52 Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 15a. Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas: 2008 Annual Totals In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. January - December Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -61,050 270,131 331,181 Advanced Materials -362 1,893 2,255 Aerospace 49,671 84,671 35,000 Biotechnology 3,794 9,435 5,641 Electronics 25,290 50,910 25,621 Flexible Manufacturing 1,447 11,544 10,098 Information and Communications -104,433 77,343 181,776 Life Science -14,765 25,180 39,944 Nuclear Technology -2,420 2,041 4,461 Opto-Electronics -20,565 5,001 25,566 Weapons 1,293 2,113 820 January - December Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Total -61,050 270,131 331,181 North America -8,536 48,415 56,951 Canada 12,205 28,830 16,625 Mexico -20,741 19,585 40,326 European Union 6,478 75,240 68,762 France -1,209 10,864 12,073 Germany 5,629 17,212 11,584 Ireland -14,442 3,162 17,605 Italy 77 2,939 2,862 United Kingdom 3,397 14,155 10,758 Other EU 12,834 26,573 13,739 Pacific Rim Countries -90,775 92,205 182,981 China -74,029 17,363 91,392 Japan -9,238 17,475 26,713 Australia 3,587 4,404 817 Indonesia -563 780 1,343 Malaysia -12,107 7,992 20,099 Philippines 1,156 4,461 3,305 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -183 38,953 39,136 Hong Kong 6,599 7,365 767 Korea -6,235 10,157 16,392 Singapore 3,373 11,567 8,194 Taiwan -3,920 9,864 13,784 Other Pacific Rim 601 777 176 South/Central America 20,412 24,882 4,470 Brazil 8,275 10,846 2,570 Other S/C America 12,137 14,037 1,899 Other Countries 11,311 29,317 18,006 India 2,599 3,660 1,062 Israel 205 3,371 3,167 Thailand -5,190 2,864 8,055 Other 13,698 19,421 5,723 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.