The Brazilian trade balance recorded a surplus of US$ 8.148 billion in April. 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%.
Sources: Valor Econômico/Datamar News