The most recent survey “Intentions to Invest in Brazil”, prepared by SIMONSEN ASSOCIADOS consultants, concerning the first semester of 2003, shows that the Northeastern region holds 18% share of total Intentions to Invest, a gain considering that it held 15,5% in the period 1995/2002.
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Companies announced the lowest investment in four years
The report prepared by SIMONSEN ASSOCIADOS consultants points to investments announced by companies, from January through June, to the tune of US$ 41 billion. It is the lowest value for the first semester in the last four years.
The evaluation considers only intentions to invest that result in a higher production (such as increase of production capacity, equipment purchase, etc).
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Companies reduce investment plans
The slow-down in the economy caused the drop in companies’ investment plans announcements, that reached the lowest level since 1997. According to surveys of SIMONSEN ASSOCIADOS, value of announcements of new investments in the first semester reached US$41 billion, as compared to US$58 billion in 2002.
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Investment announced by companies drops 30% in the semester
The total value of investments announced by companies in the first semester this year dropped 30% in relation to last years same period, according to the survey of SIMONSEN ASSOCIADOS. The total value dropped from US$58 billion, in the first six months of 2002, to US$41 billion this year, up and including June.
This tough drop in the value of intentions to invest hides, however, good news: the number of companies with new investment projects increased by 5%, in the same periods. There was a greater “diversification” and geographic distribution.
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Companies say they want to invest US$136 billion in the Country in 2003
Companies seem optimistic about investments projected for the full year 2003. At least according to the results of the survey about Intentions to Invest in Brazil Announced by Companies to the Press, prepared by SIMONSEN ASSOCIADOS. Projection announced as goal reached the mark of US$136 billion, higher than the original estimates prepared last year of US$127 billion.
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Investment shrinks
With the economy in slow motion, intentions announced of new investments reached the lowest level, at least since 1997, when the bulk of privatizations started to take place in Brazil. A survey presented yesterday by SIMONSEN ASSOCIADOS consultants shows that the volume of announcements during the first semester was US$41 billion, against US$58 billion in 2002.
"A businessman invests if he believes that there will be a growing demand; it is not the case today” – said the President of the consulting company, Harry Simonsen.
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Intentions to invest drop 30% in the first semester
Intentions to invest in Brazil by Brazilian and foreign companies, as evaluated by the business consulting company SIMONSEN ASSOCIADOS, had a drop in the past six months. Investment announcements tracked by the consulting company from January through June, this year, add up to 40,6 billions of dollars, a contraction of 30% in relation to the 58 billions of dollars identified during the same period of the previous year.
As the number of announcements increased from 716 in the first semester of last year to 751 in the beginning of this year, SIMONSEN ASSOCIADOS evaluates that a bigger number of companies (that includes medium- and small-sized companies) can be responsible for a larger part of investments.
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Intentions to invest in Brazil drop 29,3%
Announcements of investment by private companies in Brazil were 29.3% lower in relation to the first semester of last year. At that time, companies announced intentions to invest of US$58 billion, while in the current year the total value shrank reflecting the cooling down of internal demand, dropping to US$41 billion.
Nevertheless, Minas Gerais succeeded in getting a bigger slice of the national volume, jumping from 4% to 5,3% and rising from the seventh to sixth place in the national investments ranking.
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