840   157,850

North America                                       14    25,816    25,801
    Canada                                       6,759    12,326     5,567
    Mexico                                      -6,745    13,489    20,234

European Union                                  -3,081    28,349    31,429
    France                                        -106     4,837     4,943
    Germany                                        178     5,339     5,161
    Ireland                                     -7,824     1,153     8,978
    Italy                                         -172     1,424     1,596
    United Kingdom                               1,766     6,370     4,604
    Other                                        3,077     9,225     6,148

Pacific Rim Countries                          -46,338    40,884    87,221
    Australia                                    1,641     2,073       432
    China                                      -44,591     8,051    52,642
    Indonesia                                      415       821       406
    Japan                                       -2,651     8,037    10,688
    Malaysia                                    -3,134     2,761     5,894
    Philippines                                   -213     1,295     1,508
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        1,804    17,387    15,583
        Hong Kong                                4,012     4,291       279
        Korea                                     -194     5,724     5,919
        Singapore                                  158     3,851     3,694
        Taiwan                                  -2,171     3,521     5,691
    Other                                          391       459        67

South/Central America                            7,661    11,970     4,309
    Brazil                                       4,413     4,769       356
    Other                                        3,248     7,201     3,953

Other Countries                                  6,732    15,822     9,090
    India                                          426     1,077       651
    Israel                                         323     1,438     1,115
    Thailand                                    -2,589     1,037     3,626
    Other                                        8,572    12,270     3,698
                                                 


(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 $451 million in May 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-13-122, BEA-13-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
