Brasília – The inflow of funds into the country is still positive, according to figures disclosed today (19) by the Central Bank of Brazil (BC). This month, up to the 14th, the positive flow was US$ 2.022 billion. In the same period last year, the flow was US$ 3.149 billion positive.
The exchange flow includes financial (investment in papers, transfer of profits and dividends abroad and foreign direct investment, among other operations) and commercial (import and export contracts) operations. The result recorded up to now shows greater influence of financial operations. From the 1st to the 14th, while the financial balance resulted in a surplus of US$ 1.326 billion, the commercial balance presented a surplus of US$ 696 million.
From January to last week, the exchange flow registered a positive result of US$ 5.957 billion, against US$ 15.589 billion in the From January to last week, the exchange flow registered a positive result of US$ 5.957 billion, against US$ 15.589 billion in the same period in 2008. In the figures accumulated up to last week, the financial flow was US$ 4.734 billion and the positive trade flow was US$ 10.691 billion.
The BC also informed that up to the 14th, the monetary authority made US$ 1.301 billion in purchases of the US currency on the spot market. Dollars purchased go to foreign currency reserves.
*Translated by Mark Ament
