Desenvolvimento Econômico do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul: Uma Análise da Composição da Balança Comercial

This article analyzes the trade balance of Mato Grosso do Sul with the other units of the federation and countries, featuring major destinations and the nature of economic activity of the products traded, evaluating the economic development of the state. The data were acquired through the Secretary of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul Farm (Sefaz-MS) and Ministry of Agriculture, Bureau of Foreign Trade (Secex), and aggregates for the SCN code 110, the trade accounts have been linked with their own commerce activities and excluded returns to avoid double counting. Through building the disaggregated trade balance by origin, destination and products, is evaluated theoretically and technically the South Mato Grosso economy. The main interstate trade flows of MS occur with the South and Southeast, with São Paulo the most important state. International trade flows have a high concentration in Mercosur for imports and greater diversification in exports, excluding China. The MS has a trade surplus in both trade routes. By internal routes, stand out in sales: services related to natural gas, meat and alcohol, and purchases: fossil fuels, automobiles and food products. The external routes, stand out in exports: sugar, soy, beef, cellulose, corn and iron ore, and imports: meat, oils and vegetable or animal fat, dairy products and ice cream and canned food. Therefore, is observed the high importance of the assets of agribusiness derivatives of the sugar and alcohol sector, the cellulose sector, meat products, and others, for the MS economic development