São Paulo – Brazilian exports amounted to US$ 5.322 billion last week, according to data released this Monday (9th) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC). In comparison to June last year, daily average of shipments was up 0.7%. Imports, however, amounted to US$ 4.596 billion, down 2.3% in the same comparison. Trade surplus stood at US$ 726 million.
According to the MDIC, there was an increase of 11.3% in foreign sales of basic goods, mainly crude oil, pork and beef, raw cotton, coffee beans and soy bran. Manufactured goods are down 12.9%, and semi-manufactured, 4.9%.
On the other hand, there was a decline in foreign purchases of fertilizers (33.6%), mechanic equipment (22.1%), autos and auto parts (16.3%), electronics (15.3%), rubber and rubber works (12.3%), steel products (9.5%) and plastic and plastic works (8.5%).
Year-to-date through the first week of June, Brazilian exports amounted to US$ 95.386 billion, down 2.4% in relation to the same period in 2013 by the daily average. Imports stood at US$ 99.515 billion, down 3.2% in the same comparison. Year-to date trade balance is posting a deficit of US$ 4.129 billion.
*Translated by Rodrigo Mendonça
