Brasília – Brazil’s outflow of dollars was greater than the inflow in October, according to figures disclosed on Tuesday (9) by the Central Bank (BC). In the period, the negative balance was US$ 134 million. This is the first time that takes place since June, when the outflow was US$ 2.556 billion.
In the financial sector (investment in papers, shares and profit and dividend transfer abroad, among other operations) the negative result was US$ 2.002 billion. The trade flow (related to foreign trade operations) recorded a balance of US$ 1.868 billion.
In the first three working days of this month, there was also more outflow than inflow. The negative balance was US$ 36 million, boosted by the financial sector, with a negative balance of US$ 233 million. The trade flow, in the period, was US$ 197 million.
From January to the first week of November, the trade flow was US$ 68.128 billion, against US$ 22.837 billion in the same period in 2010. The sector recorded a surplus of US$ 28.190 billion up to the first week of this month. The trade flow US$ 39.938 billion.
*Translated by Mark Ament
