Agência Brasil
Brasília – Brazil exported a total of US$ 2.124 billion in goods during the first five days of January 2006, an increase of 19.8% over the first week of 2005. The rhythm of foreign trade remains strong. The daily average value of exports is running at US$ 424.8 million, and imports at US$ 275.8 million. During the first week of January the trade surplus was US$ 745 million.
However, exports during the first week of January were down 14.2% compared to the first week in December. This is considered to be a normal seasonal drop.
