
Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas: 2012

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


                                                        January                       February                       March
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports   Balance   Exports   Imports   Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                            -6,796    22,563    29,359    -5,797    23,433    29,230    -7,057    28,025    35,083

Advanced Materials                                   -5       149       153        -6       157       163       -19       173       192
Aerospace                                         4,677     7,254     2,577     5,287     8,188     2,901     6,161     9,659     3,498
Biotechnology                                      -366       625       990      -317       590       907      -206       829     1,035
Electronics                                         738     3,329     2,591       561     3,224     2,663       513     3,606     3,093
Flexible Manufacturing                             -224     1,005     1,229       -47     1,111     1,158        79     1,340     1,262
Information and Communications                   -8,331     7,230    15,562    -8,205     7,074    15,279   -10,812     8,314    19,126
Life Science                                     -1,749     2,222     3,971    -1,237     2,462     3,699    -1,137     2,943     4,080
Nuclear Technology                                  -39       111       150      -267       108       375      -140       191       332
Opto-Electronics                                 -1,689       384     2,074    -1,635       375     2,010    -1,853       542     2,395
Weapons                                             192       253        61        68       142        74       357       427        71

Selected Countries and Areas

Total                                            -6,796    22,563    29,359    -5,797    23,433    29,230    -7,057    28,025    35,083

North America                                       422     5,026     4,604        37     4,933     4,896      -110     5,746     5,856
    Canada                                        1,421     2,291       871     1,247     2,357     1,110     1,578     2,946     1,368
    Mexico                                         -999     2,735     3,734    -1,210     2,576     3,786    -1,688     2,800     4,488
European Union                                   -1,016     4,944     5,960      -666     5,259     5,925      -242     6,502     6,744
    France                                         -118       801       919         1       826       825      -132     1,059     1,191
    Germany                                         -44       901       945       106     1,048       942       -52     1,159     1,211
    Ireland                                      -1,674       251     1,925    -1,349       239     1,588    -1,454       271     1,725
    Italy                                           -38       254       292       -26       274       300        -4       353       357
    United Kingdom                                  287     1,133       847       217     1,215       998       572     1,486       914
    Other EU                                        571     1,603     1,032       384     1,656     1,273       828     2,173     1,345
Pacific Rim Countries                            -8,976     7,452    16,428    -7,869     8,074    15,942   -10,426     9,081    19,507
    Australia                                       299       375        76       353       433        80       392       488        96
    China                                        -8,609     1,365     9,974    -7,969     1,403     9,372   -10,303     1,800    12,103
    Indonesia                                        59       123        64        90       162        72       102       198        96
    Japan                                          -230     1,747     1,977      -888     1,262     2,150      -517     1,795     2,312
    Malaysia                                       -594       515     1,109      -630       521     1,151      -765       524     1,289
    Philippines                                     -28       241       268       -53       248       301       -83       257       340
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)           -91     2,856     2,946     1,190     3,997     2,807       699     3,955     3,255
        Hong Kong                                   529       574        45       946       993        47       912       966        55
        Korea                                      -236       994     1,230       425     1,526     1,101       153     1,302     1,149
        Singapore                                    83       725       642       146       808       662        -1       859       860
        Taiwan                                     -467       562     1,029      -327       670       997      -364       828     1,192
    Other Pacific Rim                               219       231        12        37        48        10        48        64        16
South/Central America                             1,535     2,267       733     1,305     2,130       825     1,754     2,728       974
    Brazil                                          833       901        68       822       885        63       980     1,057        77
    Other S/C America                               702     1,366       665       483     1,245       762       774     1,671       897
Other Countries                                   1,240     2,874     1,634     1,396     3,038     1,642     1,966     3,968     2,001
    India                                             6       133       127       110       222       112        53       195       142
    Israel                                           37       261       224       100       314       213        78       329       252
    Thailand                                       -355       180       535      -401       204       605      -593       223       815
    Other                                         1,552     2,299       748     1,586     2,298       712     2,429     3,220       792

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                                                         April                          May                           June
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports   Balance   Exports   Imports   Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                            -6,716    23,767    30,483    -8,840    24,884    33,724    -6,841    26,560    33,401

