Brasília – Finance market analysts restate their expectation of 2.5% growth for Brazil this year. For 2014, the projected expansion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was also maintained at 2.1%. These projections are included in the Central Bank of Brazil’s weekly research with financial institutions. The estimate for expansion of industrial production was 1.7%, this year, and 2.5% in 2014.
Still according to the BC research with financial institutions, the dollar should end the year at R$ 2.30 per dollar, as against a prior forecast of R$ 2.27. For 2014, the forecast remains at R$ 2.40.
The estimate for the trade surplus, the positive balance between exports minus imports, was increased from US$ 1.2 billion to US$ 1.4 billion this year, and from US$ 8 billion to US$ 8.1 billion in 2014.
The forecast of financial institutions for the negative balance in current account transactions (as a result of goods and services purchases and sales between Brazil and the foreign market) was adjusted from US$ 79.55 billion to US$ 79.6 billion, in 2013, and from US$ 70.5 billion to US$ 71.5 billion in 2014.
Expectations for foreign direct investment (funds turned to the productive sector in the country) were maintained at US$ 60 billion both for 2013 and for next year.
*Tradução de Mark Ament
