
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.


                                              December 2014
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,976    31,116    39,092

Advanced Materials                                 -36       164       200
Aerospace (1)                                    7,176    11,942     4,766
Biotechnology                                     -279       997     1,276
Electronics                                        576     3,711     3,134
Flexible Manufacturing                             311     1,462     1,151
Information and Communications (1)             -13,221     8,980    22,202
Life Science                                    -1,127     2,672     3,800
Nuclear Technology                                -285       171       456
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,573       469     2,042
Weapons                                            481       548        67

                                              December 2014
Selected Countries and Areas                  Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -7,976    31,116    39,092

North America                                      209     5,913     5,703
    Canada                                       1,109     2,733     1,624
    Mexico                                        -900     3,179     4,079

European Union                                    -623     6,177     6,799
    France                                        -171       954     1,125
    Germany                                       -408     1,067     1,475
    Ireland                                     -1,327       146     1,473
    Italy                                          -11       290       301
    United Kingdom                                 310     1,252       941
Other                                              984     2,468     1,484

Pacific Rim Countries                          -11,853    11,063    22,915
    Australia                                      312       420       107
    China                                      -11,911     3,369    15,280
    Indonesia                                      -44        31        75
    Japan                                         -305     1,777     2,081
    Malaysia                                    -1,163       755     1,918
    Philippines                                    -93       241       334
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        1,056     4,156     3,101
        Hong Kong                                1,030     1,084        54
        Korea, South                               -72     1,212     1,284
        Singapore                                  312       797       485
        Taiwan                                    -215     1,063     1,278
    Other                                          295       314        19

South/Central America                            1,919     2,566       647
    Brazil                                         411       755       344
    Other                                        1,508     1,811       303

Other Countries                                  2,371     5,398     3,027
    India                                          469       629       160
    Israel                                         -66       280       345
    Thailand                                      -542       537     1,079
    Other                                        2,509     3,952     1,442


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                                              November 2014
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -11,367    28,204    39,571

Advanced Materials                                 -11       172       183
Aerospace (1)                                    6,440    10,575     4,135
Biotechnology                                      352     1,245       893
Electronics                                        494     3,398     2,904
Flexible Manufacturing                             130     1,241     1,111
Information and Communications (1)             -16,060     8,057    24,118
Life Science                                      -844     2,610     3,454
Nuclear Technology                                -114        64       178
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -2,164       377     2,540
Weapons                                            408       464        56

                                              November 2014
Selected Countries and Areas                  Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -11,367    28,204    39,571

North America                                      356     5,594     5,238
    Canada                                       1,585     2,724     1,139
    Mexico                                      -1,230     2,870     4,100

European Union                                     -85     5,843     5,928
    France                                        -195       831     1,026
    Germany                                       -410     1,113     1,523
    Ireland                                       -902       183     1,085
    Italy                                          -75       240       315
    United Kingdom                                 615     1,214       599
Other                                              882     2,262     1,380

Pacific Rim Countries                          -15,534     9,352    24,886
    Australia                                      408       516       107
    China                                      -14,647     2,492    17,139
    Indonesia                                       55       137        82
    Japan                                         -389     1,402     1,790
    Malaysia                                    -1,188       654     1,842
    Philippines                                    -73       231       304
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)          217     3,822     3,604
        Hong Kong                                  994     1,053        58
        Korea, South                              -758     1,059     1,817
        Singapore                                  415       894       480
        Taiwan                                    -433       816     1,249
    Other                                           82        99        17

South/Central America                            1,941     2,545       604
    Brazil                                         544       837       294
    Other                                        1,398     1,707       310

Other Countries                                  1,956     4,871     2,915
    India                                          513       651       138
    Israel                                         -71       244       315
    Thailand                                      -639       224       863
    Other                                        2,152     3,751     1,599


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                                              Annual 2014
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -85,620   335,909   421,529

Advanced Materials                                 -46     2,152     2,198
Aerospace (1)                                   74,208   125,486    51,278
Biotechnology                                      740    14,337    13,597
Electronics                                      6,207    42,973    36,766
Flexible Manufacturing                             998    15,383    14,385
Information and Communications (1)            -134,456    95,468   229,923
Life Science                                   -13,757    30,913    44,670
Nuclear Technology                              -1,855     1,066     2,921
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -19,944     4,954    24,898
Weapons                                          2,283     3,177       894

