São Paulo – Brazilian exports totaled USD 4.849 billion in June’s first two weeks, which had only six business days, with imports reaching USD 3.935 billion, which resulted in a trade surplus of USD 914 million, according to data released this Monday (11) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC).
By the daily average, exports dropped 14.2% over June of last year. There was a decline in exports of basic goods and semi-finished products, such as crude oil, poultry and beef, soy bran, iron ore, maize, raw sugar, gold semi-finished products, wood pulp, ferro-alloys and cast iron.
However, exports of finished products increased, such as aluminum oxides and hydroxides, trailers, semi-trailers and its parts, earth-levelling machinery and equipment, steel and iron flexible pipes and marble and granite pieces.
On the other hand, the daily average of imports climbed 9.3% in comparison to June 2018. There was an increase of imports of organic and inorganic chemical products, pharmaceuticals, electronics, auto and auto parts and mechanical equipment.
Year-to-date, exports have reached USD 98.481 billion, with imports totaling USD 73.393 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of USD 25.088 billion.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
