Weekly Report - 8 November 2005

BRAZIL | New record trade surplus in sight. In the first 10 months of the year Brazil's exports totalled US$96.6bn, and imports reached US$60.27bn, leaving a surplus of US$36.35bn - 7.2% higher than the record surplus of US$33.7bn tallied for the whole of 2004. The central bank has projected for 2005 a surplus of US$38bn, which is well within reach. Some private researchers put it higher, at about US$42bn.

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