Brazilian trade balance shows surplus of US$4.913 bn in early June
Jun, 13, 2023 Posted by Gabriel MalheirosWeek 202323
According to the Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services (Mdic), the Brazilian trade balance recorded a surplus of US$4.913 billion during the first two weeks of June, which included six working days. This surplus was achieved through exports worth US$10.276 billion and imports totaling US$5.363 billion.
Year-to-date, the Brazilian trade balance has accumulated a surplus of US$39.835 billion.
In the first eleven days of June, the average daily value of exports increased by 9.9% compared to the same period last year, reaching US$1.712 billion. Agriculture led the sales growth with an impressive 25.4% increase, followed by manufacturing (+5.2%) and extractive industry (+4.4%).
On the other hand, the average daily value of imports during the first two weeks of June experienced a decline of 21.3% compared to the same month in 2022, amounting to US$893.87 million. The decrease in import figures was primarily driven by a significant decline in agriculture (-54.6%), followed by mining and quarrying (-48.8%) and manufacturing (-16.8%).
Source: Valor Econômico
To read the original news report, visit: https://valor.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2023/06/12/balanca-comercial-brasileira-tem-superavit-de-us-49-bi-nas-2-primeiras-semanas-de-junho.ghtml
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