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. September 2012 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -7,156 25,756 32,912 Advanced Materials -12 176 188 Aerospace (1) 5,532 9,091 3,559 Biotechnology -43 709 752 Electronics 579 3,423 2,844 Flexible Manufacturing 26 1,080 1,054 Information and Communications (1) -10,913 7,476 18,389 Life Science -630 2,748 3,378 Nuclear Technology -169 214 383 Opto-Electronics (1) -1,799 500 2,299 Weapons 274 340 66 September 2012 Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Total -7,156 25,756 32,912 North America -446 4,984 5,430 Canada 887 2,345 1,459 Mexico -1,333 2,639 3,972 European Union -139 5,497 5,635 France 181 915 734 Germany -169 1,168 1,337 Ireland -927 256 1,182 Italy -50 207 257 United Kingdom 131 1,039 908 Other EU 696 1,912 1,216 Pacific Rim Countries -10,387 8,541 18,929 Australia 297 385 88 China -9,740 2,120 11,861 Indonesia 18 128 110 Japan -399 1,689 2,088 Malaysia -754 533 1,287 Philippines -73 233 306 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 210 3,384 3,174 Hong Kong 819 872 53 Korea -170 1,077 1,247 Singapore 128 748 620 Taiwan -568 686 1,254 Other Pacific Rim 54 69 15 South/Central America 2,259 3,111 852 Brazil 1,057 1,144 87 Other S/C America 1,202 1,967 765 Other Countries 1,558 3,623 2,066 India 304 420 116 Israel -11 258 269 Thailand -593 273 866 Other 1,858 2,673 815 _________________ August 2012 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -6,725 25,542 32,267 Advanced Materials -5 192 198 Aerospace (1) 6,023 8,901 2,878 Biotechnology -237 777 1,014 Electronics 776 3,648 2,872 Flexible Manufacturing 73 1,231 1,158 Information and Communications (1) -10,443 7,386 17,829 Life Science -1,208 2,602 3,810 Nuclear Technology -91 271 362 Opto-Electronics (1) -1,656 410 2,066 Weapons 42 123 81 August 2012 Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Total -6,725 25,542 32,267 North America -238 5,147 5,385 Canada 1,241 2,252 1,011 Mexico -1,479 2,895 4,373 European Union -1,012 5,196 6,208 France 93 850 757 Germany 20 1,152 1,132 Ireland -1,412 134 1,546 Italy -57 252 310 United Kingdom -245 918 1,163 Other EU 589 1,889 1,300 Pacific Rim Countries -9,048 8,942 17,989 Australia 368 485 117 China -8,924 2,123 11,047 Indonesia 30 124 93 Japan -128 2,009 2,138 Malaysia -569 658 1,227 Philippines 13 306 293 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 122 3,179 3,056 Hong Kong 896 944 48 Korea -204 810 1,014 Singapore 76 768 691 Taiwan -646 658 1,304 Other Pacific Rim 40 58 17 South/Central America 2,056 2,868 812 Brazil 1,166 1,217 51 Other S/C America 890 1,651 761 Other Countries 1,516 3,389 1,873 India 123 251 129 Israel 52 340 288 Thailand -335 486 821 Other 1,676 2,312 636 _________________ Year-to-Date 2012 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -64,340 224,778 289,119 Advanced Materials -43 1,591 1,634 Aerospace (1) 47,436 75,788 28,351 Biotechnology -1,206 7,288 8,495 Electronics 5,675 31,143 25,468 Flexible Manufacturing 549 10,965 10,416 Information and Communications (1) -90,629 67,207 157,836 Life Science -11,088 23,270 34,358 Nuclear Technology -1,389 1,535 2,924 Opto-Electronics (1) -14,968 3,951 18,919 Weapons 1,322 2,040 718 Year-to-Date 2012 Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Total -64,340 224,778 289,119 North America -1,192 45,779 46,972 Canada 10,855 21,106 10,251 Mexico -12,047 24,673 36,721 European Union -5,582 50,086 55,667 France -332 8,248 8,580 Germany -48 9,705 9,753 Ireland -13,007 1,789 14,796 Italy -404 2,484 2,888 United Kingdom 1,878 10,384 8,506 Other EU 6,331 17,475 11,144 Pacific Rim Countries -85,080 76,372 161,452 Australia 3,162 4,003 841 China -82,545 16,477 99,022 Indonesia 549 1,308 760 Japan -4,010 14,854 18,863 Malaysia -5,666 5,207 10,873 Philippines -236 2,511 2,747 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 3,061 31,279 28,218 Hong Kong 7,308 7,790 482 Korea -243 10,076 10,319 Singapore 543 6,875 6,332 Taiwan -4,548 6,537 11,085 Other Pacific Rim 605 734 129 South/Central America 15,346 23,047 7,700 Brazil 8,425 9,139 714 Other S/C America 6,921 13,908 6,986 Other Countries 12,167 29,494 17,327 India 1,004 2,178 1,175 Israel 410 2,657 2,247 Thailand -4,716 2,275 6,991 Other 15,470 22,384 6,914 _________________ Year-to-Date 2011 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -70,507 210,166 280,673 Advanced Materials 9 1,693 1,683 Aerospace (1) 39,342 64,031 24,689 Biotechnology -1,779 6,607 8,386 Electronics 7,037 32,684 25,647 Flexible Manufacturing 285 10,890 10,605 Information and Communications (1) -89,134 65,113 154,247 Life Science -12,565 21,272 33,837 Nuclear Technology -1,434 1,386 2,820 Opto-Electronics (1) -13,368 4,699 18,067 Weapons 1,100 1,792 692 Year-to-Date 2011 Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Total -70,507 210,166 280,673 North America 1,101 45,720 44,619 Canada 12,359 22,304 9,944 Mexico -11,258 23,417 34,674 European Union -6,096 49,001 55,097 France -57 7,947 8,004 Germany 972 9,870 8,898 Ireland -13,550 1,887 15,437 Italy -304 2,168 2,472 United Kingdom 2,383 9,942 7,560 Other EU 4,461 17,186 12,725 Pacific Rim Countries -89,131 70,296 159,427 Australia 2,630 3,521 891 China -76,798 15,029 91,828 Indonesia -73 923 996 Japan -7,482 11,317 18,799 Malaysia -4,296 6,215 10,511 Philippines 186 2,543 2,356 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -4,305 29,608 33,913 Hong Kong 6,563 7,038 476 Korea -4,858 8,174 13,032 Singapore 1,516 7,657 6,141 Taiwan -7,526 6,738 14,264 Other Pacific Rim 1,007 1,140 133 South/Central America 14,106 20,363 6,257 Brazil 8,055 8,693 638 Other S/C America 6,051 11,670 5,619 Other Countries 9,513 24,786 15,273 India 854 1,965 1,111 Israel -47 2,035 2,082 Thailand -3,889 2,339 6,228 Other 12,594 18,447 5,852 (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 $383 million in September 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-12-211, BEA-12-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.