53 Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 15a. Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas: 2009 In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. January February March April Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Total -2,004 18,731 20,735 -1,423 18,851 20,274 -2,644 20,759 23,403 -4,714 18,703 23,417 Advanced Materials 20 117 97 29 140 111 23 117 94 -7 113 119 Aerospace 4,525 6,815 2,289 4,691 7,105 2,414 4,593 7,273 2,679 4,142 6,795 2,652 Biotechnology 650 1,005 355 870 1,190 320 567 930 363 560 968 408 Electronics 1,201 2,694 1,493 1,155 2,588 1,433 1,139 2,812 1,672 1,146 2,778 1,631 Flexible Manufacturing -131 531 661 -70 436 506 -51 624 674 -51 521 572 Information and Communications -5,930 5,111 11,041 -6,004 4,807 10,811 -6,882 5,817 12,699 -7,255 5,010 12,266 Life Science -935 1,904 2,839 -1,088 1,913 3,001 -1,049 2,276 3,326 -1,751 1,962 3,713 Nuclear Technology -266 99 365 -56 217 273 83 310 227 -278 101 379 Opto-Electronics -1,185 361 1,546 -1,013 339 1,352 -1,266 347 1,613 -1,324 296 1,620 Weapons 48 96 48 63 116 53 198 254 56 103 159 56 January February March April Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports Total -2,004 18,731 20,735 -1,423 18,851 20,274 -2,644 20,759 23,403 -4,714 18,703 23,417 North America -746 3,362 4,108 -686 3,379 4,065 -402 3,859 4,261 -896 3,329 4,225 Canada 508 1,737 1,229 608 1,984 1,376 985 2,223 1,238 650 1,861 1,211 Mexico -1,254 1,625 2,879 -1,294 1,396 2,689 -1,387 1,636 3,023 -1,546 1,468 3,014 European Union 1,159 5,506 4,346 1,260 5,866 4,607 1,273 6,419 5,146 -32 5,552 5,583 France 36 853 818 404 1,145 742 -82 942 1,023 228 1,077 850 Germany 838 1,467 629 644 1,456 812 642 1,415 773 132 1,054 922 Ireland -968 310 1,277 -792 381 1,172 -869 370 1,240 -1,318 330 1,648 Italy 53 225 172 20 189 169 8 239 231 7 213 205 United Kingdom 459 1,058 599 174 1,059 885 737 1,464 727 269 1,068 800 Other EU 741 1,593 851 809 1,637 828 836 1,988 1,152 650 1,809 1,158 Pacific Rim Countries -5,535 5,514 11,049 -4,815 5,459 10,274 -6,186 6,291 12,477 -6,321 5,772 12,093 Australia 168 229 61 506 557 52 277 336 58 217 274 57 China -4,475 1,135 5,610 -4,123 872 4,996 -5,238 1,384 6,622 -4,930 1,338 6,268 Indonesia -58 20 78 -31 53 84 1 96 95 39 147 108 Japan -416 1,048 1,463 -215 1,298 1,513 -270 1,408 1,678 -547 1,056 1,603 Malaysia -591 399 990 -463 480 943 -673 375 1,048 -604 437 1,041 Philippines 44 234 191 -35 167 202 -62 181 243 -17 187 204 Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC -254 2,393 2,647 -487 1,986 2,473 -253 2,467 2,720 -515 2,283 2,798 Hong Kong 625 668 42 424 460 37 847 891 44 706 749 43 Korea -782 424 1,206 -678 528 1,206 -717 520 1,237 -756 567 1,323 Singapore 304 819 515 272 663 390 107 641 534 71 557 486 Taiwan -401 483 884 -505 334 839 -489 416 905 -536 410 946 Other Pacific Rim 47 57 10 34 45 12 32 45 14 36 50 14 South/Central America 1,972 2,133 161 1,471 1,670 199 1,545 1,786 241 1,596 1,808 212 Brazil 859 911 52 651 725 74 610 719 109 630 714 84 Other S/C America 1,113 1,222 109 820 945 124 936 1,067 131 966 1,094 128 Other Countries 1,145 2,216 1,071 1,347 2,476 1,130 1,126 2,404 1,279 939 2,242 1,303 India 214 284 71 169 252 83 159 230 71 143 216 73 Israel -48 179 227 52 265 213 -136 212 349 -154 189 343 Thailand -240 179 419 -284 186 470 -340 161 501 -240 184 424 Other 1,218 1,573 355 1,410 1,773 363 1,443 1,801 358 1,190 1,654 463 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.