From January 1st to March 8th, dollar outflows have outstripped inflows by US$ 2.859 billion in the country.
Author: Agência Brasil
Such is the volume of reserves contained in one of the pre-salt layer oilfields in the Santos Basin, according to the secretary for the sector at Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy.
The Opec, which has seven Arab countries among its members, believes consumption should average at 89.67 million barrels per day in 2013, originating mostly from China and the Middle East.
Financial market professionals have revised the 2013 Brazilian economy growth estimate slightly upward.
Brazilian production should total 183.4 million tonnes this year, according to the IBGE. The estimate exceeds that of January.
In January and February, 428,700 units were sold in Brazil, up 10% from the same period last year.
A total of 222,000 units were sold in Brazil in February as against 297,000 in January, according to the National Federation of Motor Vehicle Distributors.
A research by the National Confederation of Industries shows that the participation of imported consumer goods was 21.6% last year.
Financial analysts have reduced their forecasts for growth of the Brazilian GDP in 2013, but they have increased it for next year.
Among the productive sectors, only services grew 1.7% last year as against 2011. Agriculture and industry had a negative performance.
The cargo throughput in Brazil in 2012 rose 2.03%, to 904 million tonnes, according to a sector association.
Projects in the area should attract investment from the private initiative, according to the government. The figures include works on highways, railways and energy, among others.
The value was R$ 30.2 billion, the highest for the month since the Central Bank of Brazil started recording the series, in 2001.
The reserves in Santos Basin are little over 6,000 metres deep. According to the company, the oil found is good quality.
