BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil posted a trade surplus of $1.5 billion in March, figures showed on Thursday, less than half the consensus forecast in a Reuters poll for a $3.1 bln surplus and also sharply down from the $3.6 bln surplus registered in the same month last year.
Exports in March totaled $24.5 bln and imports were $23.0 bln, the ministry said, adding that total trade flows of $47.5 bln in the month were up almost 40% from a year earlier.
(Reporting by Jamie McGeever)
