PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 2001 TO February 2003 (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 2001 January 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 -29,020 -33,052 4,032 2002 January -30,104 -33,824 3,721 February -31,876 -35,534 3,658 March -33,855 -37,761 3,907 April -35,119 -39,543 4,424 May -36,481 -40,881 4,400 June -36,239 -40,510 4,271 July -36,588 -40,723 4,135 August -36,752 -40,950 4,198 September -36,829 -41,123 4,294 October -37,549 -41,748 4,199 November -40,117 -44,131 4,013 December -42,090 -45,914 3,824 2003 January (R) -42,144 -45,899 3,755 February March April May June July August September October November December _________________ Exports Center Month of Moving Averages Total Goods Services 2001 January 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 77,604 55,307 22,298 2002 January 77,381 54,825 22,555 February 77,653 54,790 22,863 March 78,661 55,402 23,259 April 80,061 56,293 23,768 May 81,417 57,383 24,034 June 82,333 58,136 24,197 July 82,865 58,452 24,413 August 82,972 58,457 24,515 September 82,551 57,878 24,673 October 82,533 57,763 24,770 November 81,848 56,832 25,016 December 81,878 56,669 25,209 2003 January (R) 81,702 56,524 25,178 February March April May June July August September October November December _________________ Imports Center Month of Moving Averages Total Goods Services 2001 January 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 106,624 88,358 18,266 2002 January 107,484 88,650 18,835 February 109,529 90,324 19,204 March 112,516 93,163 19,353 April 115,180 95,836 19,344 May 117,898 98,264 19,634 June 118,572 98,646 19,926 July 119,454 99,175 20,278 August 119,724 99,407 20,316 September 119,380 99,001 20,379 October 120,082 99,511 20,571 November 121,965 100,962 21,003 December 123,968 102,583 21,385 2003 January (R) 123,846 102,423 21,423 February March April May June July August 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 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-03-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.