São Paulo – The Middle East has imported less Brazilian products April-on-April, as per figures supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. Exports from Brazil to the region amounted to US$ 837 million in April last year, as against US$ 767 million in April 2014. Daily average exports, however, were up slightly by 0.8%. The Middle East comprises Arab countries, such as the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and non-Arab ones, like Iran and Turkey.
Africa, another region where Arab countries are located, has also reduced its purchases of Brazilian products in April. Revenues from sales to the region stood at US$ 847 million in April last year, and at US$ 709 million in April this year. In this case, the daily average also declined, by 7.9%.
Revenues from Brazil’s overall exports to the world also declined, from US$ 20.6 billion in April 2013 to US$ 19.7 billion in April this year. Based on daily average figures, however, exports were up 5.3%. The Brazilian trade balance posted a US$ 506 million surplus in April this year, as against a US$ 989 billion deficit in April 2013.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
