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Household agriculture occupied 84.4% of agricultural establishments September 30, 2009

In the Census of Agriculture 2006, 4,367,902 establishments of household agriculture were identified... In the Census of Agriculture 2006, 4,367,902...

Cattle slaughter rises 5.5% compared to the previous quarter September 30, 2009

According to IBGE’s statistics of Livestock Production, in the second quarter of 2009 there was increase of 5.5% in the number of cattle head...

IPCA-15 of September is 0.19%, and IPCA-E closes the quarter at 0.64% September 24, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.19% in September, and was 0.04 percentage point lower than in August, when...

Unemployment rate was 8.1% in August September 24, 2009

The unemployment rate was statistically stable in relation to July (8.0%) and increased by 0.5 percentage point in relation to August 2008 (7.6%)....

Between 2006 and 2007, the number of salaried employed persons increased by 7.5% in companies and other organizations September 23, 2009

In 2007 there was an increase of 2.7% in the number of formal active companies... In 2007 there was an increase of 2.7% in the number of formal...

IBGE promotes International Seminar on Environmental Statistics September 21, 2009

IBGE and the United Nations Statistical Division... IBGE and the United Nations Statistical Division promote, from Monday to Friday (21 to...

Pnad 2008: job market advances, income remains on upward trend and home Internet access increases September 18, 2009

The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) shows the improvement of the Brazilian job market in 2008, mainly in the North and Northeast regions...

Retail trade sales and nominal revenue increased by 0.5% in July September 15, 2009

In July, extended retail trade presented increase of 0.5% in both volume of sales and nominal revenue. With this increase, the sector completes a...

GDP grows 1.9% from Q1 to Q2 2009 September 11, 2009

In the same comparison, considering a seasonally adjusted series, the main highlight was industry (2.1%)... In the same comparison,...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.20% in August September 10, 2009

The National Index of Construction (SINAPI), calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.20% in August, and was 0.28 percentage points...

IPCA of August was 0.15% September 10, 2009

The National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of August changed by 0.15% and was 0.09 percentage points below the July rate (0.24%). With this result,...

In July, industrial employment changed by 0.4% September 08, 2009

It was the first positive rate in nine months with falling rates, in the month/immediately previous month comparison (seasonally adjusted series)...

In August, IBGE expects decrease of 8.6% in the grain harvest September 08, 2009

The national harvest of cereals, legumes, and oilseeds is expected to reach 133.5 million tons in 2009... The national harvest of...

Industrial production grows in 10 of the 14 surveyed areas in July September 03, 2009

In July 2009, the seasonally adjusted regional indexes of industrial production showed positive results in comparison to June, with 10 of the 14...

IBGE publishes Demographic and Health Indicators September 02, 2009

The study covers fertility, birth and death rates from 1960 to 2005, and deals with health, functional capacity, senior citizens’ access to health...

IBGE presents innovations in the 2010 Population Census September 01, 2009

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) presents this Tuesday, September 1st, the innovations in the XII Population Census,...

Industrial production grows by 2.2% from June to July August 31, 2009

In July, industrial production grew by 2.2% in relation to June, in the seasonally adjusted series, the seventh consecutive expansion in this...

Sector of services shows growth for low-compensation jobs August 26, 2009

Between 2003 and 2007, the number of workers of the non-financial services sector increased from 6.4 million to 8.7 million, and the overall...

IPCA-15: 0.23% in August August 25, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.23% in August, a very close figure to the 0.22% recorded in July. With...

Unemployment rate was 8.0% in July August 20, 2009

The unemployment rate was statistically stable in relation to last June (8.1%) and to July 2008 (8.1%). The number of unemployed persons (1.9 million)...

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