Installed capacity utilization rate stood at 76.9% in April, below 77.2% in March, according to a survey by the industry confederation.
Author: Agência Brasil
After two consecutive months with a deficit, the consolidated public sector registered a surplus in April.
A survey conducted by Brazil’s National Federation of Industry shows that most Brazilian businesses use these new tools in but a few stages of the production process.
The projection of price increases from financial institutions polled by the Brazilian Central Bank went up slightly this week, from 7.04% in the last one.
The decline took place in April from March. The Brazilian National Treasury reported that both internal and external indebtedness levels shrank.
Brazil registered a surplus of USD 412 million in current accounts in April. Trade balance had a strong impact in the result.
Travelers spent USD 1 billion in other countries in April, way below the USD 1.6 billion spent in the same month of last year.
The National Supply Company estimates an output of 49.67 million bags this year, a 14.9% increase over 2015.
The forecast of Brazilian financial institutions for the index that tracks price fluctuations changed from 7% last week to 7.04% this week.
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations issued a statement extending its condolences to the victims’ families and to the Egyptian government.
The program sells public debt bonds to natural persons. Its investment portfolio was up 4% compared with March.
According to consulting firm Serasa Experian, credit demand declined 5.1% over March. In comparison to April of last year, there was an increase of 7.8%.
The Iace indicator, computed by think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas and the United States’ TCB edged up 1.2% in April after having climbed 1.1% in March and 0.2% in February.
Estimates by the financial institutions on the economy show a 3.88% GDP drop this year over 2015, according to survey by the Brazilian Central Bank. Previous forecast pointed to a 3.86% decline.
