Brasília – From December 1st to 28th, the outflow of United States dollars from Brazil exceeded the inflow by US$ 6.755 billion, the Central Bank announced this Thursday (3rd). The figures for the whole of December, including the last working day of the year (31st), will be released by the Central Bank next Wednesday (9th).
The bulk of the deficit was a result of the flow of trade (export and import operations). Financial operations such as investment in bonds, profit and dividend remittances to foreign countries, and foreign direct investment, among others, showed a US$ 2.479 billion deficit from the 1st to the 28th last month.
From January through December 28th, the foreign exchange flow showed a US$ 16.753 billion surplus, as against US$ 65.279 billion in 2011. Based on partial figures, the flow of financial operations showed a US$ 8,380 billion surplus from January 1st to December 28th, 2012. The balance of trade also posted a surplus, at US$ 8.373 billion.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
