With an increase of 4.5% in exports, the materials industry for the stock market traded in August US$80.8 million - $3.5 million more than in July this year, when shipments totaled $77.3 million.
Regarding August 2014 this number represents a 2.5% recess, when US$ 82.9 million was registered in sales. In the accumulated from January to August 2015, exports have reached the house of $593 million, resulting 5.9% lower than the same period last year. However, it is possible to note that this fall has decreased by 3% per month. .
Among the main export destinations are Argentina, representing 24.6%; USA (9.7%); Germany (7.9%) and Paraguay (4.8%). It should be noted that, the countries that most positively influenced the performance of exports were: Argentina, India and Turkey. Increasing their purchases of materials from Brazil that year, compared to the previous year, at $10.5 million, $9.9 million and $7.3 million respectively.
Imports of the material sector, in the eighth month of 2015, totaled $138.9 million, a figure that represents a 11% drop compared to the previous month. From January to August, material imports reached $1.2 billion. Being the main countries of origin China (US$314.2 million), USA (US$ 146.6 million) and Germany (US$ 94.1 million).
Source: www.monitormercantil. with.br