Brasília – The Brazilian foreign exchange flow, the difference between the inflow and outflow of dollars, was US$ 165.29 million last week, but the result was not enough to cancel the deficit this month up to the 17th, which was US$ 1 billion in 13 working days, according to the Central Bank (BC) disclosed on Wednesday (22).
Last week, the financial flow (investment in papers, shares, profit and dividends transfers abroad, among other operations) was US$ 235.25 million positive. In the month up to the 17th, the positive result was US$ 59 million.
The commercial segment (related operations and exports and imports) recorded a positive balance of US$ 69.96 million last week, and US$ 1.071 billion in the month up to the 17th.
From January to August 17th, the exchange flow was US$ 22.874 billion positive. In the period, the financial sector recorded a positive result of US$ 4.21 billion, and the commercial flow, US$ 18.664 billion.
*Translated by Mark Ament
