In August 2022, exports and imports of goods registered nominal year-on-year changes of +32.6% and +51.9%, respectively (+28.1% and +29.7%, in the same order, in July 2022). 2022), with emphasis on the 169.0% increase in imports of Fuels and lubricants, which was mainly due to the increase in value (+703.8%) and in volume (+41.9%) of imports of Natural Gas , liquefied, largely reflecting the rise in the price of this product on the international market (+466.5%).
Excluding Fuels and lubricants, exports and imports increased by 27.3% and 33.3%, respectively (+22.9% and +20.9%, in the same order, in July 2022).