PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES JANUARY 1993 TO FEBRUARY 1995 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Center Month of Balance Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1993 January --- --- --- February -4,807 -9,730 4,923 March -5,370 -10,383 5,014 April -5,922 -10,809 4,887 May -6,356 -11,243 4,887 June -6,701 -11,587 4,886 July -7,308 -12,138 4,830 August -7,419 -12,162 4,743 September -7,575 -12,227 4,653 October -7,813 -12,195 4,383 November -6,659 -11,056 4,397 December -6,632 -10,878 4,247 1994 January -7,319 -11,562 4,243 February -8,106 -12,349 4,244 March -8,356 -12,806 4,450 April -8,232 -13,050 4,818 May -8,880 -13,907 5,028 June -9,595 -14,769 5,175 July -9,562 -14,715 5,153 August -9,578 -14,871 5,293 September -9,332 -14,591 5,259 October -9,501 -14,935 5,434 November -8,962 -14,394 5,433 December (R) -9,614 -14,973 5,359 1995 January -9,409 -14,648 5,239 February --- --- --- March April May June July August September October November December _________________________________________________ Center Month of Exports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1993 January --- --- --- February 52,414 37,221 15,192 March 53,051 37,612 15,440 April 53,770 38,371 15,399 May 53,369 37,929 15,440 June 52,900 37,453 15,447 July 52,479 37,028 15,451 August 52,685 37,245 15,439 September 53,706 38,209 15,497 October 54,284 38,878 15,405 November 55,426 39,893 15,533 December 54,921 39,598 15,323 1994 January 54,372 38,932 15,440 February 54,912 39,283 15,629 March 55,696 39,898 15,798 April 56,825 40,848 15,977 May 56,809 40,836 15,973 June 57,006 40,763 16,243 July 58,368 42,042 16,326 August 59,104 42,547 16,557 September 60,227 43,609 16,618 October 60,767 43,863 16,904 November 61,800 44,864 16,936 December (R) 62,161 45,201 16,960 1995 January 62,330 45,429 16,901 February --- --- --- March April May June July August September October November December _________________________________________________ Center Month of Imports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1993 January --- --- --- February 57,221 46,952 10,269 March 58,421 47,995 10,426 April 59,691 49,180 10,512 May 59,725 49,171 10,553 June 59,601 49,040 10,561 July 59,787 49,166 10,620 August 60,104 49,408 10,696 September 61,280 50,436 10,844 October 62,096 51,073 11,023 November 62,085 50,949 11,136 December 61,553 50,476 11,077 1994 January 61,691 50,494 11,196 February 63,018 51,632 11,386 March 64,052 52,704 11,347 April 65,057 53,898 11,159 May 65,689 54,743 10,945 June 66,600 55,532 11,068 July 67,930 56,757 11,173 August 68,682 57,417 11,264 September 69,560 58,201 11,359 October 70,267 58,797 11,470 November 70,762 59,259 11,503 December (R) 71,775 60,174 11,601 1995 January 71,739 60,077 11,662 February --- --- --- March April May June July August September October November December 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-95-78), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1995. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.