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. September October Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports stub Total -4,180 22,022 26,202 22,298 27,237 Advanced Materials -54 123 177 113 198 Aerospace 4,429 6,908 2,478 7,334 2,360 Biotechnology 95 497 403 476 514 Electronics 2,216 4,679 2,463 4,430 2,403 Flexible Manufacturing 445 1,250 805 1,309 957 Information and Communications -8,311 6,176 14,487 6,259 15,387 Life Science -1,489 1,563 3,052 1,604 2,699 Nuclear Technology -207 30 237 193 209 Opto-Electronics -1,553 490 2,043 391 2,433 Weapons 250 307 57 187 77 Total -4,180 22,022 26,202 22,298 27,237 North America -980 3,522 4,501 4,103 4,539 Canada 425 1,955 1,530 2,074 1,257 Mexico -1,404 1,567 2,971 2,028 3,282 European Union 379 5,399 5,019 5,391 4,949 France -66 740 806 846 899 Germany 167 1,055 888 1,204 845 Ireland -863 452 1,315 374 1,026 Italy 30 215 185 202 207 United Kingdom 193 1,154 961 1,043 902 Other EU 918 1,784 865 1,724 1,069 Pacific Rim Countries -6,209 8,834 15,043 8,550 16,130 China -5,114 1,673 6,787 1,461 7,323 Japan -397 1,824 2,222 1,953 2,495 Australia 307 352 44 333 61 Indonesia -78 22 100 40 115 Malaysia -1,512 676 2,187 622 2,228 Philippines 101 414 314 430 346 Newly Industrialized Countri 445 3,822 3,377 3,518 3,548 Hong Kong 629 699 71 587 67 Korea 90 1,274 1,184 1,069 1,379 Singapore 202 1,061 859 889 846 Taiwan -476 788 1,264 973 1,256 Other Pacific Rim 38 50 12 193 14 South/Central America 1,326 1,612 286 1,661 241 Brazil 626 772 146 641 97 Other S/C America 700 840 140 1,021 144 Other Countries 1,304 2,656 1,353 2,593 1,378 India 257 321 64 296 59 Israel 14 273 260 289 278 Thailand -351 266 617 251 641 Other 1,384 1,797 413 1,758 400 _________________ November December Technology Group Balance Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports stub Total -4,279 22,925 27,205 -2,136 22,969 25,105 Advanced Materials -75 118 193 -65 134 199 Aerospace 5,746 8,224 2,479 5,210 7,768 2,558 Biotechnology 96 511 414 17 478 461 Electronics 2,112 4,429 2,318 1,850 4,091 2,240 Flexible Manufacturing 235 1,062 827 204 1,192 989 Information and Communications -8,762 6,184 14,946 -6,927 6,606 13,533 Life Science -1,639 1,663 3,301 -946 1,895 2,841 Nuclear Technology -119 238 357 -405 82 487 Opto-Electronics -1,904 388 2,292 -1,212 513 1,725 Weapons 31 108 77 138 209 72 Total -4,279 22,925 27,205 -2,136 22,969 25,105 North America -745 3,727 4,472 -533 3,500 4,033 Canada 808 2,130 1,321 667 2,067 1,399 Mexico -1,553 1,597 3,150 -1,200 1,433 2,634 European Union 51 5,480 5,429 622 6,047 5,425 France -91 694 785 -240 795 1,035 Germany 48 1,130 1,082 279 1,267 988 Ireland -1,182 396 1,578 -860 382 1,242 Italy 67 233 166 67 250 183 United Kingdom 167 1,081 913 128 973 845 Other EU 1,042 1,946 904 1,248 2,381 1,133 Pacific Rim Countries -6,950 8,707 15,657 -4,717 9,322 14,039 China -5,806 1,616 7,422 -4,363 1,750 6,113 Japan -954 1,387 2,341 -702 1,450 2,152 Australia 369 428 59 276 338 62 Indonesia -69 22 91 -41 28 69 Malaysia -1,288 687 1,975 -1,599 578 2,177 Philippines 120 404 284 109 375 267 Newly Industrialized Countri 651 4,122 3,472 1,568 4,753 3,185 Hong Kong 492 561 68 561 614 53 Korea -284 1,125 1,409 91 1,281 1,190 Singapore 627 1,406 779 1,173 1,965 792 Taiwan -185 1,030 1,215 -257 892 1,150 Other Pacific Rim 27 40 13 35 50 14 South/Central America 1,804 2,082 278 1,215 1,469 254 Brazil 594 719 125 512 616 104 Other S/C America 1,210 1,363 153 703 853 149 Other Countries 1,560 2,929 1,369 1,276 2,631 1,355 India 192 254 63 373 424 51 Israel 103 340 237 -64 201 265 Thailand 253 918 665 -119 446 565 Other 1,012 1,416 404 1,086 1,560 474 _________________ 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.