
Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 15a. U.S. Trade in Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

                                                          2014                          2013                           2012
Technology Group                             Balance    Exports   Imports   Balance   Exports   Imports   Balance    Exports   Imports

Total                                         -84,969    336,370   421,338   -81,373   319,766   401,139   -91,246    304,983   396,230

Advanced Materials                                -47      2,151     2,198      -109     2,076     2,185        83      2,204     2,121
Aerospace                                      74,514    125,832    51,318    70,146   115,223    45,077    65,683    105,043    39,360
Biotechnology                                     686     14,287    13,601        81    11,218    11,138    -1,510      9,948    11,458
Electronics                                     6,441     42,981    36,540     5,865    41,816    35,950     7,341     41,215    33,875
Flexible Manufacturing                          1,133     15,549    14,416     2,360    14,507    12,147        -2     13,937    13,939
Information and Communications               -134,493     95,424   229,917  -131,341    92,542   223,883  -128,062     91,439   219,501
Life Science                                  -13,738     30,916    44,654   -11,267    32,210    43,477   -12,717     31,570    44,287
Nuclear Technology                             -1,863      1,058     2,921    -1,766     1,675     3,441    -2,414      1,857     4,271
Opto-Electronics                              -19,914      4,957    24,871   -17,799     5,118    22,916   -21,191      5,202    26,393
Weapons                                         2,312      3,214       903     2,457     3,382       925     1,543      2,567     1,025

Selected Countries and Areas

Total                                         -84,969    336,370   421,338   -81,373   319,766   401,139   -91,246    304,983   396,230

North America                                   6,018     67,468    61,450     3,340    65,500    62,161    -1,146     62,571    63,718
    Canada                                     15,020     31,016    15,997    15,577    29,896    14,320    15,233     29,324    14,092
    Mexico                                     -9,002     36,452    45,453   -12,237    35,604    47,841   -16,379     33,247    49,626
European Union                                 -5,190     74,429    79,619    -5,003    69,401    74,404    -7,170     66,943    74,113
    France                                     -1,757     11,132    12,889    -1,314    11,458    12,773      -217     11,258    11,476
    Germany                                    -3,252     14,115    17,367    -2,021    12,900    14,922      -382     13,186    13,569
    Ireland                                   -14,998      2,803    17,801   -16,780     1,680    18,460   -16,497      2,415    18,913
    Italy                                        -112      3,681     3,793        -4     4,150     4,155      -772      3,173     3,945
    United Kingdom                              5,806     15,074     9,267     4,835    13,620     8,786     2,646     13,582    10,937
    Other                                       9,123     27,624    18,501    10,282    25,591    15,309     8,053     23,327    15,274
Pacific Rim Countries                        -128,021    113,026   241,046  -120,232   108,175   228,407  -123,471    101,306   224,777
    Australia                                   4,058      5,344     1,286     3,631     4,855     1,224     4,131      5,270     1,139
    China                                    -123,764     30,846   154,610  -116,884    29,050   145,934  -119,080     22,133   141,213
    Indonesia                                   1,318      2,174       856     1,544     2,348       805       711      1,745     1,033
    Japan                                      -6,136     17,413    23,549    -5,715    17,668    23,382    -5,628     19,454    25,082
    Malaysia                                  -11,106      7,503    18,609    -8,817     7,186    16,003    -7,477      7,065    14,542
    Philippines                                  -599      3,036     3,635        48     3,401     3,354       -96      3,442     3,538
    Newly Industrialized Countries              6,040     44,351    38,311     4,764    42,284    37,520     3,197     41,251    38,054
        Hong Kong                              11,345     11,834       489    11,053    11,559       505     9,529     10,237       708
        Korea, South                           -4,974     11,793    16,768    -4,407    11,563    15,970    -1,095     12,861    13,956
        Singapore                               4,278     10,009     5,731     2,938     9,510     6,572     1,291      9,540     8,249
        Taiwan                                 -4,608     10,715    15,323    -4,820     9,653    14,473    -6,528      8,612    15,141
    Other                                       2,168      2,359       191     1,197     1,382       185       771        947       177
South/Central America                          18,981     28,466     9,484    19,149    29,976    10,827    21,374     31,619    10,245
    Brazil                                      7,948     10,302     2,354     9,973    11,598     1,625    11,466     12,496     1,030
    Other                                      11,034     18,164     7,130     9,176    18,378     9,202     9,908     19,123     9,215
Other Countries                                23,242     52,981    29,739    21,373    46,714    25,341    19,167     42,543    23,377
    India                                       3,135      4,949     1,814     3,216     4,853     1,638     1,736      3,257     1,522
    Israel                                       -160      3,397     3,557       -26     3,023     3,049       450      3,481     3,032
    Thailand                                   -6,093      4,381    10,474    -6,157     3,822     9,979    -6,266      3,178     9,443
    Other                                      26,360     40,255    13,895    24,340    35,016    10,676    23,247     32,627     9,380


NOTES:
* 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. For additional
information, see www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/notices/aircraft/.
* For monthly detail, see www.census.gov/foreign-trade/.

SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2014 (CB-15-95, BEA-15-24), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
