November’s partial trade balance registers a surplus of US$ 3.49 billion

The partial trade balance for the month of November, up to the third week, registered a surplus of US$ 3.49 billion. The data were released this Monday (21), by the Ministry of Economy.

According to the data, in the month of November, exports registered a 35% increase, totaling US$ 17.49 billion, while imports added up to US$ 14 billion, an increase of 2.6%.

As a result, the trade flow increased by 18.4%, reaching US$ 31.48 billion. Considering the accumulated balance from January to the third week of November, the surplus reaches US$ 54.84 billion, a decrease of 1.4% compared to the same period of 2021.

Up to the third week of November this year, exports from the agricultural sector grew by 64.6%, totaling US$ 3.13 billion. The sector’s imports, on the other hand, registered a drop of 27.1% in Agriculture and Livestock, totaling US$ 250 million.

In the same period, the extractive industry recorded a 40.9% increase in the export balance, with a turnover of US$ 4.43 billion. In imports, there was a growth of 1.3% in the sector, reaching US$ 1.12 billion of balance. The highlight goes to imports of crude fertilizers (except fertilizers), with a rise of 311.8%, and crude petroleum oils or crude bituminous minerals, with growth of 155.6%.

With a 25% increase in exports, the Manufacturing Industry moved US$ 9.77 billion in the period. The highlight in exports was fresh, chilled or frozen beef, with growth of 105.9%, sugars and molasses with a rise of 64.0% and fuel oils from petroleum or bituminous minerals (except crude oils), with growth of 179.2%.