São Paulo – Brazilian exports generated a little over US$ 5 billion last week, around US$ 1 billion per working day, growth of 7.2% over the daily average of the first week of August, according to figures disclosed on Monday (13) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
According to the ministry, there was expansion of 14.7% in sales of partly manufactured products, especially sugar, soy and aluminium in bulk, wrought iron and gold in partly manufactured form; 6.5% in shipments of manufactured goods, mainly fuel oils, auto parts, sheet laminates, refined sugar, engines and generators; and 4.6% in shipments of basic goods, like oil, soy, maize, soy chaff and coffee.
Imports totalled US$ 3.93 billion, with a daily average of US$ 786 million, growth of 0.1% as against the first week of the month. There was greater purchase of fuels and lubricants, organic and inorganic chemical products, fertilizers, ironworks products and optical precision instruments. Brazil accumulated a trade surplus of US$ 1.1 billion last week.
*Translated by Mark Ament
