In March of 2011, the industrial employment remained stable (0.0%) between February and March...

In March of 2011, the industrial employment remained stable (0.0%) between February and March, after advancing 0.5% in the previous month. However, the quarterly moving average index registered a slight positive change (0.2%) between the quarters closed in March and February, after recording a change of 0.1% in February and remaining stable from October to January. Regarding the seasonally adjusted series, in the quarter over quarter index, the number of employed persons in industry rose by 0.3% in the first three months of 2011, the seventh consecutive quarter of expansion, accumulating a gain of 5.7% in that period. In the comparison with the same periods a year ago, the monthly index (which registered the fourteenth consecutive month of expansion) and the index accumulated in the first quarter of the year continued registering positive results. However, there was an evident reduction in the intensity of growth, mainly attributable to the rise of the base of comparison.

Compared with March of 2010, the industrial employment advanced 2.2%, the fourteenth consecutive positive rate in that type of comparison, but the weakest rate since February of 2010 (0.8%).

At the end of the first quarter of the year, a rise of 2.6% was observed against the same period a year ago. The annual rate, the index accumulated in the last twelve months, kept the upward trend (3.9%), but repeated the result of February.

The expansion of 2.2% in the monthly index of March of 2011 revealed an overall profile of growth: twelve of the fourteen places and thirteen of the eighteen surveyed sectors increased hiring. Among the places, the main positive contributions to the overall result came from Northeast region (3.8%), North and Central-West region (4.1%), Rio Grande do Sul (3.7%), Paraná (4.2%) and Minas Gerais (2.7%). In Northeast region, the sectors that most contributed to the expansion of industrial employment were food and beverages (5.6%), non-metallic mineral products (8.9%) and apparel (4.7%). In the North and Central-West region, the highlights were communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (28.6%) and fabricated metal products (32.3%). Conversely, in the South industry, the positive highlights were food and beverages (8.5%), fabricated metal products (15.6%), machinery and equipment (7.8%) and transportation means (7.9%). In the industries of Paraná and Minas Gerais, the most relevant impacts came from food and beverages (7.9%), fabricated metal products (20.6%) and transportation means (13.1%), in the first place, and transportation means (7.7%) and fabricated metal products (6.9%), in the second one.

Among the sectors, in the comparison with the same month a year ago, the highlights were from transportation means (8.2%), fabricated metal products (7.6%), food and beverages (2.4%), machinery and equipment (5.2%), communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (6.6%), basic metals (7.7%) and other products of the manufacturing industry (5.3%). Conversely, the most important negative pressures on the overall industry in this month came from paper and press (-8.5%), apparel (-3.8%) and wood (-7.6%).

At the end of the first quarter of the year, the industrial employment registered an expansion of 2.6%, with thirteen places and twelve sectors increasing the number of workers.

In terms of sectors, the main positive contributions were transportation means (8.3%), fabricated metal products (8.3%), machinery and equipment (6.4%), communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (6.9%), food and beverages (1.7%) and basic metals (8.3%). Conversely, the main negative impacts came from paper and press (-8.0%), apparel (-2.8%) and wood (-5.7%). Among the regions, the positive highlights were São Paulo (1.5%), Northeast region (3.0%), Minas Gerais (3.7%), North and Central-West regions (4.4%), Rio Grande do Sul (3.6%), Paraná (3.1%) and Santa Catarina (2.7%). Conversely, Ceará, stable against the first quarter of last year, was the only place that did not register growth in the total amount of employed persons.

The industrial employment registered a growth of 2.6% in the first quarter of 2011, after recording positive rates in all the quarters of last year (0.7%, 4.2%, 5.1% and 3.6%), all comparisons against the same quarter a year ago. The reduction in the pace of hiring between the last quarter of last year and the first one of this year was widespread, reaching sixteen sectors and twelve places. The highlights were: tobacco (from –5.8% to –14.9%), rubber and plastic products (from 8.5% to 3.8%), footwear and leather (from 2.9% to –0.4%), machinery and equipment (from 9.6% to 6.4%), wood (from –2.8% to –5.7%) and basic metals (from 11.0% to 8.3%), among the sectors; and Espírito Santo (from 5.5% to 1.1%), Ceará (from 3.3% to 0.0%), Rio de Janeiro (from 6.3% to 3.0%), Pernambuco (from 5.3% to 2.3%) and Bahia (from 6.6% to 4.2%), among the areas surveyed.

