                                        
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.


                                            August 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,874    26,725    32,599

Advanced Materials                                  -2       175       177
Aerospace (1)                                    6,875    10,361     3,486
Biotechnology                                      -47       792       839
Electronics                                        566     3,613     3,046
Flexible Manufacturing                              12     1,086     1,073
Information and Communications (1)             -10,594     7,379    17,973
Life Science                                      -909     2,664     3,574
Nuclear Technology                                -283        83       365
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,542       427     1,969
Weapons                                             49       146        97

                                            August 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -5,874    26,725    32,599

North America                                      233     5,382     5,148
    Canada                                       1,408     2,539     1,130
    Mexico                                      -1,175     2,843     4,018

European Union                                    -304     5,636     5,940
    France                                         -66       908       973
    Germany                                        -56     1,120     1,176
    Ireland                                     -1,384       152     1,536
    Italy                                          106       361       255
    United Kingdom                                 586     1,289       703
    Other                                          510     1,807     1,297

Pacific Rim Countries                           -9,263     9,346    18,609
    Australia                                      263       392       129
    China                                       -8,820     2,781    11,601
    Indonesia                                      117       181        64
    Japan                                         -499     1,571     2,070
    Malaysia                                      -788       590     1,378
    Philippines                                     -7       278       286
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)          404     3,469     3,065
        Hong Kong                                1,159     1,193        34
        Korea                                     -376       862     1,238
        Singapore                                  305       848       542
        Taiwan                                    -685       566     1,251
    Other                                           68        84        16

South/Central America                            1,730     2,689       959
    Brazil                                         974     1,124       150
    Other                                          755     1,564       809

Other Countries                                  1,731     3,673     1,942
    India                                          423       565       141
    Israel                                         -32       220       252
    Thailand                                      -463       395       858
    Other                                        1,803     2,493       690
                                        

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                                            July 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,302    26,315    34,616

Advanced Materials                                 -17       178       195
Aerospace (1)                                    5,575     9,518     3,943
Biotechnology                                     -211       922     1,133
Electronics                                        523     3,670     3,146
Flexible Manufacturing                             206     1,261     1,055
Information and Communications (1)             -11,374     7,585    18,959
Life Science                                    -1,399     2,460     3,859
Nuclear Technology                                -191       161       352
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,445       434     1,879
Weapons                                             31       127        95

                                            July 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,302    26,315    34,616

North America                                      228     5,521     5,293
    Canada                                       1,221     2,223     1,002
    Mexico                                        -993     3,299     4,292

European Union                                  -1,462     5,621     7,083
    France                                        -301     1,055     1,356
    Germany                                       -344       979     1,323
    Ireland                                     -1,584       150     1,734
    Italy                                         -132       330       462
    United Kingdom                                 271     1,119       848
    Other                                          628     1,988     1,360

Pacific Rim Countries                          -10,195     8,990    19,185
    Australia                                      251       382       131
    China                                       -9,205     2,728    11,933
    Indonesia                                      247       309        63
    Japan                                         -413     1,504     1,918
    Malaysia                                      -881       581     1,462
    Philippines                                    -32       284       316
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)         -221     3,127     3,347
        Hong Kong                                  668       708        41
        Korea                                     -463     1,045     1,507
        Singapore                                  207       797       590
        Taiwan                                    -632       577     1,210
    Other                                           59        75        16

South/Central America                            1,726     2,578       852
    Brazil                                         947     1,048       101
    Other                                          779     1,530       751

Other Countries                                  1,401     3,604     2,203
    India                                          289       456       167
    Israel                                          59       298       239
    Thailand                                      -412       381       793
    Other                                        1,465     2,469     1,004
                                        

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                                            Year-to-Date 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -48,104   209,004   257,108

