Trade balance registers deficit in the second week of August
The Brazilian trade balance registered a deficit of US $ 277 million in the second week of August. said today (13) the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services. Exports of US $ 3,444 million and imports of US $ 3,721 were recorded in the period. Average exports in the second week of the month reached US $ 688.8 million, 12.8% lower than in the first week (US $ 789.9 million), due to the drop in semimanufactured exports (-35.2 %), on account of cellulose, raw sugar and gold in semimanufactured form. Foreign sales of basic products (-11.0%), mainly crude oil, beef and poultry and coffee beans, and manufactured goods (-8.4%) also fell, due to ethanol, automotive engines and flexible tubes of iron and steel.
Imports, on the other hand, increased by 8.8% from the first to the second week of August. There was an increase in expenses with fuels and lubricants, pharmaceuticals, electrical and electronic equipment. In the accumulated of the month, exports total US $ 5.814 billion and imports, US $ 5.73 billion, with a positive balance of US $ 41 million. In the year, the balance is positive at US $ 34.077 billion, with exports of US $ 142.274 billion and imports of US $ 108.197 billion.
Imports, on the other hand, increased by 8.8% from the first to the second week of August. There was an increase in expenses with fuels and lubricants, pharmaceuticals, electrical and electronic equipment. In the accumulated of the month, exports total US $ 5.814 billion and imports, US $ 5.73 billion, with a positive balance of US $ 41 million. In the year, the balance is positive at US $ 34.077 billion, with exports of US $ 142.274 billion and imports of US $ 108.197 billion.
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