The drop was last month as against March, according to the Central Bank of Brazil.
Author: Agência Brasil
The confidence of services sector businessmen in the Brazilian economy increased in April, according to a survey conducted by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV).
Brazilian industrial output increased by 2.3% in the first quarter this year compared with the same period of 2010, according to the Institute of Geography and Statistics.
The trade balance of Brazil ended April with a positive balance of US$ 1.8 billion. The surplus was US$ 98.1 million a day, with a 52.8% higher average than in the last month of 2010.
Financial market analysts have revised the 2012 Gross Domestic Product growth estimate upward from 4.21% to 4.25%.
The assessment was made by the chairman of the Brazilian Rural Society and the International Fair of Agricultural Technology in Action (Agrishow), Cesário Ramalho. The fair starts this Monday.
Fernando Pimentel, of Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, said that Brazilian foreign trade figures in April should surprise. The figures are set to be announced on Monday.
Brazil recorded the best tax results for the month of March since 2001, according to a Central Bank report.
According to the chairman of the European Parliament delegation for Mercorsur relations, Luis Yáñes, Brazil is the country of the hour because of its social and economic progress.
Assessment by the National Confederation of Industries shows that the sector kicked off the year at a moderate pace. Production dropped in January, but grew in February and March.
The US$ 364 million deficit was a result of US$ 3.414 billion in exports and US$ 3.778 billion in imports. The week only had three working days.
Shipments reached 2.8 million tonnes in the first quarter and revenues totalled US$ 2 billion. National production was 8.5 million tonnes of raw steel and 6.4 million tonnes rolled steel.
The number of mobile subscriptions has reached 210.5 million in March in Brazil, according to National Telecommunications Agency figures.
The sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil was positive by US$ 605 million up as of last Friday, April 15th, according to a bulletin of the Central Bank.
