The Brazilian trade balance registered a surplus of US$ 1.7 billion in the first week of August, informed the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (Secex/Mdic). The value is the result of exports of US$ 5.52 billion and imports of US$ 3.82 billion in the period. In the year, the balance accumulates a surplus of US$ 55.26 billion. The daily average of exports in the first week of the month (US$ 1.38 billion) rose 3.1% compared to August last year. The rise was driven by shipments from agriculture (+8.1%), followed by the manufacturing industry (+4.2%). The extractive industry, in turn, exported 3.4% less in the period, considering the daily average.
Sources: Valor Econômico/Datamar News