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 2008 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -7,753 21,556 29,309 Advanced Materials -35 160 194 Aerospace 2,808 5,678 2,871 Biotechnology 195 887 692 Electronics 2,227 4,493 2,266 Flexible Manufacturing 89 830 741 Information and Communications -9,825 6,632 16,456 Life Science -1,169 2,117 3,286 Nuclear Technology -61 228 289 Opto-Electronics -2,016 428 2,444 Weapons 33 103 70 September 2008 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -7,753 21,556 29,309 North America -1,012 4,015 5,027 Canada 885 2,278 1,393 Mexico -1,896 1,737 3,634 European Union 277 5,912 5,635 France -146 845 992 Germany 224 1,273 1,050 Ireland -1,114 291 1,404 Italy 54 269 215 United Kingdom -16 1,059 1,076 Other EU 1,276 2,174 898 Pacific Rim Countries -8,856 7,611 16,467 China -7,146 1,398 8,544 Japan -986 1,406 2,392 Australia 214 303 89 Indonesia -97 54 152 Malaysia -987 641 1,628 Philippines 95 379 284 Newly Industrialized Count 19 3,385 3,366 Hong Kong 782 847 65 Korea -545 972 1,517 Singapore 247 884 638 Taiwan -465 681 1,146 Other Pacific Rim 33 46 13 South/Central America 1,567 2,000 433 Brazil 562 831 269 Other S/C America 1,005 1,169 164 Other Countries 272 2,019 1,747 India 115 215 100 Israel -94 180 274 Thailand -506 243 749 Other 758 1,381 623 _________________ August 2008 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -3,212 25,122 28,334 Advanced Materials -34 179 213 Aerospace 6,827 9,394 2,567 Biotechnology 176 867 691 Electronics 2,426 4,537 2,111 Flexible Manufacturing 176 933 756 Information and Communications -9,460 6,467 15,928 Life Science -1,035 2,090 3,125 Nuclear Technology -482 128 610 Opto-Electronics -1,840 430 2,269 Weapons 33 97 64 August 2008 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -3,212 25,122 28,334 North America -1,139 3,784 4,923 Canada 813 2,057 1,244 Mexico -1,952 1,727 3,679 European Union 247 5,918 5,671 France 126 927 801 Germany 470 1,411 941 Ireland -1,184 146 1,330 Italy -32 217 250 United Kingdom -78 1,131 1,209 Other EU 945 2,086 1,141 Pacific Rim Countries -6,617 9,190 15,807 China -6,130 2,170 8,299 Japan 166 2,310 2,143 Australia 221 301 80 Indonesia 0 122 122 Malaysia -863 752 1,614 Philippines 85 359 274 Newly Industrialized Count -220 3,039 3,259 Hong Kong 532 604 71 Korea -581 737 1,318 Singapore 288 916 628 Taiwan -459 783 1,242 Other Pacific Rim 122 137 15 South/Central America 2,315 2,671 357 Brazil 1,286 1,477 190 Other S/C America 1,028 1,194 166 Other Countries 1,983 3,558 1,576 India 129 224 95 Israel 271 518 247 Thailand -445 255 701 Other 2,028 2,561 533 _________________ Cumulative 2008 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -40,871 211,564 252,436 Advanced Materials -362 1,438 1,800 Aerospace 43,612 70,632 27,020 Biotechnology 2,186 6,746 4,561 Electronics 19,712 39,687 19,976 Flexible Manufacturing 1,647 9,260 7,613 Information and Communications -80,413 58,295 138,707 Life Science -11,249 18,582 29,831 Nuclear Technology -1,789 1,570 3,359 Opto-Electronics -15,127 3,831 18,958 Weapons 910 1,522 611 Cumulative 2008 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -40,871 211,564 252,436 North America -7,765 35,332 43,097 Canada 8,236 20,949 12,713 Mexico -16,001 14,383 30,384 European Union 4,778 57,042 52,264 France -993 8,208 9,201 Germany 3,900 12,603 8,703 Ireland -9,812 3,207 13,019 Italy 59 2,233 2,174 United Kingdom 2,438 10,640 8,203 Other EU 9,186 20,150 10,965 Pacific Rim Countries -63,109 76,888 139,997 China -53,732 15,079 68,811 Japan -5,817 14,865 20,682 Australia 2,962 3,585 623 Indonesia -280 677 957 Malaysia -10,185 6,160 16,345 Philippines 976 3,515 2,539 Newly Industrialized Count 2,457 32,365 29,908 Hong Kong 5,333 5,873 539 Korea -4,537 7,942 12,479 Singapore 3,689 10,164 6,474 Taiwan -2,029 8,387 10,415 Other Pacific Rim 509 642 132 South/Central America 14,951 18,390 3,439 Brazil 6,222 8,184 1,962 Other S/C America 8,729 10,206 1,477 Other Countries 10,274 23,912 13,638 India 3,025 3,794 768 Israel 58 2,436 2,378 Thailand -4,042 2,192 6,235 Other 11,233 15,491 4,257 _________________ Cumulative 2007 Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Total -36,970 200,493 237,463 Advanced Materials -516 1,235 1,751 Aerospace 41,894 66,896 25,002 Biotechnology 659 5,800 5,142 Electronics 17,472 37,611 20,139 Flexible Manufacturing 3,335 11,220 7,885 Information and Communications -75,187 54,682 129,869 Life Science -11,154 15,727 26,881 Nuclear Technology -1,529 1,835 3,364 Opto-Electronics -12,709 4,164 16,873 Weapons 765 1,323 558 Cumulative 2007 Country and World Area Balance Exports Imports Total -36,970 200,493 237,463 North America -8,006 32,480 40,486 Canada 6,359 19,562 13,202 Mexico -14,366 12,918 27,284 European Union 7,515 56,250 48,735 France -211 8,971 9,182 Germany 2,995 12,050 9,055 Ireland -9,113 3,074 12,187 Italy 163 1,926 1,763 United Kingdom 3,040 10,328 7,288 Other EU 10,641 19,901 9,260 Pacific Rim Countries -58,122 75,360 133,482 China -48,013 14,994 63,008 Japan -5,976 14,773 20,749 Australia 2,377 2,990 613 Indonesia -145 629 775 Malaysia -11,290 5,104 16,394 Philippines 760 3,397 2,637 Newly Industrialized Count 3,335 32,513 29,178 Hong Kong 4,943 5,533 591 Korea -1,702 9,134 10,836 Singapore 1,527 8,885 7,358 Taiwan -1,433 8,960 10,393 Other Pacific Rim 831 959 128 South/Central America 12,002 14,728 2,726 Brazil 4,700 6,108 1,409 Other S/C America 7,302 8,619 1,317 Other Countries 9,642 21,676 12,034 India 4,723 5,202 480 Israel 179 2,586 2,407 Thailand -3,147 2,485 5,631 Other 7,887 11,403 3,516 NOTE: 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-08-166, BEA-08-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.