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Continuous PNAD

Employment remains stable, but underutilized population is the biggest since 2012 June 28, 2019

Unemployment remained stable and reached 13 million persons in the quarter ended in May, but the underutilized contingent was the largest since 2012,...

Annual Survey of Trade

Trade sector increases hiring in 2017, but does not make up for three-year losses June 27, 2019

The trade sector employed 10.2 million persons in 2017, which means 98.2 thousand employed persons more than in 2016. However, that increase was...

Cadastro Central de Empresas

Number of enterprises drops for second year, returns to level of beginning of decade June 26, 2019

The number of enterprises in activity in the country was 5 million in 2017, the worst result since 2010, when it consisted of 5,1 million. Since...

IPCA-15

Inflation forecast decelerates to 0.06% in June, the lowest rate for the month June 25, 2019

Declines in food and fuel prices helped slow down the Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15), which went from 0.35% in May to 0.06%...

Continuous PNAD

Education indicators are up, but racial and regional inequalities still remain June 19, 2019

Despite the advances in literacy figures, in the schooling level of children and youth and in the level of schooling of persons aged 25 and over,...

Monthly Survey of Services

Events boost services sector and contribute to an increase of 0.3% in May June 13, 2019

Shows and performances taking place in April contributed to an increase of 0.3% in the sector of services from March to April. Services rendered...

Livestock

Milk acquisition hits 6.2 billion liters and has the best Q1 since 1997 June 13, 2019

In the first three months of 2019, the country's milk acquisition reached 6.2 billion liters, the highest volume purchased in a first quarter since...

Pesquisa Mensal de Comércio

Sales drop 0.6% in April, retail loses strength after two months stable June 12, 2019

Volume of sales of the retail dropped 0.6% in April in relation to March, after two months of stability. This result is the worst for April since...

Agriculture

Second crop of corn expected to hit new record of 68.2 million tonnes June 11, 2019

The estimated harvest for the second crop of corn in 2019 is 68.2 million tonnes. That figure means an increase of 22.6% in comparison with the same...

Regional industry

Production stoppage makes industry in Pará get the worst result in 17 years June 11, 2019

Production stoppage in the mining and quarrying sector caused the industry of Pará to drop 30.3% in April, compared to March. It was the largest...

Em Poços de Caldas (MG)

Last week to enroll in selection process of Census Dress Rehearsal June 10, 2019

The enrollment for 209 temporary jobs of enumerators and census agents at the IBGE was extended to next Friday (14). The approved candidates will...

IPCA

Inflation rate in May is 0.13%, the lowest result for the month since 2006 June 07, 2019

Influenced by the 0.56% deflation in the price of food and beverages, the Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), released today by the IBGE,...

Sinapi

Costs of civil construction rise 0.11% in May, lowest rate since November 2016 June 07, 2019

Released today by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi rose 0.11% in May, a result below the rate of 0.34% in April. This...

Annal Survey of Industry

Industry lost 1.3 million jobs in four years June 06, 2019

The industry lost 14.8% of jobs between 2013 and 2017, representing 1.3 million workers. Employment in industry fell throughout the period, although...

National industry

Industrial production up in April, but with cumulative drop of 2.7% in the year June 04, 2019

The domestic industry production grew 0.3% in April, compared to March, but the sector still accumulates a 2.7% drop in the first four months of...

2020 Census

IBGE defines questionnaire size for the 2020 Census May 31, 2019

At a press conference last Tuesday (28), the IBGE disclosed the number of questions of 2020 Population Census questionnaire. The basic one, to be...

Contas Econômicas Ambientais

Scheduled for 2020, Forest and Energy Accounts are one more step towards Green GDP May 31, 2019

The Environmental-Economic Accounts of Forests and Energy, which will be part of the Green Gross Domestic Product - GGDP, are scheduled to be released...

PNAD Contínua

After falling for four years, jobs with formal contract increase in April May 31, 2019

After dropping for 16 consecutive quarters, jobs with a formal contract in the private sector increase 1.5% in the quarter ended in April, compared...