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China surpasses US to become Brazil's biggest trading partner
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-05 15:22 China replaced the United States to become Brazil's biggest trading partner, said Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry and Exterior Trade on Monday.
Trade Minister Welber Barral said the change was "historic," as the US has been Brazil's biggest trading partner since the 1930s. According to Brazil's official statistics, the bilateral trade volume between Brazil and China reached $36.44 billion in 2008, increasing 55.9 percent from 2007, among which Brazil's export volume to China hit $16.4 billion, import volume $20 billion, rising 50.8 percent and 56.9 percent from the previous year respectively. However, Barral said that the Brazilian government is trying to diversify the exports to China, which till now are mainly soya, cellulose, fuel, and manufactured products. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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