To the beat of wind and strings, exports of musical instruments rise
Brazil doubled its foreign sales of musical instruments in 2004. Quality and low cost are the main competitive advantages of the domestic products, which cost around two thirds of the price of instruments made in other countries. Weril, a company that makes wind instruments, has never exported as much as last year. Giannini, which makes string instruments, also registered export growth in 2004. The United Arab Emirates are among the new markets for Brazilian companies on foreign trade.
By Mark Ament
