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IBGE releases image mosaic of the state of Goiás and of the Federal District October 31, 2012

The new images of the state of Goiás and of the Federal District are already available...

PAM 2011: agricultural production grows 27.1% in relation to 2010 October 26, 2012

The agricultural production value reached R$ 195.6 billion in 2011, a growth of 27.1% in relation to 2010, pushed at a great extent by the rise...

In September, unemployment rate was 5.4% October 25, 2012

Unemployment remains unchanged in four of the six metropolitan areas surveyed, compared with data of September 2011 The unemployment rate...

Rural Brazil Snapshots: agricultural modernization clashes with low schooling October 19, 2012

The Atlas of Rural Areas in Brazil, which has just been released by IBGE, is a publication that gathers data from the Census of Agriculture 2006 and from population...

IPCA-15 of October stays at 0.65% October 19, 2012

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.65% in October and stood 0.17 percentage points above the rate of 0.48% registered in...

PPM 2011: cattle herd size rises 1.6% and reaches 212.8 million head October 18, 2012

National cattle herd size reached 212.8 million head in 2011, with increase of 1.6% over 2010...

2010 Census: Consensual unions make up more than 1/3 of marriages and are more common among lower classes October 17, 2012

The percentage of consensual unions increased from 28.6% to 36.4% of the total unions between 2000 and 2010, being more common among lower classes,...

IBGE releases new maps of Brazilian states October 16, 2012

IBGE now presents new physical maps, available in digital format, of six Brazilian states: Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe.

Retail sales changed by 0.2% in August October 11, 2012

In August 2012, retail trade in the country recorded change of 0.2% in terms of volume of sales...

Industrial employment changes -0.1% in August October 10, 2012

In August 2012, the total of employed persons in the industry recorded a negative change of -0.1% against the immediately previous...

Between 2003 and 2009, revenue generated by tourism activities increased by 32.4% October 10, 2012

In 2009, characteristic tourism activities generated revenue (value added) of R$ 103.7 billion...

Industrial output advances in nine of the 14 places surveyed in August October 09, 2012

Between July and August 2012, the regional indexes of the industrial output showed positive rates...

In September, IBGE expects grain harvest to be 2.2% higher than in 2011 October 09, 2012

The national production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to 163.9 million metric tons...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.25% in September October 05, 2012

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA...

IPCA of September stays at 0.57% October 05, 2012

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA – recorded a change of 0.57% in September and stood...

Industrial output grows 1.5% in August October 02, 2012

In August 2012, the industrial output grew 1.5% against the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changes 0.53% in August September 28, 2012

In August of 2012, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 0.53% compared with July, when the index was 0.50%.

Q2 2012: increased slaughter of cattle and hogs and pigs, and reduced slaughter of chickens September 27, 2012

In Q2 2012 a total 7.6 million cattle head were slaughtered, representing increases of 5.6% over the immediately previous quarter...

2010 PAS: Sector of services recovers from economic crisis September 26, 2012

After a real growth of 6.4% in the net operating revenue in 2009, the sector of services posted again...

PNAD 2011: bigger growth among lowest income ranges September 21, 2012

The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) 2011 shows that, from 2009 to 2011, the average real income from all the activities of employed income-earners at 10 years of age and over...

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