Advanced Materials                                   65       248       183        -2       184       187        11       197       186
Aerospace                                         5,133     8,030     2,897     4,784     8,152     3,368     5,089     8,522     3,433
Biotechnology                                      -103       797       900      -392       806     1,198       324     1,266       942
Electronics                                         536     3,271     2,735       726     3,625     2,899       618     3,538     2,920
Flexible Manufacturing                              -68     1,211     1,279       173     1,270     1,097       282     1,384     1,102
Information and Communications                   -9,591     7,109    16,700   -10,524     7,428    17,953   -11,033     7,923    18,956
Life Science                                     -1,013     2,473     3,486    -1,809     2,572     4,381      -774     2,727     3,501
Nuclear Technology                                 -182        70       252      -256       130       386       -81       264       346
Opto-Electronics                                 -1,559       409     1,968    -1,684       466     2,150    -1,411       515     1,927
Weapons                                              67       150        83       145       250       106       133       222        89

Selected Countries and Areas

Total                                            -6,716    23,767    30,483    -8,840    24,884    33,724    -6,841    26,560    33,401

North America                                        69     4,838     4,769      -410     5,268     5,678      -184     5,280     5,464
    Canada                                        1,356     2,344       988     1,158     2,389     1,231     1,164     2,442     1,278
    Mexico                                       -1,287     2,494     3,781    -1,568     2,879     4,447    -1,348     2,838     4,186
European Union                               (-)            5,859     5,859    -1,148     5,810     6,957      -185     5,895     6,080
    France                                          136     1,055       919        20     1,110     1,089      -152       897     1,049
    Germany                                          54     1,063     1,009       114     1,169     1,054        84     1,108     1,024
    Ireland                                      -1,381       267     1,648    -1,967       125     2,092    -1,399       149     1,549
    Italy                                           -27       285       312       -87       258       345       -43       276       319
    United Kingdom                                  565     1,361       796       124     1,174     1,050       170     1,054       884
    Other EU                                        652     1,829     1,176       648     1,974     1,326     1,155     2,411     1,256
Pacific Rim Countries                            -9,201     8,071    17,271    -9,877     8,211    18,088    -9,350     9,350    18,701
    Australia                                       298       382        84       291       396       105       421       522       101
    China                                        -8,537     1,724    10,261    -9,174     1,759    10,933    -9,808     1,939    11,748
    Indonesia                                        80       162        81        84       176        93        49       128        79
    Japan                                          -379     1,743     2,121      -637     1,492     2,129      -200     1,744     1,945
    Malaysia                                       -530       556     1,086      -616       643     1,260      -567       618     1,184
    Philippines                                     -32       261       292       -18       289       307        76       403       327
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)          -143     3,187     3,330       148     3,396     3,248       598     3,901     3,302
        Hong Kong                                   732       797        65       894       961        67       762       817        56
        Korea                                      -267       981     1,248      -271       922     1,193       321     1,376     1,055
        Singapore                                  -102       683       785        31       778       746       115       779       664
        Taiwan                                     -506       726     1,232      -507       735     1,242      -599       928     1,528
    Other Pacific Rim                                41        56        15        45        59        14        81        96        15
South/Central America                             1,577     2,433       856     1,453     2,375       922     1,501     2,445       943
    Brazil                                          863       948        86       880       941        61       806       969       163
    Other S/C America                               714     1,485       771       573     1,434       861       695     1,476       781
Other Countries                                     839     2,567     1,728     1,141     3,220     2,079     1,377     3,590     2,213
    India                                            91       216       126       167       310       143        56       187       131
    Israel                                           88       277       189        20       257       237        50       326       276
    Thailand                                       -566       210       776      -674       220       895      -689       245       933
    Other                                         1,226     1,864       637     1,629     2,433       804     1,960     2,832       873

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                                                          July                         August                      September
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports   Balance   Exports   Imports   Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                            -8,428    24,588    33,017    -6,720    25,601    32,321    -7,116    25,815    32,932

