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Index of Construction recorded change of 0.94% in July August 04, 2004

The National Civil Construction Index, calculated by the IBGE in partnership with the CAIXA, increased 0.94% in July, advancing 0.20 percentage points...

2004 harvest will be 118.803 million metric tons, according to June's data July 29, 2004

The new estimate of IBGE, based on the data of June, indicates that the total production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds1 can reach 118.803 million...

IPCA-15 of July had change of 0.93% July 23, 2004

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.93% in July and was higher than the one recorded in June (0.56%). In the year,...

Unemployment rate was 11.7% in June July 22, 2004

The Monthly Employment Survey of IBGE, carried out in the six main Metropolitan Areas of the country, shows an unemployment rate of 11.7%. It was...

Note on IBGE data in HDI July 16, 2004

In regard to the use of IBGE data by UNDP for the compilation of the Human Development Index - HDI, IBGE clarifies that: 1 - On September 23, 2002,...

Industrial employment increases 1.0% in May July 16, 2004

Between April and May this year, the number of hirings in the industrial sector surpasses again the number of dismissals, in the seasonally adjusted...

Industrial employment falls 0.5% in April June 17, 2004

After a cumulative increase of 1.6% during three months of expansion, the number of industrial jobs started decreasing again in April (-0.5% in the...

In May, IPCA-15 had a change of 0.54% May 26, 2004

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.54% in May, above the result of April (0.21%). The main causes for the increase are attributable...

In March, industrial employment grows 0.4%, the third consecutive positive result May 18, 2004

From February to March, industrial employment grew 0.4% in the seasonally adjusted series, the third consecutive positive result, accumulated, between...

IPCA changed 0.37% in April May 07, 2004

The cumulative index in the year was lower than in 2003. The National Consumer Price Index – INPC recorded a change of 0.41% in April, being below...

IPCA-15 of April had change of 0.21% April 27, 2004

This IPCA-15 is the lowest index of the year, mainly due to food and fuels. The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed...

Industrial employment grows 0.3% in February April 15, 2004

In February 2004, the total number of salaried employed persons in the industry registered a positive change of 0.3% compared to January, in the...

IPCA changed 0.47% in March and Q1 of 2004 stays at 1.85% April 07, 2004

Together, new and used automobiles, with respective changes of 2.33% and 1.54%, were responsible for the contribution of 0.10 percentage points to...

IPCA-15 of March changed 0.40% and the IPCA-E of Q1 closes at 1.99% March 24, 2004

The deceleration of items like school monthly tuition fees and food products were responsible for the reduction of March's rate. The Extended...

IBGE launches Sanitation Atlas on World Water Day March 22, 2004

Launched today by IBGE, the Sanitation Atlas unveils maps of the spatial diffusion of sanitation networks along the Brazilian territory. For the...

Industrial employment grows 0.2% in January March 16, 2004

In January 2004, industrial employment grew 0.2% over the previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series. In December 2003 the index recorded...

IPCA changed 0.61% in February March 11, 2004

Tuition fees account for half (0.31 percentage points) of the index. Food was the main reason for the fall back of 0.15 percentage points in relation...

IPCA-15 of February had a change of 0.90% February 19, 2004

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) had a change of 0.90% in February - a result above January’s (0.68%). During the year,...

Industrial employment falls back in December and closes 2004 with decrease of 0.5% February 17, 2004

In comparison with the previous month, the number of dismissals in the industrial segment became higher than the hiring in the seasonally adjusted...

Clarification Note February 16, 2004

In regard to the story published by "O Globo" newspaper on January 14, 2004 on the 2003 Gross Domestic Product (GDP), in which the Ministry of Planning...

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