                          PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
           EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
          THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 2001 TO February 2003
                                        
     (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
                    adjustments and rounding.  (R) Revised.)

Balance

Center Month of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods (1)        Services

2001                                                                    

January                                                                 
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                     -29,020            -33,052            4,032

2002                                                                    

January                      -30,104            -33,824            3,721
February                     -31,876            -35,534            3,658
March                        -33,855            -37,761            3,907
April                        -35,119            -39,543            4,424
May                          -36,481            -40,881            4,400
June                         -36,239            -40,510            4,271

July                         -36,588            -40,723            4,135
August                       -36,752            -40,950            4,198
September                    -36,829            -41,123            4,294
October                      -37,549            -41,748            4,199
November                     -40,117            -44,131            4,013
December                     -42,090            -45,914            3,824

2003                                                                    

January (R)                  -42,144            -45,899            3,755
February                                                                
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

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August                                                                  
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                        
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Exports
Center Month of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods            Services

2001                                                                    

January                                                                 
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                      77,604             55,307           22,298

2002                                                                    

January                       77,381             54,825           22,555
February                      77,653             54,790           22,863
March                         78,661             55,402           23,259
April                         80,061             56,293           23,768
May                           81,417             57,383           24,034
June                          82,333             58,136           24,197

July                          82,865             58,452           24,413
August                        82,972             58,457           24,515
September                     82,551             57,878           24,673
October                       82,533             57,763           24,770
November                      81,848             56,832           25,016
December                      81,878             56,669           25,209

2003                                                                    

January (R)                   81,702             56,524           25,178
February                                                                
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

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August                                                                  
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October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                        
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Imports
Center Month of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods            Services

2001                                                                    

January                                                                 
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                     106,624             88,358           18,266

2002                                                                    

January                      107,484             88,650           18,835
February                     109,529             90,324           19,204
March                        112,516             93,163           19,353
April                        115,180             95,836           19,344
May                          117,898             98,264           19,634
June                         118,572             98,646           19,926

July                         119,454             99,175           20,278
August                       119,724             99,407           20,316
September                    119,380             99,001           20,379
October                      120,082             99,511           20,571
November                     121,965            100,962           21,003
December                     123,968            102,583           21,385

2003                                                                    

January (R)                  123,846            102,423           21,423
February                                                                
March                                                                   
April                                                                   
May                                                                     
June                                                                    

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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-03-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
