
Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 16a. 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.


                                              March 2015
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -6,345    29,548    35,892

Advanced Materials                                 -22       202       224
Aerospace (1)                                    6,909    11,264     4,355
Biotechnology                                     -337     1,355     1,691
Electronics                                        596     3,656     3,060
Flexible Manufacturing                             234     1,567     1,333
Information and Communications (1)             -11,318     8,041    19,359
Life Science                                    -1,010     2,823     3,833
Nuclear Technology                                   2        49        46
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,475       444     1,919
Weapons                                             75       147        72

                                              March 2015
Selected Countries and Areas                  Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -6,345    29,548    35,892

North America                                      548     5,687     5,139
    Canada                                       1,208     2,637     1,429
    Mexico                                        -660     3,050     3,710

European Union                                     860     7,575     6,715
    France                                          72     1,139     1,067
    Germany                                         85     1,444     1,358
    Ireland                                     -1,308       325     1,633
    Italy                                           25       353       328
    United Kingdom                                 716     1,356       639
Other                                            1,270     2,959     1,689

Pacific Rim Countries                          -10,819     9,666    20,485
    Australia                                      355       459       104
    China                                      -10,002     2,703    12,705
    Indonesia                                       97       177        79
    Japan                                         -887     1,393     2,280
    Malaysia                                    -1,131       669     1,801
    Philippines                                   -116       252       367
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)          770     3,899     3,128
        Hong Kong                                1,058     1,097        39
        Korea, South                              -102     1,103     1,205
        Singapore                                  527     1,019       491
        Taiwan                                    -713       680     1,393
    Other                                           95       116        21

South/Central America                            1,981     2,429       447
    Brazil                                         436       692       256
    Other                                        1,545     1,737       192

Other Countries                                  1,085     4,191     3,105
    India                                           32       208       177
    Israel                                          -1       391       393
    Thailand                                      -770       251     1,020
    Other                                        1,825     3,340     1,516


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                                              February 2015
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,129    25,576    28,705

Advanced Materials                                 -25       157       182
Aerospace (1)                                    5,119     9,299     4,179
Biotechnology                                      779     1,974     1,196
Electronics                                        371     3,046     2,675
Flexible Manufacturing                             298     1,160       862
Information and Communications (1)              -7,953     6,950    14,903
Life Science                                    -1,148     2,253     3,401
Nuclear Technology                                 103       197        94
Opto-Electronics (1)                              -796       354     1,151
Weapons                                            124       186        62

                                              February 2015
Selected Countries and Areas                  Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,129    25,576    28,705

North America                                      695     5,128     4,433
    Canada                                       1,274     2,437     1,163
    Mexico                                        -579     2,691     3,270

European Union                                     449     6,632     6,183
    France                                        -105       945     1,050
    Germany                                       -216     1,300     1,516
    Ireland                                       -926       280     1,206
    Italy                                          -68       236       305
    United Kingdom                                 351     1,093       742
Other                                            1,414     2,778     1,364

Pacific Rim Countries                           -7,150     8,085    15,235
    Australia                                      300       372        71
    China                                       -6,986     2,264     9,250
    Indonesia                                       94       150        55
    Japan                                         -379     1,256     1,635
    Malaysia                                      -987       487     1,474
    Philippines                                     -9       242       251
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)          750     3,235     2,485
        Hong Kong                                  853       892        39
        Korea, South                              -245       872     1,118
        Singapore                                  348       709       361
        Taiwan                                    -205       762       968
    Other                                           67        80        13

South/Central America                            1,851     2,329       478
    Brazil                                         402       658       256
    Other                                        1,450     1,671       222

Other Countries                                  1,025     3,402     2,377
    India                                          182       309       127
    Israel                                         -82       227       309
    Thailand                                      -610       214       824
    Other                                        1,535     2,652     1,117


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                                              Year-to-Date 2015
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -14,445    82,224    96,669

