São Paulo – Brazil exported USD 5.016 billion worth of products last week, and imported USD 3.581 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of USD 1.435 billion, according to data released this Monday (16) by the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC).
Exports daily average surpassed last week’s average in 15.5%. There was an increase in exports of basic goods, such as crude oil, beef, soy, cashew nuts, maize and iron ore. Also went up exports of semi-finished products, such as wood pulp, semi-finished gold products, cast iron, iron and steel semi-finished products, wood in chips and unwrought tin.
However, exports of finished products declined, especially of iron and steel flat-rolled products, auto, copper in bars, profiles and wires, tractors, ethanol and auto engines.
Imports surged 8% in the same comparison, with an increase in purchases of mechanical equipment, auto and auto parts, steel products, fertilizers, fuels and lubricants.
In July, exports reached USD 9.356 billion, with imports registering USD 6.899 billion, resulting in a USD 2.457 billion trade surplus. Exports went up 4.7% over July of last year, by the daily average, while imports climbed 16.2% in the same comparison.
Year-to-date, there’s a surplus of USD 32.389 billion, the result of USD 123.068 billion in exports and USD 90.678 billion in imports.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
