Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- January 2006 to July 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 -58,720 -70,451 11,731 February -59,242 -70,713 11,471 March -59,036 -70,344 11,308 April -59,969 -71,278 11,310 May -59,560 -71,154 11,595 June (R) -60,184 -72,109 11,926 July -60,414 -72,751 12,337 August September October November December _________________ 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 146,915 102,498 44,417 February 149,361 104,875 44,486 March 150,549 105,938 44,611 April 152,450 107,729 44,722 May 153,912 108,695 45,216 June (R) 158,272 112,437 45,835 July 162,624 116,010 46,614 August September October November December _________________ 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 205,636 172,949 32,686 February 208,603 175,588 33,015 March 209,585 176,282 33,303 April 212,419 179,007 33,412 May 213,471 179,850 33,622 June (R) 218,456 184,547 33,909 July 223,038 188,761 34,277 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 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-08-137, BEA-08-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.