
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.


                                              January 2015
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,971    27,100    32,071

Advanced Materials                                 -22       174       197
Aerospace (1)                                    5,773     9,603     3,830
Biotechnology                                      589     1,714     1,126
Electronics                                        756     3,660     2,903
Flexible Manufacturing                             197     1,227     1,029
Information and Communications (1)             -10,238     7,810    18,048
Life Science                                    -1,104     2,296     3,400
Nuclear Technology                                 -51        44        95
Opto-Electronics (1)                              -967       423     1,390
Weapons                                             96       150        54

                                              January 2015
Selected Countries and Areas                  Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,971    27,100    32,071

North America                                      503     5,246     4,743
    Canada                                         965     2,264     1,300
    Mexico                                        -462     2,982     3,444

European Union                                     608     6,490     5,881
    France                                          40     1,043     1,003
    Germany                                       -148     1,121     1,269
    Ireland                                     -1,175       188     1,363
    Italy                                           -6       282       288
    United Kingdom                                 695     1,309       614
Other                                            1,202     2,547     1,345

Pacific Rim Countries                           -9,234     9,500    18,734
    Australia                                      492       582        89
    China                                       -9,602     2,620    12,222
    Indonesia                                      105       165        59
    Japan                                         -227     1,425     1,652
    Malaysia                                    -1,057       567     1,624
    Philippines                                    -36       282       317
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        1,010     3,766     2,756
        Hong Kong                                  888       928        40
        Korea, South                              -166       991     1,157
        Singapore                                  477       975       498
        Taiwan                                    -189       871     1,060
    Other                                           81        93        13

South/Central America                            1,710     2,016       306
    Brazil                                         682       808       126
    Other                                        1,028     1,208       180

Other Countries                                  1,442     3,849     2,407
    India                                          125       273       148
    Israel                                           6       318       312
    Thailand                                      -383       490       873
    Other                                        1,695     2,768     1,073


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                                              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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                                              Year-to-Date 2015
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,971    27,100    32,071

Advanced Materials                                 -22       174       197
Aerospace (1)                                    5,773     9,603     3,830
Biotechnology                                      589     1,714     1,126
Electronics                                        756     3,660     2,903
Flexible Manufacturing                             197     1,227     1,029
Information and Communications (1)             -10,238     7,810    18,048
Life Science                                    -1,104     2,296     3,400
Nuclear Technology                                 -51        44        95
Opto-Electronics (1)                              -967       423     1,390
Weapons                                             96       150        54

                                              Year-to-Date 2015
Selected Countries and Areas                  Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,971    27,100    32,071

North America                                      503     5,246     4,743
    Canada                                         965     2,264     1,300
    Mexico                                        -462     2,982     3,444

European Union                                     608     6,490     5,881
    France                                          40     1,043     1,003
    Germany                                       -148     1,121     1,269
    Ireland                                     -1,175       188     1,363
    Italy                                           -6       282       288
    United Kingdom                                 695     1,309       614
Other                                            1,202     2,547     1,345

Pacific Rim Countries                           -9,234     9,500    18,734
    Australia                                      492       582        89
    China                                       -9,602     2,620    12,222
    Indonesia                                      105       165        59
    Japan                                         -227     1,425     1,652
    Malaysia                                    -1,057       567     1,624
    Philippines                                    -36       282       317
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        1,010     3,766     2,756
        Hong Kong                                  888       928        40
        Korea, South                              -166       991     1,157
        Singapore                                  477       975       498
        Taiwan                                    -189       871     1,060
    Other                                           81        93        13

South/Central America                            1,710     2,016       306
    Brazil                                         682       808       126
    Other                                        1,028     1,208       180

Other Countries                                  1,442     3,849     2,407
    India                                          125       273       148
    Israel                                           6       318       312
    Thailand                                      -383       490       873
    Other                                        1,695     2,768     1,073


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                                              Year-to-Date 2014
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,693    25,311    30,004

Advanced Materials                                  27       189       162
Aerospace (1)                                    4,735     8,279     3,543
Biotechnology                                      514     1,127       612
Electronics                                        885     3,535     2,650
Flexible Manufacturing                             320     1,290       969
Information and Communications (1)              -8,463     8,014    16,476
Life Science                                    -1,325     2,314     3,639
Nuclear Technology                                 -63       138       201
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,344       340     1,684
Weapons                                             20        87        67

                                              Year-to-Date 2014
Selected Countries and Areas                  Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,693    25,311    30,004

North America                                      948     5,212     4,264
    Canada                                       1,109     2,106       997
    Mexico                                        -161     3,106     3,267

European Union                                      42     5,651     5,609
    France                                        -151       824       974
    Germany                                       -269       975     1,244
    Ireland                                     -1,108       178     1,286
    Italy                                          -24       250       274
    United Kingdom                                 536     1,218       682
    Other                                        1,057     2,206     1,149

Pacific Rim Countries                           -8,942     8,491    17,433
    Australia                                      323       431       108
    China                                       -9,061     2,111    11,172
    Indonesia                                      121       170        49
    Japan                                         -129     1,620     1,749
    Malaysia                                      -665       499     1,164
    Philippines                                    -34       250       283
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)          448     3,343     2,895
        Hong Kong                                  794       827        33
        Korea, South                              -294       889     1,183
        Singapore                                  427       923       496
        Taiwan                                    -478       705     1,182
    Other                                           54        68        13

South/Central America                            1,792     2,451       659
    Brazil                                         777       889       112
    Other                                        1,016     1,562       546

Other Countries                                  1,467     3,506     2,039
    India                                          178       336       158
    Israel                                          57       293       236
    Thailand                                      -190       492       682
    Other                                        1,422     2,385       963


(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 $523 million in January 2015.

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-15-09), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, January 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
