| Table 6-3 |
| U.S. trade in advanced-technology products: 2000–04 |
| (Millions of U.S. dollars) |
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 |
| Category |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
| Exports |
|
|
|
|
|
| All technologies |
225,415.3 |
202,107.8 |
180,629.3 |
181,789.5 |
201,454.0 |
| Biotechnologies |
1,728.8 |
1,615.0 |
2,130.5 |
2,862.8 |
3,743.2 |
| Life sciences |
11,950.6 |
12,839.6 |
11,858.6 |
13,002.0 |
14,515.9 |
| Optoelectronics |
4,113.0 |
3,402.7 |
2,430.6 |
2,467.0 |
3,506.4 |
| Information and communications |
76,250.4 |
65,260.4 |
53,309.3 |
53,127.8 |
59,210.1 |
| Electronics |
56,884.0 |
45,358.4 |
42,762.8 |
46,597.2 |
48,564.4 |
| Flexible manufacturing |
14,295.1 |
9,451.4 |
8,562.5 |
8,319.6 |
13,044.3 |
| Advanced materials |
2,651.2 |
2,309.6 |
1,088.9 |
1,036.5 |
|
| Aerospace |
52,747.5 |
56,916.7 |
53,255.2 |
49,432.9 |
54,377.3 |
| Weapons |
1,528.8 |
1,522.7 |
1,557.7 |
1,451.8 |
1,852.1 |
| Nuclear technology |
1,266.0 |
1,430.3 |
1,671.2 |
1,488.9 |
1,503.1 |
| Computer software |
118.4 |
80.0 |
1,310.9 |
1,628.1 |
1,807.6 |
| Imports |
|
|
|
|
|
| All technologies |
195,660.3 |
195,265.2 |
196,100.1 |
207,196.2 |
238,478.3 |
| Biotechnologies |
1,136.0 |
1,294.4 |
1,871.9 |
2,183.9 |
1,967.4 |
| Life sciences |
16,210.5 |
20,113.0 |
25,950.3 |
30,936.9 |
32,799.0 |
| Optoelectronics |
5,822.9 |
5,607.5 |
5,436.6 |
5,254.9 |
7,795.0 |
| Information and communications |
91,864.7 |
95,158.6 |
100,765.9 |
110,088.5 |
132,539.0 |
| Electronics |
41,651.5 |
30,882.6 |
26,649.5 |
25,135.2 |
27,454.0 |
| Flexible manufacturing |
8,684.9 |
7,473.4 |
6,562.2 |
6,262.8 |
7,587.2 |
| Advanced materials |
2,707.4 |
2,435.9 |
1,484.9 |
1,510.5 |
1,794.4 |
| Aerospace |
25,733.1 |
30,511.0 |
25,212.9 |
22,773.1 |
23,832.8 |
| Weapons |
413.2 |
383.1 |
407.0 |
461.4 |
539.7 |
| Nuclear technology |
1,436.1 |
1,405.7 |
1,758.9 |
2,589.0 |
2,169.9 |
| Computer software |
826.0 |
723.6 |
780.8 |
955.2 |
1,053.9 |
| Balance |
|
|
|
|
|
| All technologies |
29,755.0 |
6,842.5 |
-15,470.8 |
-25,406.7 |
-37,024.3 |
| Biotechnologies |
592.8 |
320.6 |
258.6 |
678.9 |
1,775.8 |
| Life sciences |
-4,259.9 |
-7,273.4 |
-14,091.7 |
-17,934.8 |
-18,283.1 |
| Optoelectronics |
-1,710.0 |
-2,204.8 |
-3,006.1 |
-2,787.9 |
-4,288.6 |
| Information and communications |
-15,614.3 |
-29,898.2 |
-47,456.6 |
-56,960.7 |
-73,328.9 |
| Electronics |
15,232.5 |
14,475.8 |
16,113.4 |
21,462.0 |
21,110.4 |
| Flexible manufacturing |
5,610.2 |
1,978.0 |
2,000.3 |
2,056.9 |
5,457.1 |
| Advanced materials |
-56.2 |
-126.3 |
-396.0 |
-474.0 |
-657.2 |
| Aerospace |
27,014.4 |
26,405.7 |
28,042.3 |
26,659.8 |
30,544.5 |
| Weapons |
1,115.6 |
1,139.6 |
1,150.7 |
990.3 |
1,312.5 |
| Nuclear technology |
-170.1 |
24.6 |
-87.7 |
-1,100.1 |
-666.7 |
| Computer software |
-707.6 |
-643.6 |
530.1 |
672.9 |
753.7 |
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SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, special tabulations (2005).
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