From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian leather exports grew 4% in January over the same month last year. According to figures supplied by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, complied by the Association of Tannery Industries of Rio Grande do Sul (AICSul), sector foreign sales totalled US$ 183 million last month. The
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Bilateral trade reached US$ 1.4 billion in January, the largest volume since August 2005. Brazilian exports generated US$ 621 million, 23% greater than in the same month in 2007, and imports were US$ 784 million, growth of 80%.
Agência Lusa* Brasília – Portuguese direct investment in Brazil rose 48.9% in 2007 in comparison with the previous year, reaching US$ 519 million, said a Portuguese Central Bank source to Agência Lusa. Portuguese investment represented 1.5% of the total invested by foreigners in Brazil last year (US$ 34.6 billion). Most of the Portuguese investment (US$
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Coca-Cola Brazil posted sales growth of 16% last year as against the previous year. This information was disclosed by a spokesperson for the company. Sales totalled 8.53 billion litres of non-alcoholic beverages, and revenues exceeded 12 billion Brazilian reals (US$ 6.9 billion). The positive results of recent months are,
A study shows that the residents of São Paulo plan to go shopping more this year. Items like clothes, household appliances, vehicles, real estate and trips have presented significant growth in purchase intention in comparison with last year. Consumers also intend to save more and diversify investments.
Agência Brasil* Rio de Janeiro – Maritime platform Petrojarl Cidade de Rio das Ostras, the first designed for extra-heavy oil production in the country, was baptised yesterday (12) by oil company Petrobras and should start operating in the third quarter of this year. The equipment should be based in Badejo field, in Campos Basin (northern
Agência CNI* Recife – The number of employees in the industrial sector in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco grew 12.9% in the accumulated result for 2007 as against 2006. The variable stands out as the most expressive analysed in the whole series of the research of Industrial Indices, published yesterday (11) by the Technological
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) intends to make available 80 billion reals (US$ 45.5 billion) in funds for financing in 2008. The value is 24% greater than the total made available last year: 64.9 billion reals (US$ 36.9 billion). The funds made available in 2007 had already been record
Despite being a great producer of ornamental stone, Brazil imports marble and granite from the Arab countries. The main product purchased is travertine marble, which the Brazilian industry also produces, but with different characteristics. Imports totalled 2,500 tonnes last year, growth of 77% over 2006.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The trade balance surplus of Brazil (the difference between exports and imports) has reached US$ 1.680 billion, with exports of US$ 16.061 billion and imports of US$ 14.381 billion this year, in 26 working days. The accumulated result this year is 52.9% greater than that registered up to the second week
The Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics disclosed a study that shows growth of 6% in the Brazilian industry in 2007. The result is the best since 2004 and was powered mainly by domestic sales. One of the highlights was the sale of machinery and equipment for industry itself.
