November trade surplus was over US$1.7 billion

01/12/2003 - 9h22

Brasília, 12/2/2003 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - Brazil had a foreign trade surplus of US$1.732 billion in November, with exports at US$5.98 billion and imports at US$4.248 billion. The cumulative surplus for the year is now at US$22.078 billion - or slightly above the estimate for the year made by minister Luiz Fernando Furlan (Development) at the beginning of November. (AB)