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. " September 2006 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -4,180 22,040 26,220 Advanced Materials -54 123 177 Aerospace 4,442 6,905 2,463 Biotechnology 69 497 428 Electronics 2,217 4,679 2,462 Flexible Manufacturing 450 1,249 800 Information and Communications -8,309 6,200 14,509 Life Science -1,490 1,560 3,050 Nuclear Technology -207 30 237 Opto-Electronics -1,547 490 2,037 Weapons 250 307 57 September 2006 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -4,180 22,040 26,220 North America -934 3,542 4,477 Canada 469 1,974 1,506 Mexico -1,403 1,568 2,971 European Union 357 5,397 5,040 France -72 741 813 Germany 178 1,055 876 Ireland -864 450 1,314 Italy 30 215 185 United Kingdom 181 1,153 972 Other EU 903 1,783 880 Pacific Rim Countries -6,230 8,833 15,063 China -5,115 1,673 6,788 Japan -411 1,824 2,235 Australia 307 351 44 Indonesia -83 22 105 Malaysia -1,516 676 2,192 Philippines 102 414 313 Newly Industrialized Count 448 3,822 3,374 Hong Kong 629 700 70 Korea 98 1,274 1,177 Singapore 201 1,061 860 Taiwan -480 787 1,267 Other Pacific Rim 38 50 12 South/Central America 1,325 1,612 286 Brazil 626 772 146 Other S/C America 700 840 140 Other Countries 1,303 2,656 1,354 India 258 321 63 Israel 14 273 259 Thailand -353 266 619 Other 1,384 1,797 412 _________________ August 2006 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -3,596 21,339 24,935 Advanced Materials -64 126 190 Aerospace 4,988 7,003 2,015 Biotechnology -4 415 418 Electronics 2,227 4,807 2,581 Flexible Manufacturing 366 1,240 874 Information and Communications -8,298 5,590 13,888 Life Science -1,383 1,474 2,857 Nuclear Technology 21 149 128 Opto-Electronics -1,502 419 1,921 Weapons 53 115 63 August 2006 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -3,596 21,339 24,935 North America -423 3,572 3,995 Canada 940 2,005 1,064 Mexico -1,363 1,567 2,931 European Union 196 4,833 4,637 France 146 874 728 Germany 114 995 881 Ireland -987 166 1,153 Italy -2 171 172 United Kingdom 251 985 735 Other EU 674 1,642 968 Pacific Rim Countries -5,908 8,668 14,577 China -4,434 1,648 6,082 Japan -351 1,782 2,133 Australia 346 399 54 Indonesia -42 20 62 Malaysia -1,651 704 2,355 Philippines 107 447 339 Newly Industrialized Count 86 3,625 3,540 Hong Kong 438 512 75 Korea 91 1,362 1,271 Singapore 69 955 886 Taiwan -512 796 1,308 Other Pacific Rim 31 42 12 South/Central America 1,176 1,507 331 Brazil 507 693 185 Other S/C America 669 814 145 Other Countries 1,363 2,759 1,396 India 208 284 76 Israel 150 416 266 Thailand -392 257 650 Other 1,398 1,802 404 _________________ Cumulative 2006 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -26,763 184,500 211,263 Advanced Materials -550 1,035 1,585 Aerospace 37,788 57,977 20,189 Biotechnology 207 3,704 3,497 Electronics 19,472 40,510 21,038 Flexible Manufacturing 3,580 11,102 7,522 Information and Communications -66,806 50,177 116,983 Life Science -11,208 13,593 24,801 Nuclear Technology -876 1,122 1,997 Opto-Electronics -9,356 3,771 13,127 Weapons 985 1,508 523 Cumulative 2006 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -26,763 184,500 211,263 North America -1,629 31,065 32,694 Canada 6,592 17,464 10,872 Mexico -8,221 13,601 21,822 European Union 4,206 47,041 42,834 France 615 7,715 7,100 Germany 862 9,365 8,503 Ireland -7,507 2,872 10,379 Italy 428 2,036 1,609 United Kingdom 2,837 9,583 6,746 Other EU 6,972 15,468 8,497 Pacific Rim Countries -48,586 73,048 121,634 China -39,064 12,799 51,863 Japan -4,121 14,749 18,869 Australia 2,699 3,127 428 Indonesia -470 171 641 Malaysia -12,086 6,633 18,720 Philippines 848 3,696 2,848 Newly Industrialized Count 2,586 30,740 28,154 Hong Kong 4,180 4,777 597 Korea 915 10,633 9,718 Singapore 507 7,894 7,386 Taiwan -3,017 7,436 10,453 Other Pacific Rim 1,022 1,133 111 South/Central America 10,161 12,845 2,684 Brazil 3,617 5,021 1,403 Other S/C America 6,544 7,825 1,281 Other Countries 9,084 20,501 11,417 India 1,757 2,276 520 Israel 84 2,120 2,036 Thailand -3,087 2,251 5,339 Other 10,331 13,854 3,523 _________________ Cumulative 2005 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -30,911 157,859 188,770 Advanced Materials -475 864 1,339 Aerospace 27,000 46,154 19,154 Biotechnology 160 3,368 3,208 Electronics 15,152 34,779 19,627 Flexible Manufacturing 2,189 8,686 6,497 Information and Communications -59,395 46,750 106,145 Life Science -10,634 11,902 22,536 Nuclear Technology -886 813 1,699 Opto-Electronics -4,684 3,420 8,105 Weapons 662 1,123 461 Cumulative 2005 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -30,911 157,859 188,770 North America 687 29,476 28,789 Canada 5,878 17,467 11,589 Mexico -5,191 12,009 17,200 European Union 2,152 42,105 39,954 France 551 6,790 6,239 Germany -267 7,929 8,196 Ireland -7,502 2,873 10,375 Italy 318 1,952 1,634 United Kingdom 3,398 8,733 5,335 Other EU 5,654 13,828 8,174 Pacific Rim Countries -45,550 61,203 106,753 China -32,143 8,596 40,739 Japan -5,122 13,155 18,277 Australia 2,236 2,618 381 Indonesia -560 218 778 Malaysia -11,259 5,094 16,353 Philippines 401 3,143 2,743 Newly Industrialized Count 487 27,872 27,385 Hong Kong 4,130 4,908 778 Korea -2,410 8,187 10,597 Singapore 24 6,957 6,933 Taiwan -1,257 7,821 9,078 Other Pacific Rim 409 506 97 South/Central America 6,616 9,935 3,319 Brazil 1,540 3,568 2,029 Other S/C America 5,076 6,367 1,290 Other Countries 5,185 15,140 9,955 India 1,281 1,606 325 Israel 347 2,052 1,706 Thailand -2,354 2,375 4,729 Other 5,912 9,106 3,195 NOTE: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis. For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page 27 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-164, BEA-06-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.