Brasília – The inflow and outflow of dollars to and from Brazil – the trade flow – ended the month of April with a US$ 2.248 billion positive result this year, informed today (5) the Central Bank of Brazil. In the same month last year, the balance was also positive, totalling US$ 1.430 billion.
Last month, the result was boosted by the financial flow (investment in bonds, profit and dividend transfer abroad and foreign direct investment, among other operations), with a positive balance of US$ 2.887 billion. The trade flow (export and import operations as well as financing for the sector) generated a negative result of US$ 639 million.
From January to April, the trade flow was US$ 5.038 billion positive, against a US$ 1.544 billion deficit in the same period in 2009. In the first four months of the year, the financial flow is US$ 5.708 billion positive, whereas the trade flow is US$ 670 million negative.
The Central Bank also informed that purchases in dollars on the spot market increased international reserves by US$ 3.027 billion, the best result this year (US$ 1.709 billion in January, US$ 350 million in February and US$ 2.891 billion in March).
*Translated by Mark Ament
