55 Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 15a. Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas: 2008 In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. September October November December Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Total -7,450 21,904 29,354 -7,509 22,242 29,751 -4,413 20,393 24,807 -2,986 21,230 24,216 Advanced Materials -34 160 194 -18 161 179 -4 146 150 23 148 125 Aerospace 3,175 6,043 2,868 3,470 6,143 2,673 3,397 5,848 2,451 4,531 7,353 2,822 Biotechnology 244 906 662 253 839 586 729 1,032 302 468 777 309 Electronics 2,258 4,511 2,253 2,337 4,493 2,156 1,847 3,669 1,822 1,248 2,939 1,691 Flexible Manufacturing 92 831 739 35 909 874 30 751 722 -278 614 893 Information and Communications -9,842 6,585 16,427 -9,728 6,807 16,534 -7,893 5,976 13,869 -6,281 6,415 12,696 Life Science -1,293 2,118 3,411 -1,236 2,230 3,466 -849 2,178 3,027 -1,296 2,186 3,482 Nuclear Technology -60 228 288 -282 109 391 -184 196 380 -188 166 353 Opto-Electronics -2,024 420 2,443 -2,430 388 2,818 -1,640 384 2,025 -1,353 416 1,769 Weapons 33 103 69 90 163 74 153 213 60 140 215 76 September October November December Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Total -7,450 21,904 29,354 -7,509 22,242 29,751 -4,413 20,393 24,807 -2,986 21,230 24,216 North America -831 4,187 5,018 -707 4,393 5,100 -470 3,725 4,195 -621 3,928 4,549 Canada 1,050 2,442 1,392 1,031 2,344 1,313 1,033 2,160 1,127 778 2,240 1,462 Mexico -1,881 1,745 3,626 -1,738 2,049 3,787 -1,503 1,565 3,068 -1,399 1,688 3,087 European Union 342 6,024 5,682 482 6,359 5,877 951 6,093 5,142 920 6,438 5,518 France -88 902 990 -36 908 944 -109 885 995 23 912 889 Germany 307 1,311 1,004 597 1,596 999 533 1,542 1,009 495 1,414 919 Ireland -1,275 256 1,532 -1,578 196 1,773 -1,135 152 1,287 -1,165 328 1,492 Italy 57 272 215 -40 233 273 30 224 194 0 222 222 United Kingdom 34 1,078 1,044 387 1,185 798 225 1,082 857 220 1,111 891 Other EU 1,250 2,135 885 1,141 2,217 1,076 1,389 2,178 789 1,327 2,421 1,094 Pacific Rim Countries -8,918 7,551 16,469 -9,766 7,140 16,906 -7,611 6,149 13,761 -6,379 5,942 12,321 China -7,208 1,342 8,550 -7,694 1,249 8,943 -6,163 1,118 7,281 -5,148 1,198 6,346 Japan -1,041 1,351 2,392 -1,009 1,278 2,287 -594 1,217 1,811 -631 1,309 1,940 Australia 231 320 89 258 329 71 224 285 61 199 261 62 Indonesia 6 157 152 -123 34 157 -115 26 141 -29 59 88 Malaysia -982 645 1,626 -740 734 1,475 -609 610 1,219 -595 468 1,063 Philippines 98 382 284 75 396 321 48 289 242 37 243 206 Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC -57 3,307 3,364 -571 3,066 3,636 -446 2,549 2,995 -243 2,356 2,599 Hong Kong 647 712 65 495 595 99 392 466 74 493 547 54 Korea -542 974 1,517 -708 926 1,634 -433 819 1,252 -506 522 1,028 Singapore 250 887 637 226 830 604 153 736 583 232 765 533 Taiwan -411 734 1,145 -584 715 1,299 -558 527 1,085 -463 522 985 Other Pacific Rim 34 47 13 38 54 15 43 55 12 31 47 16 South/Central America 1,611 2,044 433 1,957 2,308 351 1,756 2,099 343 1,713 2,051 337 Brazil 570 839 269 765 960 195 604 818 213 731 932 200 Other S/C America 1,041 1,206 164 1,192 1,348 156 1,151 1,281 130 982 1,119 137 Other Countries 343 2,095 1,752 523 2,040 1,517 960 2,326 1,365 1,380 2,869 1,489 India 134 234 100 170 270 100 142 241 99 155 249 94 Israel -93 181 274 14 235 221 100 344 243 -12 312 324 Thailand -505 244 750 -430 265 695 -356 210 566 -388 180 567 Other 808 1,436 628 769 1,270 501 1,074 1,531 457 1,625 2,128 503 NOTES: *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. For additional information see www.census.gov/ft900. * 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 the FT-900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.