                                        
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.


                                            September 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,140    26,609    34,749

Advanced Materials                                 -26       155       181
Aerospace (1)                                    5,993     9,886     3,893
Biotechnology                                      -54     1,013     1,068
Electronics                                        388     3,585     3,197
Flexible Manufacturing                              83     1,013       929
Information and Communications (1)             -11,801     7,537    19,338
Life Science                                      -901     2,628     3,529
Nuclear Technology                                -259        83       342
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,751       446     2,197
Weapons                                            188       263        75

                                            September 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -8,140    26,609    34,749

North America                                     -440     5,144     5,584
    Canada                                       1,080     2,489     1,409
    Mexico                                      -1,520     2,655     4,175

European Union                                    -169     5,854     6,023
    France                                         -77       936     1,013
    Germany                                       -394       976     1,370
    Ireland                                     -1,329       134     1,463
    Italy                                          122       409       288
    United Kingdom                                 689     1,364       676
    Other                                          821     2,034     1,214

Pacific Rim Countries                          -10,322     9,437    19,759
    Australia                                      264       360        96
    China                                       -9,819     2,705    12,524
    Indonesia                                       77       139        62
    Japan                                         -519     1,567     2,085
    Malaysia                                      -647       772     1,419
    Philippines                                    -59       234       293
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)          319     3,588     3,269
        Hong Kong                                1,025     1,061        36
        Korea                                     -632       755     1,387
        Singapore                                  583     1,135       551
        Taiwan                                    -657       637     1,295
    Other                                           62        73        11

South/Central America                            1,609     2,724     1,115
    Brazil                                         812       984       172
    Other                                          796     1,740       943

Other Countries                                  1,182     3,450     2,267
    India                                           68       206       137
    Israel                                         -32       194       227
    Thailand                                      -692       242       934
    Other                                        1,838     2,807       969
                                        

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                                            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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                                            Year-to-Date 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -56,244   235,613   291,857

Advanced Materials                                  -5     1,604     1,609
Aerospace (1)                                   53,200    85,381    32,181
Biotechnology                                      -95     7,953     8,048
Electronics                                      4,196    31,095    26,899
Flexible Manufacturing                           1,558    10,576     9,017
Information and Communications (1)             -95,086    67,151   162,238
Life Science                                    -8,642    23,888    32,530
Nuclear Technology                              -1,161     1,299     2,460
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -12,350     3,812    16,162
Weapons                                          2,141     2,854       713

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

Total                                          -56,244   235,613   291,857

North America                                    1,436    47,708    46,272
    Canada                                      10,945    21,360    10,415
    Mexico                                      -9,509    26,348    35,857

European Union                                  -2,675    51,826    54,501
    France                                        -466     8,771     9,237
    Germany                                     -1,174     9,482    10,656
    Ireland                                    -12,643     1,163    13,806
    Italy                                           32     3,196     3,164
    United Kingdom                               3,913    10,383     6,470
    Other                                        7,664    18,831    11,167

Pacific Rim Countries                          -86,249    78,876   165,125
    Australia                                    2,625     3,547       922
    China                                      -81,997    20,996   102,993
    Indonesia                                      963     1,563       599
    Japan                                       -4,261    13,277    17,538
    Malaysia                                    -6,429     5,443    11,872
    Philippines                                     20     2,499     2,479
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        2,209    30,799    28,590
        Hong Kong                                7,780     8,162       382
        Korea                                   -3,908     8,422    12,329
        Singapore                                2,048     7,173     5,125
        Taiwan                                  -3,712     7,042    10,754
    Other                                          621       753       132

South/Central America                           14,548    22,448     7,901
    Brazil                                       7,894     8,891       997
    Other                                        6,654    13,557     6,904

Other Countries                                 16,696    34,754    18,057
    India                                        2,191     3,425     1,234
    Israel                                        -143     2,146     2,289
    Thailand                                    -4,461     2,870     7,332
    Other                                       19,110    26,312     7,202
                                       

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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -64,144   225,387   289,531

Advanced Materials                                  17     1,650     1,633
Aerospace (1)                                   47,479    76,029    28,550
Biotechnology                                   -1,222     7,529     8,752
Electronics                                      5,696    31,112    25,417
Flexible Manufacturing                             467    10,985    10,518
Information and Communications (1)             -90,489    67,374   157,863
Life Science                                   -11,044    23,185    34,229
Nuclear Technology                              -1,388     1,536     2,924
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -14,974     3,951    18,926
Weapons                                          1,315     2,035       720

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

Total                                          -64,144   225,387   289,531

North America                                     -841    46,234    47,075
    Canada                                      11,255    21,609    10,353
    Mexico                                     -12,096    24,625    36,721

European Union                                  -5,561    50,371    55,932
    France                                        -441     8,248     8,690
    Germany                                        250     9,931     9,681
    Ireland                                    -13,152     1,790    14,942
    Italy                                         -403     2,486     2,889
    United Kingdom                               1,881    10,425     8,544
    Other                                        6,305    17,491    11,187

Pacific Rim Countries                          -85,260    76,270   161,530
    Australia                                    3,092     3,932       840
    China                                      -82,582    16,449    99,031
    Indonesia                                      551     1,311       760
    Japan                                       -4,078    14,840    18,918
    Malaysia                                    -5,667     5,205    10,872
    Philippines                                   -236     2,511     2,747
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        3,053    31,285    28,232
        Hong Kong                                7,307     7,789       482
        Korea                                     -242    10,077    10,319
        Singapore                                  540     6,882     6,342
        Taiwan                                  -4,552     6,537    11,089
    Other                                          607       736       129

South/Central America                           15,167    22,867     7,700
    Brazil                                       8,424     9,138       714
    Other                                        6,743    13,729     6,986

Other Countries                                 12,351    29,645    17,295
    India                                        1,004     2,179     1,175
    Israel                                         408     2,656     2,248
    Thailand                                    -4,694     2,275     6,969
    Other                                       15,633    22,535     6,902
                                                 


(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 $539 million in September 2013.For additional information
see www.census.gov/ft900.

NOTES:
*Data are not available on a BOP 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-13-188, BEA-13-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
