Brazilian Foreign trade statistics: China becomes Brazil's largest trading partner

Xinhua Brasilia January 14 (reporter Chen Weihua Zhao) The Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade released 14th after the revised 2009 foreign trade figures show that China overtook the United States as Brazil's largest trading partner. According to previously released data, Brazil and the United States in 2009 bilateral trade volume of about 35.9 billion U.S. dollars, more than Brazil and China trade volume of 100 million U.S. dollars.　　But the revised figures show that bilateral trade has increased to about $36.1 billion trillion, while bilateral trade between Pakistan and the United States remains unchanged. The latest statistics show that Brazil's exports to China in 2009 amounted to 20.191 billion U.S. dollars, the total imports of 15.911 billion U.S. dollars, Brazil's surplus of 4.28 billion U.S. dollars.　　Brazil's exports to the United States amounted to US $15.74 billion, imports amounted to 20.183 billion U.S. dollars, and a deficit of $4.443 billion against the US. Brazil's foreign trade surplus was $25.35 billion trillion in 2009, up 1.57% from last year.