Brasília – In the third week of May, the Brazilian trade surplus reached US$ 286 million, according to figures disclosed this Monday (23rd) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
Exports reached US$ 5.209 billion during the period, at a daily average of US$ 1.041 billion. Imports reached US$ 4.923 billion, at a daily average of US$ 984.6 million.
From the first to the third week of the month, the trade surplus was US$ 2.746 billion, as a result of US$ 16.265 billion in exports (at a daily average of US$ 1.084 billion) and US$ 13.519 billion in imports (at a daily average of US$ 901.3 million).
From January to the third week of May, the trade surplus stood at US$ 7.775 billion, 86% more than in the same period of 2010 (US$ 4.180 billion). During the period, exports reached US$ 87.670 billion (daily average of US$ 913.2 million) and imports, US$ 79.895 billion (daily average of US$ 832.2 million).
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
