S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Brazilian exports generated US$ 3.539 billion in the first week of 2012, or US$ 707.8 million in the average per working day, reduction of 2.3% over January 2011. The figures were disclosed on Monday (9) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. In comparison with December, there was 29.6% reduction on average.<\/p>\n
Imports totalled US$ 3.644 billion, with a business day average of US$ 728.8 million, growth of 3.3% over last year. As against December, however, there was reduction of 12.4%. This resulted in a trade deficit of US$ 105 billion for the country last week.<\/p>\n
In comparison with January 2011, according to the Ministry, there was 17.5% reduction in exports of intermediate products, mainly semi-manufactured iron and steel, soy oil in bulk, leather and sugar in bulk. Sales of basic products dropped 4.9%, mainly those of maize in grain, crude oil, iron ore and coffee in grain.<\/p>\n
The only group that grew was that of manufactured products. Shipments grew 1.4%, with special highlight to aircraft, automobiles, fuel oil, cargo vehicles, aluminium oxides and hydroxides, machinery and equipment for land levelling and plastic polymers.<\/p>\n
With regard to December, exports of basic products dropped 36.4%, those of manufactured products, 24.7%, and those of semi-manufactured products, 24.3%.<\/p>\n
In imports, as against January last year, there was growth in purchases of aircraft parts (57.8%), fertilizers (41%), vehicles and auto parts (31.8%), pharmaceuticals (21.3%), plastics (12%) and electric and electronic equipment (11.3%).<\/p>\n
Regarding December, foreign purchases of fuel and lubricant dropped 40.4%, those of pharmaceutical products, 19.9%, precision optics, 13.6%, mechanical equipment, 13.1%, chemical products, 10.3%, and fertilizers, 10.1%.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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