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Author: Agência Brasil
After three months dropping, Brazilian industrial activity grew 0.9% in October as against September. With regard to the same month in 2011, there was 2.3% reduction, shows the IBGE research.
Brazil’s National Confederation of Industries believes that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) should grow under 1% in 2012, but 4% next year.
Finance minister Guido Mantega said he is satisfied with the GDP’s growth in quarter three, but new measures will be announced next week.
The new Brazilian national team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was introduced this Thursday. The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be played in Brazil.
An IBGE research shows that revenues of richer families dropped from 64% to 57.7% of GDP and those of the poorest climbed from 2.6% to 3.5%. The figures refer to the period from 2001 to 2011.
The rate recorded from August 2011 to July 2012 was 4,600 square kilometres, the lowest level since the government of Brazil started monitoring the area.
For the second consecutive week, financial analysts have lowered their 2012 Brazilian economic growth estimate. The rate has dropped from 1.52% to 1.50%. The 2013 forecast dropped from 3.96% to 3.94%.
Guido Mantega estimates that the Brazilian economy should grow at the above rate in spite of the unfavourable international scenario.
The level of activity increased in October from September, according to National Federation of Industry.
Tourists on trips to foreign countries spent US$ 2 billion abroad in October, the highest amount since July last year.
Brazil’s negative balance in current account transactions was US$ 5.4 billion last month, according to the Central Bank.
Foreign direct investment in Brazil amounted to US$ 66 billion in the twelve-month period ended October in Brazil.
The inflow of United States dollars to Brazil exceeded the outflow by US$ 3.5 billion from the 1st to the 16th, according to the Central Bank.