Number of hours paid is 0.3% lower than in February

The number of hours paid to the workers of industry in March of 2011 recorded a negative change of 0.3% compared with February in the seasonally adjusted series, after accumulating a gain of 1.7% in the last four months. The quarterly moving average index advanced 0.2% between the quarters ended in February and March, keeping the upward trend started last November. Considering the seasonally adjusted series, in the quarter over quarter comparison, the number of hours paid rose by 0.9% in the first quarter of the year, after recording a negative change of 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010.

The comparison with the same month a year ago registered an increase of 1.7% in March of 2011, the fourteenth consecutive positive rate, but the weakest rate since February of 2010 (1.7%). The indicator accumulated in the first quarter of the year was also positive (2.6%). The annual rate, the index accumulated in the last twelve months, registered a growth of 4.3% in March, but with a slight reduction in the pace against the result of February (4.5%).

The number of hours paid in the industrial sector, according to the monthly index of March of 2011, grew 1.7%, with thirteen of the fourteen places and eleven of the eighteen sectors surveyed recording positive rates. In terms of sectors, the main positive influences were transportation means (7.1%), communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (8.9%), food and beverages (2.3%), fabricated metal products (6.5%), machinery and equipment (5.3%) and basic metals (7.4%). Conversely, the main negative impacts of March were from paper and press (-9.7%), apparel (-3.9%) and wood (-7.6%).

In the comparison with March of 2010, the places with the highest positive impacts were observed in the North and Central-West regions (4.7%), Minas Gerais (3.2%), Northeast region (2.4%), Rio Grande do Sul (2.7%) and Paraná (2.9%). In the North and Central-West regions, fourteen sectors increased the number of hours paid. The highlights were communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (37.3%), fabricated metal products (38.6%) and non-metallic mineral products (7.4%). In Minas Gerais, the highlights were the increases recorded by transportation means (8.0%), rubber and plastic products (21.0%) and mining and quarrying industry (9.8%). In the Northeast region and in Rio Grande do Sul, the total amount of hours paid was mainly propelled by the advance observed in the sector of food and beverages, with an expansion of 6.4% in the first place, and of 9.3% in the second one. As for the industry of Paraná, the main positive impacts on the overall total were from fabricated metal products (25.3%), communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (24.3%) and food and beverages (3.0%).

The index accumulated in the first quarter of 2011 advanced 2.6%, with a widespread growth that reached thirteen of the fourteen areas and twelve of the eighteen activities. The places with the highest positive impacts were observed in São Paulo (1.4%), North and Central-West regions (5.3%), Minas Gerais (4.1%), Northeast region (2.1%), Rio Grande do Sul (3.1%) and Paraná (3.2%). The only negative influence was observed in Ceará (-2.3%). Among the sectors, the main increases in the number of hours paid were observed in transportation means (8.2%), fabricated metal products (8.4%), communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (8.7%), machinery and equipment (6.1%), food and beverages (1.5%), basic metals (8.5%) and non-metallic mineral products (5.1%). Conversely, the main negative impacts were from paper and press (-8.9%) and apparel (-3.1%).

In a quarter base, after keeping positive rates in all the four quarters of 2010 (1.8%, 5.2%, 5.6% and 3.8%), a fifth consecutive advance in the number of hours paid was observed with the expansion of 2.6% registered in the first quarter of 2011 – all comparisons against the same quarter a year ago. The loss in dynamism between the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011 in the number of hours paid was followed by fifteen sectors and thirteen places. Among the activities, the highest losses in pace between both periods were recorded in machinery and equipment, which changed from 11.9% to 6.1%, basic metals (from 14.5% to 8.5%) and footwear and leather (from 1.8% to -1.3%). Conversely, among the places, the highest deceleration between both periods came from Pernambuco (from 5.8% to 2.1%), Espírito Santo (from 6.9% to 3.4%), Rio de Janeiro (from 5.5% to 2.6%), Bahia (from 6.6% to 4.0%) and Santa Catarina (from 4.3% to 2.3%).