Advanced Materials                                  21     1,449     1,427
Aerospace (1)                                   47,207    75,495    28,288
Biotechnology                                      -41     6,940     6,981
Electronics                                      3,809    27,510    23,702
Flexible Manufacturing                           1,475     9,563     8,088
Information and Communications (1)             -83,285    59,614   142,900
Life Science                                    -7,741    21,261    29,002
Nuclear Technology                                -902     1,215     2,118
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -10,599     3,366    13,965
Weapons                                          1,953     2,591       638

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

Total                                          -48,104   209,004   257,108

North America                                    1,876    42,564    40,689
    Canada                                       9,865    18,871     9,006
    Mexico                                      -7,990    23,693    31,683

European Union                                  -2,506    45,972    48,478
    France                                        -389     7,834     8,223
    Germany                                       -780     8,507     9,286
    Ireland                                    -11,315     1,029    12,343
    Italy                                          -90     2,787     2,877
    United Kingdom                               3,224     9,018     5,794
    Other                                        6,843    16,797     9,954

Pacific Rim Countries                          -75,927    69,439   145,366
    Australia                                    2,361     3,187       826
    China                                      -72,178    18,291    90,469
    Indonesia                                      887     1,424       537
    Japan                                       -3,742    11,711    15,453
    Malaysia                                    -5,783     4,670    10,453
    Philippines                                     79     2,265     2,186
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        1,890    27,211    25,321
        Hong Kong                                6,755     7,101       345
        Korea                                   -3,276     7,667    10,942
        Singapore                                1,465     6,039     4,574
        Taiwan                                  -3,054     6,405     9,459
    Other                                          559       680       121

South/Central America                           12,939    19,725     6,785
    Brazil                                       7,082     7,907       825
    Other                                        5,857    11,818     5,961

Other Countries                                 15,514    31,304    15,790
    India                                        2,123     3,220     1,097
    Israel                                        -111     1,951     2,063
    Thailand                                    -3,770     2,628     6,398
    Other                                       17,272    23,505     6,233
                                        

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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -57,042   199,580   256,622

Advanced Materials                                  30     1,474     1,444
Aerospace (1)                                   41,921    66,933    25,012
Biotechnology                                   -1,151     6,785     7,936
Electronics                                      5,050    27,690    22,640
Flexible Manufacturing                             469     9,900     9,431
Information and Communications (1)             -79,591    59,896   139,487
Life Science                                   -10,417    20,434    30,851
Nuclear Technology                              -1,219     1,322     2,541
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -13,174     3,451    16,625
Weapons                                          1,041     1,695       655

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

Total                                          -57,042   199,580   256,622

North America                                     -405    41,231    41,636
    Canada                                      10,356    19,245     8,889
    Mexico                                     -10,761    21,987    32,748

European Union                                  -5,445    44,842    50,287
    France                                        -622     7,333     7,955
    Germany                                        311     8,730     8,419
    Ireland                                    -12,162     1,534    13,696
    Italy                                         -352     2,279     2,631
    United Kingdom                               1,733     9,388     7,654
    Other                                        5,646    15,578     9,932

Pacific Rim Countries                          -74,873    67,726   142,599
    Australia                                    2,790     3,543       753
    China                                      -72,835    14,329    87,164
    Indonesia                                      533     1,182       649
    Japan                                       -3,678    13,152    16,830
    Malaysia                                    -4,912     4,673     9,585
    Philippines                                   -163     2,278     2,441
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        2,840    27,903    25,063
        Hong Kong                                6,488     6,918       429
        Korea                                      -76     9,000     9,076
        Singapore                                  412     6,134     5,722
        Taiwan                                  -3,985     5,851     9,835
    Other                                          553       667       114

South/Central America                           12,910    19,757     6,847
    Brazil                                       7,365     7,992       626
    Other                                        5,544    11,765     6,221

Other Countries                                 10,771    26,023    15,252
    India                                          700     1,759     1,059
    Israel                                         418     2,398     1,980
    Thailand                                    -4,123     2,002     6,125
    Other                                       13,777    19,865     6,088
                                                  


(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 $523 million in August 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-13-174, BEA-13-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
