Brasília – The trade balance surplus (exports minus imports) in the second week of May 2009 was US$ 505 million. In the period, exports totalled US$ 3.026 billion and imports, US$ 2.521 billion. This information was disclosed by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
In the accumulated result for the month, with ten working days, exports reached US$ 5.949 billion and imports, US$ 4.897 billion. The trade balance surplus in the period is US$ 1.052 billion positive in the month.
From January to the second week of May (91 working days) of this year, the trade balance has generated a surplus of US$ 7.774 billion, 34.2% greater than that registered in the same period in 2008. In the accumulated result for 2009, exports totalled US$ 49.448 billion and imports, US$ 41.674 billion.
*Translated by Mark Ament
