Brasília, February 2, 2004 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - Brazil's trade balance closed the month of January with a US$ 1.588 billion surplus. In the final week of the month (26-31), the surplus was US$ 322 million, with US$ 1.353 billion in exports and US$ 1.031 billion in imports, according to information from the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade. (DAS)