The imbalance of the commercial balance with Brazil accumulated one more month and reached nine consecutive, with a deficit of 625 million dollars in April, the highest since August 2023. As a consequence of the import opening, the entry of Brazilian products shot more than 40 percent year -on -year only during the month in analysis, mainly for purchases of the field automotive.
This is the ninth consecutive month of Argentina’s deficit with its main commercial partner, with whom in April 2024 – just one year – he maintained a supervital relationship of 116 million dollars.
The commercial red accumulated in the first four -month period of 2025 was at 1,892 million dollars: a Fall of 1,927 million dollars Regarding the accumulated in the first four -month period of last year, when it had been positive at 35 million dollars.
The total bilateral commercial flow, which includes imports and exports, was 2,568 million dollars and marked an annual rise of 11.0 percent.
The exponential increase in imports from the neighboring country explains the deficit account: they totaled $ 1,597 million in the fourth month of the year, a rise of 45.2 percent year -on -year, while exports contracted at 243 million dollars. This last data represents a setback of 20.0 percent in relation to April 2024.
In the automotive sector is the key with respect to the main products that entered from Brazil, since it covers all segment items. In particular, purchases of passenger motor vehicles increased 164 percent annually and totaled $ 385.5 million.
-Instead, the Transport vehicles of goods saw an expansion of 343.0 percent and reached 108.3 million dollars; While the roads grew 370.1 percent in one year and added 72.0 million dollars to negative numbers.
To a lesser extent the piston engines and their parts (+33.6 percent per year) expanded, with 37.4 million dollars, and parts and accessories +4.9 percent for a total of 146.2 million dollars.
The report prepared by the Abeceb consultancy also highlights the “strong increase” in soy purchases (+290.9 percent per year, to 30.1 million dollars), and electric energy (+169.8 percent to 34.1 million dollars).
On the contrary, there were falls in combustible oil oils (non-gross), from 84.8 percent to 5.5 million dollars and in the imports of iron ore (-74.9 percent to 8.8 million dollars), and from hollow tubes and profiles and accessories, which fell 75.5 percent per year for 1.5 million dollars. “That is, the agro showed positive import performance, but the energy and metalworking sectors showed pronounced casualties,” the document analyzes.
Las Argentine exports to BrazilOn the other hand, they reached 972 million dollars: an annual contraction of 20.0 percent, the second fall after almost a year of increases.
“It is expected that 2025 close with a Bilateral deficit extension From Argentina with Brazil from a limited negative balance of 308 million dollars in 2024 to a deficit close to 6,000 million this year ”, anticipates the report that advances those produced by INDEC, whose publication is expected for May 20.