                                              Annual 2014
Selected Countries and Areas                  Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -85,620   335,909   421,529

North America                                    5,445    66,920    61,475
    Canada                                      14,536    30,464    15,928
    Mexico                                      -9,091    36,455    45,546

European Union                                  -5,341    74,452    79,792
    France                                      -1,888    11,136    13,024
    Germany                                     -3,253    14,118    17,371
    Ireland                                    -14,972     2,802    17,774
    Italy                                         -111     3,682     3,792
    United Kingdom                               5,802    15,079     9,277
Other                                            9,081    27,636    18,555

Pacific Rim Countries                         -128,002   113,074   241,076
    Australia                                    4,074     5,357     1,283
    China                                     -123,744    30,827   154,571
    Indonesia                                    1,309     2,170       860
    Japan                                       -6,084    17,428    23,513
    Malaysia                                   -11,134     7,504    18,638
    Philippines                                   -608     3,039     3,648
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        6,018    44,391    38,373
        Hong Kong                               11,354    11,845       491
        Korea, South                            -4,950    11,811    16,761
        Singapore                                4,271    10,015     5,744
        Taiwan                                  -4,657    10,720    15,377
    Other                                        2,168     2,359       191

South/Central America                           19,072    28,532     9,461
    Brazil                                       7,982    10,313     2,331
    Other                                       11,090    18,219     7,130

Other Countries                                 23,206    52,932    29,726
    India                                        3,136     4,951     1,815
    Israel                                        -135     3,400     3,535
    Thailand                                    -6,099     4,381    10,480
    Other                                       26,304    40,200    13,896


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                                              Annual 2013
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -81,287   319,789   401,076

Advanced Materials                                -109     2,076     2,185
Aerospace (1)                                   70,210   115,232    45,023
Biotechnology                                       78    11,216    11,138
Electronics                                      5,860    41,809    35,948
Flexible Manufacturing                           2,364    14,506    12,143
Information and Communications (1)            -131,326    92,541   223,868
Life Science                                   -11,280    32,209    43,489
Nuclear Technology                              -1,766     1,674     3,440
Opto-Electronics (1)                           -17,809     5,109    22,918
Weapons                                          2,491     3,416       924

                                              Annual 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                  Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -81,287   319,789   401,076

North America                                    3,371    65,490    62,120
    Canada                                      15,599    29,893    14,294
    Mexico                                     -12,228    35,598    47,826

European Union                                  -4,971    69,405    74,376
    France                                      -1,316    11,460    12,776
    Germany                                     -2,020    12,901    14,920
    Ireland                                    -16,779     1,681    18,459
    Italy                                           -2     4,150     4,152
    United Kingdom                               4,866    13,628     8,762
    Other                                       10,280    25,586    15,306

Pacific Rim Countries                         -120,222   108,162   228,384
    Australia                                    3,630     4,854     1,224
    China                                     -116,882    29,051   145,932
    Indonesia                                    1,545     2,350       805
    Japan                                       -5,725    17,657    23,381
    Malaysia                                    -8,817     7,186    16,003
    Philippines                                     48     3,401     3,354
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        4,782    42,282    37,500
        Hong Kong                               11,053    11,558       505
        Korea, South                            -4,380    11,562    15,942
        Singapore                                2,930     9,510     6,580
        Taiwan                                  -4,822     9,651    14,472
    Other                                        1,197     1,382       185

South/Central America                           19,152    29,980    10,828
    Brazil                                       9,972    11,598     1,625
    Other                                        9,180    18,382     9,202

Other Countries                                 21,383    46,751    25,368
    India                                        3,217     4,854     1,638
    Israel                                         -54     3,023     3,077
    Thailand                                    -6,157     3,822     9,978
    Other                                       24,377    35,052    10,675


(1) Export statistics for certain commodity classifications related to the aircraft industry are subject to suppression and have been aggregated in a manner that
prevents the disclosure of confidential information. As a result, Advanced Technology Product exports are overstated by $369 million in December 2014.

For additional information, see www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/notices/aircraft/.
NOTE: 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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-15-23, BEA-15-06), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, December 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
