São Paulo – In September’s third week, Brazil saw a trade surplus of USD 2.012 billion, the result of USD 5.421 billion in exports and of USD 3.409 billion in imports. In the month, there’s a trade surplus of USD 4.371 billion, with USD 14.954 billion in exports and USD 10.583 billion in imports. Year-to-date, the trade surplus is at USD 42.048 billion, with USD 173.858 billion in exports and USD 131.81 billion in imports.
Exports’ daily average in September’s third week reached USD 1.084 billion, up 2.4% over the rate seen until September’s second week. The result was driven up by the 10.2% growth in exports of basic goods, such as oil, soy, maize and cotton. Foreign sales of semi-finished products went up 7.4%. On the other hand, foreign sales of finished products tumbled 10.7%.
Meanwhile, the daily average of imports in the month’s third week was of USD 618.8 million, down 14.5% in comparison to the daily average seen until the second week, a result attributed to a decline in purchases of fuels and lubricants, organic and inorganic fertilizers, motor vehicles and parts, mechanical equipment and electronics.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
