
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES 
           THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 2000 TO MARCH 2002

(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
 
 
 
2000
 
January                           ---               ---               ---
February                      -29,107           -35,802             6,694
March                         -30,135           -37,068             6,933
April                         -30,408           -37,293             6,884
May                           -30,261           -37,224             6,962
June                          -31,125           -37,609             6,485
 
July                          -31,287           -37,585             6,299
August                        -32,447           -38,204             5,757
September                     -33,111           -38,909             5,797
October                       -33,836           -39,614             5,778
November                      -33,431           -39,507             6,076
December                      -33,252           -39,159             5,906
 
2001
 
January                       -31,850           -37,723             5,873
February                      -31,771           -37,541             5,770
March                         -31,254           -37,051             5,797
April                         -31,321           -36,997             5,675
May                           -30,279           -35,921             5,641
June                          -29,859           -35,314             5,456
 
July                          -29,665           -35,189             5,524
August                        -26,151           -35,182             9,031
September                     -25,802           -34,918             9,116
October                       -25,843           -34,972             9,129
November                      -27,618           -33,445             5,827
December                      -27,157           -33,011             5,854
 
2002
 
January (R)                   -28,236           -33,896             5,660
February                      -30,543           -35,934             5,391
March
April
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
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                                           Exports
 
       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services
 
 
 
2000
 
January                           ---               ---               ---
February                       85,752            61,714            24,038
March                          86,722            62,190            24,532
April                          87,456            62,864            24,592
May                            88,607            63,853            24,755
June                           89,116            64,573            24,543
 
July                           90,543            65,982            24,561
August                         90,832            66,424            24,408
September                      91,130            66,652            24,478
October                        90,683            66,145            24,538
November                       90,044            65,412            24,631
December                       89,874            65,202            24,671
 
2001
 
January                        89,793            65,122            24,671
February                       89,539            64,848            24,691
March                          88,468            63,801            24,667
April                          87,387            62,833            24,554
May                            86,278            61,821            24,457
June                           84,833            60,661            24,172
 
July                           83,779            59,557            24,222
August                         81,048            57,806            23,242
September                      79,556            57,107            22,450
October                        77,644            55,978            21,666
November                       78,006            55,808            22,198
December                       78,127            55,324            22,803
 
2002
 
January (R)                    78,334            54,952            23,381
February                       78,714            54,987            23,728
March
April
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
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                                            Imports
 
       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services
 
 
 
2000
 
January                           ---               ---               ---
February                      114,859            97,516            17,344
March                         116,857            99,258            17,599
April                         117,865           100,157            17,708
May                           118,869           101,076            17,792
June                          120,241           102,182            18,059
 
July                          121,829           103,567            18,262
August                        123,279           104,628            18,651
September                     124,241           105,561            18,680
October                       124,519           105,759            18,760
November                      123,475           104,919            18,556
December                      123,126           104,361            18,765
 
2001
 
January                       121,643           102,845            18,798
February                      121,310           102,389            18,921
March                         119,722           100,852            18,869
April                         118,708            99,830            18,878
May                           116,558            97,742            18,815
June                          114,691            95,975            18,716
 
July                          113,444            94,746            18,698
August                        107,199            92,988            14,211
September                     105,358            92,025            13,334
October                       103,487            90,951            12,537
November                      105,624            89,253            16,371
December                      105,284            88,335            16,949
 
2002
 
January (R)                   106,570            88,849            17,721
February                      109,257            90,921            18,336
March
April
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
NOTE:  (1)  Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.  For information 
on data sources and methodology, see the information section on page 26 of this 
release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea.
rels.htm.
 
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-02-65), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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