2023-08-08 02:06:26
With a surplus of US$ 1.703 billion (exports of US$ 5.523 billion against imports of US$ 3.820 billion), recorded in the first week of August, the Brazilian trade balance accumulates this year a positive balance of US$ 55.258 billion, which corresponds to growth of 42.5% compared to the same period last year, but a drop of 4.3% in the trade flow (US$ 344.19 billion), in the same comparison. These data were released this Monday (8) by the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (Secex/MDIC).
By daily average, in the first week of this month, exports grew 3.1%, compared to the same period in 2022, with a positive balance of US$ 5.52 billion, due to the increase of US$ 23.56 million (+ 8.1%) in Agriculture; decrease of US$ 10.22 million (+3.4%) in Mining Industry and growth of US$ 30.98 million (+4.2%) in Manufacturing Industry.
The growth in exports was leveraged by the expansion of the following products: Unroasted coffee (19.0%), Soybean (7.8%) and Raw cotton (89.5%) in Agriculture and Livestock; Other raw minerals (354.4%), Iron ore and concentrates (36.8%) and Copper ores and concentrates (80.9%) in Mining and Mining; Sugar and molasses (46.6%), Soy bran and other animal feed (excluding unground cereals), Meat and other animal meal (59.0%) and Pumps, centrifuges, air compressors, fans, extractors, Filtering or purifying apparatus and parts thereof (576.2%) in the Manufacturing Industry.
On the other hand, in terms of exports, there was a reduction: Unground corn, except sweet corn (-3.5%), Vegetables, fresh or refrigerated (-48.8%) and Natural honey (-80.0%) in Agriculture; Stone, sand and gravel (-66.2%), Aluminum ores and concentrates (-66.3%) and Crude petroleum oils or crude oils from bituminous minerals (-47.5%) in Mining and Mining; Pig iron, Spiegel, sponge iron, granules and powder of iron or steel and ferroalloys (-37.7%), Installations and equipment for civil engineering and construction, and parts thereof (-56.0%) and Vehicles passenger cars (-59.0%) in the Manufacturing Industry.
Imports, also based on the daily average, in turn, decreased by 17.7%, in the same period, totaling US$ 3.82 billion, through a reduction of US$ 11.59 million (-46.6%) in Agriculture; increase of US$ 19.88 million (+26.9%) in Mining Industry and decrease of US$ 211.57 million (-20.1%) in Manufacturing Industry. In this case, there was an increase in external purchases of the following products: Wheat and rye, not ground (-77.2%), Barley, not ground (-98.1%) and Corn, not ground, except sweet corn (-29.2 %) in Agriculture; Stone, sand and gravel (-40.0%), Copper ores and concentrates (-100.0%) and Coal, even in powder form, but not agglomerated (-39.3%) in Mining and Mining; Fuel oils from petroleum or bituminous minerals (except crude oils) (-75.9%), Chemical fertilizers or fertilizers (except crude fertilizers) (-38.7%) and Thermionic, cold-cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes , diodes, transistors (-24.5%) in the Manufacturing Industry.
Still in the field of imports, there was a drop: Non-oilseed fruits and nuts, fresh or dried (4.7%), Raw tobacco (248.3%) and Oilseeds of sunflower, sesame, canola, cotton and others (96, 2%) in Agriculture; Crude fertilizers (except manures) (187.8%), Other crude minerals (29.9%) and Crude petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, raw (109.9%) in the Extractive Industry; Tubes and hollow profiles, and accessories for tubes, of iron or steel ( 88.2%), Passenger motor vehicles (28.9%) and Motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special uses ( 21.7%) in the Industry of Transformation.
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