According to the IBGE, production rose 16% in January, as against the same month in 2009, and 1.1% over December, boosted by growth in foreign sales and in the domestic market.
Author: Agência Brasil
Sales totalled 221,000 units of new vehicles in February. Production also grew 23.9% over the same month in 2009, totalling 253,200 vehicles.
The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, said that her country aims to establish an agreement with Brazil to avoid retaliation, authorized by the WTO, due to cotton subsidies.
The Portal Brasil e-government site brings together around 500 services and has areas in English and Spanish, turned to foreigners.
The result was influenced by an outflow of dollars in exchange operations, according to the Central Bank of Brazil. In the year, the country accumulates a surplus of US$ 676 million.
A broad study on the population of Brazil, promoted by the IBGE every ten years, should cost US$ 910 million. The first figures should be disclosed in December.
The level of confidence in Brazilian industry, measured by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, grew 1.9% between January and February, reaching the third highest result since 1995.
The institution’s net profit last year was US$ 5.6 billion. Total revenues advanced 12% to US$ 35.7 billion.
According to the sector association, investment should reach US$ 4.9 billion this year, expansion of 20% over 2009.
The estimate was disclosed today by Armando Monteiro Neto, president of the National Confederation of Industries. He expects the return to pre-crisis levels.
Brazilians spent US$ 1.2 billion on international trips in January, against US$ 746 million in the same month last year.
The balance is due to exports of US$ 8.768 billion and imports of US$ 8.033 billion in the three weeks of February.
The Minister of Tourism plans to expand the number of flights and also the hotel network in the region to guarantee good service to tourist during the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
The information was disclosed today by the minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes. He said that 19 trade missions should be promoted in 2010, covering 25 countries.
