Brasília – The sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil, also known as the flow of exchange, was negative by US$ 1.768 billion, in September, up until the 11th. The figure is lower than the one recorded in the same period of last year, which was US$ 4.179 billion. The information was disclosed today
Author: Agência Brasil
The discovery was made in Santos Basin, 290 kilometres off the coast at a depth of approximately 5,150 meters.
The minister of Tourism should attend a trade fair for the industry in Japan. Besides, Brazil is now hosting the 2nd South American Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference, which started today (14th).
The figure resulted from US$ 2.5 billion in exports and US$ 2.1 billion in imports. So far this year, the Brazilian trade surplus is US$ 20.7 billion, growth of 12.4% over the same period of 2008.
The building of the maritime drilling equipment is going to cost 4 billion reals (US$ 2.1 billion). Delivery should take place between 2013 and 2018.
The consumption of families, which grew for the 23rd quarter running, was the main reason for expansion of the GDP in the period from April to June this year.
Industrial output in the country increased 2.1%, and services grew 1.2%. The figures were disclosed today (11th) by the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics.
The deficit in the first four working days of September was US$ 1.1 billion, against US$ 4.43 billion in the first four working days of September 2008. Year to date, the balance is US$ 5.78 billion.
In response to the Brazilian government’s announcement of a negotiation with France for purchasing 36 Rafale aircraft, the US government notified that its Congress has passed the technology transfer.
Brasília – The Brazilian trade surplus from January until last week totalled US$ 20.448 million, growth of 18.7% over the same period last year (US$ 17.223 billion), according to figures supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade and disclosed today (8th) in the Brazilian capital, Brasília. In the first week of
Brazilian farmers produced 134.8 million tonnes of grain. The result is second only to the previous crop, when 144.1 million tonnes were harvested.
The country is now the 56th in a group of 133 economies. Progress in the indicators of macroeconomic stability and financial market sophistication were the main contributing factors.
Minister of Finance Guido Mantega stated that the country is growing 4.5% to 5%, a figure that contrasts with the slow recovery of the world’s leading economies. He does not believe in a relapse.
The total necessary for the project is US$ 18.5 billion. Some 518 kilometres of tracks and tunnels should be built connecting the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
