                                        
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- January 2006 to August 2008

(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

2006                                                                    

January                      -64,322            -71,022            6,700
February                     -63,928            -70,502            6,574
March                        -63,029            -69,536            6,507
April                        -62,080            -68,490            6,410
May                          -63,035            -69,684            6,649
June                         -63,947            -70,561            6,614

July                         -65,372            -72,023            6,651
August                       -65,890            -72,692            6,802
September                    -65,824            -72,874            7,051
October                      -62,744            -70,201            7,457
November                     -59,454            -67,224            7,770
December                     -58,295            -66,452            8,157

2007                                                                    

January                      -58,524            -66,649            8,126
February                     -59,177            -67,138            7,962
March                        -59,848            -67,788            7,940
April                        -60,464            -68,637            8,173
May                          -60,672            -69,313            8,641
June                         -59,606            -68,629            9,023

July                         -58,626            -68,309            9,683
August                       -57,258            -67,709           10,451
September                    -56,038            -67,068           11,030
October                      -55,710            -67,041           11,331
November                     -57,223            -68,716           11,493
December                     -57,928            -69,640           11,712

2008                                                                    

January                      -58,720            -70,451           11,731
February                     -59,242            -70,713           11,471
March                        -59,036            -70,344           11,308
April                        -59,969            -71,278           11,310
May                          -59,560            -71,154           11,595
June                         -60,184            -72,109           11,926

July (R)                     -60,116            -72,498           12,382
August                       -59,759            -72,095           12,335
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                        

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Exports

Center Month
of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods            Services

2006                                                                    

January                      113,047             79,080           33,967
February                     114,821             80,394           34,426
March                        116,393             81,560           34,833
April                        117,279             82,284           34,995
May                          118,580             83,201           35,379
June                         119,923             84,444           35,479

July                         120,734             85,076           35,658
August                       121,839             86,045           35,794
September                    122,548             86,426           36,122
October                      124,323             87,538           36,785
November                     125,664             88,180           37,484
December                     126,807             88,607           38,200

2007                                                                    

January                      127,699             89,365           38,334
February                     127,605             89,366           38,239
March                        128,479             90,106           38,373
April                        129,214             90,424           38,790
May                          131,447             91,892           39,555
June                         133,317             93,163           40,154

July                         136,471             95,260           41,211
August                       139,280             96,964           42,315
September                    141,624             98,498           43,126
October                      143,000             99,455           43,545
November                     144,033            100,269           43,764
December                     145,155            101,060           44,095

2008                                                                    

January                      146,915            102,498           44,417
February                     149,361            104,875           44,486
March                        150,549            105,938           44,611
April                        152,450            107,729           44,722
May                          153,912            108,695           45,216
June                         158,272            112,437           45,835

July (R)                     162,604            116,029           46,575
August                       165,197            118,244           46,954
September                                                               
October                                                                 
November                                                                
December                                                                
                                        

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Imports

Center Month
of Moving Averages
                           Total              Goods            Services

2006                                                                    

January                      177,369            150,102           27,268
February                     178,748            150,896           27,852
March                        179,422            151,095           28,327
April                        179,358            150,773           28,585
May                          181,615            152,885           28,730
June                         183,870            155,005           28,865

July                         186,106            157,099           29,007
August                       187,729            158,738           28,992
September                    188,371            159,300           29,071
October                      187,067            157,739           29,328
November                     185,118            155,404           29,714
December                     185,102            155,059           30,043

2007                                                                    

January                      186,222            156,014           30,208
February                     186,782            156,504           30,278
March                        188,326            157,894           30,433
April                        189,677            159,060           30,617
May                          192,119            161,204           30,915
June                         192,923            161,792           31,132

July                         195,097            163,569           31,528
August                       196,538            164,673           31,865
September                    197,662            165,566           32,096
October                      198,710            166,496           32,214
November                     201,256            168,985           32,271
December                     203,083            170,700           32,383

2008                                                                    

January                      205,636            172,949           32,686
February                     208,603            175,588           33,015
March                        209,585            176,282           33,303
April                        212,419            179,007           33,412
May                          213,471            179,850           33,622
June                         218,456            184,547           33,909

July (R)                     222,720            188,527           34,193
August                       224,957            190,338           34,618
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 A-1 of this
release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.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-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
