Brasília – Brazil’s outflow of dollars exceeded the inflow in June. According to figures disclosed on Wednesday (3) by the Central Bank (BC), the negative balance was US$ 2.636 billion. In May, the total was US$ 10.755 billion positive.
The negative result for last month was a result of both the financial sector (investment in papers, profit and dividend transfers abroad and foreign direct investment, among other operations), with a deficit of US$ 771 million, and the trade sector (exchange operations related to exports and imports), with a deficit of US$ 1.865 billion.
From January to June, the exchange flow was US$ 9.535 billion, against US$ 16.859 billion in the same period in 2012. In the first half, the financial flow was US$ 7.324 billion negative, while the trade flow registered a positive balance of US$ 16.859 billion.
*Translated by Mark Ament
