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IPCA-15 changes by 0.22% in April April 25, 2007

This month, Extended National Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) has changed by 0.22%. This rate is almost half as the March figure (0.41%). The...

In February, trade sales changed by 0.4% in terms of volume and by 0.8% in terms of revenue April 17, 2007

Retail trade sales had, in February, change rates of 0.4% for volume and of 0.8% for revenue, in comparison with January (seasonally adjusted...

IBGE visits the country and the city in order to portray the current face of Brazil April 16, 2007

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) starts today, April 16, the data collection for the 2007 Censuses, which encompass two...

Industrial employment changes by 0.3% in February April 12, 2007

This is the second consecutive positive result of the seasonally adjusted series. In the same comparison, the number of hours paid increased...

IPCA was 0.37% in March April 11, 2007

Stability of the prices relative to Education caused the index to be lower than in February (0.44%). The accumulated indexes were 1.26%, in the first...

In February, industry increased in 7 among 14 surveyed sectors April 10, 2007

<P align=left><EM>The regional indexes seasonally adjusted showed, from January to February, expansion in 7 among 14 surveyed localities. ...

Grain harvest estimate for 2007 is 130,7 million tons April 09, 2007

In the third evaluation of harvest in 2007,the production estimated by IBGE is 130,7 million tons, 1.0% above the February estimate (129,4 million...

National Construction Index was 0.62% in March April 05, 2007

The National Construction Index, calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, changed by 0.62% in March, and was 0.21 percentage...

Industrial production changed by 0.3% in February April 04, 2007

<P align=left>In February 2007, the industrial production changed by 0.3%, in the series without seasonal influences.  In the...

Slaughter of animals and production of milk and eggs increased from 2005 to 2006 March 30, 2007

In 2006, the number of bovine animals slaughtered reached 30,2 million, representing an increase of 7.8% in relation to the previous year. In...

Unemployment rate was 9.9% in February March 29, 2007

The industrial regional production closed the year of 2006 with growth in 11 among 14 investigated areas by the Monthly Survey of Mining and Manufacturing...

GDP grows by 3.7% and reaches R$ 2,3 trillion in 2006 March 28, 2007

The National Accounts of IBGE show that, according to the new methodology, there was accumulated growth of 3.7% throughout the four quarters of 2006....

IBGE survey shows there are 32,1 million Internet users in the country March 23, 2007

Twenty-one percent (32,1 million) of the population 10 years of age or over have accessed the Internet at least once somewhere – in their household...

IPCA-15 changes by 0.41% in March March 23, 2007

The National Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) in March is slightly lower than in February (0.46%) and the index accumulated in the last twelve...

Major change in the methodology of the construction of the National Accounts in Brazil occurred in 1997 March 21, 2007

Before, the performance of the Brazilian economy was measured by the Consolidated National Accounts System, elaborated by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation...

IBGE releases new series of the System of National Accounts March 21, 2007

The System of National Accounts, which includes the calculation of GDP, now has year 2000 as its reference and includes data of annual economic...

Industrial employment changed by 0.3% in January March 16, 2007

In January 2007, the seasonally adjusted rate of industrial employment relative to December 2006 was 0.3%. This change occurred after three consecutive...

Retail trade begins 2007 with growth of 1.8% in the volume of sales and 2.0% in the revenue March 15, 2007

Both results are in relation to December 2006, in the comparison with seasonal adjustment. In the other comparisons (obtained from the series without...

National Construction Index changed by 0.41% in February March 13, 2007

The National Construction Index, calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal changed by 0.41% in February, being 0,14 percentage...

Industrial production decreases in seven of the fourteen areas surveyed March 12, 2007

Between December 2006 and January 2007 the industrial production fell in São Paulo (-1.0%), Minas Gerais (-0.9%), Rio Grande do Sul (-1.0%), Pernambuco...

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