Trade balance at US$1 billion surplus in third week of April

In the 3rd week of April 2020, the Brazilian trade balance registered a surplus of US$1.04 billion and a trade flow of US$6.90 billion, resulting from exports of US$3.97 billion and imports of US$2.93 billion. The cumulative monthly total is exports of US$10.39 billion and imports of US$6.98 billion, with a positive balance of US$3.41 billion and a trade flow of US$17.37 billion. In the year so far, exports totaled US$59.91 billion and imports US$50.94 billion, with a positive balance of US$8.96 billion and a trade flow of US$110.85 billion.

Monthly Comparison

For the averages up to the 3rd week of April (US$866 million), there was a 5.7% drop year-on-year. Regarding imports, there was a 10.4% fall over the same period comparison, reaching US$581.6 million. Hence, until the 3rd week of April this year, the daily trade flow average stood at US$1.46 million, representing a 7.6% year-on-year drop.

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