São Paulo – The Brazilian balance of trade showed a deficit of US$ 592 million last week, as a result of US$ 2.42 billion in exports and US$ 3.012 billion in imports, according to figures disclosed by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade today (18th).
So far this month, the trade balance is running a deficit of US$ 967 million, with US$ 4.946 billion in exports and US$ 5.913 billion in imports. The daily average export figure dropped 6.2% compared with January of last year, and 24.8% compared with December.
Daily average imports, in turn, grew 20.4% compared with January 2009, and 5.9% in comparison with December.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
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