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Change of 0.4% in the industrial employment in March May 14, 2007

This was the third positive consecutive rate in the comparison with the immediately previous month, accumulating in this period an expansion of 1.2%. ...

IPCA changed by 0.25% in April May 11, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed by 0.25% in April and was below the March rate (0.37%). Considering the result accumulated...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.41% in April May 10, 2007

The National Index of Construction, calculated by the IBGE, in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, changed by 0.41% in April and decreased...

Forecast of grain production increased by 1.2% due to 2nd harvest corn and wheat May 10, 2007

According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production - LSPA , the national harvest of grains - cereals, legumes and oilseeds - was estimated...

In March, industry grew in 8 of the 14 areas surveyed May 09, 2007

The seasonally adjusted indexes of industrial production by area showed, from February to March, growth in eight of the fourteen areas investigated...

Industrial production increased 1.2% in March May 04, 2007

In March 2007, industrial production changed by 1.2%, in the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison with March 2006, industry grew by 3.9%....

In March, unemployment rate was 10.1% April 26, 2007

Indicator did not have a significant statistical change in relation to February (9.9%) and was similar to the one of March 2006 (10.4%). The average...

IPCA-15 changes by 0.22% in April April 25, 2007

This month, Extended National Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) has changed by 0.22%. This rate is almost half as the March figure (0.41%). The...

In February, trade sales changed by 0.4% in terms of volume and by 0.8% in terms of revenue April 17, 2007

Retail trade sales had, in February, change rates of 0.4% for volume and of 0.8% for revenue, in comparison with January (seasonally adjusted...

IBGE visits the country and the city in order to portray the current face of Brazil April 16, 2007

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) starts today, April 16, the data collection for the 2007 Censuses, which encompass two...

Industrial employment changes by 0.3% in February April 12, 2007

This is the second consecutive positive result of the seasonally adjusted series. In the same comparison, the number of hours paid increased...

IPCA was 0.37% in March April 11, 2007

Stability of the prices relative to Education caused the index to be lower than in February (0.44%). The accumulated indexes were 1.26%, in the first...

In February, industry increased in 7 among 14 surveyed sectors April 10, 2007

<P align=left><EM>The regional indexes seasonally adjusted showed, from January to February, expansion in 7 among 14 surveyed localities. ...

Grain harvest estimate for 2007 is 130,7 million tons April 09, 2007

In the third evaluation of harvest in 2007,the production estimated by IBGE is 130,7 million tons, 1.0% above the February estimate (129,4 million...

National Construction Index was 0.62% in March April 05, 2007

The National Construction Index, calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, changed by 0.62% in March, and was 0.21 percentage...

Industrial production changed by 0.3% in February April 04, 2007

<P align=left>In February 2007, the industrial production changed by 0.3%, in the series without seasonal influences.  In the...

Slaughter of animals and production of milk and eggs increased from 2005 to 2006 March 30, 2007

In 2006, the number of bovine animals slaughtered reached 30,2 million, representing an increase of 7.8% in relation to the previous year. In...

Unemployment rate was 9.9% in February March 29, 2007

The industrial regional production closed the year of 2006 with growth in 11 among 14 investigated areas by the Monthly Survey of Mining and Manufacturing...

GDP grows by 3.7% and reaches R$ 2,3 trillion in 2006 March 28, 2007

The National Accounts of IBGE show that, according to the new methodology, there was accumulated growth of 3.7% throughout the four quarters of 2006....

IBGE survey shows there are 32,1 million Internet users in the country March 23, 2007

Twenty-one percent (32,1 million) of the population 10 years of age or over have accessed the Internet at least once somewhere – in their household...

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