
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES 
           THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 2000 TO AUGUST 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                      -29,058           -35,485             6,427
March                         -29,879           -36,543             6,664
April                         -30,469           -37,126             6,657
May                           -30,642           -37,390             6,748
June                          -31,759           -38,057             6,298
 
July                          -31,732           -37,855             6,123
August                        -32,775           -38,379             5,604
September                     -33,384           -38,983             5,599
October                       -34,073           -39,623             5,550
November                      -33,752           -39,553             5,801
December                      -33,873           -39,425             5,552
 
2001
 
January                       -32,666           -38,086             5,420
February                      -32,387           -37,677             5,291
March                         -31,639           -36,827             5,188
April                         -31,877           -36,800             4,924
May                           -31,108           -35,906             4,798
June                          -30,591           -35,361             4,770
 
July                          -30,359           -35,284             4,925
August                        -26,593           -35,250             8,657
September                     -26,591           -35,051             8,460
October                       -26,743           -34,929             8,187
November                      -29,342           -33,554             4,212
December                      -29,005           -33,032             4,027
 
2002
 
January                       -30,074           -33,785             3,711
February                      -31,831           -35,475             3,644
March                         -33,883           -37,702             3,820
April                         -35,412           -39,484             4,072
May                           -36,812           -40,822             4,010
June (R)                      -36,508           -40,451             3,943
 
July                          -36,760           -40,643             3,883
August
September
October
November
December
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                                           Exports
 
       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services
 
 
 
2000
 
January                           ---               ---               ---
February                       85,365            61,495            23,870
March                          86,484            62,125            24,358
April                          87,205            62,752            24,452
May                            88,428            63,804            24,625
June                           88,940            64,504            24,436
 
July                           90,458            65,988            24,470
August                         90,899            66,547            24,352
September                      91,221            66,786            24,435
October                        90,805            66,301            24,504
November                       90,054            65,485            24,569
December                       89,606            65,113            24,494
 
2001
 
January                        89,160            64,819            24,342
February                       88,668            64,428            24,240
March                          87,691            63,461            24,230
April                          86,700            62,596            24,104
May                            85,589            61,615            23,973
June                           84,226            60,504            23,722
 
July                           83,225            59,369            23,856
August                         80,775            57,758            23,017
September                      79,225            57,008            22,217
October                        77,496            56,031            21,465
November                       77,644            55,786            21,858
December                       77,637            55,337            22,299
 
2002
 
January                        77,446            54,887            22,559
February                       77,751            54,883            22,868
March                          78,684            55,494            23,190
April                          79,910            56,385            23,525
May                            81,168            57,476            23,692
June (R)                       82,028            58,228            23,800
 
July                           82,311            58,446            23,864
August
September
October
November
December
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                                            Imports
 
       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services
 
 
 
2000
 
January                           ---               ---               ---
February                      114,423            96,980            17,442
March                         116,363            98,669            17,694
April                         117,674            99,878            17,796
May                           119,070           101,194            17,877
June                          120,700           102,561            18,138
 
July                          122,190           103,843            18,347
August                        123,674           104,926            18,748
September                     124,605           105,769            18,836
October                       124,878           105,924            18,954
November                      123,806           105,039            18,768
December                      123,479           104,538            18,942
 
2001
 
January                       121,827           102,905            18,922
February                      121,055           102,105            18,949
March                         119,330           100,288            19,042
April                         118,577            99,397            19,180
May                           116,697            97,522            19,175
June                          114,817            95,865            18,952
 
July                          113,584            94,653            18,932
August                        107,368            93,008            14,360
September                     105,815            92,058            13,757
October                       104,239            90,960            13,278
November                      106,986            89,340            17,646
December                      106,642            88,369            18,272
 
2002
 
January                       107,520            88,672            18,848
February                      109,582            90,358            19,224
March                         112,567            93,197            19,370
April                         115,322            95,869            19,453
May                           117,980            98,298            19,683
June (R)                      118,536            98,679            19,857
 
July                          119,071            99,090            19,981
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-02-132), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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