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. October 2012 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -10,064 26,055 36,119 Advanced Materials 3 178 175 Aerospace (1) 5,430 9,074 3,644 Biotechnology -4 1,048 1,053 Electronics 708 3,659 2,951 Flexible Manufacturing -306 974 1,280 Information and Communications (1) -12,333 7,943 20,276 Life Science -704 2,608 3,312 Nuclear Technology -411 75 485 Opto-Electronics (1) -2,478 361 2,839 Weapons 31 136 105 October 2012 Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Total -10,064 26,055 36,119 North America -278 5,568 5,846 Canada 1,344 2,489 1,145 Mexico -1,621 3,079 4,700 European Union -1,141 5,132 6,273 France -73 917 990 Germany -190 1,117 1,306 Ireland -1,284 119 1,403 Italy -193 176 369 United Kingdom 184 1,059 875 Other EU 414 1,744 1,330 Pacific Rim Countries -12,840 8,346 21,186 Australia 428 521 93 China -11,951 1,810 13,761 Indonesia 53 170 117 Japan -692 1,511 2,203 Malaysia -721 640 1,361 Philippines -13 279 292 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 0 3,344 3,345 Hong Kong 817 886 70 Korea -126 1,091 1,217 Singapore 73 727 654 Taiwan -764 640 1,404 Other Pacific Rim 56 71 15 South/Central America 2,264 3,127 863 Brazil 1,213 1,353 140 Other S/C America 1,052 1,775 723 Other Countries 1,931 3,883 1,952 India 278 392 114 Israel 89 316 227 Thailand -460 409 869 Other 2,025 2,766 741 _________________ 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 _________________ Year-to-Date 2012 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -74,404 250,834 325,238 Advanced Materials -40 1,768 1,808 Aerospace (1) 52,866 84,861 31,995 Biotechnology -1,211 8,336 9,547 Electronics 6,384 34,803 28,419 Flexible Manufacturing 243 11,939 11,696 Information and Communications (1) -102,961 75,150 178,112 Life Science -11,791 25,879 37,670 Nuclear Technology -1,799 1,609 3,409 Opto-Electronics (1) -17,447 4,312 21,758 Weapons 1,353 2,176 823 Year-to-Date 2012 Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Total -74,404 250,834 325,238 North America -1,470 51,347 52,817 Canada 12,199 23,595 11,396 Mexico -13,669 27,752 41,421 European Union -6,723 55,217 61,940 France -404 9,166 9,570 Germany -238 10,822 11,060 Ireland -14,291 1,908 16,199 Italy -597 2,660 3,257 United Kingdom 2,063 11,443 9,380 Other EU 6,745 19,219 12,474 Pacific Rim Countries -97,920 84,718 182,638 Australia 3,590 4,523 933 China -94,496 18,287 112,782 Indonesia 602 1,478 876 Japan -4,702 16,365 21,066 Malaysia -6,387 5,847 12,234 Philippines -249 2,790 3,040 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 3,060 34,623 31,563 Hong Kong 8,125 8,677 552 Korea -369 11,167 11,536 Singapore 616 7,602 6,986 Taiwan -5,312 7,177 12,489 Other Pacific Rim 661 804 144 South/Central America 17,611 26,174 8,563 Brazil 9,638 10,492 854 Other S/C America 7,973 15,682 7,710 Other Countries 14,098 33,377 19,279 India 1,282 2,571 1,289 Israel 499 2,973 2,474 Thailand -5,176 2,684 7,861 Other 17,494 25,150 7,655 _________________ Year-to-Date 2011 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -80,959 235,856 316,815 Advanced Materials -12 1,861 1,873 Aerospace (1) 44,163 72,273 28,110 Biotechnology -2,042 7,390 9,431 Electronics 7,839 36,322 28,483 Flexible Manufacturing 211 12,014 11,803 Information and Communications (1) -100,979 73,305 174,285 Life Science -13,904 23,814 37,718 Nuclear Technology -1,744 1,591 3,335 Opto-Electronics (1) -15,809 5,194 21,003 Weapons 1,317 2,091 775 Year-to-Date 2011 Selected Countries and Areas Balance Exports Imports Total -80,959 235,856 316,815 North America 1,117 51,518 50,401 Canada 13,975 25,152 11,178 Mexico -12,858 26,365 39,223 European Union -6,881 54,950 61,831 France -302 8,875 9,178 Germany 827 10,983 10,156 Ireland -15,337 1,988 17,325 Italy -415 2,368 2,783 United Kingdom 2,722 11,108 8,386 Other EU 5,625 19,628 14,003 Pacific Rim Countries -101,905 78,446 180,350 Australia 3,033 4,015 982 China -88,233 16,487 104,720 Indonesia -15 1,120 1,135 Japan -8,258 13,000 21,258 Malaysia -4,907 6,814 11,721 Philippines 219 2,830 2,611 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -4,820 32,956 37,776 Hong Kong 7,396 7,919 523 Korea -5,412 9,143 14,555 Singapore 1,779 8,559 6,780 Taiwan -8,583 7,335 15,918 Other Pacific Rim 1,075 1,223 148 South/Central America 15,981 23,038 7,056 Brazil 9,036 9,744 708 Other S/C America 6,946 13,294 6,348 Other Countries 10,728 27,905 17,177 India 961 2,202 1,241 Israel -29 2,255 2,284 Thailand -4,441 2,537 6,978 Other 14,237 20,910 6,673 (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 $569 million in October 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-12-232, BEA-12-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.