Brasília – The balance between the inflow and outflow of dollars to and from Brazil this month, up to the 11th, is US$ 1.776 negative, said today (16) the Central Bank.
Both the financial flow (investment in shares, transfer abroad of profits and dividends and foreign direct investment, among other operations) and the trade flow (export, import and sector financing operations) are negative, US$ 978 million and US$ 798 million, respectively, in the first eight working days of the month.
From January to June 11th, the exchange flow is US$ 5.867 billion positive, against US$ 2.503 billion registered last year up to the eighth working day of June. In the same period this year, the financial flow is US$ 4.664 billion negative and the trade flow, US$ 1.203 billion.
The Central Bank also informed that purchases of dollars on the spot market increased foreign currency reserves by US$ 1.047 billion up to June 11th.
*Translated by Mark Ament
