Sales of Brazilian products to both regions generated US$ 2.25 billion in August. Imports also dropped in the month. Ministry blames the international crisis.
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Brazil exported the equivalent of US$ 22 billion and imported US$ 19 billion.
Financial analysts have revised their projection downwards for Brazil in 2012, from 1.73% to 1.64%.
According to the International Air Transport Association, passenger demand in the region was up 11.2% in July. Demand was up in Latin America and Africa as well.
The value was not enough to cover Brazil’s debt servicing and Brazil had a nominal deficit of R$ US$ 5.8 billion in the month.
Expansion of the Gross Domestic Product was the lowest since the third quarter of 2009, but the best since the second quarter of 2011. Agriculture grew 4.9% and industry dropped 2.5%.
The expansion took place in the first months of this year. The Jordan Tourism Board promoted an event with travel operators on Thursday, in São Paulo, to promote the country as a destination.
A mission of officials from the Fund will travel to the Arab country to resume negotiations for funding a local economic program.
A United Nations report on the region forecasts a population increase of 500,000 and shortage of fresh water, electric power, and schools by 2020.
In the second quarter, there was retraction of European exports and imports, as well as those of India, Russia and South Africa. Brazil expanded foreign purchases, according to the OECD.
The company produced a total of 2.55 million barrels of oil equivalent a day. The volume is 1.12% lower than that obtained in the prior month.
In case national output does not increase, such is the amount that the country will have to spend on imports of the product from 2015 to 2020.
Brazil’s foreign exchange flow was negative in August, up to Friday (24).
The emirate’s imports, exports and re-exports amounted to a combined US$ 164 billion in the first half, up 12% from the same period in 2011.
