http://www.gwm-tv.com - Brazil's trade surplus topped 429 million US dollars for the first week in November, according to the country's trade ministry, bringing the year-to-date total to 15.05 billion dollars.
The figure is 33 per cent lower than the year-to-date figure from this time last year, when the surplus reached 22.35 billion dollars.
Economists have said the difference is down to a huge rise in imports - of both consumer and capital goods - which have been spurred on by Brazil's strong economic recovery. The recovery is expected to see the economy expand by around seven per cent this year.
