Gross revenues from production and sales of agricultural products should reach US$ 110 billion this year. If confirmed, the result will be 8.29% higher than in 2010.
Author: Agência Brasil
In the first week of January, Brazilian exports reached US$ 2.781 billion, as against US$ 3.267 billion in imports.
Petrobras’ transport sector arm has invited 16 companies, five Brazilian and 11 foreign, for a tender. The company commissioned more than 40 vessels over the last few years.
The company announced the charter of two platforms to operate in Santos Basin, starting in 2014. Each one will have a capacity for production of 150,000 barrels of oil a day.
Sales in Brazil grew by 23.8% in 2010 and reached 68,500 units. The output increased by 34%.
Brazilian automakers have set the target of returning to pre-crisis levels in 2011.
Last year, the country traded 3.515 million vehicles, 11.9% more than in 2009. In December alone, cars licensed totalled 381,552, growth of 30.21% over November.
According to the fourth study in the 2010/2011 cycle, 149.416 million tonnes of grain should be picked, growth of 212,000 tonnes over the previous period.
The balance between the inflow and outflow of foreign currency was lower than in the previous year.
In 2010, 3.33 million passenger and light cargo vehicles were sold in Brazil. This year, the National Federation of Motor Vehicle Distributors is expecting automobile sales to increase by 4.2%.
The conclusion is from a survey conducted by international consultancy firm Grant Thornton among executives from companies in 39 countries. Brazil ranks second in its region and fifth in the world.
Brazilian foreign currency reserves reached US$ 288.575 billion on December 31st, 2010. There was growth of US$ 49.521 billion as against the reserves at the end of 2009.
The figure reached a record last year. Brazil posted a US$ 20.1 billion trade surplus and had a 1.3% share of exports worldwide.
Analysts have maintained their economic growth projection for this year. According to the Central Bank, the expected growth in industrial output has gone from 5.31% to 5.30%.
