Brasília – After ending may with a negative balance of US$ 2.691 billion, Brazil’s foreign exchange flow, the result of the inflow of dollars into Brazil, is US$ 843 million positive this month, up to the 8th (with five working days), according to figures disclosed on Wednesday (13) by the Central Bank of Brazil.
The financial sector (investment in papers, profit and dividend transfers abroad and foreign direct investment, among other operations) is responsible for the positive balance, with net inflow (discounting outflow) of US$ 1.127 billion. The trade flow (operations related to exports and imports) was US$ 284 million negative, up to June 8th.
From January to June, the trade flow resulted in a positive balance of US$ 23.468 billion, with US$ 20.812 billion for the trade sector and US$ 2.657 billion, in the financial sector. In the same period last year, the trade flow was US$ 39.988 billion positive.
*Translated by Mark Ament
