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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate reaches 13.2% in quarter ended February 2017 March 31, 2017

The unemployment rate was estimated at 13.2% in the moving quarter ended February 2017, with increase of 1.3 percentage points versus the...

IBGE releases new issue of the Journal of Brazilian Geography March 31, 2017

The IBGE releases, today, volume 61, n. 2 of the Journal of Brazilian Geography, which presents three research articles and a technical note, selected...

Retail sales drop 0.7% in January March 30, 2017

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of Sales Nominal Revenue Volume of Sales Nominal Revenue January/December* ...

In January, services sector falls 2.2% over December 2016 March 29, 2017

Period Volume Nominal Revenue January 2017 / December 2016 -2.2% -1.0% January 2017 / January 2016...

In January, services sector falls 2.2% over December 2016 (1) March 29, 2017

Period Volume Nominal Revenue January 2017 / December 2016 -2.2% -1.0% January 2017 / January 2016 -7.3% -2.0% Cumulative...

PNAD 2015: children under 4 years who attended daycare live in households with higher per capita earnings March 29, 2017

The per capita average monthly household earnings of children under 4 years of age who stayed where they lived from Monday to Friday, in the morning...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changes -0.43% in February March 28, 2017

February 2017 -0.43% January 2017 0.30% February 2016 -0.63% Cumulative in 2017...

More than 40 million persons would like to enroll professional qualification, but just 3.4 million attended this kind of course in 2014 March 23, 2017

More than 40 million persons were interested in taking professional qualification courses, in 2014; however, just 2.2% of persons aged 15...

In March, IPCA-15 stays at 0.15% and IPCA-E, at 1.00% March 22, 2017

PERIOD RATE March 0.15% February 0.54% March 2016 0.43% ...

Production of eggs, and slaughter of chickens and of hogs and pigs hit record figures in 2016 March 15, 2017

Livestock in the country hit three record figures in 2016: the production of hen's eggs increased 5.8% and reached 3.1 billion dozens. The slaughter...

Industry falls in five of the 14 places surveyed in January March 14, 2017

The reduced pace of the national industrial output between December 2016 and January 2017 occurred in five out of the 14 places surveyed in the...

IPCA of February stays at 0.33% March 10, 2017

Period TAXA February 0.33% January 0.38% February 2016 0.90% Cumulative -...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.19% in February March 10, 2017

The National Index of Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), calculated by the IBGE, recorded a change of 0.19% in February, being 0.19 percentage...

In February, IBGE expects grain crops 21.8% higher than in 2016 March 09, 2017

February's estimate for 2017 224.2 million metric tons February / January 2017 change 1.3 % (+ 2.9 million...

Industrial output changes -0.1% in January March 08, 2017

Period Industrial Output January 2017 / December 2016 -0.1% January 2017 / January 2016 1.4%...

GDP srinks 3.6% in 2016 and closes the year at R$ 6.3 trillion March 07, 2017

COMPARISON PERIOD INDICATORS GDP AGR IND SER GFCF FAM. CONS. GOV. CONS. ...

Producer Price Index (IPP) up 0.35% in January March 07, 2017

JANUARY 2017 0.35% December 2016 1.29% January 2016 0.68% Cumulative in 2017...

Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate was 12.6% in the quarter ended January 2017 February 24, 2017

Indicator / Period Nov - Dec - Jan2017 Agu - Sep - Oct2016 Nov - Dec - Jan2016 Unemployment rate 12.6% 11.8% 9.5% Usual...

IBGE releases per capita household earnings in 2016 February 24, 2017

The IBGE releases today the figures for Brazil and Federation Units of the per capita household earnings related to 2016, based on information...

Continuous PNAD: labor underutilization rate stands at 22.2% in Q4 and closes 2016 at 20.9% February 23, 2017

A taxa composta de subutilização da força de trabalho (que agrega a taxa de desocupação, taxa de subocupação por insuficiência de horas e da...

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