Press Room | News Agency

GDP increased 3.2% and was R$ 2.1 trillion in 2005 November 09, 2007

After the increase of 5.7% of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2004, the Brazilian economy had a deceleration, growing 3.2% in 2005. In current...

In September, industrial production decreased in 11 among 14 surveyed localities November 09, 2007

Negative performance in the majority of areas was observed from August to September, in the series with seasonal adjustment. The situation is the...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.43% in October November 08, 2007

The National Index of Construction (Sinapi), calculated by the IBGE in partnership with the Federal Savings Bank (Caixa Econômica Federal) changed...

In 2008, grain harvest may increase 2.9% November 08, 2007

IBGE conducted in October, the first forecast of planted area or areas to be planted, as well as the production for the harvest 2008, in the...

IBGE and Conab harmonize harvest estimates November 08, 2007

The data relative to prospects for the coming harvest are a result of the mutual cooperation between IBGE and the National Agricultural Supply Company...

Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of October was 0.30% November 07, 2007

The rate was above the value of September (0.18%). In the index accumulated in the year 2007, IPCA summed 3.30%, more than in the same period of...

Industrial production fell 0.5% in September November 06, 2007

In September 2007, the industrial production fell 0.5%, in the series seasonally adjusted. In the comparison with September 2006, Industry increased...

IBGE publishes new version of the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE) November 05, 2007

The new version of CNAE has two volumes, and the second one, with the subclasses of CNAE, is directed to the Public Administration. The standardization...

Teacher hiring was prioritized in less than one-third of municipalities in 2006 October 26, 2007

The sixth edition of the Survey of Basic Municipal Information (Munic 2006) investigated in cooperation with 5,564 town halls, for the first time,...

Unemployment rate decreased to 9.0% in September October 25, 2007

The rate decreased by 0.5 percentage points in relation to August (9.5%) and by 1.0 percentage points in relation to September 2006 (10.0%)....

IPCA–15: October index is 0.24% October 24, 2007

The current Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) is 0.24%, a figure below the rate of 0.29% obtained in September. The indexes accumulated...

IBGE launches web page for the distribution of images from Japanese satellite ALOS October 22, 2007

IBGE has launched today, on October 22, a web site for the exclusive distribution of images from the Japanese satellite Advanced Land Observing Satellite...

Retail trade in August: sales increased by 0.7% and revenue, by 1.3% October 18, 2007

Retail trade sales increase for the eighth consecutive month. Figures accumulated in the year for sales and revenue in relation to the previous month...

Sugar cane, coffee and orange increase the value of the harvest in 2.9% October 17, 2007

In 2006, the 63 temporary and permanent harvests investigated by the Municipal Agricultural Production (PAM), of IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia...

Employment in industry changed by 0.2% in August October 15, 2007

It was the second positive result in comparison with the index of the immediately previous month, considering a seasonally adjusted series. There...

IPCA was 0.18% in September October 10, 2007

The index change in September was considerably below the August rate (0.47%). The reduction of IPCA (National Consumer Price Index) from one month...

In August, industry increased in 10 among 14 surveyed areas by the IBGE October 09, 2007

From July to August 2007, the industrial production increased in ten among fourteen surveyed localities, in the seasonally adjusted series. The states...

September estimate for harvest in 2007 is 133.3 million metric tons October 08, 2007

According to the September edition of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), the expected national harvest of cereals, legumes...

IBGE releases results of Population Count 2007 October 05, 2007

IBGE releases the results of Population Count 2007 and Brazil’s Federal Register publishes a list with the 26 states and the Federal District, and...

In August, industrial production grew 1.3% October 04, 2007

The industrial production in August grew 1.3% compared to July, without seasonal influences. The result was influenced by the growth in the production...

Date