Exhibit 15a. 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. January - December Technology Group Balance Exports Imports stub Total -38,053 252,708 290,761 Advanced Materials -774 1,401 2,176 Aerospace 53,730 81,324 27,595 Biotechnology 263 5,169 4,906 Electronics 25,471 53,466 27,995 Flexible Manufacturing 4,366 14,668 10,303 Information and Communications -91,579 69,205 160,784 Life Science -14,854 18,762 33,616 Nuclear Technology -1,416 1,635 3,051 Opto-Electronics -14,520 5,064 19,584 Weapons 1,261 2,013 751 Total -38,053 252,708 290,761 North America -3,364 42,389 45,753 Canada 8,867 23,739 14,873 Mexico -12,231 18,650 30,881 European Union 5,336 63,965 58,629 France 272 10,050 9,778 Germany 1,537 12,965 11,428 Ireland -10,190 4,026 14,216 Italy 557 2,721 2,165 United Kingdom 3,253 12,681 9,428 Other EU 9,908 21,523 11,615 Pacific Rim Countries -67,759 99,641 167,401 China -55,094 17,633 72,727 Japan -6,311 19,542 25,853 Australia 3,618 4,227 609 Indonesia -656 260 917 Malaysia -16,577 8,521 25,098 Philippines 1,159 4,906 3,747 Newly Industrialized Countri 4,838 43,136 38,298 Hong Kong 5,753 6,539 786 Korea 464 14,111 13,647 Singapore 2,351 12,154 9,803 Taiwan -3,730 10,332 14,063 Other Pacific Rim 1,265 1,416 151 South/Central America 14,601 18,057 3,456 Brazil 5,269 6,999 1,730 Other S/C America 9,332 11,058 1,727 Other Countries 13,134 28,655 15,521 India 2,558 3,251 693 Israel 132 2,949 2,818 Thailand -3,342 3,867 7,209 Other 13,786 18,587 4,801 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 27 of the FT900 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 2007 (CB-08-89, BEA-08-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.