                                        
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.


                                            March 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,409    27,939    31,348

Advanced Materials                                  24       193       169
Aerospace (1)                                    5,717     9,586     3,869
Biotechnology                                      371     1,139       768
Electronics                                        517     3,486     2,968
Flexible Manufacturing                             265     1,253       988
Information and Communications (1)              -8,836     7,909    16,746
Life Science                                      -730     3,009     3,738
Nuclear Technology                                -199        62       262
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -1,280       497     1,777
Weapons                                            741       805        64

                                            March 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -3,409    27,939    31,348

North America                                       70     5,400     5,330
    Canada                                       1,457     2,811     1,354
    Mexico                                      -1,387     2,589     3,976

European Union                                     188     6,320     6,133
    France                                         -51       958     1,008
    Germany                                         27     1,329     1,303
    Ireland                                     -1,394       109     1,503
    Italy                                          -51       331       383
    United Kingdom                                 374     1,130       756
    Other                                        1,283     2,463     1,181

Pacific Rim Countries                           -7,850     9,147    16,997
    Australia                                      311       400        89
    China                                       -7,692     2,346    10,038
    Indonesia                                      -39        35        74
    Japan                                         -688     1,409     2,096
    Malaysia                                      -604       734     1,338
    Philippines                                     18       294       276
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)          770     3,838     3,068
        Hong Kong                                1,048     1,082        34
        Korea                                     -130     1,180     1,309
        Singapore                                  136       770       634
        Taiwan                                    -284       807     1,091
    Other                                           73        90        17

South/Central America                            1,794     2,568       774
    Brazil                                       1,069     1,143        74
    Other                                          726     1,425       700

Other Countries                                  2,389     4,505     2,116
    India                                          104       241       137
    Israel                                         -73       214       287
    Thailand                                      -455       377       832
    Other                                        2,813     3,673       860
                                        

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                                            February 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,964    22,992    27,956

Advanced Materials                                  34       187       153
Aerospace (1)                                    4,551     7,823     3,272
Biotechnology                                       29       662       634
Electronics                                        273     2,940     2,667
Flexible Manufacturing                              32       906       875
Information and Communications (1)              -8,600     6,624    15,224
Life Science                                    -1,104     2,392     3,496
Nuclear Technology                                 124       324       200
Opto-Electronics (1)                              -965       392     1,357
Weapons                                            663       743        80

                                            February 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                           -4,964    22,992    27,956

North America                                      537     4,819     4,281
    Canada                                       1,106     2,069       963
    Mexico                                        -569     2,749     3,318

European Union                                    -849     4,866     5,715
    France                                          -2       894       896
    Germany                                       -260       912     1,172
    Ireland                                     -1,450       112     1,562
    Italy                                          -12       270       282
    United Kingdom                                 270       965       695
    Other                                          604     1,712     1,108

Pacific Rim Countries                           -7,763     7,813    15,576
    Australia                                      193       264        72
    China                                       -7,913     1,649     9,562
    Indonesia                                        8        75        67
    Japan                                         -643     1,231     1,874
    Malaysia                                      -546       469     1,015
    Philippines                                     21       273       252
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        1,070     3,794     2,723
        Hong Kong                                  749       782        33
        Korea                                     -153     1,065     1,218
        Singapore                                  141       670       530
        Taiwan                                     334     1,276       943
    Other                                           47        58        11

South/Central America                            1,346     2,119       773
    Brazil                                         762       834        72
    Other                                          584     1,285       701

Other Countries                                  1,766     3,376     1,610
    India                                          131       261       130
    Israel                                         -43       207       251
    Thailand                                      -484       242       726
    Other                                        2,162     2,666       504
                                        

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                                            Year-to-Date 2013
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -15,509    74,948    90,457

Advanced Materials                                  66       542       476
Aerospace (1)                                   15,378    25,580    10,201
Biotechnology                                      230     2,567     2,337
Electronics                                      1,264     9,747     8,484
Flexible Manufacturing                             195     3,149     2,954
Information and Communications (1)             -27,372    22,049    49,421
Life Science                                    -3,129     7,835    10,963
Nuclear Technology                                -204       475       678
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -3,467     1,264     4,732
Weapons                                          1,530     1,740       210

