Brasília – The Brazil Commodities Index (IC-Br), calculated by the Central Bank increased by 0.58%, in April compared with March. The information was issued this Wednesday (9th) by the Central Bank.
The IC-Br calculates the variation, in real (Brazilian currency), in prices of basic goods traded internationally. The index dropped by 5.21% in the 12-month period ended April, and increased by 0.79% from January to April.
In April, agricultural products (beef, cotton, soy oil, wheat, sugar, maize, coffee, rice and pork) showed the highest increase: 0.65 %. The prices of energy-related commodities (oil, natural gas and cola) increased by 0.41%. Metals prices (aluminium, iron ore, copper, tin, zinc, lead and nickel) increased by 0.28%.
During the month, the CRB Price Index calculated by the Commodity Research Bureau showed a higher increase (1.07%) than the IC-Br. The index increased by 3.18% from January to April and declined by 0.006% over a 12-month period.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
