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IPCA of January was 0.75% February 05, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) presented a variation of 0.75% in January, being twice as high as the 0.37% rate recorded in...

Industrial production changes by -0.3% from November to December and closes 2009 at -7.4% February 02, 2010

In December 2009, the Brazilian industrial production changed by -0.3% compared to the figure in the previous year, in the seasonally adjusted...

In December, unemployment was 6.8% January 28, 2010

In December 2009, the unemployment rate was the same as that of December 2008 (6.8%, the smallest in the series) and decreased 0.6 percentage...

In seven years, annual figure for average unemployed population has fallen by 28.2% January 28, 2010

Participation of women in the employed population had continuous increase There was steady increase of the participation of women in the...

IPCA-15 of January was 0.52% January 22, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Índex-15 (IPCA-15) had a variation of 0.52% in January, superior to the 0.38% rate of December. Considering...

In November, trade sales increased by 1.1% and nominal revenue, by 1.3% January 14, 2010

The Retail Trade in the country recorded, in November 2009, positive results in the relation month/previous month seasonally adjusted, with change...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.54% in December and closes 2009 at 5.85% January 13, 2010

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal (CAIXA), recorded a variation of...

IPCA: 0.37% in December and 4.31% in year 2009 January 13, 2010

The National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed by 0.37% in December 2009, 0.04 percentage points below the November rate (0.41%). In December 2008...

Industrial employment increases by 1.1% in November 2009 January 12, 2010

This rise of 1,1% in relation to October 2009, in the seasonally adjusted series, was the biggest one since January 2001, but the number of employed...

Industrial production increases in nine of the 14 surveyed areas in November January 08, 2010

In the comparison November 09/October 09, the regional seasonally adjusted indexes of industrial production were positive in nine of the 14 areas....

IBGE estimates harvest 5.2% larger in 2010 January 07, 2010

IBGE conducted, in December, the third prognosis of area and production for the 2010 harvest, in the Southeast, South and Central-West regions...

Industrial production changes -0.2% from October to November January 06, 2010

In November 2009, the Brazilian industrial production recorded a variation of -0.2% in comparison to the previous month, in the seasonally adjusted...

IPCA-15 of December was 0.38% and IPCA-E closes the year at 4.18% December 23, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) had a variation of 0.38% in December, inferior to the 0.44% November rate. With this...

IBGE reveals habits, customs and risks faced by students of Brazilian capitals December 18, 2009

The National Survey of School Health (Pense) presents information on students’ health conditions, in a previously unseen survey on the theme at IBGE...

In November, unemployment was 7.4% December 18, 2009

The unemployment rate of 7.4% in November, estimated by the Monthly Employment Survey (PME)1, presented statistically significant change neither...

Cattle slaughter grows by 4.6% between second and third quarters December 17, 2009

According to IBGE’s Statistics of Livestock Production, in the third quarter of 2009 there was an increase of +4.6% in the number of slaughtered...

Public administration is responsible for more than a third of economy in almost 34% of Brazilian municipalities December 16, 2009

In 2007, among the 5,564 municipalities of the country, São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasília (DF), Belo Horizonte (MG) and Curitiba...

In October, trade sales increased 1.4% and nominal revenue, 1.8% December 15, 2009

RESULTS BY SUBSECTOR The subsector of Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco, with change of 12.2% in volume...

From 2005 to 2008, access to Internet increased 75.3% and over half of Brazilians managed to have a cell phone December 11, 2009

In three years, the percentage of persons aged 10 years and over who accessed the Internet at least once from a computer increased 75.3%, having...

GDP increases by 1.3% in relation to the second quarter and reaches R$ 797 billion December 10, 2009

In the third quarter of 2009, GDP at market prices grew by 1.3% in relation to the second quarter of this year, in the seasonally adjusted series....

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