Brasília – Brazil posted a trade surplus (positive balance) of US$ 346 million in the third week of June. Foreign sales reached US$ 4.097 billion and imports totalled US$ 3.751. In the accumulated result for the month so far, trade surplus stands at US$ 1.5 billion, and in the accumulated result for the year, US$ 10.156 billion.
In comparison with the period from January to June last year, the figures show that imports remained strong and recorded a significant growth, at 51.4% on average per business day, as against 24.2% on average per business day for exports. Trade surplus during the same period decreased 46.5%.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
