Northern region of Brazil exported 41% more in 2005
Together, the states that form the Northern region of Brazil, Roraima, Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia and Tocantins, earned US$ 7.4 billion with external sales. It was the region where exports increased the most last year. The sales from Amazonas alone increased 86%, boosted by mobile phones.
