The Brazilian trade balance recorded a surplus of US $ 1.272 billion in the first week of October, according to figures from the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (MDIC). In the period, exports were US $ 5.011 billion and imports of US $ 3.739 billion. Year-to-date exports totaled US $ 184.670 billion and imports US $ 139.084 billion, with a positive balance of US $ 45.586 billion.
In the first week of October, exports grew 11.5% over the same period last year. The comparison was made by the average daily performance of shipments: US $ 1.002 billion versus US $ 898.7 million. In this scenario, Brazilian sales of basic products (28.5%) increased – driven by soybeans in grains, crude oil, copper ore, manganese ore, soybean meal and beef – and manufactured products (4.8% ) – due to fuel oils, gasoline, engine parts and aviation turbines, ethanol, buses and other vehicles for more than ten people.
On the other hand, sales of semimanufactured products (-10.3%) decreased – on account of raw sugar, semi-manufactured iron and steel, cast iron, hides and skins, copper cathodes, crude soybean oil.
Compared to last September, when the daily average of exports was US $ 1.003 billion, there was a slight decrease of 0.1%, due to sales of semimanufactured products (-14.9%). Exports of manufactured and basic products grew 5.8% and 0.5%, respectively.
The daily average of imports in the first week of the month (US $ 747.8 million) was 14.8% above the average recorded in October last year (US $ 651.4 million). In this comparison, there was a growth in the acquisition of fertilizers (44.7%), fuels and lubricants (37.9%), organic and inorganic chemicals (33.3%), plastic products and their works (21.6% ) and mechanical equipment (8.1%). In comparison with September of this year (daily average of 742.9 million), imports increased by 0.7% due to fuels and lubricants (41.7%), filaments and synthetic and artificial fibers (27.6%), products plastics and their works (10.7%), mechanical equipment (5.4%) and organic and inorganic chemicals (2.6%).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.