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. May June Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports stub Total -3,150 19,938 23,088 -2,283 22,251 24,534 Advanced Materials -67 121 188 -78 117 195 Aerospace 4,180 6,393 2,214 4,623 7,113 2,490 Biotechnology -110 386 496 42 358 316 Electronics 2,374 4,660 2,285 2,398 4,639 2,242 Flexible Manufacturing 252 1,067 815 322 1,235 913 Information and Communications -7,207 5,144 12,351 -7,203 6,292 13,495 Life Science -1,538 1,514 3,052 -1,338 1,610 2,948 Nuclear Technology -154 129 283 -75 183 259 Opto-Electronics -947 402 1,349 -1,120 487 1,607 Weapons 68 123 55 147 217 70 Total -3,150 19,938 23,088 -2,283 22,251 24,534 North America -42 3,291 3,333 -242 3,588 3,830 Canada 797 1,872 1,075 882 2,078 1,196 Mexico -839 1,419 2,258 -1,124 1,510 2,634 European Union 66 5,298 5,232 1,026 6,059 5,033 France 203 923 720 443 1,293 850 Germany 30 1,112 1,082 2 1,060 1,058 Ireland -1,358 186 1,544 -1,004 246 1,250 Italy 38 215 177 76 297 221 United Kingdom 164 945 781 484 1,212 728 Other EU 989 1,917 928 1,025 1,952 927 Pacific Rim Countries -5,151 7,850 13,001 -4,754 9,090 13,845 China -3,893 1,296 5,189 -4,872 1,293 6,165 Japan -582 1,525 2,107 -47 2,068 2,115 Australia 311 363 52 275 338 63 Indonesia -48 15 63 -56 16 71 Malaysia -1,173 920 2,093 -1,348 676 2,024 Philippines 123 441 317 89 414 325 Newly Industrialized Countri -70 3,092 3,163 1,163 4,232 3,069 Hong Kong 475 542 67 529 593 64 Korea -217 849 1,066 254 1,278 1,024 Singapore 47 920 874 26 851 826 Taiwan -375 781 1,155 354 1,511 1,156 Other Pacific Rim 182 198 16 41 54 13 South/Central America 1,042 1,323 281 1,178 1,583 405 Brazil 385 516 132 309 548 239 Other S/C America 658 807 149 869 1,035 166 Other Countries 934 2,175 1,241 510 1,931 1,421 India 288 335 48 142 192 51 Israel -52 158 209 -94 151 245 Thailand -350 250 600 -365 274 639 Other 1,048 1,431 384 827 1,313 486 _________________ July August Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports stub Total -4,572 19,580 24,151 -3,597 21,327 24,923 Advanced Materials -61 113 174 -64 126 190 Aerospace 3,746 5,840 2,094 4,993 6,992 1,999 Biotechnology 28 412 385 -7 415 422 Electronics 2,145 4,451 2,306 2,226 4,806 2,580 Flexible Manufacturing 644 1,501 857 357 1,238 881 Information and Communications -8,267 5,233 13,500 -8,298 5,590 13,888 Life Science -1,273 1,458 2,731 -1,389 1,476 2,864 Nuclear Technology -217 94 310 25 149 124 Opto-Electronics -1,352 383 1,734 -1,496 419 1,915 Weapons 35 94 59 57 116 59 Total -4,572 19,580 24,151 -3,597 21,327 24,923 North America -444 3,113 3,557 -396 3,575 3,971 Canada 675 1,725 1,050 969 2,011 1,043 Mexico -1,119 1,388 2,507 -1,364 1,564 2,928 European Union -455 4,348 4,802 185 4,830 4,645 France -301 604 905 140 874 734 Germany 73 944 871 115 994 879 Ireland -926 156 1,082 -986 166 1,152 Italy 29 206 177 1 170 170 United Kingdom 244 1,010 766 234 983 749 Other EU 427 1,428 1,001 681 1,642 960 Pacific Rim Countries -5,355 8,845 14,200 -5,919 8,664 14,584 China -4,046 2,131 6,177 -4,434 1,647 6,081 Japan -410 1,680 2,091 -364 1,782 2,145 Australia 284 337 52 346 399 53 Indonesia -52 13 65 -44 20 64 Malaysia -1,598 677 2,276 -1,656 704 2,360 Philippines 107 431 324 107 447 339 Newly Industrialized Countri 112 3,316 3,204 95 3,623 3,528 Hong Kong 448 509 61 437 512 75 Korea 40 1,137 1,097 95 1,362 1,267 Singapore -45 818 863 66 952 887 Taiwan -331 852 1,183 -503 797 1,300 Other Pacific Rim 247 259 12 31 42 12 South/Central America 1,245 1,516 271 1,174 1,504 329 Brazil 417 545 128 503 687 184 Other S/C America 828 971 143 671 816 145 Other Countries 437 1,758 1,321 1,359 2,754 1,395 India 55 128 73 208 284 76 Israel 13 255 241 149 416 266 Thailand -388 239 627 -392 257 650 Other 756 1,136 380 1,395 1,798 403 _________________ 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.