With the beginning of the recovery of the world economy, Brazilian exports responded positively in the first half of 2021. During the period, Brazil’s trade with the world was US$ 236.1 billion. Of this total, according to a survey by CNI (the national industry confederation), 65% of exports were to five major trading partners – China, European Union, United States, Mercosur, and Japan. Together, they totaled US$ 88.4 billion in exports in the first half. The largest volume went to China, with US$ 47.2 billion, an increase of 39% compared to the first half of 2020. Next comes the European Union, with US$ 17.8 billion (+26%); followed by the United States, with US$ 13.3 billion (+10%); Mercosur, with US$7.9 billion (+46%); and Japan, with US$ 2.2 billion (+22%). When considering these five main partners together, the sum of 2021 increased by 31.8% compared to the same period in 2020 and is the highest in the last 5 years. As exports totaled US$ 136.4 billion (+35.5%) and imports totaled US$ 99.4 billion (+26.8%), the trade balance for the semester is US$ 37.1 billion, which represents a growth of 66.3%.
Sources: Comex do Brasil/Datamar News