                                                  Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
                                   Exhibit 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
                                 THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- January 2003 to February 2005
                                                               
                            (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal to tals due to seasonal
                                           adjustments and rounding.  (R) Revised.)

Balance

Center Month
of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods (1)        Services

2003                                                                    

January                      -41,369            -46,076            4,707
February                     -41,627            -46,092            4,466
March                        -41,796            -45,981            4,185
April                        -42,184            -46,171            3,986
May                          -42,335            -46,272            3,937
June                         -41,127            -45,178            4,051

July                         -40,559            -44,677            4,118
August                       -40,345            -44,442            4,097
September                    -40,750            -44,878            4,128
October                      -40,975            -45,378            4,403
November                     -40,912            -45,494            4,583
December                     -41,832            -46,480            4,649

2004                                                                    

January                      -43,284            -47,651            4,367
February                     -45,240            -49,359            4,119
March                        -46,279            -50,351            4,072
April                        -47,167            -51,483            4,316
May                          -47,676            -52,051            4,375
June                         -50,440            -54,622            4,182

July                         -51,172            -55,213            4,041
August                       -53,365            -57,049            3,684
September                    -51,954            -55,672            3,717
October                      -53,682            -57,456            3,774
November                     -55,498            -59,588            4,090
December                     -57,017            -61,181            4,164

2005                                                                    

January (R)                  -57,888            -61,934            4,046
February                     -58,428            -62,354            3,926
March                                                                   
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Exports

Center Month
of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods            Services

2003                                                                    

January                       82,084             56,771           25,313
February                      82,046             56,889           25,157
March                         82,666             57,820           24,846
April                         82,424             57,899           24,524
May                           82,342             57,876           24,466
June                          82,824             58,185           24,640

July                          84,258             59,110           25,148
August                        84,766             59,249           25,517
September                     85,242             59,417           25,824
October                       86,073             59,776           26,297
November                      88,083             61,390           26,693
December                      89,436             62,286           27,150

2004                                                                    

January                       89,662             62,502           27,160
February                      90,428             63,166           27,261
March                         92,207             64,774           27,433
April                         94,099             66,195           27,904
May                           95,623             67,448           28,175
June                          94,862             66,572           28,290

July                          95,393             67,078           28,315
August                        95,201             66,850           28,351
September                     96,697             68,338           28,359
October                       97,392             68,910           28,481
November                      97,689             68,899           28,790
December                      98,628             69,519           29,109

2005                                                                    

January (R)                   99,394             70,116           29,278
February                     100,447             71,137           29,310
March                                                                   
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Imports

Center Month
of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods            Services

2003                                                                    

January                      123,453            102,847           20,607
February                     123,673            102,981           20,691
March                        124,462            103,801           20,661
April                        124,608            104,070           20,538
May                          124,677            104,148           20,528
June                         123,951            103,362           20,589

July                         124,817            103,787           21,030
August                       125,111            103,691           21,420
September                    125,991            104,295           21,696
October                      127,048            105,154           21,894
November                     128,994            106,884           22,110
December                     131,267            108,766           22,501

2004                                                                    

January                      132,946            110,153           22,793
February                     135,668            112,525           23,143
March                        138,486            115,125           23,360
April                        141,266            117,678           23,588
May                          143,299            119,499           23,800
June                         145,303            121,194           24,108

July                         146,565            122,291           24,274
August                       148,566            123,899           24,667
September                    148,651            124,009           24,642
October                      151,074            126,366           24,708
November                     153,187            128,488           24,700
December                     155,645            130,700           24,945

2005                                                                    

January (R)                  157,281            132,050           25,232
February                     158,875            133,491           25,384
March                                                                   
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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/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.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 end month of the period.  A moving average is useful in
smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be discerned.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-50, BEA-05-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
