                                        
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.


                                            October 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -9,829    27,696    37,525

Advanced Materials                                 -13       172       185
Aerospace (1)                                    5,342     9,531     4,189
Biotechnology                                     -303       982     1,286
Electronics                                        675     3,895     3,220
Flexible Manufacturing                             211     1,195       984
Information and Communications (1)             -11,809     8,485    20,294
Life Science                                    -1,529     2,746     4,275
Nuclear Technology                                -325        55       380
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -2,250       385     2,635
Weapons                                            172       249        77

                                            October 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -9,829    27,696    37,525

North America                                      551     6,137     5,587
    Canada                                       1,464     2,559     1,095
    Mexico                                        -913     3,578     4,492

European Union                                  -2,264     5,333     7,597
    France                                        -430       815     1,245
    Germany                                       -432     1,022     1,454
    Ireland                                     -2,113       167     2,281
    Italy                                         -118       276       394
    United Kingdom                                 272     1,092       820
    Other                                          557     1,961     1,404

Pacific Rim Countries                          -11,331     9,431    20,762
    Australia                                      391       480        89
    China                                      -11,047     2,599    13,645
    Indonesia                                      344       434        90
    Japan                                         -602     1,360     1,962
    Malaysia                                      -812       658     1,470
    Philippines                                    -24       267       291
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)          177     3,374     3,197
        Hong Kong                                  823       860        37
        Korea                                     -438       905     1,343
        Singapore                                  277       788       511
        Taiwan                                    -485       821     1,306
    Other                                          241       259        18

South/Central America                            1,596     2,628     1,032
    Brazil                                         718       934       216
    Other                                          878     1,694       816

Other Countries                                  1,620     4,166     2,547
    India                                          272       424       153
    Israel                                          46       312       266
    Thailand                                      -471       478       949
    Other                                        1,773     2,952     1,180
                                        

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                                            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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                                            Year-to-Date 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -66,073   263,309   329,382

Advanced Materials                                 -18     1,775     1,793
Aerospace (1)                                   58,542    94,913    36,371
Biotechnology                                     -398     8,935     9,334
Electronics                                      4,871    34,989    30,118
Flexible Manufacturing                           1,769    11,771    10,002
Information and Communications (1)            -106,895    75,637   182,532
Life Science                                   -10,171    26,634    36,805
Nuclear Technology                              -1,486     1,354     2,840
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -14,600     4,198    18,798
Weapons                                          2,313     3,103       790

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

Total                                          -66,073   263,309   329,382

North America                                    1,987    53,846    51,859
    Canada                                      12,409    23,919    11,510
    Mexico                                     -10,423    29,926    40,349

European Union                                  -4,939    57,159    62,098
    France                                        -896     9,586    10,482
    Germany                                     -1,606    10,504    12,110
    Ireland                                    -14,757     1,331    16,087
    Italy                                          -86     3,472     3,558
    United Kingdom                               4,185    11,474     7,290
    Other                                        8,221    20,793    12,571

Pacific Rim Countries                          -97,580    88,308   185,888
    Australia                                    3,016     4,027     1,011
    China                                      -93,044    23,595   116,639
    Indonesia                                    1,308     1,997       689
    Japan                                       -4,863    14,637    19,500
    Malaysia                                    -7,241     6,101    13,342
    Philippines                                     -4     2,766     2,770
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        2,386    34,173    31,787
        Hong Kong                                8,603     9,021       418
        Korea                                   -4,345     9,327    13,673
        Singapore                                2,325     7,961     5,636
        Taiwan                                  -4,197     7,863    12,060
    Other                                          862     1,012       150

South/Central America                           16,144    25,077     8,933
    Brazil                                       8,612     9,826     1,214
    Other                                        7,532    15,251     7,719

Other Countries                                 18,316    38,920    20,604
    India                                        2,463     3,850     1,387
    Israel                                         -97     2,458     2,555
    Thailand                                    -4,932     3,348     8,280
    Other                                       20,882    29,264     8,382
                                        

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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -74,073   251,494   325,567

Advanced Materials                                  19     1,827     1,809
Aerospace (1)                                   52,864    85,109    32,245
Biotechnology                                   -1,202     8,604     9,806
Electronics                                      6,422    34,774    28,351
Flexible Manufacturing                             262    11,960    11,698
Information and Communications (1)            -102,793    75,327   178,121
Life Science                                   -11,749    25,794    37,543
Nuclear Technology                              -1,799     1,611     3,410
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -17,444     4,313    21,757
Weapons                                          1,348     2,175       827

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

Total                                          -74,073   251,494   325,567

North America                                   -1,077    51,829    52,906
    Canada                                      12,636    24,122    11,486
    Mexico                                     -13,713    27,707    41,420

European Union                                  -6,698    55,521    62,219
    France                                        -552     9,166     9,717
    Germany                                         73    11,062    10,988
    Ireland                                    -14,436     1,910    16,346
    Italy                                         -597     2,660     3,258
    United Kingdom                               2,052    11,485     9,432
    Other                                        6,761    19,239    12,478

Pacific Rim Countries                          -98,018    84,615   182,633
    Australia                                    3,519     4,452       933
    China                                      -94,508    18,260   112,768
    Indonesia                                      604     1,480       876
    Japan                                       -4,728    16,351    21,079
    Malaysia                                    -6,388     5,846    12,233
    Philippines                                   -249     2,790     3,040
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        3,069    34,629    31,560
        Hong Kong                                8,123     8,675       552
        Korea                                     -369    11,167    11,536
        Singapore                                  625     7,610     6,985
        Taiwan                                  -5,310     7,177    12,487
    Other                                          663       807       144

South/Central America                           17,430    25,993     8,562
    Brazil                                       9,634    10,487       853
    Other                                        7,796    15,505     7,709

Other Countries                                 14,290    33,536    19,246
    India                                        1,282     2,571     1,289
    Israel                                         495     2,972     2,477
    Thailand                                    -5,154     2,684     7,838
    Other                                       17,667    25,308     7,642
                                                 


(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 $387 million in October 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-13-205, BEA-13-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
