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IBGE launches second volume of glossary of general terms of geographical names June 30, 2015

The IBGE introduces the second volume of the "Glossary of general terms of the geographical names used in the systematic mapping of Brazil"...

IBGE receives producers of information to discuss Sustainable Development Goals Indicators June 29, 2015

IBGE hosts, between June 29 and July 01, the first Meeting for Producers of Information Aimed at the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda....

IBGE makes available Municipal Maps for statistical purposes of Population Estimates 2014 June 26, 2015

Updated municipal maps with 206 Brazilian Municipalities are available on IBGE website. They correspond to municipalites which had teir borders...

With 7.7 million head, cattle slaughter falls in Q1 2015 June 25, 2015

Cattle slaughter in Brazil in the 1st quarter of 2015 was of 7.732 million head, registering drop of 9.3% over the previous quarter (8.522 million...

In May, unemployment stood at 6.7% June 25, 2015

Indicator / period MAY2015 April2015 May 2014 Unemployment rate 6.7% 6.4% 4.9% Usual real earnings R$...

Annual Survey of Industry 2013: participation of Southeast in sales value of industry drops June 24, 2015

In 2013, the participation of the Southeast Region in the total sales value of industrial services and products corresponded to 57.8%, a percentage...

IBGE makes available on the web 14 new political state maps June 22, 2015

Today, June 22, IBGE makes available on its website political maps of 14 Federation Units, at several scales: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Goiás,...

Industrial employment falls by 0.9% in April June 19, 2015

In April 2015, the number of salaried employed persons in industry recorded decrease of 0.9% in comparison with the figure in the previous month,...

IBGE releases Sustainable Development Indicators (IDS) 2015 June 19, 2015

Carbonic gas (CO2) emissions, one of the main gases of the greenhouse effect, dropped 84.4% between 2004 and 2011 in the forests and land use...

In June, IPCA-15 stays at 0.99% and IPCA-E closes Q2 at 2.68% June 19, 2015

PERIOD RATE June 2015 0.99% May 2015 0.60% June 2014 0.47% Cumulative...

Revenue from services grows 1.7% in April June 18, 2015

Period Nominal Revenue April 2015/ April 2014 1.7% Cumulative in 2015 2.6% Cumulative in 12...

Retail sales change -0.4% in April June 16, 2015

Period Retail Extended retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue April/March -0.4 0.3 -0.3 0.3 Quarterly...

CEMPRE 2013: Business entities represent almost 90% of the organizations and pay the lowest salaries June 16, 2015

ATTENTION: Due to an embargo break, this release, initially scheduled for tomorrow (06/17/2015), was brought forward to today. In 2013, business...

Stocking capacity stays at 159.3 million metric tons in 2nd half of 2014 June 11, 2015

No. of active establishments (2nd sem. 2014) 7.927 units Stocks (31/12/2014) 25.449.814 metric tons Installed...

IBGE: May estimate indicates a 5.9% increase of grain harvest in 2015 June 11, 2015

MAY estimate for 2015 204.3 million metric tons Change - May 2015/April 2015 1.7% (+3.3 million metric tons) Change...

National Index of Civil Construction changes 1.26% in May June 10, 2015

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, recorded a change of 1.26% in May, down 0.76...

IBGE updates list of municipalities that comprise the Brazilian territorial units June 10, 2015

The IBGE carried out another biannual update of the list of municipalities that comprise the Metropolitan Areas (RMs), Integrated Regions of...

In May, IPCA changes 0.74% June 10, 2015

Period RATE May 2015 0.74% April 2015 0.71% May 2014 0.46% Cumulative in 2015 5.34% Cumulative...

Industrial output drops in 13 out of 14 places surveyed in April June 09, 2015

In the seasonally adjusted series, the reduced pace of the industrial output in Brazil between March and April 2015 was followed by 13 out of...

Continuous PNAD: unemployment reaches 8.0% in quarter ended in April 2015 June 03, 2015

Indicator / Period Feb-Mar-Apr 2015 Nov-Dec-Jan 2015 Feb-Mar-Apr 2014 Unemployment rate 8.0% 6.8% 7.1% Usual...

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