
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES 
           THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 2000

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


                                           Balance

       Center                          
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1998           

January                           ---               ---               ---
February                      -11,204           -18,215             7,011
March                         -12,409           -19,496             7,087
April                         -13,635           -20,882             7,247
May                           -13,869           -20,873             7,004
June                          -14,080           -20,652             6,572

July                          -14,799           -21,040             6,242
August                        -15,445           -21,521             6,077
September                     -15,674           -21,870             6,196
October                       -15,306           -21,600             6,294
November                      -15,116           -21,674             6,558
December                      -15,357           -22,083             6,726

1999           

January                       -16,311           -23,150             6,839
February                      -17,559           -24,341             6,783
March                         -18,562           -25,326             6,764
April                         -19,444           -26,209             6,765
May                           -21,100           -27,995             6,895
June                          -23,028           -29,787             6,759

July                          -24,004           -30,709             6,704
August                        -24,240           -30,773             6,533
September                     -24,296           -30,889             6,593
October                       -24,890           -31,517             6,627
November                      -25,426           -32,077             6,651
December                      -26,211           -32,901             6,690

2000           

January                       -26,801           -33,648             6,847
February                      -28,372           -35,279             6,907
March                         -29,163           -36,228             7,065
April                         -29,934           -36,839             6,905
May                           -29,759           -36,744             6,985
June                          -30,444           -37,287             6,843
                                       
July (R)                      -30,448           -37,356             6,908
August                        -31,920           -38,472             6,551
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
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                                           Exports

       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1998           

January                           ---               ---              ---
February                       78,579            56,870            21,709
March                          78,113            56,142            21,970
April                          77,926            55,739            22,187
May                            77,450            55,351            22,099
June                           76,880            55,122            21,758

July                           76,298            54,748            21,549
August                         76,291            54,793            21,498
September                      77,407            55,593            21,813
October                        78,471            56,472            21,999
November                       78,672            56,428            22,244
December                       77,881            55,745            22,136

1999           

January                        77,041            54,937            22,104
February                       76,774            54,650            22,124
March                          77,050            54,795            22,255
April                          77,555            55,145            22,410
May                            78,099            55,481            22,618
June                           78,479            55,808            22,671

July                           79,597            56,828            22,769
August                         80,656            57,960            22,696
September                      81,771            58,896            22,875
October                        82,468            59,323            23,145
November                       83,218            60,029            23,189
December                       83,665            60,404            23,261

2000           

January                        84,370            60,809            23,561
February                       85,326            61,243            24,083
March                          86,518            61,991            24,527
April                          87,030            62,609            24,420
May                            88,368            63,927            24,441
June                           89,212            64,771            24,441
                                       
July (R)                       91,253            66,512            24,740
August                         91,709            66,795            24,914
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
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                                            Imports

       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1998           

January                           ---               ---               ---
February                       89,783            75,085            14,698
March                          90,522            75,639            14,883
April                          91,561            76,620            14,940
May                            91,320            76,225            15,095
June                           90,960            75,775            15,186

July                           91,096            75,789            15,308
August                         91,735            76,314            15,421
September                      93,081            77,464            15,617
October                        93,777            78,072            15,705
November                       93,788            78,102            15,686
December                       93,238            77,828            15,410

1999           

January                        93,352            78,087            15,265
February                       94,332            78,991            15,341
March                          95,612            80,121            15,491
April                          96,998            81,353            15,645
May                            99,199            83,476            15,723
June                          101,507            85,595            15,912

July                          103,601            87,536            16,065
August                        104,896            88,733            16,163
September                     106,067            89,785            16,282
October                       107,358            90,840            16,518
November                      108,644            92,106            16,538
December                      109,877            93,306            16,571

2000           

January                       111,171            94,457            16,714
February                      113,698            96,522            17,176
March                         115,681            98,219            17,462
April                         116,963            99,448            17,515
May                           118,127           100,671            17,456
June                          119,656           102,058            17,598
                                                         
July (R)                      121,701           103,869            17,832
August                        123,630           105,267            18,363
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 

(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
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.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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