Brasília – Dollar outflow in Brazil overcame inflow for third straight month in July. Last month, the foreign exchange flow stood negative in US$ 3.935 billion. In the same month of 2014 it also registered a negative balance rate of US$ 1.791 billion.
From January to July, the foreign exchange flow is positive with US$ 7.165 billion, against US$ 2.355 billion in the same period of 2014.
Last month, the financial flow (investments in bonds, profit and dividend remittances and direct investment in the country, among other operations) determined the flow’s negative balance rate, with a deficit of US$ 8.376 billion. Meanwhile, the commercial flow (export and import-related foreign exchange operations) registered a surplus of US$ 4.441 billion.
In the year’s seven months, the financial flow is negative in US$ 7.088 billion, with the commercial flow in a surplus of US$ 14.252 billion.
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
