Brasília – Dollar outflow in Brazil exceeded inflow for the second straight month in September, according to data shown this Wednesday (03) by the Brazilian Central Bank (BC). The foreign currency deficit stood at USD 6.138 billion, the biggest outflow of the year. From January to September, there’s a surplus of USD 18.04 billion.
In September, the financial flow (investments in bonds, remittances and dividends send abroad and foreign direct investments, among other operations) was the one causing the deficit. It reached USD 6.734 billion. Year-to-date, the financial flow has a USD 19.003 billion deficit.
The commercial flow posted a surplus of USD 596 million in September. In nine months, it has a surplus of USD 37.043 billion.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
