Brasília – Brazil’s balance of trade showed a US$ 240 million deficit in the third week of April. Exports fetched US$ 3.745 billion and imports reached US$ 3.985 billion, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
From April 13th to 19th, exports averaged at US$ 749 million a day, up 3.8% from the second week of April. Top selling products included finished goods such as aircraft, aluminum oxides and hydroxides, fuel oils, auto parts and autos, and basic goods such as soybeans, coffee beans and soy bran. Semi-finished goods exports were down 4.8% driven by leathers and hides, ferroalloys and semi-finished gold, the ministry reported.
Month-to-date, exports fetched US$ 8.798 billion and imports stand at US$ 8.906 billion, with a US$ 108 million deficit. Year-to-date, exports reached US$ 51.573 billion and imports came out to US$ 57.238 billion, resulting in a US$ 5.665 billion deficit.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
