Brasília – Brazil registered a foreign exchange surplus in May. US dollar inflows exceeded outflows by USD 346 million, the Central Bank of Brazil (BC) reported this Wednesday (5).
In May, financial flows – investments in bonds, profit and dividend remittances to other countries, and foreign direct investment, among other operations – saw a USD 6.556 billion deficit, while trade operations (export- and import-related money exchange) ran a USD 1.495 billion surplus.
Year through May saw a USD 3.164 billion forex surplus. Financial flows saw a USD 6.893 billion, while trade operations ran a USD 10.057 billion.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
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