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2008-2009 POF: more than 90% of the population eat few fruits, vegetables and greens July 28, 2011

The Brazilian population’s food consumption combines the traditional diet based on rice and beans with food with few nutrients and a lot...

IBGE releases the results of a study about color or race July 22, 2011

The "Survey of the Ethno-Racial Characteristics of the Population: a Study on the Classification Categories of Color or Race" (PCERP) collected...

IPCA-15 of July stays at 0.10% July 20, 2011

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.10% in July, below 0.13 percentage points in relation to the rate of 0.23% in June. With...

In June, unemployment was at 6.2% July 19, 2011

Conversely, in the classification by employment type, the highest increase in the real average income usually earned compared with June a year...

Publication approaches theoretical aspects of population mobility and analyzes the migration flows in Brazil July 15, 2011

From the 1980s, the population mobility has undergone important changes in the developed and developing countries. In Brazil, new axes of migration...

Retail sales increased by 0.6% in May July 12, 2011

Amapá repeats negative result in the comparison with the same month in 2010 Among the 27 Federation Units, Amapá was the only one to have...

Industrial employment changes 0.1% in May July 08, 2011

In May of 2011, the industrial employment recorded a positive change (0.1%) against the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted...

IPCA: 0.15% in June July 07, 2011

IPCA has been calculated by IBGE since 1980. It refers to families with monthly income of one to 40 minimum wages, whatever the source, and...

In May, industrial output increased in 11 of the 14 areas surveyed July 06, 2011

From April to May 2011, the regional indexes of industrial production, not considering seasonal effects, pointed to increase in 11 of the 14...

In June, IBGE estimates the harvest of grains 8.0% higher than the record harvest of 2010 July 06, 2011

The national harvest of cereal, legumes and oilseeds registered a production of 161.5 million tons, 8.0% higher than the record harvest in 2010 (149.6...

Producer Price Index of May was -0.55% July 05, 2011

In May 2011, the Producer Price index (IPP) changed by -0.55% over the previous month, a result below that of April (0.28%). In the comparison...

2010 Census: IBGE releases Municipal Grid and Information on Enumeration Areas July 01, 2011

Enumeration areas consist of the smallest territorial units established by IBGE for Census data collection. The IBGE web site presents an application...

Industrial output grows 1.3% in May July 01, 2011

The industrial activity recorded a more intense pace of production in May, represented by the advance of 1.3% observed in the comparison with the...

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