BRAZIL’S TRADE FLOW REACHES US$ 214 BILLION FROM JANUARY TO THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY

In the second week of May 2025, Brazil recorded a US$1.44 billion trade surplus, with US$7.5 billion in exports and US$6.1 billion in imports. For the month to date, the surplus reached US$2.8 billion. Year-to-date, exports totaled US$117.2 billion and imports US$96.7 billion, resulting in a US$20.54 billion surplus. Compared to May 2024, daily export and import averages rose 15.2% and 13.9%, respectively. Export growth was driven by agriculture (+15.8%), extractive industry (+9.5%), and manufacturing (+18%). On the import side, manufacturing surged 21.1%, agriculture rose 1.7%, and extractive industry fell 61.5%, according to Secex/MDIC.
Source: Informativo dos Portos / Datamar News