RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian trade balance had a surplus of US$2.03 billion in the fourth week of April, reported the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Ministry of Economy. The value results from exports of US$6.13 billion and imports of US$4.10 billion in the period.
In April, the balance accumulated a surplus of US$7.46 billion, the result of US$21.65 billion in exports and US$14.19 billion in imports in the month. In the year, the positive balance totals US$19.26 billion.
The daily average of exports in April, until the fourth week, advanced 18.7% to US$1.55 billion when compared to the same month last year. On this basis, sales were driven by the transformation industry (+42.9%), followed by agriculture and livestock (+6.9%). In contrast, exports from the extractive industry fell by 9.5%.
The daily average of imports advanced 25.9% to US$1.01 billion in April, up to the fourth week, on the same basis of comparison. Purchases were driven by agriculture and livestock (+28.5%), followed by the transformation industry (+26.9%) and mining (+24.1%).
With information from Valor Econômico