Brazil registered in the first four months of 2010 a trade surplus of 2.175 billion U.S. dollars, down 67.4 percent from that of the same period last year, the Development, Industry and Trade Ministry said on Monday. According to the ministry, the country's exports amounted to 54.39 billion dollars in the first four months of 2010, up 25 percent from the same period in 2009. Imports totaled 52.215 billion dollars in the period, up 41.8 percent from the amount registered in the same period in 2009. In April, the trade surplus totaled 1.283 billion dollars, up 120.9 percent from March and down 65.3 percent from April 2009, which was the highest surplus registered in the year. Exports totaled 15.161 billion dollars, up 10.9 percent from March and 23 percent from April 2009. Imports totaled 13.878 billion dollars, up six percent from March and 60.8 percent from the same period last year. The government has expected Brazil's trade surplus to fall in 2010, due to the rise in imports. Last year, the country registered a trade surplus of 25.3 billion dollars. 