PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 2002 TO December 2004 (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 2002 January -28,633 -33,416 4,783 February -29,614 -34,280 4,667 March -31,254 -36,133 4,879 April -32,691 -37,788 5,097 May -33,167 -38,679 5,512 June -34,457 -39,787 5,330 July -34,513 -39,709 5,196 August -35,240 -40,412 5,172 September -35,639 -40,803 5,164 October -35,908 -41,135 5,227 November -37,043 -42,140 5,097 December -39,228 -44,243 5,015 2003 January -41,369 -46,076 4,707 February -41,627 -46,092 4,466 March -41,796 -45,981 4,185 April -42,184 -46,171 3,986 May -42,335 -46,272 3,937 June -41,127 -45,178 4,051 July -40,559 -44,677 4,118 August -40,345 -44,442 4,097 September -40,750 -44,878 4,128 October -40,975 -45,378 4,403 November -40,912 -45,494 4,583 December -41,832 -46,480 4,649 2004 January (R) -43,290 -47,651 4,361 February (R) -45,251 -49,359 4,107 March (R) -46,297 -50,352 4,054 April (R) -47,185 -51,483 4,298 May (R) -47,694 -52,051 4,357 June (R) -50,457 -54,622 4,165 July (R) -51,164 -55,213 4,049 August (R) -53,348 -57,050 3,702 September (R) -51,876 -55,672 3,796 October (R) -53,692 -57,456 3,764 November (R) -55,484 -59,589 4,104 December -57,279 -61,415 4,137 _________________ Exports Center Month of Moving Averages Total Goods Services 2002 January 78,377 55,375 23,002 February 78,411 55,076 23,335 March 78,736 55,041 23,695 April 79,609 55,687 23,922 May 80,652 56,450 24,202 June 81,641 57,345 24,297 July 82,206 57,752 24,454 August 82,696 58,097 24,599 September 82,790 58,124 24,666 October 82,618 57,723 24,895 November 82,566 57,483 25,084 December 82,147 56,769 25,378 2003 January 82,084 56,771 25,313 February 82,046 56,889 25,157 March 82,666 57,820 24,846 April 82,424 57,899 24,524 May 82,342 57,876 24,466 June 82,824 58,185 24,640 July 84,258 59,110 25,148 August 84,766 59,249 25,517 September 85,242 59,417 25,824 October 86,073 59,776 26,297 November 88,083 61,390 26,693 December 89,436 62,286 27,150 2004 January (R) 89,646 62,502 27,144 February (R) 90,396 63,166 27,230 March (R) 92,159 64,774 27,385 April (R) 94,050 66,195 27,856 May (R) 95,575 67,448 28,127 June (R) 94,815 66,572 28,243 July (R) 95,352 67,077 28,275 August (R) 95,156 66,849 28,307 September (R) 96,674 68,338 28,336 October (R) 97,308 68,910 28,398 November (R) 97,550 68,899 28,651 December 98,398 69,511 28,887 _________________ Imports Center Month of Moving Averages Total Goods Services 2002 January 107,010 88,791 18,219 February 108,025 89,356 18,669 March 109,989 91,173 18,816 April 112,300 93,475 18,825 May 113,819 95,128 18,690 June 116,099 97,132 18,967 July 116,719 97,461 19,258 August 117,936 98,509 19,427 September 118,428 98,926 19,502 October 118,526 98,857 19,668 November 119,609 99,622 19,987 December 121,375 101,012 20,364 2003 January 123,453 102,847 20,607 February 123,673 102,981 20,691 March 124,462 103,801 20,661 April 124,608 104,070 20,538 May 124,677 104,148 20,528 June 123,951 103,362 20,589 July 124,817 103,787 21,030 August 125,111 103,691 21,420 September 125,991 104,295 21,696 October 127,048 105,154 21,894 November 128,994 106,884 22,110 December 131,267 108,766 22,501 2004 January (R) 132,936 110,153 22,783 February (R) 135,648 112,525 23,123 March (R) 138,456 115,125 23,330 April (R) 141,236 117,678 23,558 May (R) 143,269 119,499 23,770 June (R) 145,272 121,194 24,078 July (R) 146,517 122,291 24,226 August (R) 148,504 123,899 24,605 September (R) 148,550 124,010 24,540 October (R) 151,000 126,366 24,634 November (R) 153,035 128,488 24,547 December 155,677 130,927 24,750 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/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.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 end month of the period. A moving average is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be discerned. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-05-17, BEA-05-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2004. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.