Brasilia, 4 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - The Brazilian trade balance registered a surplus of US$ 259 million in February - the outcome of US$ 3.658 billion in exports and US$ 3.399 billion in imports. With February's result, Brazilian trade accumulates a surplus of US$ 434 million in 2002. In the first two months of last year, the balance was suffering a deficit of US$ 401 million.

According to the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, the surpluses achieved in February and in the first 2 months of this year are the highest since 1994. (MW)