Brazil sees record trade surplus in first 10 months

BRASILIA, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's trade balance registered a surplus of 80.21 billion U.S. dollars from January to October, a record high for the first 10 months of a year, the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services said Wednesday.

The figure represents a 57.9-percent increase compared to the same period last year when the surplus amounted to 50.79 billion U.S. dollars.

In October alone