Brazil's sea-borne container trade (By Sylodium, international trade directory)

Brazil's sea-borne container trade grew 1 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared with a year earlier, showing a tentative recovery in Latin America's largest economy, according to Danish shipping company Maersk Line. Imports gained a sign of recovering domestic demand, while exports were negative in the quarter due to a slow-moving global economy that is buying less of Brazil's manufactured goods and contributing to the country's trade deficit. Legislation passed last week to open state-owned ports to greater private investment was a step in the right direction, said Peter Gyde, managing director of Maersk Line in Brazil. Brazil's economy expanded a disappointing 0.9 percent in 2012, and that private forecasts pointing to growth of between 2 and 3 percent this year were reasonable, Gyde said Automobile and transportation imports rose 10.3 percent and chemicals grew 9 percent, while finished manufacturing - primarily consumer goods, was up 5.7 percent. Sylodium (global import export directory) you can advertise for free your company or your project, at the intersection of cities that you want, for example; Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Madrid (Spain) or any city around the World.

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