São Paulo – The Brazilian trade balance registered a deficit of USD 396 million in the third week of November. The result stems from exports that totaled USD 2.798 billion and imports that totaled USD 3.194 billion. The data was released this Monday (23rd) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC).
In the month’s third week, the country registered a decline in external sales of semi-finished (-35.2%) and finished products (-19.7%) and basic goods (-31.3%). The daily average of exports in the period stood at USD 559.6 million. Year-to-date, Brazil’s trade balance stands at a surplus of USD 13 billion.
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
