São Paulo – Last week, Brazil exported USD 4 billion and imported USD 2.894 billion worth of goods, resulting in a trade surplus of USD 1.106 billion, according to data shown this Tuesday (11) by the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC). Due to the holiday of September 7, the data regards only four business days.
By the daily average, exports climbed 7.2% over September 2017. Sales of semi-finished products, such as unwrought zinc, iron or steel semi-finished products, sawn timber, wood pulp and ferro-alloys, went up. Finished products also increased in sales, especially chocolate and food preparations containing cocoa, iron or steel flexible pipes, aviation engines and turbines, and vehicle engines and parts.
However, exports of basic goods dropped, especially crude oil, manganese ore, soy, cattle and tobacco.
On the other hand, imports surged 7.3% over September of last year, by the daily average. There was an increase in purchases of vehicles and parts, steel products, precision and optical equipment, electric and mechanical equipment and electronics.
Year-to-date, exports have reached USD 162.904 billion, while imports have totaled USD 124.121 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of USD 38.783 billion.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
