Comércio bilateral entre o Ceará e os Estados Unidos da América (1998-2018)

Abstract

Historically, the United States has been Brazil's largest trading partner, exerting enormous influence on the direction of Brazil's foreign trade policies. Regionally, the trade relationship between Ceara and the United States is significant for the performance of the Ceara trade balance. In 2018, the U.S. remained the largest destination for local exports, 38.3% of total exported, and the second largest supplier, 18.5% of total imported. The objective of this work is to analyze the panorama of trade between the State of Ceara and the United States, in the period between 1998 and 2018, analyzing aspects of the export and import agenda of such trade. The analysis was made by sector of economic activity, by broad economic categories and by Mercosur Common Nomenclature. It was also discussed the evolution of the balance of trade of Ceara with the United States of America, besides verifying the level of concentration of Ceara exports with that country, in order to understand on which bases the commercial exchange with the North American power is established.