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Survey of Technological Innovation July 07, 2006

Today, July 07, IBGE has started collecting information for the Survey of Technological Innovation – PINTEC 2005, which receives aid from FINEP....

Industrial production grew by 1.6% in May July 06, 2006

Increase of 1.6% in comparison with the April fgure, considering a seasonally adjusted series, is the highest since last December (2.55). There was...

Estimate of grain harvest fell by 0.92% July 05, 2006

In June, the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA) estimated a production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seed, peanuts, rice,...

Harvest of grains falls by 5.2% in 2005 due to climatic problems June 30, 2006

For the second consecutive year, unfavorable climatic conditions – especifically the lack of rain – were determinant for the decrease in the Brazilian...

GDP in the first quarter of 2006 was R$ 478,9 billion June 29, 2006

In the first quarter of 2006, the Gross Domestic Product at market prices was R$478,9 billion, with R$ 424,6 billion relative to Value Added at basic...

First Results of the International Comparison Program in South America - Household Consumption in 2005 June 28, 2006

Introduction In 2003, the World Bank launched a global round of the International Comparison Program (ICP),aimed at measuring the purchasing power...

IPCA-15 changed by - 0.15% in July and IPCA-E closes the quarter at 0.29% June 23, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by -0.15% in June. In May, there was a 0.27% hike. With the deflation occurred in the month,...

Trade sales grew by 1.52% in April June 19, 2006

In the same seasonally adjusted series, nominal revenue increased by 1.43%. The volume of trade sales increased in 26 of the 27 Federative Units...

IPCA changed by 0.10% in May June 08, 2006

Fall of prices influenced the decrease of May’s IPCA The Extended Consumer Price Index – IPCA changed by 0.10% in May, a lower figure than...

Grain production estimate falls by 1.65% in relation to April June 07, 2006

In May, the estimate for the production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seed, peanuts, rice, beans, castor beans, corn, soybeans, oats,...

In May, National Index of Construction changed by 1.20% June 07, 2006

The National Index of Construction, calculated by the IBGE in partnership with CAIXA (Caixa Econômica Federal), changed by 1.20% in May. In relation...

In April, industrial production was stable in relation to March June 06, 2006

The change of the industrial production index from March to April was null (0.0%), considering seasonally adjusted indexes. In relation to April...

GDP changes by 1.4% from Q4 2005 to Q1 2006 May 31, 2006

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices, calculated by IBGE, changed by 1.4% in terms of the comparison between the first quarter this...

IBGE: 70 years in the service of citizenship May 29, 2006

Having celebrated its 70th anniversary in May, IBGE promises to keep up with its good work, which includes the conduction of 2, 000 household interviews...

IPCA-15 changes by 0.27% in May May 26, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index – 15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.27% in May and was above the index of April (0.17%), with rates of 1.85% accumulated...

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....

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