PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1998 TO NOVEMBER 2000 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Center Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1998 January --- --- --- February -11,204 -18,215 7,011 March -12,409 -19,496 7,087 April -13,635 -20,882 7,247 May -13,869 -20,873 7,004 June -14,080 -20,652 6,572 July -14,799 -21,040 6,242 August -15,445 -21,521 6,077 September -15,674 -21,870 6,196 October -15,306 -21,600 6,294 November -15,116 -21,674 6,558 December -15,357 -22,083 6,726 1999 January -16,311 -23,150 6,839 February -17,559 -24,341 6,783 March -18,562 -25,326 6,764 April -19,444 -26,209 6,765 May -21,100 -27,995 6,895 June -23,028 -29,787 6,759 July -24,004 -30,709 6,704 August -24,240 -30,773 6,533 September -24,296 -30,889 6,593 October -24,890 -31,517 6,627 November -25,426 -32,077 6,651 December -26,211 -32,901 6,690 2000 January -26,801 -33,648 6,847 February -28,372 -35,279 6,907 March -29,008 -36,228 7,220 April -29,715 -36,839 7,124 May -29,534 -36,744 7,210 June -30,418 -37,287 6,869 July -30,569 -37,356 6,787 August -31,874 -38,179 6,304 September (R) -32,450 -38,633 6,183 October -33,429 -39,406 5,977 November December ___________________________________ Exports Center Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1998 January --- --- --- February 78,579 56,870 21,709 March 78,113 56,142 21,970 April 77,926 55,739 22,187 May 77,450 55,351 22,099 June 76,880 55,122 21,758 July 76,298 54,748 21,549 August 76,291 54,793 21,498 September 77,407 55,593 21,813 October 78,471 56,472 21,999 November 78,672 56,428 22,244 December 77,881 55,745 22,136 1999 January 77,041 54,937 22,104 February 76,774 54,650 22,124 March 77,050 54,795 22,255 April 77,555 55,145 22,410 May 78,099 55,481 22,618 June 78,479 55,808 22,671 July 79,597 56,828 22,769 August 80,656 57,960 22,696 September 81,771 58,896 22,875 October 82,468 59,323 23,145 November 83,218 60,029 23,189 December 83,665 60,404 23,261 2000 January 84,370 60,809 23,561 February 85,326 61,243 24,083 March 86,631 61,991 24,640 April 87,218 62,609 24,609 May 88,656 63,927 24,728 June 89,339 64,771 24,568 July 91,270 66,512 24,758 August 91,726 66,969 24,757 September (R) 92,217 67,385 24,832 October 91,379 66,617 24,762 November December ___________________________________ Imports Center Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1998 January --- --- --- February 89,783 75,085 14,698 March 90,522 75,639 14,883 April 91,561 76,620 14,940 May 91,320 76,225 15,095 June 90,960 75,775 15,186 July 91,096 75,789 15,308 August 91,735 76,314 15,421 September 93,081 77,464 15,617 October 93,777 78,072 15,705 November 93,788 78,102 15,686 December 93,238 77,828 15,410 1999 January 93,352 78,087 15,265 February 94,332 78,991 15,341 March 95,612 80,121 15,491 April 96,998 81,353 15,645 May 99,199 83,476 15,723 June 101,507 85,595 15,912 July 103,601 87,536 16,065 August 104,896 88,733 16,163 September 106,067 89,785 16,282 October 107,358 90,840 16,518 November 108,644 92,106 16,538 December 109,877 93,306 16,571 2000 January 111,171 94,457 16,714 February 113,698 96,522 17,176 March 115,638 98,219 17,420 April 116,933 99,448 17,485 May 118,190 100,671 17,518 June 119,757 102,058 17,699 July 121,840 103,869 17,971 August 123,600 105,147 18,453 September (R) 124,667 106,018 18,649 October 124,808 106,023 18,785 November December (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis. 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-01-12), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.