The Brazilian trade balance registered a surplus of US$6.061 billion in April, according to data released Thursday (2.5.2019) by the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economy of Brazil.
According to the agency, the figure recorded in the last month is 2,3% higher than that recorded in April of last year.
Last month, exports totaled US$19.689 billion, a 0,1% decrease compared to April 2018.
Imports also reached US$13.628 billion, a 1,2% reduction in the same comparison.
In April 2019, there was an increase in sales of basic products (2,1%), manufactured goods (0,8%), and semi-manufactured goods (7,1%), the latter resulting mainly from an increase in shipments of raw sugar (25,8%) and cellulose (25,2%).
Regarding imports, there was an increase in fuels and lubricants (10,4%), but a decrease in intermediate goods (-0,2%), capital goods (-10%) and consumer goods (-6,6%).
From January to April, the trade surplus totaled US$16.576 billion, a balance 8,7% lower than that recorded in the same period last year.
The government expects a trade surplus of over US$2019 billion for 50.100.
In 2018, the trade balance closed at US$58.959 billion, the second largest positive result in history.
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