PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 2000 TO October 2002 (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 2000 January February -29,058 -35,485 6,427 March -29,879 -36,543 6,664 April -30,469 -37,126 6,657 May -30,642 -37,390 6,748 June -31,759 -38,057 6,298 July -31,732 -37,855 6,123 August -32,775 -38,379 5,604 September -33,384 -38,983 5,599 October -34,073 -39,623 5,550 November -33,752 -39,553 5,801 December -33,873 -39,425 5,552 2001 January -32,666 -38,086 5,420 February -32,387 -37,677 5,291 March -31,639 -36,827 5,188 April -31,877 -36,800 4,924 May -31,108 -35,906 4,798 June -30,591 -35,361 4,770 July -30,359 -35,284 4,925 August -26,593 -35,250 8,657 September -26,591 -35,051 8,460 October -26,743 -34,929 8,187 November -29,342 -33,554 4,212 December -29,005 -33,032 4,027 2002 January -30,074 -33,785 3,711 February -31,831 -35,475 3,644 March -33,811 -37,702 3,891 April -35,076 -39,484 4,408 May -36,437 -40,822 4,385 June -36,236 -40,451 4,215 July -36,630 -40,664 4,034 August -36,786 -40,891 4,105 September (R) -36,753 -41,022 4,269 October November December _________________ Exports Center Month of Moving Averages Total Goods Services 2000 January February 85,365 61,495 23,870 March 86,484 62,125 24,358 April 87,205 62,752 24,452 May 88,428 63,804 24,625 June 88,940 64,504 24,436 July 90,458 65,988 24,470 August 90,899 66,547 24,352 September 91,221 66,786 24,435 October 90,805 66,301 24,504 November 90,054 65,485 24,569 December 89,606 65,113 24,494 2001 January 89,160 64,819 24,342 February 88,668 64,428 24,240 March 87,691 63,461 24,230 April 86,700 62,596 24,104 May 85,589 61,615 23,973 June 84,226 60,504 23,722 July 83,225 59,369 23,856 August 80,775 57,758 23,017 September 79,225 57,008 22,217 October 77,496 56,031 21,465 November 77,644 55,786 21,858 December 77,637 55,337 22,299 2002 January 77,446 54,887 22,559 February 77,751 54,883 22,868 March 78,758 55,494 23,264 April 80,157 56,385 23,771 May 81,514 57,476 24,038 June 82,448 58,228 24,220 July 82,990 58,544 24,445 August 83,110 58,549 24,561 September (R) 82,654 57,878 24,776 October November December _________________ Imports Center Month of Moving Averages Total Goods Services 2000 January February 114,423 96,980 17,442 March 116,363 98,669 17,694 April 117,674 99,878 17,796 May 119,070 101,194 17,877 June 120,700 102,561 18,138 July 122,190 103,843 18,347 August 123,674 104,926 18,748 September 124,605 105,769 18,836 October 124,878 105,924 18,954 November 123,806 105,039 18,768 December 123,479 104,538 18,942 2001 January 121,827 102,905 18,922 February 121,055 102,105 18,949 March 119,330 100,288 19,042 April 118,577 99,397 19,180 May 116,697 97,522 19,175 June 114,817 95,865 18,952 July 113,584 94,653 18,932 August 107,368 93,008 14,360 September 105,815 92,058 13,757 October 104,239 90,960 13,278 November 106,986 89,340 17,646 December 106,642 88,369 18,272 2002 January 107,520 88,672 18,848 February 109,582 90,358 19,224 March 112,569 93,197 19,372 April 115,233 95,869 19,364 May 117,951 98,298 19,653 June 118,684 98,679 20,004 July 119,620 99,209 20,411 August 119,896 99,441 20,456 September (R) 119,407 98,900 20,507 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/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.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 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-02-162), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2002. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.