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In April, rate of unemployment was stable and income increased by 0.4% May 25, 2006

In the series without seasonal adjustment, there was increase in relation to December 2005. The accumulated industrial production was 2.8%, versus...

Brazil had 1,38 million commercial companies in 2004 May 24, 2006

With a net operational revenue of R$798,2 billion in 2004, trade in Brazil increased by 11.7% over 2003. Among its three segments, vehicles,...

IBGE releases previously unseen profile of Food Security in Brazil May 17, 2006

In 65.2% of the 51,8 million private Brazilian households there was food security. Among the 18 million with food insecurity, 3, 4 million were...

In March, volume of trade sales fell by 0.10% May 17, 2006

Also in relation to February, nominal revenue increased by 0.19% in the series with seasonal adjustment. Retail trade of the Country had rates...

In March, industrial employment fell by 0.3% in relation to February May 15, 2006

In March, the industrial employment had a negative change (-0.3%) in relation to the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series....

National Index of Construction changes by 0.42% in April May 12, 2006

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, changed by 0.42% in April. There was increase...

In April, IPCA changed by 0.21% May 10, 2006

Alcohol and gasoline led to the reduction of IPCA in April, whereas medicines were the main contributors to the rate of the month The Extended...

In March, industrial production increased in 12 of the 14 areas surveyed May 09, 2006

There was increase in comparison with March 2005, with positive rates ranging from 0.1% in Goiás to 17.5% in Pará. In the other areas, the best results...

Industrial production falls 0.3% in March and increases 1.2% in the first quarter May 05, 2006

IBGE’s Monthly Industrial Survey – Physical Production - Brazil shows that, from February to March, the seasonally adjusted indicator of industrial...

States invest less than 0.1% in sports May 04, 2006

Between 2002 and 2003, the expenditures of the state governments with sports diminished 19.6%, falling from 0.13% to only 0.09% of the total expenses. ...

LSPA: 121,723 tons of grains will be harvested in 2006 May 04, 2006

Fall of 0.20% in relation to March is expected. Planted area decreases by 2.77% over 2005, reaching a figure of 46,251 million hectares. The products...

IPCA-15 changed by 0.17% in April April 26, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.17% in April, a figure lower than in March (0.37%). The resulting rate accumulated in...

IBGE shows profile of domestic workers April 26, 2006

According to IBGE’s Monthly Employment Survey, the estimated number of domestic workers in the six main metropolitan areas in Brazil is 1.6 million...

Unemployment rate in March was 10.4% April 20, 2006

In March, the unemployment rate calculated by the PME (Monthly Employment Survey) was estimated in 10.4%, being stable in relation to February...

Trade sales fell by 4.13% in February April 19, 2006

Nominal revenue fell by 1.95% in relation to January ( seasonally adjusted series). Decrease of sales and revenue interrupted four-month sequence...

Increase of feminine scholarship reduces fertility and infant mortality April 12, 2006

The Summary of Social Indicators elaborated by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), showed that the increase in the feminine...

Industrial employment increases by 0.5% in February April 12, 2006

In February, industrial employment increased again in relation to the previous month (0.5%), after four consecutive months of fall, considering a...

IPCA changed by 0.43% in March April 07, 2006

Gasoline caused the rise of IPCA, but chicken contributed to its fall The Extended National Consumer Price Index – IPCA of March changed by 0.43%,...

In February, industrial production increased in 11 among 14 surveyed localities April 07, 2006

The industrial production had, in February, a scenario of positive results in 11 among 14 surveyed areas, in comparison with the same month of 2005....

National Index of Construction was 0.20% in March April 06, 2006

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.20%, the lowest result since September 2005 (0.14%),...

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