Brazil registers external surplus of 2.3 bln USD in September

BRASILIA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil registered a surplus of 2.3 billion U.S. dollars in current transactions in September, the sixth consecutive month of positive balance, compared to a deficit of 2.7 billion U.S. dollars during the same period in 2019, the Central Bank of Brazil reported on Friday.

According to the Central Bank, the September surplus was the result of 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in the balance of trade, as well as reductions of 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in the primary income deficit and 885 million U.S. dollars in the services deficit.