Press Room | News Agency

IPCA - 15 was up 0.52% in February February 22, 2006

Despite the fall of food products and apparel prices, the hikes of bus fares and school fees caused the index to be practically the same as in January....

Employment in industry closed 2005 with growth of 1.1% February 15, 2006

In 2005, the industrial employment accumulated growth of 1.1%, a rate lower than the one observed in 2004 (1.8%). In December, there was a negative...

In December, trade sales expanded 1.19% in terms of sales and 1.44% in terms of revenue February 14, 2006

The positive results in relation to November are seasonally adjusted. The series without seasonal adjustment showed sales increase of 4.28% in relation...

Industry Closes 2005 With Expansion In 12 Among 14 Surveyed Localities February 10, 2006

Industry closed 2005 with growth in 12 among 14 surveyed areas. The highest rate was observed in Amazonas (12.1%). Following it were Minas Gerais...

Agricultural industry shrank 0.9% in 2005 February 10, 2006

In 2005, agricultural industry shrank 0.9%, following an opposite trend in comparison with the average Brazilian industry (3.1%) in the same period....

IPCA changed by 0.59% in January February 09, 2006

Rises of fuel and bus fares were the main influences over the January index. The IPCA accumulated in the last twelve months was 5.70%, almost the...

2006 Harvest may reach 126 million tons February 07, 2006

In January, IBGE conducted the first evaluation - at national level - of the harvest for the year 2006. According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural...

National index of construction changed by 0.43% in January February 07, 2006

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.43% in January; the index is 0.05 percentage points...

Industrial production increased by 2.3% in December 2005 February 07, 2006

Increase in relation to November is already seasonally adjusted. It was the highest figure, in the comparison with the previous month, since October...

IPCA-15 changed by 0.51% in January January 27, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.51% in January and was above the December figure, 0.38%. Alcohol was the major impact...

In November, trade sales increased by 0.26% January 17, 2006

Nominal revenue increased by 0.18%. Both comparisons are seasonally adjusted in relation to October. In the series without adjustment and in relation...

Industrial employment fell by 0.6% in November 2005 January 17, 2006

In November 2005, industrial employment fell by 0.6% in comparison with October 2005 (seasonally adjusted series), the second consecutive negative...

In November, Industrial production grows in eight among 14 surveyed localities January 13, 2006

In November, the regional production of industry had a scenario of positive results in eight among 14 surveyed areas. In the comparison with November...

IPCA changed by 0.36% in December and accumulated a 5.69% increase in the year January 12, 2006

The Extended National Consumer Price Index – IPCA changed by 0.36% in December. The index accumulated in 2005 was 5.69%, 1.91 percentage points below...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.48% in December and by 6.98% in the year January 10, 2006

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, increased by 0.49% in December, and was 0.22 percentage point above...

In November, industrial production grew by 0.6% in relation to October January 10, 2006

The industrial production in November grew by 0.6% compared to October,considering seasonally adjusted indexes. In relation to November 2004, the...

IPCA-15 changed by 0.38% and IPCA-E was 5.88% in December December 22, 2005

The rate was lower than the November figure (0.78%), due to the reduced contribution of transportation and food products. IPCA-E was below the 7.54%...

GDP of Q3 2005 was R$ 497.5 billion December 15, 2005

The Gross National Product at market prices of the third quarter of 2005 was R$ 497.5 billion, being R$ 445.2 billion of Value Added at basic prices...

In November, IBGE estimates harvest of 2005 in 112.539 million tons December 15, 2005

In the third quarter of 2005 7.375 million cattle were slaughtered, an increase of 6.43% compared to the same period of the previous year. In the...

In October, volume of trade sales changed by 0.06% and nominal revenue by 0.29% December 14, 2005

IBGE’s Monthly Survey of Trade showed that retail sales in the country changed by 0.06% and nominal revenue, by 0.29% from September to October (seasonally...

Date