PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 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 1999 January --- --- --- 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 (R) -26,227 -32,924 6,696 2000 January (R) -26,833 -33,693 6,860 February (R) -28,419 -35,346 6,927 March (R) -29,054 -36,295 7,240 April (R) -29,761 -36,906 7,144 May (R) -29,581 -36,811 7,230 June (R) -30,551 -37,353 6,802 July (R) -30,652 -37,423 6,772 August (R) -31,876 -38,245 6,370 September(R) -32,222 -38,700 6,478 October (R) -33,196 -39,491 6,295 November (R) -33,081 -39,549 6,468 December -33,112 -39,398 6,286 2001 January February March April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ Exports Center Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1999 January --- --- --- 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 (R) 83,661 60,397 23,264 2000 January (R) 84,362 60,795 23,567 February (R) 85,314 61,221 24,092 March (R) 86,619 61,970 24,649 April (R) 87,207 62,588 24,619 May (R) 88,644 63,906 24,737 June (R) 89,360 64,750 24,610 July (R) 91,299 66,491 24,808 August (R) 91,806 66,947 24,859 September(R) 92,367 67,364 25,003 October (R) 91,681 66,663 25,018 November (R) 90,484 65,430 25,054 December 89,892 64,890 25,002 2001 January February March April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ Imports Center Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1999 January --- --- --- 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 (R) 109,888 93,321 16,567 2000 January (R) 111,195 94,487 16,708 February (R) 113,733 96,568 17,166 March (R) 115,673 98,264 17,409 April (R) 116,968 99,494 17,474 May (R) 118,224 100,717 17,508 June (R) 119,911 102,103 17,807 July (R) 121,951 103,914 18,037 August (R) 123,682 105,193 18,489 September(R) 124,589 106,064 18,525 October (R) 124,877 106,154 18,723 November (R) 123,564 104,979 18,586 December 123,004 104,287 18,717 2001 January February March April May June July August September October 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-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.