Brasília – US dollar inflows to Brazil have exceeded outflows by US$ 4.726 billion to date this year. The data span from January until the end of the first week of February. In the first week of February alone, net dollar inflow was US$ 823 million. The figures were released this Wednesday (11th) by the Brazilian Central Bank.
The positive year-to-date result is mostly a consequence of financial operations (investments in bonds, profit and dividend remittances to foreign countries and foreign direct investment, among other operations), with a US$ 4.116 billion net inflow. Export- and import-related operations showed a US$ 609 million net inflow.
In the first week of February, financial operations had a net outflow of US$ 1 million. Export/import operations posted a net outflow of US$ 824 million.
The flow of foreign exchange, i.e. the balance of inbound and outbound US dollars in the country, was negative by US$ 9.287 billion in 2014.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
