São Paulo – Brazil exported the equivalent to US$ 3.408 billion last week, or US$ 681.6 million per working day, a 7.5% decrease in relation to the previous weeks in January. Imports added up to US$ 5.01 billion, an increase by 10.4% using the same comparison period.<\/p>\n
The country thus registered a US$ 1.602 billion trade balance deficit during the period, and increased the month’s negative result to US$ 3.651 billion. The information was released this Monday (27) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC).<\/p>\n
According to the Ministry, there was a drop in exports of basic products, such as poultry, corn, soy chaff and oil; and of semi-manufactured products such as crude sugar, cellulose pulp, sawed wood and semi-worked gold. There was an increase, however, in shipments of manufactured goods, such as aircrafts, excavation machinery, auto parts, aluminum oxides and hydroxides, and cargo vehicles.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, there was an increase in imports of fuels and lubricants, electronic devices, vehicles and auto parts.<\/p>\n
In the months accumulated value, exports yielded US$ 12.249 billion, a drop by 0.7% in relation to the same month last year, using the daily average. Imports, in turn, added up to US$ 15.9 billion, an increase by 2.8% using the same comparison.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Silvia Lindsey<\/strong><\/p>\n