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 2008 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -7,872 22,065 29,937 Advanced Materials -18 161 179 Aerospace 3,237 5,963 2,727 Biotechnology 254 840 586 Electronics 2,317 4,474 2,157 Flexible Manufacturing 46 909 863 Information and Communications -9,732 6,819 16,551 Life Science -1,364 2,231 3,595 Nuclear Technology -279 109 388 Opto-Electronics -2,421 397 2,817 Weapons 89 163 74 October 2008 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -7,872 22,065 29,937 North America -859 4,276 5,135 Canada 897 2,245 1,348 Mexico -1,755 2,031 3,786 European Union 174 6,198 6,023 France -55 890 944 Germany 530 1,526 996 Ireland -1,718 191 1,909 Italy -41 230 272 United Kingdom 337 1,155 818 Other EU 1,121 2,205 1,085 Pacific Rim Countries -9,855 7,055 16,910 China -7,745 1,208 8,953 Japan -984 1,304 2,288 Australia 249 320 71 Indonesia -126 32 157 Malaysia -737 734 1,471 Philippines 75 396 321 Newly Industrialized Count -625 3,009 3,634 Hong Kong 494 593 100 Korea -710 924 1,634 Singapore 225 827 602 Taiwan -633 665 1,298 Other Pacific Rim 37 53 15 South/Central America 2,043 2,388 345 Brazil 864 1,059 194 Other S/C America 1,179 1,329 150 Other Countries 624 2,148 1,524 India 169 269 100 Israel 12 232 221 Thailand -430 265 695 Other 874 1,382 508 _________________ September 2008 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -7,753 21,556 29,309 Advanced Materials -35 160 194 Aerospace 2,808 5,678 2,871 Biotechnology 195 887 692 Electronics 2,227 4,493 2,266 Flexible Manufacturing 89 830 741 Information and Communications -9,825 6,632 16,456 Life Science -1,169 2,117 3,286 Nuclear Technology -61 228 289 Opto-Electronics -2,016 428 2,444 Weapons 33 103 70 September 2008 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -7,753 21,556 29,309 North America -1,012 4,015 5,027 Canada 885 2,278 1,393 Mexico -1,896 1,737 3,634 European Union 277 5,912 5,635 France -146 845 992 Germany 224 1,273 1,050 Ireland -1,114 291 1,404 Italy 54 269 215 United Kingdom -16 1,059 1,076 Other EU 1,276 2,174 898 Pacific Rim Countries -8,856 7,611 16,467 China -7,146 1,398 8,544 Japan -986 1,406 2,392 Australia 214 303 89 Indonesia -97 54 152 Malaysia -987 641 1,628 Philippines 95 379 284 Newly Industrialized Count 19 3,385 3,366 Hong Kong 782 847 65 Korea -545 972 1,517 Singapore 247 884 638 Taiwan -465 681 1,146 Other Pacific Rim 33 46 13 South/Central America 1,567 2,000 433 Brazil 562 831 269 Other S/C America 1,005 1,169 164 Other Countries 272 2,019 1,747 India 115 215 100 Israel -94 180 274 Thailand -506 243 749 Other 758 1,381 623 _________________ Cumulative 2008 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -48,744 233,629 282,373 Advanced Materials -380 1,599 1,979 Aerospace 46,849 76,595 29,746 Biotechnology 2,440 7,586 5,147 Electronics 22,029 44,161 22,132 Flexible Manufacturing 1,693 10,169 8,476 Information and Communications -90,144 65,114 155,258 Life Science -12,613 20,813 33,426 Nuclear Technology -2,068 1,679 3,747 Opto-Electronics -17,548 4,228 21,775 Weapons 999 1,684 685 Cumulative 2008 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -48,744 233,629 282,373 North America -8,624 39,608 48,232 Canada 9,133 23,195 14,062 Mexico -17,757 16,413 34,170 European Union 4,952 63,240 58,288 France -1,047 9,098 10,145 Germany 4,430 14,129 9,699 Ireland -11,530 3,398 14,928 Italy 17 2,463 2,446 United Kingdom 2,775 11,795 9,020 Other EU 10,306 22,356 12,049 Pacific Rim Countries -72,964 83,943 156,907 China -61,477 16,287 77,763 Japan -6,801 16,168 22,970 Australia 3,212 3,906 694 Indonesia -405 709 1,114 Malaysia -10,922 6,894 17,816 Philippines 1,051 3,910 2,860 Newly Industrialized Count 1,832 35,374 33,543 Hong Kong 5,827 6,466 639 Korea -5,247 8,866 14,113 Singapore 3,914 10,991 7,077 Taiwan -2,661 9,052 11,714 Other Pacific Rim 547 694 148 South/Central America 16,994 20,778 3,784 Brazil 7,086 9,243 2,157 Other S/C America 9,908 11,535 1,627 Other Countries 10,898 26,060 15,162 India 3,194 4,063 869 Israel 70 2,668 2,599 Thailand -4,472 2,457 6,929 Other 12,107 16,872 4,765 _________________ Cumulative 2007 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -43,548 225,681 269,229 Advanced Materials -580 1,380 1,960 Aerospace 47,701 75,949 28,248 Biotechnology 705 6,477 5,772 Electronics 19,579 42,138 22,559 Flexible Manufacturing 3,627 12,498 8,871 Information and Communications -85,756 61,376 147,132 Life Science -12,827 17,560 30,387 Nuclear Technology -1,703 2,209 3,911 Opto-Electronics -15,195 4,567 19,762 Weapons 901 1,527 626 Cumulative 2007 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -43,548 225,681 269,229 North America -9,706 36,612 46,318 Canada 7,220 22,151 14,930 Mexico -16,926 14,461 31,387 European Union 7,627 62,761 55,133 France -376 10,048 10,424 Germany 3,581 13,539 9,958 Ireland -10,081 3,696 13,777 Italy 170 2,158 1,989 United Kingdom 3,185 11,472 8,287 Other EU 11,149 21,846 10,698 Pacific Rim Countries -66,714 84,434 151,148 China -55,240 16,562 71,802 Japan -6,681 16,706 23,387 Australia 2,578 3,311 733 Indonesia -273 651 925 Malaysia -12,518 5,721 18,239 Philippines 813 3,778 2,965 Newly Industrialized Count 3,729 36,682 32,953 Hong Kong 5,849 6,511 662 Korea -1,934 10,291 12,225 Singapore 1,892 10,071 8,180 Taiwan -2,078 9,809 11,887 Other Pacific Rim 878 1,023 144 South/Central America 13,722 16,753 3,032 Brazil 5,536 7,080 1,544 Other S/C America 8,186 9,673 1,488 Other Countries 11,523 25,121 13,598 India 5,762 6,325 563 Israel 117 2,814 2,697 Thailand -3,377 2,975 6,352 Other 9,021 13,007 3,986 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 A-1 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-178, BEA-08-53), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.