Part B: Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 16a: Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. March 2012 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -7,224 27,888 35,112 Advanced Materials -20 172 192 Aerospace (1) 6,050 9,524 3,474 Biotechnology -234 809 1,044 Electronics 511 3,604 3,093 Flexible Manufacturing 80 1,337 1,256 Information and Communications (1) -10,776 8,336 19,111 Life Science -1,211 2,943 4,154 Nuclear Technology -140 191 332 Opto-Electronics (1) -1,845 543 2,388 Weapons 360 429 69 March 2012 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -7,224 27,888 35,112 North America -277 5,563 5,840 Canada 1,405 2,763 1,358 Mexico -1,682 2,800 4,482 European Union -289 6,480 6,770 France -128 1,059 1,187 Germany -69 1,133 1,202 Ireland -1,512 278 1,789 Italy -3 353 356 United Kingdom 593 1,488 896 Other EU 830 2,170 1,340 Pacific Rim Countries -10,415 9,079 19,494 Australia 395 488 93 China -10,298 1,800 12,098 Indonesia 102 198 96 Japan -517 1,794 2,312 Malaysia -764 525 1,289 Philippines -83 257 340 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 702 3,953 3,251 Hong Kong 912 966 54 Korea 152 1,301 1,149 Singapore 3 859 856 Taiwan -365 827 1,191 Other Pacific Rim 48 64 16 South/Central America 1,817 2,791 974 Brazil 1,017 1,094 78 Other S/C America 800 1,697 896 Other Countries 1,941 3,976 2,035 India 54 196 142 Israel 79 329 250 Thailand -593 223 816 Other 2,401 3,228 827 _________________ February 2012 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -5,838 23,342 29,180 Advanced Materials -6 156 163 Aerospace (1) 5,288 8,172 2,885 Biotechnology -268 560 828 Electronics 564 3,225 2,661 Flexible Manufacturing -39 1,108 1,147 Information and Communications (1) -8,240 7,043 15,283 Life Science -1,304 2,452 3,755 Nuclear Technology -267 108 375 Opto-Electronics (1) -1,634 375 2,009 Weapons 69 142 74 February 2012 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -5,838 23,342 29,180 North America 33 4,919 4,886 Canada 1,244 2,343 1,099 Mexico -1,211 2,576 3,787 European Union -686 5,224 5,911 France -4 819 823 Germany 83 1,022 939 Ireland -1,346 238 1,583 Italy -20 275 295 United Kingdom 217 1,215 998 Other EU 384 1,657 1,272 Pacific Rim Countries -7,864 8,068 15,932 Australia 353 433 80 China -7,966 1,408 9,374 Indonesia 90 162 72 Japan -873 1,262 2,135 Malaysia -629 522 1,150 Philippines -53 248 301 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 1,177 3,986 2,809 Hong Kong 945 992 47 Korea 425 1,526 1,101 Singapore 134 798 664 Taiwan -327 670 996 Other Pacific Rim 37 48 10 South/Central America 1,270 2,104 834 Brazil 814 886 72 Other S/C America 456 1,218 762 Other Countries 1,409 3,027 1,618 India 111 223 112 Israel 101 314 213 Thailand -401 204 605 Other 1,599 2,287 688 _________________ Year-to-Date 2012 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -19,799 73,718 93,516 Advanced Materials -31 478 508 Aerospace (1) 15,972 24,869 8,898 Biotechnology -793 1,983 2,776 Electronics 1,811 10,160 8,349 Flexible Manufacturing -181 3,452 3,633 Information and Communications (1) -27,340 22,622 49,961 Life Science -4,259 7,612 11,871 Nuclear Technology -446 411 857 Opto-Electronics (1) -5,154 1,305 6,459 Weapons 622 826 204 Year-to-Date 2012 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -19,799 73,718 93,516 North America 115 15,429 15,313 Canada 3,994 7,305 3,311 Mexico -3,879 8,123 12,002 European Union -1,906 16,634 18,540 France -253 2,675 2,928 Germany -36 3,050 3,086 Ireland -4,436 766 5,203 Italy -61 881 942 United Kingdom 1,107 3,837 2,730 Other EU 1,773 5,424 3,651 Pacific Rim Countries -27,233 24,615 51,849 Australia 1,046 1,296 250 China -26,864 4,572 31,437 Indonesia 249 481 232 Japan -1,613 4,816 6,429 Malaysia -1,987 1,562 3,549 Philippines -164 745 909 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 1,795 10,800 9,005 Hong Kong 2,387 2,533 146 Korea 344 3,824 3,480 Singapore 225 2,384 2,159 Taiwan -1,161 2,059 3,219 Other Pacific Rim 304 343 39 South/Central America 4,635 7,166 2,531 Brazil 2,672 2,881 209 Other S/C America 1,963 4,285 2,322 Other Countries 4,590 9,873 5,283 India 170 552 382 Israel 215 905 690 Thailand -1,348 607 1,955 Other 5,554 7,810 2,257 _________________ Year-to-Date 2011 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -19,918 67,421 87,339 Advanced Materials 39 539 499 Aerospace (1) 11,598 19,480 7,883 Biotechnology -331 2,131 2,462 Electronics 2,545 10,861 8,316 Flexible Manufacturing -41 3,730 3,771 Information and Communications (1) -26,674 20,884 47,559 Life Science -3,488 7,137 10,625 Nuclear Technology -284 417 701 Opto-Electronics (1) -3,698 1,627 5,325 Weapons 415 615 200 Year-to-Date 2011 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -19,918 67,421 87,339 North America 937 14,902 13,965 Canada 4,208 7,528 3,320 Mexico -3,272 7,374 10,645 European Union -1,265 16,457 17,722 France -79 2,486 2,565 Germany 552 3,311 2,759 Ireland -3,595 1,078 4,674 Italy -5 768 773 United Kingdom 1,164 3,346 2,183 Other EU 698 5,467 4,769 Pacific Rim Countries -27,344 22,057 49,401 Australia 783 987 203 China -23,783 4,448 28,231 Indonesia -112 252 364 Japan -2,457 3,710 6,168 Malaysia -1,318 2,171 3,488 Philippines 32 804 772 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -933 9,201 10,134 Hong Kong 1,805 1,984 178 Korea -1,624 2,343 3,967 Singapore 517 2,439 1,922 Taiwan -1,630 2,436 4,066 Other Pacific Rim 444 484 40 South/Central America 4,527 6,286 1,759 Brazil 2,509 2,688 178 Other S/C America 2,017 3,599 1,581 Other Countries 3,227 7,720 4,492 India 314 675 361 Israel -29 676 705 Thailand -1,161 751 1,912 Other 4,104 5,617 1,514 (1) 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 by $527 million in March 2012.For additional information see www.census.gov/ft900. NOTES: *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 this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-82, BEA-12-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.