In July, trade increased by 0.31% in terms of sales and by 0.47% in terms of revenue September 15, 2005

The volume of sales accumulated in the year was 4.62%, and in the last twelve months, 6.34%. The nominal revenue, concerning the same periods, 11.47%...

Industrial regional production decelerates in July, but still registers expansion in relation to 2004 September 13, 2005

In the comparison July 2005/ July 2004, 7 among 14 surveyed regions presented growth in the production, while in the comparison June 2005/ June 2004,...

Industrial production falls by 2.5% in July September 08, 2005

The industrial production of July decreased by 2.5% in comparison with June, considering the seasonally adjusted series. In relation to July 2004,...

IPCA changes by 0.17% in August September 06, 2005

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of August changed by 0.17%, a figure below that of July (0.25%).  With this result, the IPCA accumulated...

GDP grows by 1.4% in Q2 2005 and has an accumulated rate of 3.4% in the first semester of the same year August 31, 2005

The Gross Domestic Product at market prices presented change of 1.4% from the first to the second quarter of  2005, for the seasonally adjusted series....

In 2005, Brazil is expected to produce 113.507 million tons of grains August 18, 2005

The seventh estimate for the national harvest of 2005 points to a reduction of  4.91% in relation to the 2004 harvest. Planted area may reach  48...

In June, commercial sales increased by 1.18% in terms of volume and by 0.84% in terms of revenue August 16, 2005

The seasonally adjusted indicators result from the comparison with May. In the remaining comparisons (not seasonally adjusted), the rates concerning...

Employment in industry falls 0.6% in June August 16, 2005

In June, the industrial employment decreased 0.6% in relation to May, in the series without seasonal influences. The other indicators remained positive:...

Agroindustry grows by 0.3% in the first semester (2005),a result inferior to that of the average Brazilian industry August 10, 2005

In the end of the first semester of 2005, agroindustry registered growth of 0.3%, a figure extremely inferior to that of the average Brazilian industry...

Industry closes first semester of 2005 with expansion in 13 among 14 surveyed regions August 10, 2005

The regional indicators of industrial production expanded in 13 among 14 surveyed localities, in the closure of the first semester of 2005, compared...

Change of 0.25% in July's IPCA August 09, 2005

Rise of fixed-telephony fares accounted for 60% of July’s IPCA and contributed negatively to the index The National Extended Consumer Price Index...

Release of SINAPI – July 2005 August 08, 2005

Industrial production grows by 1.6% in June August 05, 2005

In relation to the previous month, the industrial production in June 2005 increased 1.6%, after being seasonally adjusted. In comparison to June...

IPCA-15 of July changed by 0.11% July 22, 2005

More expensive telephone bills accounted for 70% of the IPCA-15 of July The Extended Consumer Price Index –15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.11% in July,...

Winter harvests present good results – wheat estimate for June is 5.47% above the figure of May. July 21, 2005

The estimate for 2005 regarding the volume of production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is approximately 113.744 million tons of grains, 0.24%...

Industrial employment remains stable in May July 15, 2005

In the seasonally adjusted series, there were no changes in relation to April (0.0%). In comparison with May 2004, on the other hand, the results...

Retail trade sales increased by 0.40% in May July 13, 2005

From April to May, the change in retail trade in the country was 0.40% for the volume of sales and 2.19% for nominal revenue from trade, considering...

In May, industrial production grew in 13 of the 14 areas surveyed July 12, 2005

Regional industrial indicators showed expansion in production in 13 of the 14 localities surveyed, in May 2005 over May 2004. In comparison with...

June's IPCA was – 0.02% July 08, 2005

The rate was the lowest since June 2003 and remained practically stable, after having grown by 0.49% in May. The rate was the lowest since June...

Industrial production grows by 1.3% in May July 07, 2005

In relation to May 2004, there was expansion of 5.5% - resulting in a sequence of 21 months with positive rates. The indicator accumulated in the...