The weaker-than-expected increase in Brazilian GDP in Q4 was due in large part to a sizeable drag from net trade. This was partly due to the unwinding of an earlier jump in agricultural exports, but it may also be the first sign that the strength of the real is becoming a problem for Brazilian producers.
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