PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1998 TO JANUARY 2000 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Center Month of Moving Total Goods (1) Services Average 1998 January --- --- --- February -11,113 -18,292 7,179 March -12,235 -19,532 7,297 April -13,633 -21,108 7,475 May -13,987 -21,167 7,180 June -14,478 -21,235 6,758 July -14,797 -21,253 6,456 August -15,241 -21,656 6,415 September -15,131 -21,631 6,500 October -14,732 -21,380 6,648 November -14,421 -21,196 6,775 December (R) -15,039 -22,002 6,963 1999 January (R) -16,346 -23,234 6,888 February (R) -18,060 -24,794 6,735 March (R) -18,972 -25,456 6,484 April (R) -19,961 -26,364 6,404 May (R) -21,764 -28,197 6,434 June (R) -23,879 -30,227 6,348 July (R) -24,611 -30,971 6,360 August (R) -24,196 -30,648 6,452 September (R) -24,076 -30,779 6,703 October (R) -24,819 -31,672 6,853 November (R) -25,173 -32,080 6,907 December -26,196 -33,034 6,839 2000 January February March April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ Exports Center Month of Moving Total Goods (1) Services Average 1998 January --- --- --- February 78,610 56,888 21,722 March 78,158 56,082 22,076 April 77,867 55,529 22,338 May 77,296 55,066 22,230 June 76,558 54,677 21,880 July 76,258 54,601 21,657 August 76,428 54,753 21,675 September 77,693 55,763 21,930 October 78,659 56,530 22,129 November 78,968 56,708 22,260 December (R) 78,335 56,033 22,303 1999 January (R) 77,597 55,260 22,337 February (R) 77,189 54,669 22,520 March (R) 77,266 54,671 22,594 April (R) 77,555 54,810 22,745 May (R) 78,058 55,192 22,866 June (R) 78,341 55,399 22,941 July (R) 79,810 56,739 23,071 August (R) 81,084 57,893 23,191 September (R) 82,389 58,905 23,483 October (R) 82,666 58,952 23,714 November (R) 83,765 59,986 23,779 December 84,216 60,517 23,698 2000 January February March April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________ Imports Center Month of Moving Total Goods (1) Services Average 1998 January --- --- --- February 89,723 75,180 14,543 March 90,393 75,614 14,779 April 91,500 76,638 14,863 May 91,283 76,233 15,051 June 91,035 75,913 15,123 July 91,055 75,854 15,201 August 91,669 76,409 15,260 September 92,823 77,394 15,430 October 93,391 77,910 15,481 November 93,389 77,904 15,485 December (R) 93,375 78,035 15,340 1999 January (R) 93,943 78,494 15,449 February (R) 95,248 79,463 15,785 March (R) 96,237 80,127 16,110 April (R) 97,516 81,175 16,341 May (R) 99,821 83,389 16,432 June (R) 102,219 85,626 16,593 July (R) 104,421 87,710 16,711 August (R) 105,281 88,541 16,740 September (R) 106,465 89,685 16,780 October (R) 107,485 90,624 16,861 November (R) 108,938 92,066 16,872 December 110,411 93,552 16,860 2000 January February March April May June July August September October November December 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-00-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.