Agência Brasil*
Brasília – Brazilian foreign sales totalled US$ 3.121 billion last week, a slight reduction when compared to the previous week. Imports, in turn, maintained their rhythm of growth, reaching US$ 2.347 billion. With this, the trade balance surplus in the week was US$ 774 million and in seven working days in November, the total has already reached US$ 1.264 billion.
The general trade balance figures in the second week of November, disclosed today (13) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, show that the accumulated surplus reached US$ 39.155 billion in the period, more than the US$ 38.133 billion registered in the same period last year.
The good performance of foreign trade is the result of total exports of US$ 117.909 billion from January to now, against imports equivalent to US$ 78.754 billion. If sales continue growing, 16.4% when compared to exports in the same period in 2005, imports are growing even more, 25.3%.
*Translated by Mark Ament
