Brazilian trade balance reaches US$ 17.28 billion surplus for the year

Brazil’s trade balance registered a surplus of US$ 17.28 billion this year as of the third week of April, with growth of 7.7% over the period from January to April of last year by daily average, informs the Brazilian Ministry of Economy.

Trade flow rose by 22.6%, reaching US$ 158.41 billion, with US$ 87.85 billion in exports (+20.9%) and US$ 70.57 billion in imports (+24.7%). the surplus in April is US$ 5.48 billion, up 10.1% over April 2021, and trade flow increased by 21.7%, reaching US$ 25.65 billion.

Up to the 3rd week of April exports totaled US$ 15.56 billion (+19.5%), and imports US$ 10.08 billion (+25.3%). In the 3rd week of April alone, the balance was positive US$ 1.93 billion (US$ 6.590 billion in exports, US$ 4.657 billion in imports); US$ 11.247 billion in trade flow.