Brazil's foreign trade surplus of US$8.15 billion in April increased by 58.1% year-on-year

　　China News Agency, Sao Paulo, May 5 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Economy on the 5th local time, in April this year, Brazil's foreign trade achieved a surplus of US$8.15 billion, which was lower than the US$10 billion in the same period last year.

　　Data show that Brazil's exports in April were 28.9 billion US dollars, an increase of 16.7% year-on-year.

Among them, the export of industrial products increased by 35% year-on-year.

Exports of agricultural products increased by 12.7% year-on-year, of which beef exports increased by 72.1% and soybean exports increased by 7.1%.

However, mineral exports fell 10.2% year-on-year.

　　Imports in April were US$20.75 billion, a year-on-year increase of 35.7%.

Among them, the import of mineral products increased by 58.1% year-on-year, the import of industrial products increased by 35.5% year-on-year, and the import of agricultural products increased by 33% year-on-year.

That month, Brazil's oil and fertilizer imports increased by 114.3% and 318.7% year-on-year, respectively.

　　The data also shows that in the first four months of this year, Brazil's total exports were US$101.19 billion, a year-on-year increase of 23.8%; total imports were US$81.24 billion, a year-on-year increase of 27.6%.

Comparing the two, in the first four months of this year, Brazil achieved a total foreign trade surplus of US$19.95 billion, a year-on-year increase of 10.5%.

　　In the first four months of this year, the main export destinations of Brazilian products were: China US$29.5 billion, the EU US$14.81 billion, the United States US$10.5 billion and Argentina US$4.44 billion.

The main sources of Brazil's imported goods are: China 18.95 billion US dollars, the United States 15.79 billion US dollars, the EU 13.2 billion US dollars and Argentina 3.59 billion US dollars.

　　Brazil's Ministry of Economy predicts that Brazil's foreign trade surplus will exceed the US$100 billion mark for the first time this year, reaching US$111.6 billion, much higher than last year's record US$61.4 billion.

The latest forecast of Brazil's financial market is that the country's foreign trade surplus this year will reach 69.5 billion US dollars.

(Finish)