Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- January 2006 to December 2008 (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 2006 January -64,322 -71,022 6,700 February -63,928 -70,502 6,574 March -63,029 -69,536 6,507 April -62,080 -68,490 6,410 May -63,035 -69,684 6,649 June -63,947 -70,561 6,614 July -65,372 -72,023 6,651 August -65,890 -72,692 6,802 September -65,824 -72,874 7,051 October -62,744 -70,201 7,457 November -59,454 -67,224 7,770 December -58,295 -66,452 8,157 2007 January -58,524 -66,649 8,126 February -59,177 -67,138 7,962 March -59,848 -67,788 7,940 April -60,464 -68,637 8,173 May -60,672 -69,313 8,641 June -59,606 -68,629 9,023 July -58,626 -68,309 9,683 August -57,258 -67,709 10,451 September -56,038 -67,068 11,030 October -55,710 -67,041 11,331 November -57,223 -68,716 11,493 December -57,928 -69,640 11,712 2008 January (R) -58,893 -70,623 11,731 February (R) -59,586 -71,058 11,471 March (R) -59,554 -70,861 11,308 April (R) -60,441 -71,795 11,355 May (R) -59,969 -71,672 11,703 June (R) -60,544 -72,626 12,082 July (R) -60,459 -73,015 12,556 August (R) -60,072 -72,664 12,592 September (R) -59,362 -72,087 12,725 October (R) -57,886 -70,398 12,512 November (R) -51,956 -64,304 12,348 December -46,240 -58,143 11,903 _________________ Exports Center Month of Moving Averages Total Goods Services 2006 January 113,047 79,080 33,967 February 114,821 80,394 34,426 March 116,393 81,560 34,833 April 117,279 82,284 34,995 May 118,580 83,201 35,379 June 119,923 84,444 35,479 July 120,734 85,076 35,658 August 121,839 86,045 35,794 September 122,548 86,426 36,122 October 124,323 87,538 36,785 November 125,664 88,180 37,484 December 126,807 88,607 38,200 2007 January 127,699 89,365 38,334 February 127,605 89,366 38,239 March 128,479 90,106 38,373 April 129,214 90,424 38,790 May 131,447 91,892 39,555 June 133,317 93,163 40,154 July 136,471 95,260 41,211 August 139,280 96,964 42,315 September 141,624 98,498 43,126 October 143,000 99,455 43,545 November 144,033 100,269 43,764 December 145,155 101,060 44,095 2008 January (R) 146,886 102,469 44,417 February (R) 149,302 104,816 44,486 March (R) 150,460 105,849 44,611 April (R) 152,409 107,640 44,769 May (R) 153,953 108,607 45,346 June (R) 158,411 112,349 46,062 July (R) 162,782 115,940 46,842 August (R) 165,592 118,236 47,356 September (R) 162,929 115,423 47,506 October (R) 157,325 110,078 47,247 November (R) 149,591 103,160 46,431 December 142,525 96,825 45,700 _________________ Imports Center Month of Moving Averages Total Goods Services 2006 January 177,369 150,102 27,268 February 178,748 150,896 27,852 March 179,422 151,095 28,327 April 179,358 150,773 28,585 May 181,615 152,885 28,730 June 183,870 155,005 28,865 July 186,106 157,099 29,007 August 187,729 158,738 28,992 September 188,371 159,300 29,071 October 187,067 157,739 29,328 November 185,118 155,404 29,714 December 185,102 155,059 30,043 2007 January 186,222 156,014 30,208 February 186,782 156,504 30,278 March 188,326 157,894 30,433 April 189,677 159,060 30,617 May 192,119 161,204 30,915 June 192,923 161,792 31,132 July 195,097 163,569 31,528 August 196,538 164,673 31,865 September 197,662 165,566 32,096 October 198,710 166,496 32,214 November 201,256 168,985 32,271 December 203,083 170,700 32,383 2008 January (R) 205,778 173,092 32,686 February (R) 208,888 175,874 33,015 March (R) 210,013 176,710 33,303 April (R) 212,849 179,435 33,414 May (R) 213,921 180,278 33,643 June (R) 218,955 184,975 33,979 July (R) 223,241 188,955 34,286 August (R) 225,665 190,900 34,764 September (R) 222,291 187,510 34,781 October (R) 215,211 180,476 34,736 November (R) 201,547 167,464 34,083 December 188,765 154,968 33,797 NOTE: (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis. For information on data sources and methodology, see the information section on page A-1 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.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-09-23, BEA-09-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.