Brazil posts $1.7 billion trade surplus in fourth week of October

Exports totaled $8.5 billion for the week, while imports reached $6.8 billion.

Brazil recorded a $1.7 billion trade surplus in the fourth week of October. Total trade amounted to $15.2 billion.

Source: Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil

Cargo ships and containers at a Brazilian port, illustrating the country’s foreign trade — Brazil releases its latest foreign trade figures. Illustrative photo. Photo: stevepb / Pixabay, Pixabay Content License

In the fourth week of October 2026, Brazil exported goods worth $8.5 billion and imported $6.8 billion. The resulting trade surplus was $1.7 billion, with total trade of $15.2 billion.

For October, exports totaled $29.31 billion and imports $21.9 billion. The monthly surplus reached $7.4 billion, while total trade stood at $51.17 billion.

Year to date, exports amounted to $314 billion and imports to $244.1 billion. Brazil recorded a $69.8 billion surplus and $558.1 billion in total trade. The figures were presented on October 26 by the Foreign Trade Secretariat of Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services.

By the fourth week of October, average daily exports were up 27.9% from the October 2025 average, while imports rose 21.1%. Average daily trade reached $3,198.14 million, 24.9% higher than the October 2025 average.

Average daily exports rose 18.9% in agriculture, 55.9% in extractive industries and 18.4% in manufacturing compared with the same period last year. Imports in those sectors increased by 24.4%, 43.5% and 19.9%, respectively.

Translated from Portuguese using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil

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