
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES 
           THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1999 TO JANUARY 2001

(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
                                                                 


1999           

January                           ---               ---               ---
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                      -26,227           -32,924             6,696

2000           

January                       -26,833           -33,693             6,860
February                      -28,419           -35,346             6,927
March                         -29,054           -36,295             7,240
April                         -29,761           -36,906             7,144
May                           -29,581           -36,811             7,230
June                          -30,551           -37,353             6,802

July                          -30,652           -37,423             6,772
August                        -31,876           -38,245             6,370
September                     -32,222           -38,700             6,478
October                       -33,196           -39,491             6,295
November                      -33,081           -39,549             6,468
December (R)                  -33,108           -39,394             6,286

2001           

January                       -31,146           -37,471             6,325
February                                                 
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     
                                       
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August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
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                                           Exports

       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1999           

January                           ---               ---               ---
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                       83,661            60,397            23,264

2000           

January                        84,362            60,795            23,567
February                       85,314            61,221            24,092
March                          86,619            61,970            24,649
April                          87,207            62,588            24,619
May                            88,644            63,906            24,737
June                           89,360            64,750            24,610

July                           91,299            66,491            24,808
August                         91,806            66,947            24,859
September                      92,367            67,364            25,003
October                        91,681            66,663            25,018
November                       90,484            65,430            25,054
December (R)                   89,869            64,847            25,021

2001           

January                        89,747            64,645            25,101
February                                                 
March                                                    
April                                                    
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October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
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                                            Imports

       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 


1999           

January                           ---               ---               ---
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                      109,888            93,321            16,567

2000           

January                       111,195            94,487            16,708
February                      113,733            96,568            17,166
March                         115,673            98,264            17,409
April                         116,968            99,494            17,474
May                           118,224           100,717            17,508
June                          119,911           102,103            17,807

July                          121,951           103,914            18,037
August                        123,682           105,193            18,489
September                     124,589           106,064            18,525
October                       124,877           106,154            18,723
November                      123,564           104,979            18,586
December (R)                  122,977           104,242            18,735

2001           

January                       120,892           102,116            18,776
February                                                 
March                                                    
April                                                    
May                                                      
June                                                     
                                                         
July                                                     
August                                                   
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-01-72), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February  2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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