Real Payroll grows 0.5% in March

In March of 2011, the seasonally adjusted industrial workers’ real payroll rose by 0.5% compared with the immediately previous month, the third positive consecutive rate, accumulating a gain of 6.6% in this period. As a result, the quarterly moving average index advanced 2.1% between February and March, accelerating the pace in relation to the last two months: 0.2% in January and 0.9% in February. Considering the seasonally adjusted series, in the quarter over quarter comparison, the real payroll rose by 3.3% in the first quarter of 2011 and reverted the fall of 1.5% observed in the last quarter a year ago.

In the comparison with the same periods of the previous year, the real payroll rose by 5.9% in relation to March of 2010 and 6.7% in the accumulated index of the first three months of the year. The annual rate, the index accumulated in the last twelve months, recorded a rise of 7.6% in March of 2011, repeating the growth observed in February. It is worth highlighting that this result is the highest since April of 2005 (7.7%).

In the monthly index, the real payroll grew 5.9% in March of 2011, with positive rates in all the fourteen places surveyed. The highest influence on the national total was from São Paulo (4.4%), greatly attributable to the rise in the real payroll of transportation means (14.7%), machinery and equipment (9.7%) and chemical products (11.3%). It is worth mentioning the impacts coming from Minas Gerais (9.0%), due to the positive results of basic metals (22.5%), mining and quarrying industry (19.7%) and transportation means (7.2%); Paraná (10.5%), due to transportation means (27.1%), food and beverages (18.8%) and machinery and communication electric-electronic machinery and apparatus (30.8%); and Northeast region (7.9%), supported by the expansion of food and beverages (9.9%), transportation means (39.7%) – due to the pay of the thirteenth salary in advance and the participation in profits – and chemical products (17.4%).

As for sectors, in the comparison with the same month a year ago, the real payroll rose in twelve of the eighteen sectors surveyed. The highlights were transportation means (14.0%), machinery and equipment (10.0%), food and beverages (4.9%), chemical products (9.0%) and basic metals (12.9%).

Conversely, paper and press (-13.7%) was the sector that recorded the main negative pressure.

The accumulated index advanced 6.7% at the end of the first quarter of the year, with expansions of the real payroll in all the places surveyed. The main impacts on the overall industry came from São Paulo (5.2%), Minas Gerais (12.2%), Rio de Janeiro (8.4%), Paraná (8.9%), Rio Grande do Sul (6.7%) and Northeast region (5.5%). The activities that most contributed to the advances in those places were, respectively, transportation means (11.2%) and machinery and equipment (10.8%); transportation means (19.8%) and mining and quarrying industry (18.8%); mining and quarrying industry (10.4%) and transportation means (11.5%); transportation means (22.3%) and food and beverages (10.6%); machinery and equipment (16.0%) and transportation means (11.9%); food and beverages (5.0%), chemical products (8.7%) and transportation means (18.0%).

Among the sectors, in the total of the country, fourteen activities advanced in the real payroll. The highlights were transportation means (12.7%), machinery and equipment (12.3%), food and beverages (4.8%), chemical products (8.7%), fabricated metal products (10.0%), communication electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (8.0%) and mining and quarrying industry (7.5%), which recorded the highest positive contributions. Conversely, the most relevant negative influence on the overall average was observed in paper and press (-8.1%).

In the quarterly analysis, the real payroll reduced the pace of growth between the fourth quarter of 2010 (7.9%) and the first quarter of 2011 (6.7%), both comparisons against the same period a year ago. That loss in dynamism was observed in thirteen of the eighteen sectors and in eleven of the fourteen places surveyed. Among the sectors, the highlights were the reductions from paper and press, from –1.1% to –8.1%, mining and quarrying industry (from 18.3% to 7.5%), communication electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (from 12.5% to 8.0%) and rubber and plastic products (from 10.8% to 6.4%); whereas Pernambuco (from 13.9% to 8.6%), Ceará (from 8.5% to 3.4%) and Rio Grande do Sul (from 11.3% to 6.7%) recorded the main reductions among the places.