Brasília – Up until the second week of April, the Brazilian trade balance recorded a surplus of US$ 809 million. During the period, exports reached US$ 6.103 billion and imports, US$ 5.294 billion.
In the first week, which only had one working day, there was a deficit of US$ 17 million, as disclosed last Monday (11th). In the second week, on the other hand, exports exceeded imports by US$ 826 million, resulting in the monthly surplus US$ 809 million.
Year-to-date, the accumulated surplus is US$ 3.978 billion and the daily average is US$ 58.5 million. Compared with the daily average recorded during the same period last year, the surplus has risen by 134.3%.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum