Agência Brasil*
Brasilia – On the first week of February, with three working days, Brazil exported US$ 1.293 billion and imported US$ 1.148 billion, with a positive surplus of US$ 145 million.
Throughout the year, the trade balance accumulates exports of US$ 10.564 billion, and imports worth US$ 7.575 billion, with a surplus for the period of US$ 2.989 billion.
The figures were released by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
*Translated by Silvia Lindsey