S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Brazilian exports generated US$ 4.998 billion in February up to the 10th, with a daily average of US$ 833 million, a reduction of 12.2% over February last year, according to figures disclosed on Wednesday (13) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. Imports, in turn, totalled US$ 5.739 billion, with US$ 956.5 million in the daily average, growth of 11.3% in the same comparison.<\/p>\n
With this, Brazil accumulates a trade deficit of US$ 741 million in the month, after having registered a negative balance also in January.<\/p>\n
According to the Ministry, there was 15.2% reduction in shipments of manufactured products, like fuel oil, aircraft, frozen orange juice, land-levelling machinery, engines and generators and passenger vehicles; 7.2% in basic products, especially crude oil, soy in grain, tobacco leaves, coffee in grain and iron ore, and 12.5% in partly manufactured products, mainly wrought iron, aluminium in bulk, iron alloys, partly manufactured products and steel, gold in partly manufactured form and bulk soy oil.<\/p>\n
In case of imports, on the other hand, there was growth in purchases of fuels and lubricants (65.2%), grain and grinding products (60.1%), fertilizers (54.5%), aircraft and parts (24.3%), organic and inorganic chemicals (20.4%) and inputs for precision optics (10.2%).<\/p>\n
In the accumulated result for the year, Brazil\u2019s foreign sales generated US$ 20.966 billion, imports, US$ 25.742 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of US$ 4.776 billion.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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