52 Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 15a. Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas: 2009 Annual Totals In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. January - December Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -56,184 244,708 300,892 Advanced Materials 201 1,707 1,506 Aerospace 54,057 83,951 29,895 Biotechnology 6,652 12,286 5,635 Electronics 16,397 37,298 20,901 Flexible Manufacturing 1,686 8,358 6,672 Information and Communications -103,144 66,663 169,807 Life Science -12,856 25,261 38,117 Nuclear Technology -1,811 2,395 4,206 Opto-Electronics -18,807 4,484 23,290 Weapons 1,441 2,305 864 January - December Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Total -56,184 244,708 300,892 North America -9,386 44,594 53,980 Canada 9,760 23,992 14,232 Mexico -19,147 20,601 39,748 European Union 9,565 70,023 60,457 France 1,138 11,514 10,376 Germany 6,453 16,867 10,414 Ireland -10,966 3,477 14,443 Italy -68 2,567 2,635 United Kingdom 3,710 12,993 9,282 Other EU 9,299 22,606 13,307 Pacific Rim Countries -86,062 77,872 163,934 Australia 3,525 4,329 805 China -72,472 17,202 89,674 Indonesia -150 1,209 1,360 Japan -5,670 14,208 19,879 Malaysia -8,697 6,203 14,900 Philippines 69 2,698 2,629 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -3,146 31,379 34,525 Hong Kong 7,475 8,081 605 Korea -7,136 8,100 15,236 Singapore 1,611 8,176 6,565 Taiwan -5,097 7,023 12,120 Other Pacific Rim 480 642 162 South/Central America 18,643 23,440 4,796 Brazil 8,752 9,671 920 Other S/C America 9,892 13,768 3,877 Other Countries 11,056 28,779 17,723 India 3,023 4,023 1,000 Israel -2,195 2,408 4,603 Thailand -4,433 2,290 6,723 Other 14,661 20,059 5,398 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.