In comparison with April of last year, however, there was growth. In total, 1.13 million units were manufactured in the first four months of 2010, as against 918,400 in the same period of 2009.
Author: Agência Brasil
The sector posted US$ 9.5 billion in revenues in the first quarter, being US$ 4.1 billion in March alone, the best result ever for the month. Exports, however, dropped by 4.4%.
The surplus was boosted by financial operations, as trade operations generated a deficit. In the accumulated result for the year, the balance is at US$ 5 billion.
Tomorrow, the Ministry of Finance is going to present a stimulus package for Brazilian foreign sales. The proposals include tax breaks and the establishment of an Ex-Im-Bank.
The Brazilian trade balance surplus was US$ 1.283 during the month, as a result of US$ 15.161 billion in exports and US$ 13.878 billion in imports.
The average production index for the first quarter was the best since the third quarter of 2004, according to a survey by the National Confederation of Industries.
The Brazilian president is in the first place in the list of most influential leaders of the world in the list elaborated by the North American publication. Barack Obama is the fourth.
According to the National Food Supply Company’s forecast, 664.33 million tonnes should be harvested this year, representing growth of 9.9% in comparison with the previous crop.
The works for construction of a factory in Três Lagoas, in Mato Grosso do Sul, should begin next year and the unit should start producing in 2014. The initiative is by Petrobras.
Document signed by the Lebanese president, Michel Sleiman, and the National Archive, in Rio, will allow Brazilians of Lebanese origin to retrieve their Lebanese citizenship.
The trade balance surplus of US$ 93 million was the result of US$ 3.022 billion in exports and US$ 2.929 billion in imports.
The German minister of Economics and Technology, Rainer Brüderle, will be in Brazil on Tuesday accompanied by a business delegation.
In the six days during which the continent’s airports remained closed, Brazilian companies were unable to ship perishable products such as flowers and fruit.
Foreign direct investment in Brazil should be US$ 2.8 billion in April, according to projections of the Brazilian Central Bank.
