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Livestock sector grows from Q1 2006 to Q1 2007 June 28, 2007

In the first quarter of 2007, slaughter of bovine animals increased by 11.3% in relation to the same period in 2006. In terms of chicken slaughter,...

IBGE records effects of global warming on the Brazilian coast June 26, 2007

Stations of IBGE’s Geodetic Permanent Tide Gauge Network (RMPG) recorded, in the period between December 2001 and December 2006, average annual sea...

IPCA-15 : 0,29% in June June 22, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) in June is 0.29%, slightly above the rate of May (0.26%). As a result, the rates for IPCA-E...

Unemployment rate remains at 10.1% in May June 21, 2007

Unemployment rate has remained the same for three months. It is also stable in comparison with May 2006 (10.2%). Unemployment has kept the...

Corrections in IPCA data processing June 20, 2007

IBGE informs there was a problem in the IPCA results for May 2007 for the metropolitan areas of Porto Alegre and São Paulo. IBGE informs there...

Censuses: 40 million persons and 1,7 million establishments visited so far June 19, 2007

This is the result of two months of data collection activities of the Census of Agriculture and of the Population Count, which cover about 5,7 million...

In April, volume of trade sales increased by 0.4% and revenue, by 0.8% June 18, 2007

Both rates refer to March 2007, in the seasonally adjusted comparison. In the series without seasonal adjustment, volume of sales had rates of 7.5%...

Industrial employment increased by 0.5% from March to April June 14, 2007

This was the fourth positive result in the month/previous month comparison, with seasonal adjustment. Increase accumulated in the period was 1.7%....

GDP reaches 596,2 billion in Q1 2007 and changes by 0.8% in relation to the previous quarter June 13, 2007

The GDP at market prices changed by 4.3% in the first quarter of 2007, in relation to the same period in 2006. Value Added at basic prices increased...

IBGE points to 15.5% increase of grain harvest in 2007 and reveals stocks surpassed 12,8 million tons in the beginning of the year June 12, 2007

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds may reach 135,1 million tons, that is, 2.2% over the April estimate (132,3 million tons). The...

In April, industrial production fell in 10 of the 14 areas surveyed June 11, 2007

All the reductions were below the national average (-0.1%), in the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison with April 2006 (series without...

IPCA was 0.28% in May June 06, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) in May (0.28%) was slightly higher than in April (0.25%). The biggest individual contribution came...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.90% in May June 06, 2007

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, changed by 0.90% in May and increased 0.49 percentage...

In April, industrial production changed by -0.1% in comparison with March June 05, 2007

This was the first negative rate in six months, in the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison with April 2006, there was increase of 6.0%, the...

IBGE maps locate endangered animals and sources of potable water in the underground of Northeastern states June 01, 2007

In order to start the activities of the Environment Week, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) releases the maps of Hydrogeology...

IBGE survey shows profile of industrial companies and products in Brazil May 30, 2007

The Annual Survey of Industry shows that, in 2005, 147,000 companies employed about 6,4 million persons, among whom 3,8 million (59.6%) worked for...

Study shows 60 years of social changes in Brazil May 25, 2007

Between the Censuses of 1940 and of 2000, the Brazilian population increased four times. The rural Brazil became urban (the urbanization rate...

IPCA-15 of May was 0.26% May 24, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) was 0.26% in May, slightly above the rate of 0.22% registered in April. Consequently, it...

Unemployment rate was 10.1% in April May 24, 2007

The April rate was the same as in March (10.1%) and did not have any statistically significant change in relation to April 2006 (10.4%). The...

Industry of construction falls in 2005 May 23, 2007

In a general way, the Brazilian sector of construction reduced its activities in 2005, in the comparison with 2004. The constructions performed had...

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