                          Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
           Exhibit 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
         THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- January 2003 to September 2005
                                        
     (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

2003                                                                    

January                      -41,118            -45,977            4,859
February                     -41,403            -46,040            4,637
March                        -41,612            -45,954            4,342
April                        -41,931            -46,034            4,103
May                          -42,170            -46,191            4,021
June                         -40,950            -45,022            4,072

July                         -40,534            -44,692            4,158
August                       -40,312            -44,433            4,121
September                    -40,900            -45,097            4,197
October                      -40,966            -45,495            4,529
November                     -40,777            -45,526            4,749
December                     -41,476            -46,359            4,883

2004                                                                    

January                      -43,118            -47,645            4,526
February                     -45,210            -49,442            4,232
March                        -46,284            -50,484            4,199
April                        -47,069            -51,444            4,375
May                          -48,038            -52,351            4,313
June                         -50,681            -54,662            3,982

July                         -51,656            -55,405            3,749
August                       -53,473            -56,912            3,439
September                    -52,488            -55,925            3,437
October                      -53,902            -57,387            3,485
November                     -55,497            -59,430            3,933
December                     -56,408            -60,726            4,318

2005                                                                    

January                      -57,408            -61,814            4,406
February                     -57,890            -62,316            4,427
March                        -57,684            -62,110            4,426
April                        -57,400            -61,983            4,583
May                          -55,963            -60,664            4,701
June                         -57,775            -62,310            4,534

July                         -57,854            -62,384            4,530
August (R)                   -58,934            -63,478            4,544
September                    -61,138            -65,910            4,771
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                        
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Exports

Center Month
of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods            Services

2003                                                                    

January                       82,503             57,036           25,467
February                      82,332             56,994           25,338
March                         82,748             57,722           25,026
April                         82,392             57,754           24,638
May                           82,211             57,700           24,511
June                          82,827             58,232           24,595

July                          84,228             59,084           25,144
August                        84,855             59,301           25,553
September                     85,354             59,395           25,959
October                       86,309             59,798           26,511
November                      88,471             61,518           26,953
December                      89,927             62,457           27,470

2004                                                                    

January                       90,289             62,797           27,492
February                      90,831             63,249           27,582
March                         92,364             64,596           27,768
April                         94,004             65,907           28,097
May                           95,341             67,033           28,308
June                          95,033             66,691           28,342

July                          95,613             67,237           28,377
August                        95,651             67,197           28,453
September                     96,790             68,267           28,523
October                       97,568             68,770           28,798
November                      98,278             68,954           29,324
December                      99,629             69,624           30,004

2005                                                                    

January                      100,860             70,401           30,459
February                     101,782             71,104           30,679
March                        102,148             71,280           30,868
April                        103,323             72,268           31,055
May                          104,765             73,520           31,245
June                         105,762             74,513           31,248

July                         105,967             74,684           31,283
August (R)                   106,722             75,427           31,295
September                    106,521             75,062           31,459
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                        
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Imports

Center Month
of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods            Services

2003                                                                    

January                      123,621            103,013           20,609
February                     123,735            103,034           20,701
March                        124,359            103,676           20,683
April                        124,323            103,788           20,535
May                          124,382            103,891           20,491
June                         123,777            103,254           20,523

July                         124,762            103,776           20,987
August                       125,167            103,734           21,432
September                    126,254            104,492           21,762
October                      127,275            105,293           21,982
November                     129,248            107,044           22,204
December                     131,403            108,817           22,586

2004                                                                    

January                      133,407            110,441           22,966
February                     136,041            112,691           23,350
March                        138,649            115,080           23,568
April                        141,073            117,350           23,723
May                          143,379            119,384           23,995
June                         145,714            121,353           24,361

July                         147,269            122,642           24,627
August                       149,124            124,110           25,014
September                    149,278            124,192           25,086
October                      151,470            126,157           25,313
November                     153,774            128,384           25,390
December                     156,036            130,350           25,686

2005                                                                    

January                      158,269            132,215           26,053
February                     159,672            133,420           26,252
March                        159,832            133,390           26,443
April                        160,723            134,250           26,473
May                          160,728            134,184           26,544
June                         163,537            136,823           26,714

July                         163,821            137,068           26,753
August (R)                   165,656            138,905           26,751
September                    167,659            140,972           26,687
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/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-05-164, BEA-05-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
