Auto parts: 2013 deficit already spends $ 6.5 billion

The accumulated from January to August, the Country registered an increase of 64.7% in the auto parts deficit, which came to $ 6.58 billion, deepening the imbalance of trade balance in the sector. Imports grew 20.1 percent and reached US $ 13.34 billion. Shipments, however, fell 4.9 percent to $ 6.77 billion. The data were released by the National Union of the Automotive industry, the Sindipeças, which estimates total deficit close to $ 10 billion by the end of 2013.
North and South America accounted for more than 70% of the target of Brazilian exports of auto parts between January and August. During the period, South America 2.2% high submitted confrontation with 2012. North America, however, decreased 19.8%. It was the biggest shrinkage in the period compared to other macro-regions.
Most of the Brazilian imports is divided between Asia and Europe, with 35.6% and 39.7% share, respectively. The only macro-region which recorded fall compared to the previous year was Africa, 37.7%. The biggest high is attributed to Central America and the Caribbean.