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. " October 2006 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -4,823 22,293 27,117 Advanced Materials -85 113 198 Aerospace 4,987 7,327 2,340 Biotechnology 18 476 457 Electronics 2,029 4,429 2,400 Flexible Manufacturing 352 1,305 954 Information and Communications -9,102 6,266 15,369 Life Science -1,104 1,606 2,710 Nuclear Technology -16 193 210 Opto-Electronics -2,011 391 2,402 Weapons 110 187 77 October 2006 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -4,823 22,293 27,117 North America -391 4,102 4,493 Canada 830 2,074 1,244 Mexico -1,221 2,028 3,249 European Union 483 5,391 4,908 France -58 846 904 Germany 340 1,199 859 Ireland -650 375 1,025 Italy -5 202 206 United Kingdom 157 1,043 886 Other EU 699 1,726 1,027 Pacific Rim Countries -7,551 8,549 16,100 China -5,834 1,461 7,295 Japan -535 1,953 2,488 Australia 273 334 61 Indonesia -75 40 115 Malaysia -1,609 622 2,231 Philippines 84 430 346 Newly Industrialized Count -33 3,517 3,550 Hong Kong 521 587 67 Korea -316 1,068 1,384 Singapore 43 889 846 Taiwan -281 973 1,254 Other Pacific Rim 179 193 14 South/Central America 1,417 1,659 242 Brazil 541 638 97 Other S/C America 877 1,021 144 Other Countries 1,218 2,592 1,374 India 236 296 60 Israel 11 288 278 Thailand -388 251 640 Other 1,360 1,757 397 _________________ 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 _________________ Cumulative 2006 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -31,587 206,794 238,380 Advanced Materials -634 1,149 1,783 Aerospace 42,775 65,304 22,529 Biotechnology 225 4,179 3,954 Electronics 21,501 44,939 23,438 Flexible Manufacturing 3,931 12,407 8,476 Information and Communications -75,909 56,444 132,352 Life Science -12,312 15,199 27,510 Nuclear Technology -892 1,315 2,207 Opto-Electronics -11,367 4,162 15,530 Weapons 1,095 1,695 600 Cumulative 2006 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -31,587 206,794 238,380 North America -2,020 35,167 37,187 Canada 7,422 19,538 12,116 Mexico -9,442 15,629 25,071 European Union 4,690 52,432 47,742 France 557 8,561 8,004 Germany 1,202 10,565 9,363 Ireland -8,157 3,248 11,404 Italy 423 2,238 1,815 United Kingdom 2,994 10,626 7,632 Other EU 7,671 17,194 9,524 Pacific Rim Countries -56,137 81,597 137,734 China -44,897 14,260 59,157 Japan -4,656 16,701 21,357 Australia 2,972 3,461 489 Indonesia -545 211 756 Malaysia -13,695 7,255 20,951 Philippines 932 4,126 3,195 Newly Industrialized Count 2,552 34,256 31,704 Hong Kong 4,701 5,364 663 Korea 599 11,701 11,102 Singapore 550 8,782 8,233 Taiwan -3,298 8,409 11,707 Other Pacific Rim 1,202 1,326 124 South/Central America 11,579 14,504 2,925 Brazil 4,158 5,658 1,500 Other S/C America 7,421 8,845 1,425 Other Countries 10,303 23,093 12,791 India 1,993 2,572 579 Israel 95 2,408 2,313 Thailand -3,476 2,503 5,978 Other 11,691 15,611 3,920 _________________ Cumulative 2005 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -35,656 176,784 212,439 Advanced Materials -542 958 1,500 Aerospace 30,452 51,704 21,252 Biotechnology 202 3,745 3,542 Electronics 17,117 39,057 21,940 Flexible Manufacturing 2,502 9,758 7,256 Information and Communications -67,736 52,304 120,040 Life Science -11,497 13,408 24,905 Nuclear Technology -1,049 861 1,910 Opto-Electronics -5,799 3,771 9,571 Weapons 695 1,218 522 Cumulative 2005 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -35,656 176,784 212,439 North America 717 33,134 32,417 Canada 6,622 19,612 12,990 Mexico -5,905 13,522 19,427 European Union 2,666 46,830 44,164 France 697 7,497 6,800 Germany -384 8,779 9,163 Ireland -8,275 3,256 11,531 Italy 346 2,162 1,816 United Kingdom 3,732 9,652 5,921 Other EU 6,551 15,483 8,933 Pacific Rim Countries -52,118 68,888 121,006 China -37,358 9,712 47,069 Japan -5,760 14,649 20,409 Australia 2,424 2,857 433 Indonesia -672 239 911 Malaysia -12,698 5,799 18,496 Philippines 495 3,555 3,060 Newly Industrialized Count 868 31,388 30,520 Hong Kong 4,565 5,441 876 Korea -2,378 9,449 11,827 Singapore 267 7,943 7,675 Taiwan -1,587 8,554 10,141 Other Pacific Rim 582 689 108 South/Central America 7,427 11,109 3,683 Brazil 1,794 4,038 2,243 Other S/C America 5,632 7,072 1,440 Other Countries 5,653 16,823 11,170 India 1,368 1,735 367 Israel 339 2,221 1,882 Thailand -2,687 2,621 5,308 Other 6,633 10,246 3,613 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-06-180, BEA-06-54), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.