Brasília – The Brazilian trade balance recorded a surplus of US$ 1.491 billion in the second week of May, as informed today (16th) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. From May 9th to 16th, exports reached US$ 5.766 billion and imports reached US$ 4.275 billion. The surplus reached US$ 2.46 billion in the first two weeks of the current month and US$ 7.489 billion year-to-date.
In the average per working day, the trade surplus amounted to US$ 298.2 million in the second week and US$ 246 since the start of the month. Year-to-date, the average daily surplus is US$ 82.3 million as against US$ 39.9 million in the same period of 2010. Each period comprised 91 working days. The daily average increased by 106.1% in 2011 compared with the year-to-date result for 2010.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum