PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES 
           THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES 
           JANUARY 1993 TO JANUARY 1995

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
                         

                           
   Center               BALANCE
  Month of
   Moving
   Average       Total      Goods (1)    Services

  1993

January               ---          ---          ---
February           -4,807       -9,730        4,923
March              -5,370      -10,383        5,014
April              -5,922      -10,809        4,887
May                -6,356      -11,243        4,887
June               -6,701      -11,587        4,886

July               -7,308      -12,138        4,830
August             -7,419      -12,162        4,743
September          -7,575      -12,227        4,653
October            -7,813      -12,195        4,383
November           -6,659      -11,056        4,397
December           -6,632      -10,878        4,247

  1994

January (R)        -7,319      -11,562        4,243
February (R)       -8,106      -12,349        4,244
March (R)          -8,356      -12,806        4,450
April (R)          -8,232      -13,050        4,818
May (R)            -8,880      -13,907        5,028
June (R)           -9,595      -14,769        5,175

July (R)           -9,562      -14,715        5,153
August (R)         -9,578      -14,871        5,293
September (R)      -9,332      -14,591        5,259
October (R)        -9,501      -14,935        5,434
November (R)       -8,962      -14,394        5,433
December (R)       -9,705      -15,086        5,380

  1995

January               ---          ---          ---
February 
March 
April  
May  
June 

July 
August  
September
October  
November
December
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   Center               EXPORTS
  Month of
   Moving
   Average       Total      Goods (1)    Services

  1993

January               ---          ---          ---
February           52,414       37,221       15,192
March              53,051       37,612       15,440
April              53,770       38,371       15,399
May                53,369       37,929       15,440
June               52,900       37,453       15,447

July               52,479       37,028       15,451
August             52,685       37,245       15,439
September          53,706       38,209       15,497
October            54,284       38,878       15,405
November           55,426       39,893       15,533
December           54,921       39,598       15,323

  1994

January (R)        54,372       38,932       15,440
February (R)       54,912       39,283       15,629
March (R)          55,696       39,898       15,798
April (R)          56,825       40,848       15,977
May (R)            56,809       40,836       15,973
June (R)           57,006       40,763       16,243

July (R)           58,368       42,042       16,326
August (R)         59,104       42,547       16,557
September (R)      60,227       43,609       16,618
October (R)        60,767       43,863       16,904
November (R)       61,800       44,864       16,936
December (R)       62,072       45,094       16,978

  1995

January               ---          ---          ---
February 
March 
April  
May  
June 

July 
August  
September
October  
November
December
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   Center               IMPORTS
  Month of
   Moving
   Average       Total      Goods (1)    Services

  1993

January               ---          ---          ---
February           57,221       46,952       10,269
March              58,421       47,995       10,426
April              59,691       49,180       10,512
May                59,725       49,171       10,553
June               59,601       49,040       10,561

July               59,787       49,166       10,620
August             60,104       49,408       10,696
September          61,280       50,436       10,844
October            62,096       51,073       11,023
November           62,085       50,949       11,136
December           61,553       50,476       11,077

  1994

January (R)        61,691       50,494       11,196
February (R)       63,018       51,632       11,386
March (R)          64,052       52,704       11,347
April (R)          65,057       53,898       11,159
May (R)            65,689       54,743       10,945
June (R)           66,600       55,532       11,068

July (R)           67,930       56,757       11,173
August (R)         68,682       57,417       11,264
September (R)      69,560       58,201       11,359
October (R)        70,267       58,797       11,470
November (R)       70,762       59,259       11,503
December (R)       71,778       60,180       11,598

  1995

January               ---          ---          ---
February 
March 
April  
May  
June 

July 
August  
September
October  
November
December

Note: The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed 
      by summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by 
      three and showing the average at the center month of the period.   
      Using this method, an average is not available for the current month.
      A centered moving average is useful in smoothing the volatile trade 
      data so that trends can better be discerned.

NOTE:  Exhibit numbers in this release have been renumbered from the 
       previous report. All exhibits have been moved up one.
       example: exhibit 4 now becomes exhibit 3

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-58), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JANUARY 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.


