Agência Brasil*
Brasília – The 50.9% growth in expenditures by Brazilians in trips to foreign countries and the 9.3% increase in receptive tourism was responsible for the rise in net expenses on foreign trips to US$ 370 million in the month of September, after a US$ 159 million deficit was recorded in September of last year.
The services account posted a US$ 1.2 billion deficit in September, a value 3.5% higher than recorded in 2006. Among the remaining items of the services account, according to the Brazilian Central Bank, there was an increase in expenses on equipment rental (26.2%) and royalties and licences, at 71.1%.
Net expenses on information technology saw a 35.9% reduction using the same basis for comparison. Other services recorded net liquid of US$ 389 million, 26,6% more than the total recorded in September of last year.
The balance of payments, which is the sum of all business and financial transactions between Brazil and foreign countries, recorded a US$ 607 million positive surplus in September. Current transactions, which include the balance of trade, services, income, and unilateral transfers, have totalled US$ 471 million, accumulating a US$ 9 billion positive surplus in the 12 months up to September. For the month, the capital and financial account received net earnings of US$ 334 million.
The highlights are still the balance of trade, which recorded a US$ 3.5 billion surplus (exports minus imports) and foreign direct investment in production, which totalled US$ 1.5 billion.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
