Exhibit 15a. Exports, Imports and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas: 2011 In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. January - December Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -99,611 286,823 386,434 Advanced Materials -62 2,170 2,232 Aerospace 54,139 89,002 34,863 Biotechnology -2,778 8,940 11,718 Electronics 9,245 43,285 34,040 Flexible Manufacturing -180 14,213 14,393 Information and Communications -122,650 89,460 212,111 Life Science -16,634 29,198 45,832 Nuclear Technology -2,206 1,995 4,201 Opto-Electronics -20,090 6,018 26,108 Weapons 1,606 2,542 937 Total -99,611 286,823 386,434 North America 1,230 62,575 61,345 Canada 17,086 30,650 13,564 Mexico -15,856 31,925 47,782 European Union -8,576 66,924 75,500 France -769 10,433 11,202 Germany 661 13,349 12,688 Ireland -19,223 2,479 21,701 Italy -552 2,810 3,362 United Kingdom 3,864 13,966 10,102 Other EU 7,443 23,889 16,446 Pacific Rim Countries -124,420 95,595 220,015 Australia 3,898 5,085 1,187 China -109,353 20,139 129,493 Indonesia 143 1,474 1,331 Japan -9,906 15,711 25,617 Malaysia -6,063 8,040 14,104 Philippines 237 3,353 3,116 Newly Industrialized Countri -4,695 40,292 44,987 Hong Kong 9,344 9,965 621 Korea -6,237 11,307 17,544 Singapore 2,093 10,211 8,118 Taiwan -9,895 8,809 18,704 Other Pacific Rim 1,318 1,499 181 South/Central America 18,973 27,740 8,767 Brazil 10,581 11,637 1,056 Other S/C America 8,392 16,103 7,712 Other Countries 13,182 33,989 20,807 India 1,260 2,804 1,544 Israel -16 2,782 2,798 Thailand -5,070 2,867 7,936 Other 17,008 25,537 8,529 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 BOP 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. SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual Report for 2011 (CB-12-103, BEA-12-24), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.