Advanced Materials                                   -9       174       183        -5       193       198       -12       176       189
Aerospace                                         4,785     8,158     3,373     6,031     8,930     2,899     5,551     9,101     3,550
Biotechnology                                       114     1,077       963      -252       800     1,052       -71       744       816
Electronics                                         594     3,453     2,859       770     3,650     2,881       645     3,422     2,777
Flexible Manufacturing                              208     1,343     1,135        48     1,216     1,168        -3     1,085     1,088
Information and Communications                  -10,831     7,279    18,110   -10,407     7,402    17,809   -10,905     7,480    18,386
Life Science                                     -1,471     2,457     3,927    -1,204     2,603     3,808      -625     2,752     3,377
Nuclear Technology                                 -163       176       339       -91       271       362      -169       215       383
Opto-Electronics                                 -1,689       349     2,038    -1,654       410     2,064    -1,801       500     2,301
Weapons                                              35       124        90        44       125        81       274       340        66

Selected Countries and Areas

Total                                            -8,428    24,588    33,017    -6,720    25,601    32,321    -7,116    25,815    32,932

North America                                       -33     4,953     4,986      -202     5,184     5,386      -441     5,003     5,444
    Canada                                        1,175     2,190     1,015     1,257     2,287     1,030       893     2,364     1,471
    Mexico                                       -1,208     2,763     3,972    -1,459     2,897     4,355    -1,334     2,638     3,973
European Union                                   -1,092     5,379     6,471    -1,025     5,224     6,248      -122     5,529     5,651
    France                                         -345       752     1,097        95       852       756       181       916       735
    Germany                                           7     1,111     1,104        44     1,174     1,130       -62     1,200     1,262
    Ireland                                      -1,542        97     1,639    -1,447       134     1,582      -991       256     1,246
    Italy                                           -78       332       410       -57       252       310       -54       207       261
    United Kingdom                                   47     1,047     1,000      -252       918     1,169       147     1,037       890
    Other EU                                        819     2,040     1,221       592     1,893     1,301       657     1,913     1,256
Pacific Rim Countries                           -10,126     8,563    18,690    -9,085     8,922    18,007   -10,392     8,549    18,942
    Australia                                       361       467       107       361       480       119       302       389        88
    China                                        -9,517     2,215    11,732    -8,923     2,124    11,047    -9,754     2,120    11,875
    Indonesia                                        38       110        71        30       124        93        18       129       111
    Japan                                          -683     1,373     2,056      -139     2,009     2,148      -401     1,688     2,089
    Malaysia                                       -645       636     1,280      -569       658     1,227      -755       533     1,287
    Philippines                                     -39       274       313        14       306       292       -73       233       306
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)           318     3,434     3,116        99     3,162     3,062       217     3,388     3,171
        Hong Kong                                   819       865        46       896       944        48       819       872        53
        Korea                                         2     1,088     1,085      -225       793     1,018      -166     1,077     1,243
        Singapore                                    67       737       670        73       767       694       133       753       620
        Taiwan                                     -570       744     1,314      -644       658     1,302      -569       686     1,255
    Other Pacific Rim                                41        55        14        41        58        17        54        69        15
South/Central America                             1,676     2,460       784     2,066     2,877       811     2,260     3,112       852
    Brazil                                          979     1,036        57     1,166     1,217        51     1,059     1,147        87
    Other S/C America                               696     1,423       727       900     1,661       761     1,200     1,965       765
Other Countries                                   1,148     3,233     2,085     1,526     3,395     1,869     1,579     3,622     2,043
    India                                            96       244       149       123       251       129       304       420       116
    Israel                                          -12       293       305        57       340       284       -10       259       269
    Thailand                                       -510       235       745      -334       486       821      -571       273       844
    Other                                         1,574     2,461       887     1,681     2,317       636     1,856     2,671       814

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                                                        October                       November                      December
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports   Balance   Exports   Imports   Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                            -9,950    26,109    36,059   -11,721    26,098    37,819    -5,262    27,539    32,801

