The surplus is the result of USD 8.8 billion in exports and USD 5.7 billion in imports in the month’s first two weeks.
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Brazil saw a surplus of USD 6.142 billion in April, 12% less than in the same month of 2017. Exports declined and imports went up.
Exports from Brazil reached USD 5.244 billion and imports amounted to USD 3.415 billion in the second week of April. Foreign sales of basic goods soared by 47%.
In the month’s first week, there was a surplus of USD 1.4 billion. Year-to-date, exports have been exceeding imports in over USD 15 billion.
The forecast points to a USD 50 billion trade surplus in 2018.
