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In April, industrial production changed by -0.1% in comparison with March June 05, 2007

This was the first negative rate in six months, in the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison with April 2006, there was increase of 6.0%, the...

IBGE maps locate endangered animals and sources of potable water in the underground of Northeastern states June 01, 2007

In order to start the activities of the Environment Week, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) releases the maps of Hydrogeology...

IBGE survey shows profile of industrial companies and products in Brazil May 30, 2007

The Annual Survey of Industry shows that, in 2005, 147,000 companies employed about 6,4 million persons, among whom 3,8 million (59.6%) worked for...

Study shows 60 years of social changes in Brazil May 25, 2007

Between the Censuses of 1940 and of 2000, the Brazilian population increased four times. The rural Brazil became urban (the urbanization rate...

IPCA-15 of May was 0.26% May 24, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) was 0.26% in May, slightly above the rate of 0.22% registered in April. Consequently, it...

Unemployment rate was 10.1% in April May 24, 2007

The April rate was the same as in March (10.1%) and did not have any statistically significant change in relation to April 2006 (10.4%). The...

Industry of construction falls in 2005 May 23, 2007

In a general way, the Brazilian sector of construction reduced its activities in 2005, in the comparison with 2004. The constructions performed had...

IBGE joins group in search of the true source of the Amazon River May 22, 2007

Invited by the National Geographic Institute of Peru (IGN), IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) has joined the international and...

Brazil in the spotlight in new IBGE atlas May 21, 2007

IBGE has released the fourth edition of its Geographic School Atlas. Its main innovation is the way of presenting world thematic maps, by placing...

Retail comprises 84.2% of the commercial companies in Brazil May 17, 2007

In 2005, according to IBGE’s Annual Survey of Trade (PAC), there were 1,438 million commercial companies all over the country, with net operating...

In March, trade sales increased by 1.1% in terms of volume and by 1.2% in terms of revenue May 15, 2007

Retail trade in the country had, in March, increase rates of 1.1% for volume of sales and 1.2% for nominal revenue of sales, in the month/previous...

Change of 0.4% in the industrial employment in March May 14, 2007

This was the third positive consecutive rate in the comparison with the immediately previous month, accumulating in this period an expansion of 1.2%. ...

IPCA changed by 0.25% in April May 11, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed by 0.25% in April and was below the March rate (0.37%). Considering the result accumulated...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.41% in April May 10, 2007

The National Index of Construction, calculated by the IBGE, in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, changed by 0.41% in April and decreased...

Forecast of grain production increased by 1.2% due to 2nd harvest corn and wheat May 10, 2007

According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production - LSPA , the national harvest of grains - cereals, legumes and oilseeds - was estimated...

In March, industry grew in 8 of the 14 areas surveyed May 09, 2007

The seasonally adjusted indexes of industrial production by area showed, from February to March, growth in eight of the fourteen areas investigated...

Industrial production increased 1.2% in March May 04, 2007

In March 2007, industrial production changed by 1.2%, in the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison with March 2006, industry grew by 3.9%....

In March, unemployment rate was 10.1% April 26, 2007

Indicator did not have a significant statistical change in relation to February (9.9%) and was similar to the one of March 2006 (10.4%). The average...

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...

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