Brazilian economy was down by 0.9% in the three months through April and 0.1% in the month.
Author: Agência Brasil
A Brazilian Central Bank index was down 0.47% in April from March, in the fourth straight month-on-month drop.
Production amounted to 912.6 million-dozens, up 6% from Q1 2018. The United Arab Emirates were the biggest importer.
The indicator declined 1% over Q4 2018, according to CNI.
The capacity to stock agricultural products in Brazil increased 0.3% in Q2 2018, to 169.5 million tonnes.
Out of the 15 locations tracked by IBGE, ten saw industrial production increase in April from March.
Brazilian banks expect the economy to grow by 1% in 2019, the 15th straight downward revision of the estimate.
Output reached 276,000 units in May, up 30% from a year ago. Industry employees declined 1.8% year-on-year.
A preparatory game for the CONMEBOL America Cup ended 2 x 0. The Arab national team has joined the competition as a guest.
The Bank has revised down its forecast for Brazilian GDP growth this year in 0.7 percentage point, to 1.5%.
Forex flow in Brazil was positive in May, with inflows exceeding outflows by USD 346 million.
Total output was 3.314 million barrels of oil equivalent, a 1.7% increase over March and 0.3% year-over-year.
The month-on-month hike came after a 1.4% drop in March from February as per a Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) survey.
Brazil ran a USD 6.4 billion surplus in May, the result of USD 21.4 billion in exports and USD 15 billion in imports.
