据巴西发展工业外贸部最新统计数据，2012年上半年巴西对外贸易额2273亿美元，同比仅增长0.8%，其中出口1172亿美元，同比减少1.7%，进口1101亿美元，同比增长3.7%，顺差71亿美元，同比下降45.4%。

According to the latest statistics from the ministry of Brazilian development industry data，In the first half of 2012 the Brazilian foreign trade volume of $227.3 billion，Only 0.8% year-on-year growth，Export of $117.2 billion，Reduce 1.7% year-on-year，Imported 110.1 billion us dollars，Year-on-year growth of 3.7%，Surplus of $7.1 billion，45.4% year-on-year drop。

　　6月巴西单月贸易额379亿美元，同比下跌7.3%。其中出口193亿美元，同比减少14.2%，环比下降8.3%，进口185亿美元，同比增长1.1%，环比上涨0.7%。

6 month Brazil trade $37.9 billion monthly performance，Year-on-year fall by 7.3%。Export of $19.3 billion，Reduce 14.2% year-on-year，Annulus comparing fell 8.3%，Imported 18.5 billion us dollars，Year-on-year growth of 1.1%，Annulus comparing rose 0.7%。

　　尽管过去一年巴西央行连续八次降息至历史低位、巴币兑美元累计贬值达30%，但受欧洲市场需求疲软、大宗商品价格下跌、全球尤其是邻国阿根廷对制造业产品贸易保护主义盛行等不利因素影响，近期巴西出口表现不尽人意，工业品出口上半年累计跌幅2.5%，6月同比下跌达18.5%。

Although the past year for eight times the Brazilian central bank cut interest rates to historic lows、And the dollar devaluation cumulative currency 30%，But by the European market demand weak、Commodity prices、Global especially to neighboring Argentina manufacturing products trade protectionism in such negative factors，Recent Brazil export performance unsatisfactory，Industrial goods export total or 2.5% in the first half，6 month down 18.5% year-on-year。