Brasília – The outflow of dollars from Brazil was greater than the inflow into the country this month, up to the 23rd. According to Central Bank of Brazil (BC) figures disclosed on Wednesday (28), the negative balance was US$ 2.108 billion.
The financial flow (investment in bonds, shares, profit transfers and dividends abroad, among other operations) was US$ 2.407 negative. The trade flow (foreign trade operations) was US$ 299 million positive, as a result of exports of US$ 15.890 billion and imports of US$ 15.591 billion.
In the accumulated result from January to December 23rd, the trade flow is US$ 65.114 billion positive. The financial flow was US$ 22.546 billion positive and the trade flow, US$ 42.568 billion positive. In the same period in 2010, the foreign exchange flow was US$ 24.536 billion positive.
*Translated by Mark Ament
