Brazil’s trade surplus hit US$9.77 billion in August. According to the Foreign Trade Secretariat, this is a 137.8% jump from last August. Exports in August went up to US$31.21 billion, a 1.4% increase. Imports fell to $US21.44 billion, down 19.6%. For the year so far, the surplus is US$63.32 billion. That’s up 44.8% from last […]
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