The Brazilian industry shipped 8,307 units abroad in January. Domestic sales stood at 133,600 units, up 5.7%.
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According to Brazil’s Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, 25,779 vehicles were shipped abroad in January this year, a decline of nearly 30% from January 2013.
In 2013, Dubai’s ports operator handled 55 million containers, down 1.9% from 2012. In the emirate, however, the volume handled was an all-time high.
The institution, controlled by the Bahrain-based Arab bank ABC, posted a US$ 110 million profit in 2013. The return on equity was 15%.
Dollar inflows to Brazil exceeded outflows by US$ 1.61 billion. Foreign trade-related exchange operations boosted the performance.
Performance was positive last year, as per a survey from the National Confederation of Industry, despite a slowdown in December.
There was a 3.5% decline from November, the highest since December 2008. In the whole of 2013, however, activity was up 1.2%.
According to the National Petroleum Agency, the daily average in December was the highest ever. At the pre-salt layer, oil and gas extraction was up 2.5% from November.
The sum resulted from US$ 16 billion in exports and US$ 20 billion in imports. The performance was similar to that of the same month last year.
Central Bank’s Focus Bulletin estimates a 6% rate for this year, as against 6.02% in the prior poll, conducted last week.
Country bets on location as an attractive factor for international investors. The Tanger-Med Port, for example, is located only 14 kilometers from the European continent.
Brazilian foreign trade companies shipped the equivalent to US$ 24 billion in 2013. Imports by these specialized companies dropped 11% to US$ 5 billion in the same period.
Last year’s result corresponded to 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP, the lowest annual level in the Central Bank’s historic series.
