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In July, industrial production grows 0.4% August 31, 2010

In July 2010, the industrial production advanced 0.4% compared with June, in the seasonally adjusted series, after three consecutive months of decline......

IBGE releases Brazil in Figures 2010 August 26, 2010

IBGE releases today (8/26/2010) the 18th volume of Brazil in Figures... IBGE releases today (8/26/2010) the 18th volume of Brazil in Figures....

In July, unemployment was 6.9% August 26, 2010

The unemployment rate of July (6.9%) was the lowest for this month, since the beginning of the survey initiated in March, 2002... ...

PAS 2008: information and communication sector generates a flow of R$ 203 billion August 25, 2010

Information and communication activities generated, in 2008, R$ 203.5 billion in revenue, as shown in the Annual Survey of Services (PAS)... ...

PNSB 2008: Water supply reaches 99.4% of the municipalities; waste collection, 100%; and sewage collection network, 55.2% August 20, 2010

Between 2000 and 2008, the percentage of Brazilian municipalities that had water supply network in at least one district increased from 97.9% to...

IPCA-15: - 0,05% in August August 20, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) has changed by -0.05% in August... The Extended National Consumer Price Index...

2010 Census: IBGE selects 2,006 more enumerators August 18, 2010

IBGE opened a selection process for 2,006 more enumerators for the 2010 Census in the following states: Goiás, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina...

IBGE releases map and report on the land use in Rio Grande do Sul August 12, 2010

This richly illustrated publication presents the mapping and the analysis of the characteristics and of the processes of land use in the state of...

In June, retail sales grew 1%. Nominal revenue increased 0.5% August 11, 2010

Retail trade in the country kept a positive result in June 2010, presenting rates of 1% in volume of sales and 0.5% in nominal revenue... ...

Employment in industry rose 0.5% in June August 10, 2010

In June of 2010, the total employed personnel in the industrial sector advanced 0.5% compared with the previous month, not considering the seasonal...

Industrial output down in nine of the 14 regions surveyed in June August 06, 2010

Between May and June, nine of the 14 surveyed locations presented negative rates, not considering the seasonal influences, following the fall observed...

Agroindustry grows 6% in the first semester August 06, 2010

In the first semester of 2010, the Brazilian agroindustry grew 6%, a much higher result compared with the one obtained in the same period of 2009...

National Index of Civil Construction changed 0.74% in July August 06, 2010

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed 0.74% in July, increasing 0.08 percentage...

In July, IBGE estimates grain harvest 9.2% larger than that of 2009 August 05, 2010

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oil seeds must amount 146.4 million tons in 2010, becoming the largest of the national production history...

In June, industrial production decreased by 1.0% August 03, 2010

In June 2010, industrial production decreased 1.0% in relation to May, in the seasonally adjusted series... In June 2010, industrial...

2010 Demographic Census begins August 02, 2010

The 12th Brazilian Demographic Census began on Sunday, August 1st, 2010. Throughout this week and in the next three months... The 12th Brazilian...

Industrial production grows by 2.2% from June to July August 31, 2009

In July, industrial production grew by 2.2% in relation to June, in the seasonally adjusted series, the seventh consecutive expansion in this...

Sector of services shows growth for low-compensation jobs August 26, 2009

Between 2003 and 2007, the number of workers of the non-financial services sector increased from 6.4 million to 8.7 million, and the overall...

IPCA-15: 0.23% in August August 25, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.23% in August, a very close figure to the 0.22% recorded in July. With...

Unemployment rate was 8.0% in July August 20, 2009

The unemployment rate was statistically stable in relation to last June (8.1%) and to July 2008 (8.1%). The number of unemployed persons (1.9 million)...

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