                                            Year-to-Date 2013
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -15,509    74,948    90,457

North America                                      929    15,159    14,230
    Canada                                       3,730     7,120     3,390
    Mexico                                      -2,801     8,040    10,840

European Union                                  -1,408    16,206    17,614
    France                                         -34     2,722     2,756
    Germany                                       -218     3,215     3,433
    Ireland                                     -4,374       338     4,711
    Italy                                         -185       885     1,070
    United Kingdom                                 849     2,936     2,087
    Other                                        2,553     6,110     3,557

Pacific Rim Countries                          -26,639    24,124    50,762
    Australia                                      793     1,035       242
    China                                      -25,681     5,701    31,382
    Indonesia                                       38       235       197
    Japan                                       -1,759     3,998     5,757
    Malaysia                                    -1,853     1,689     3,542
    Philippines                                     57       832       774
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        1,600    10,425     8,825
        Hong Kong                                2,447     2,561       115
        Korea                                     -798     3,013     3,811
        Singapore                                  333     2,109     1,776
        Taiwan                                    -383     2,741     3,124
    Other                                          166       209        43

South/Central America                            5,212     7,387     2,175
    Brazil                                       2,715     2,879       164
    Other                                        2,497     4,508     2,011

Other Countries                                  6,397    12,072     5,675
    India                                          404       787       383
    Israel                                        -126       716       842
    Thailand                                    -1,389       879     2,268
    Other                                        7,508     9,690     2,182
                                        

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                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Technology Group                            Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -19,799    73,718    93,516

Advanced Materials                                 -31       478       508
Aerospace (1)                                   15,972    24,869     8,898
Biotechnology                                     -793     1,983     2,776
Electronics                                      1,811    10,160     8,349
Flexible Manufacturing                            -181     3,452     3,633
Information and Communications (1)             -27,340    22,622    49,961
Life Science                                    -4,259     7,612    11,871
Nuclear Technology                                -446       411       857
Opto-Electronics (1)                            -5,154     1,305     6,459
Weapons                                            622       826       204

                                            Year-to-Date 2012
Selected Countries and Areas                Balance   Exports   Imports

Total                                          -19,799    73,718    93,516

North America                                      115    15,429    15,313
    Canada                                       3,994     7,305     3,311
    Mexico                                      -3,879     8,123    12,002

European Union                                  -1,906    16,634    18,540
    France                                        -253     2,675     2,928
    Germany                                        -36     3,050     3,086
    Ireland                                     -4,436       766     5,203
    Italy                                          -61       881       942
    United Kingdom                               1,107     3,837     2,730
    Other                                        1,773     5,424     3,651

Pacific Rim Countries                          -27,233    24,615    51,849
    Australia                                    1,046     1,296       250
    China                                      -26,864     4,572    31,437
    Indonesia                                      249       481       232
    Japan                                       -1,613     4,816     6,429
    Malaysia                                    -1,987     1,562     3,549
    Philippines                                   -164       745       909
    Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)        1,795    10,800     9,005
        Hong Kong                                2,387     2,533       146
        Korea                                      344     3,824     3,480
        Singapore                                  225     2,384     2,159
        Taiwan                                  -1,161     2,059     3,219
    Other                                          304       343        39

South/Central America                            4,635     7,166     2,531
    Brazil                                       2,672     2,881       209
    Other                                        1,963     4,285     2,322

Other Countries                                  4,590     9,873     5,283
    India                                          170       552       382
    Israel                                         215       905       690
    Thailand                                    -1,348       607     1,955
    Other                                        5,554     7,810     2,257
                                                  


(1) Due to non-disclosure requirements certain 10-digit Schedule B commodity classifications are
subject to suppression and require a change in aggregation. As a result, Advanced Technology
Product exports are overstated by $385 million in March 2013. For additional information
see www.census.gov/ft900.

NOTES:
*Data not available on a Balance of Payments 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-13-66, BEA-13-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
