From the Newsroom*
Brasília – The Brazilian trade balance surplus (exports minus imports) in the month of September reached US$ 3.471 billion, a slight reduction of 1.78% over the previous month, but with an expressive reduction of 22.31% in comparison with the same month in 2006. The figures were disclosed today (01) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
In the accumulated result for the year, a total of 188 working days, the trade balance surplus reaches US$ 30.947 billion, a reduction of 9.55% as against the US$ 34.214 billion in the same period in 2006. Over the last 12 months (October/2006 to September/2007) the result has reached US$ 43.190 billion.
The trade balance surplus in the year is the result of exports of US$ 116.599 billion and imports of US$ 85.652 billion. There has been significant growth in trade both ways, but with purchases of foreign products rising more. While Brazilian sales on the foreign market grew 15.5%, imports rose 28.3%.
*Translated by Mark Ament
