Brasília – The balance of US dollar inflows to and outflows from Brazil, aka foreign exchange (forex) flow, is negative by US$ 94 million so far this year. Last week, from January 12th to 16th, the result was positive by US$ 2.31 billion. The figures have been released this Wednesday (21st) by the Brazilian Central Bank.
The month-to-date deficit is lower than the US$ 2.405 billion deficit recorded in the first eight business days of January. The weekly surplus had a positive impact on the result.
The surplus during the week was the consequence of a US$ 3.224 billion surplus in financial operations (investment in bonds, profits and dividends to foreign countries and foreign direct investment, among other operations).
Export- and import-related money exchange operations had a US$ 914 million deficit.
Brazil ran a US$ 9.287 billion foreign exchange deficit in 2014.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