Advanced Materials                                 -70       533       603
Aerospace (1)                                   17,802    30,166    12,364
Biotechnology                                    1,031     5,043     4,013
Electronics                                      1,723    10,361     8,638
Flexible Manufacturing                             729     3,954     3,225
Information and Communications (1)             -29,508    22,802    52,310
Life Science                                    -3,262     7,372    10,634
Nuclear Technology                                  54       290       236
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -3,238     1,221     4,459
Weapons                                            295       482       187

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

Total                                          -14,445    82,224    96,669

North America                                    1,746    16,061    14,316
    Canada                                       3,446     7,338     3,892
    Mexico                                      -1,701     8,723    10,424

European Union                                   1,918    20,697    18,779
    France                                           8     3,127     3,119
    Germany                                       -279     3,864     4,144
    Ireland                                     -3,409       793     4,203
    Italy                                          -50       870       920
    United Kingdom                               1,763     3,759     1,996
Other                                            3,886     8,284     4,398

Pacific Rim Countries                          -27,203    27,251    54,453
    Australia                                    1,147     1,412       265
    China                                      -26,590     7,586    34,177
    Indonesia                                      297       491       194
    Japan                                       -1,493     4,074     5,567
    Malaysia                                    -3,175     1,723     4,898
    Philippines                                   -160       776       936
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        2,530    10,900     8,369
        Hong Kong                                2,799     2,917       118
        Korea, South                              -513     2,966     3,480
        Singapore                                1,352     2,702     1,351
        Taiwan                                  -1,107     2,313     3,421
    Other                                          242       288        46

South/Central America                            5,543     6,774     1,231
    Brazil                                       1,520     2,157       638
    Other                                        4,023     4,617       594

Other Countries                                  3,552    11,441     7,889
    India                                          339       790       451
    Israel                                         -78       936     1,014
    Thailand                                    -1,763       955     2,718
    Other                                        5,054     8,760     3,705


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                                              Year-to-Date 2014
Technology Group                              Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -11,809    78,953    90,762

Advanced Materials                                  45       545       500
Aerospace (1)                                   15,343    27,254    11,912
Biotechnology                                    1,044     3,508     2,464
Electronics                                      1,910    10,359     8,448
Flexible Manufacturing                             895     4,035     3,139
Information and Communications (1)             -24,632    23,162    47,794
Life Science                                    -2,884     7,789    10,673
Nuclear Technology                                -262       293       554
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -3,859     1,222     5,081
Weapons                                            590       787       197

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

Total                                          -11,809    78,953    90,762

North America                                    2,010    15,455    13,445
    Canada                                       3,393     7,025     3,631
    Mexico                                      -1,383     8,431     9,814

European Union                                     309    18,487    18,178
    France                                        -771     2,584     3,355
    Germany                                        -16     3,831     3,847
    Ireland                                     -3,294       686     3,981
    Italy                                          231     1,048       817
    United Kingdom                               1,354     3,524     2,170
    Other                                        2,805     6,814     4,009

Pacific Rim Countries                          -23,781    26,580    50,361
    Australia                                      805     1,061       256
    China                                      -24,120     6,918    31,038
    Indonesia                                      150       336       186
    Japan                                       -1,054     4,733     5,787
    Malaysia                                    -2,026     1,653     3,680
    Philippines                                   -106       747       853
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        2,231    10,749     8,518
        Hong Kong                                2,317     2,404        87
        Korea, South                              -552     3,081     3,634
        Singapore                                1,408     2,732     1,324
        Taiwan                                    -942     2,532     3,474
    Other                                          340       383        43

South/Central America                            4,347     6,802     2,455
    Brazil                                       2,373     2,724       351
    Other                                        1,975     4,078     2,104

Other Countries                                  5,306    11,628     6,322
    India                                          392       850       458
    Israel                                          68       840       771
    Thailand                                    -1,185     1,063     2,247
    Other                                        6,031     8,876     2,845


(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 $588 million in March 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
or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-15-76, BEA-15-20), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, March 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
