Source: Ministério do
Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior 1
Translated by Vitoria Pinhas
Translated by Vitoria Pinhas
The Brazilian exports in
January 2013 had the second highest number for such period, and reached U.S. $ 15,968
billion. According to the government, The
products that contributed to the good results were: ethanol (219.8%), frozen
orange juice (126.2%), sugar (58.8%), cars (52.6%), hydrocarbons and
derivatives (47%), aluminum oxides and hydroxides (13.3%) and not frozen orange
juice (1.3%).2
Regarding
to the imports, the numbers in January also registered a record for the month,
reaching U.S. $ 20,003 billion. There
was an increase in purchases of raw materials and intermediate goods (7.9%),
capital goods (14.6%) and fuels and lubricants (55.7 %) and a decrease of 2.1%
for consumer goods.
About
these results, the Secretary of Foreign Trade MDIC, Tatiana Lacerda Prazeres agrees
that the numbers are significant, but reasoned that the weight of the deficit
decreased in comparison with previous results. "The previous largest deficit was
registered in December 1996 as of U.S. $ 1.787 billion: although lower, it
accounted for almost half of the value of exports in that month. In comparison, the deficit in the last January
accounted for only a quarter of exports in the month”, said the secretary.
Concerning to export
destinations, the top five buyers of Brazilian products in January were: United
States (U.S. $ 1.915 billion), China (U.S. $ 1.705 billion), Argentina ($ 1.399
billion), the Netherlands (U.S. $ 880 million) and Japan ($ 697 million). In other hand, the top five suppliers to the
Brazilian market in the period were: United States (U.S. $ 3.350 billion),
China (U.S. $ 3.107 billion), Argentina ($ 1.275 billion), Germany (U.S. $
1.154 billion) and Nigeria (U.S. $ 822 million).
2All the numbers mentioned in this article may be seen at http://www.desenvolvimento.gov.br/sitio/interna/noticia.php?area=5¬icia=12143
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