Revenues from online sales totalled US$ 2.5 billion in the first half. The main items sold were books and subscriptions to magazines and newspapers. Household appliances were a highlight as well.
Author: Agência Brasil
The income of the Petrobras subsidiary in the first half of the year was 1.4% lower than in the same period last year. The organisation sold 20 billion litres of fuel.
The country exported the equivalent of US$ 3.19 billion in exports and imported US$ 2.51 billion in the second week of the month. So far this year, the country is running a US$ 18.5 billion surplus.
The result represents a reduction of 20% when compared to the first six months of last year, when profits totalled US$ 9.3 billion.
So said yesterday the director of the Applied Economic Research Institute. According to him, the unemployment rate, number of hired workers and industrial output data point to the country’s recovery.
Brasília – The sum of dollar inflow and outflow in Brazil yielded a positive result of US$ 2.255 billion from the 1st to the 7th this month, with five business days. In the same period last year, the flow of foreign currency was positive by US$ 2.178 billion. The data was disclosed today (12th) by
To the Brazilian minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Miguel Jorge, credit is no longer the main concern among businessmen.
The state-owned company may revise up the investment volume from 30 billion reals (US$ 16.3 billion) forecasted for the coming four years. The statement was made yesterday by the company president.
According to the president of the Vehicle Manufacturers Association, Jackson Schneider, sales in Brazil are partly making up for reduced exports, and the scenario should persist in the near future.
The figure was the result of US$ 3.274 billion in exports and US$ 2.339 billion in imports. So far this year, the country is running a surplus of US$ 17.848 billion.
This is the opinion of Agriculture minister Reinhold Stephanes, to whom the picture has evolved much since late last year, when the crisis hit the sector and generated negative expectations.
The figure was recorded by the Brazilian state-owned oil company in the second quarter, and represents growth of nearly 600% over the same period last year. The result reflects growth in production.
According to a study disclosed by the National Food Supply Company (Conab), the 2008/2009 crop should be 134.49 million tonnes.
The bank was responsible for 44% of the financing contracts in June. The business volume reached US$ 1.3 billion, 28% more than in May.
