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National Index of Construction was 0.43% in February March 05, 2010

The National Index of Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, recorded change of 0.43% in February. This result...

Industrial production increases 1.1% from December to January March 04, 2010

The increase of production between December and January was based on the expansion of 14 among the 27 subsectors surveyed, and it reached three...

IBGE releases new edition of the Technical Manual of Geomorphology March 02, 2010

IBGE releases today the second edition of the Technical Manual of Geomorphology. The Manual, used by the Institute as a reference to map Brazilian...

In January, unemployment was 7.2% February 25, 2010

The employed population (21.6 million people), in the aggregate of the six investigated metropolitan areas, decreased (-1.0%) in relation to December,...

IPCA-15 of February was 0.94% February 23, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) had a variation of 0.94% in February, a rate superior to that of 0.52% in January. Considering...

In December, volume of sales and revenue changed by -0.4% February 23, 2010

The Retail trade in the country recorded, in December/09, in the seasonally adjusted relation month/previous month, change rates of -0.4% for...

In January, IBGE estimates a grain harvest 7.2% larger than that of 2009 February 09, 2010

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to be 143.4 million metric tons in 2010, 7.2% above the amount reached in 2009...

In December, industrial employment decreased by 0.6% February 09, 2010

In December 2009, the industrial sector reduced the number of employed persons by 0.6%, in comparison to November (seasonally adjusted series),...

National Index of Construction changes by 0.42% in January February 05, 2010

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, recorded a variation of 0.42%...

In 2009, agriculture industry decreased by 4.9% February 05, 2010

It was a result inferior to that of 2008 (1.7%), but above general industry (-7.4%). The decrease of agriculture industry in 2009 is due to the...

Industrial production increases in 8 of the 14 surveyed places in December February 05, 2010

Between November and December 2009, regional indexes of industrial production, seasonally adjusted, recorded positive rates in eight of the 14...

IPCA of January was 0.75% February 05, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) presented a variation of 0.75% in January, being twice as high as the 0.37% rate recorded in...

Industrial production changes by -0.3% from November to December and closes 2009 at -7.4% February 02, 2010

In December 2009, the Brazilian industrial production changed by -0.3% compared to the figure in the previous year, in the seasonally adjusted...

In December, unemployment was 6.8% January 28, 2010

In December 2009, the unemployment rate was the same as that of December 2008 (6.8%, the smallest in the series) and decreased 0.6 percentage...

In seven years, annual figure for average unemployed population has fallen by 28.2% January 28, 2010

Participation of women in the employed population had continuous increase There was steady increase of the participation of women in the...

IPCA-15 of January was 0.52% January 22, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Índex-15 (IPCA-15) had a variation of 0.52% in January, superior to the 0.38% rate of December. Considering...

In November, trade sales increased by 1.1% and nominal revenue, by 1.3% January 14, 2010

The Retail Trade in the country recorded, in November 2009, positive results in the relation month/previous month seasonally adjusted, with change...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.54% in December and closes 2009 at 5.85% January 13, 2010

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal (CAIXA), recorded a variation of...

IPCA: 0.37% in December and 4.31% in year 2009 January 13, 2010

The National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed by 0.37% in December 2009, 0.04 percentage points below the November rate (0.41%). In December 2008...

Industrial employment increases by 1.1% in November 2009 January 12, 2010

This rise of 1,1% in relation to October 2009, in the seasonally adjusted series, was the biggest one since January 2001, but the number of employed...

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