São Paulo – Brazil’s balance of trade went back to a surplus last week, following a deficit in the prior week. According to information released this Monday (26th) by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, the surplus stood at US$ 880 million in the fourth week of August, as a result of US$ 5.172 billion in exports and US$ 4.292 billion in imports. In the preceding week, a US$ 334 million deficit was recorded.<\/p>\n
Foreign sales averaged at US$ 1.034 billion per working day last week, up 8.2% from the average in the other weeks of August. Semi-manufactured goods exports were up 11.5%, especially wood pulp, gold, semi-manufactured iron and steel products, leathers and crude aluminium; basic goods exports were up 10.6%, highlighting iron ore, oil, maize, soya bran and coffee; and manufactured goods exports were up 5.6%, including aircraft, refined sugar, engines and generators, fuel oils, and aluminium oxides and hydroxides. <\/p>\n
On the other hand, imports averaged at US$ 858.4 million per working day in the fourth week of August, down 8.1% from the average for the rest of the month. Imports declined for fuels and lubricants, mechanical equipment, customer electronics, vehicles and their parts, chemical and inorganic chemicals, and fertilizers.<\/p>\n
To date in August, exports stood at US$ 16.635 billion, up 0.6% from August 2012, based on daily average figures. Compared with the average in July 2013, exports were up 8.2%. Month-to-date, imports stood at US$ 15.496 billion, up 9.4% from August 2012, also based on daily averages. Exports were down 7.7% from June this year. The trade surplus stands at US$ 1.139 billion in August to date. Year-to-date, however, the trade balance is running a US$ 3.851 billion deficit.<\/p>\n
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