Brazilian trade balance had a US$ 8.1 billion surplus in April

The Brazilian trade balance recorded a surplus of US$ 8.148 billion in April, down 13.9% from 2021, a variation always measured by the daily average. These figures were released on May 5th by the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Ministry of Economy.

Thus, the Brazilian trade balance accumulated a surplus of US$ 19.947 billion in the first four months of the year, an increase of 10.5% over the same period in 2021.

Exports totaled US$ 28.902 billion last month, with an increase of 16.7% over the same month of 2021. Imports, on the other hand, reached US$ 20.754 billion and had a rise of 35.7% over April last year.

In 2022 so far, exports totaled US$ 101.185 billion, up 23.8% over the same period in 2021. On the other hand, Imports stood at US$ 81.238 billion, an increase of 27.6%.

The trade flow, the sum of exports and imports, is considered the main indicator of the balance’s well-being by Secex and reached US$ 182.424 billion in the period, an increase of 25.5%.

Future projections

Secex’s most recent projections point to a surplus of US$ 111.6 billion in 2022, the result of US$ 348.8 billion in exports and US$ 237.2 billion in imports. In this case, the trade flow would be US$ 586 billion.

Source: Valor Econômico

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