Brazil sets a record in the trade balance for September

Brazilian exports totaled US$ 30.5 billion in September 2025, while imports amounted to US$ 27.5 billion, resulting in a surplus of US$ 2.99 billion and a trade balance of US$ 58.1 billion. Year-to-date, exports reached US$ 257.8 billion and imports, US$ 212.3 billion, with a positive balance of US$ 45.5 billion and a trade balance of US$ 470.1 billion. The data was released on Monday (6) by the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (Secex/MDIC). According to the agency, the country registered records in exports, imports, and trade balance both in September and year-to-date 2025. In exports, the value of September 2025 (US$ 30.53 billion) represented a 7.2% growth compared to September 2024 (US$ 28.47 billion). Imports, on the other hand, grew by 17.7% in the same comparison, rising from US$ 23.39 billion to US$ 27.54 billion. Thus, the trade balance reached US$ 58.07 billion in September, an advance of 12% over the same month of ...