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The
Central Bank (BCB, Banco Central do Brasil) reports that:
The
current account registered a
US$ 106 million deficit in December, down from the US$ 188 million deficit
in November. A US$ 1.8 billion trade surplus and US$
239 million surplus in unilateral transfers counterbalanced the US$ 2.1 billion
deficit in the services and income account. As a result, the annual
current account deficit narrowed from US$ 9.4 billion in November to US$
7.8 billion.
The capital and
financial account registered a US$ 2.1 billion surplus for December, as
US$ 576 million in portfolio and financial derivative outflows were offset by US$
2.6 billion in net direct and other investment inflows. As a
result, the annual capital account surplus widened from US$ 10.6 billion
in November to US$ 12.0 billion.
More detailed information
available at the Banco Central do Brasil.
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