S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Brazilian exports in the second to last week of August totalled US$ 4.804 billion, with a daily average of US$ 960.8 million, a reduction of 2% over the average recorded up to the third week of the month, at US$ 980.7 million. The largest reduction was in aircraft and ethanol, plastic polymers and passenger vehicles, among others, had an 8.5% reduction in exports. <\/p>\n
Basic products also presented reduction in exports, of 1.1%, mainly in sales of oil. However, there was growth in exports of partly manufactured products (9.3%), especially items like sugar, pulp and paper, partly manufactured gold, synthetic and artificial rubber.<\/p>\n
Imports in the period totalled US$ 4.412 billion, with a daily average of US$ 882.4 million, 8% more than the daily average registered up to the third week of August (US$ 816.8 million). The main products bought by Brazil were mechanical equipment, electronic equipment, and cars and their parts, among others.<\/p>\n
Despite the reduction of exports and the increase of international purchases, the trade balance last week was US$ US$ 392 million. Bilateral trade in the period totalled US$ 9.216 billion, with a daily average of US$ 1.843 billion.<\/p>\n
In the accumulated result for the month, exports in the 18 working days up to August totalled US$ 17.553 billion, 14.3% less than in August 2011. In comparison with July this year, August exports are 2.1% greater.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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