Exports came out to USD 3.86 billion and imports hit USD 1.97 billion in the first week of January in Brazil.
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The United States currency slid 1.04% this Friday to end the week at BRL 3.71.
The Producer Price Index (IPP) fell 1.54% in November 2018, the highest negative change since January 2014.
More than 2.5 million new cars, light commercial vehicles, buses and trucks were sold in Brazil over last year.
Volume produced was equivalent to 3.274 million barrels of oil per day. The decline was due to stoppages for maintenance in the three platforms.
The US currency declined 1.7% at the first working day of the new Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s administration. Ibovespa surpassed 91 thousand points for the first time.
Foreign sales from Brazil reached USD 239.5 billion in 2018, a 9.6% increase over 2017. Imports grew 19.7%, reaching USD 181.2 billion. The balance stood at USD 58.3 billion positive, the second highest value.
An index from Brazilian think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas climbed for the third time back-to-back in December, by 1 point to 95.9.
Sales of the duty-free shops in the Emirates airports grew 4.3% over last year.
Summing all up, Brazilian federation, states and cities showed a primary deficit in November according to Central Bank.
Rate was registered in the quarter ended in November according to survey by IBGE.
FGV index rose 1.3 point in December over November
The funds originated from Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA), a company affiliated with the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy.
FGV’s index rose from Novembe,r standing at 94.8 points, still below figures from this year’s first semester
