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Brazil Posts $370 Million Foreign-Trade Surplus For Feb 13-19

BRASILIA -(Dow Jones)- Brazil posted a foreign-trade surplus of $370 million in the third week of February, the trade ministry reported Wednesday.

In the Feb. 13-19 period, exports totaled $4.70 billion, while imports were $ 4.33 billion.

With the latest figures, Brazil's year-to-date trade surplus totaled $429 million, compared with a surplus of $1.954 billion in the same period of 2011.

Analysts are expecting a decrease in Brazil's trade surplus for 2012 after the country posted a trade surplus of $29.79 billion in 2011. According to a weekly survey of economists released by Brazil's central bank earlier Wednesday, the country is seen posting a 2012 surplus of $19.5 billion. That figure was up from $19.1 billion in the previous week's survey.

-By Gerald Jeffris, Dow Jones Newswires; (5561) 9162-7863; gerald.jeffris@ dowjones.com

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