Advanced Materials                                    1       177       175        11       169       159        54       207       153
Aerospace                                         5,377     9,083     3,706     5,706     9,285     3,580     7,102    10,681     3,578
Biotechnology                                        20     1,074     1,054      -131       728       859      -129       613       742
Electronics                                         726     3,661     2,935       554     3,337     2,783       361     3,100     2,739
Flexible Manufacturing                             -207       975     1,182      -119       852       971      -123     1,145     1,268
Information and Communications                  -12,316     7,951    20,267   -14,191     8,229    22,419   -10,916     8,018    18,935
Life Science                                       -702     2,612     3,315      -860     2,889     3,749      -137     2,857     2,993
Nuclear Technology                                 -412        74       486      -478        67       544      -137       180       317
Opto-Electronics                                 -2,470       362     2,832    -2,267       390     2,658    -1,479       498     1,977
Weapons                                              33       140       107        54       151        97       141       242       100

Selected Countries and Areas

Total                                            -9,950    26,109    36,059   -11,721    26,098    37,819    -5,262    27,539    32,801

North America                                      -242     5,594     5,836      -247     5,449     5,696       195     5,299     5,104
    Canada                                        1,376     2,513     1,137     1,386     2,599     1,213     1,222     2,602     1,380
    Mexico                                       -1,618     3,081     4,699    -1,634     2,849     4,483    -1,027     2,697     3,724
European Union                                   -1,144     5,151     6,295      -628     5,746     6,374        97     5,646     5,548
    France                                         -110       918     1,028       161     1,131       970        45       942       897
    Germany                                        -176     1,130     1,307      -194     1,081     1,275      -265     1,042     1,306
    Ireland                                      -1,283       120     1,403    -1,495       125     1,620      -515       380       895
    Italy                                          -198       174       372       -42       314       356      -118       193       311
    United Kingdom                                  169     1,060       891       302     1,111       809       297       986       689
    Other EU                                        454     1,747     1,293       639     1,984     1,345       653     2,103     1,450
Pacific Rim Countries                           -12,766     8,348    21,114   -14,610     8,065    22,675   -10,793     8,620    19,413
    Australia                                       427       520        93       404       498        95       223       319        96
    China                                       -11,933     1,812    13,745   -14,253     1,610    15,863   -10,299     2,262    12,561
    Indonesia                                        53       170       117        32       120        88        75       143        68
    Japan                                          -651     1,511     2,162      -472     1,394     1,866      -431     1,696     2,127
    Malaysia                                       -721       640     1,362      -545       614     1,159      -542       605     1,148
    Philippines                                     -13       279       292       150       408       258         3       243       240
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS)            15     3,344     3,329        20     3,351     3,331       125     3,282     3,156
        Hong Kong                                   816       885        70       634       697        63       772       866        94
        Korea                                      -127     1,090     1,217      -431       846     1,277      -273       865     1,139
        Singapore                                    85       728       643       646     1,202       556        15       722       707
        Taiwan                                     -758       640     1,398      -829       607     1,435      -389       828     1,217
    Other Pacific Rim                                56        71        15        54        69        15        53        71        17
South/Central America                             2,263     3,126       863     1,805     2,728       923     2,181     2,939       758
    Brazil                                        1,210     1,350       140     1,015     1,111        96       854       934        80
    Other S/C America                             1,053     1,776       723       790     1,617       827     1,327     2,005       678
Other Countries                                   1,939     3,891     1,952     1,959     4,111     2,152     3,057     5,035     1,978
    India                                           278       392       114       107       222       115       345       463       118
    Israel                                           87       316       229       -40       243       283        -5       266       271
    Thailand                                       -461       409       870      -564       239       803      -547       254       801
    Other                                         2,035     2,774       739     2,456     3,407       950     3,264     4,052       788


NOTES:
*  This exhibit is not additive; countries may be included in more than one area
grouping.  See page A-2 of the FT-900 release for a list of countries.
*  Country grouping data reflect the groups as they were at the time of reporting.
*  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the
information section on page A-1 of the FT-900 release,  or at www.census.gov/ft900
or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
*For monthly detail, go to: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/index.html

SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2014 (CB-15-94, BEA-15-23), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
