The second highest surplus on record for a November came as a result of USD 21 billion in exports and USD 17 billion in imports.
Author: Agência Brasil
The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) slid for the sixth week back-to-back, this time to 3.89%, as per a Brazilian Central Bank poll.
Quarter three economic expansion was driven by services, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported.
Brazil’s National Treasury, Social Security and Central ran a combined BRL 9.45 billion (USD 2.44 billion) primary surplus, the widest for an October since 2016.
The number of jobless workers slid in August-October from 12.3% in May-July, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Oil and gas production averaged 3.34 million barrels of oil equivalent per day for the Brazilian state-run oil company in October.
The sector grossed BRL 65.1 billion (USD 16.8 billion) from January to October, up 7.7% compared with a year ago.
The country saw a USD 329 million surplus in October, the Central Bank reported. Year-to-date through October saw a USD 11.3 billion deficit.
Brazil’s combined internal and external debt slid from BRl 3.779 trillion in September to BRL 3.763 trillion last month.
Estimate by Brazilian banks points to a 3.94% rate for the Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) this year, down from the forecast of 4.13% of last week.
The consumer expectation index measured by the National Confederation of Industry climbed 2.7% this month to 113.6 points.
The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) feel in comparison to the 0.58% registered in October. The index was pushed down by lower prices of electric energy and gas cylinder.
The index reached 63.2 points in November, the highest score since September 2010.
A survey from think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) shows economic expansion in the third from the second quarter of this year, although FGV’s aren’t the official GDP figures.
