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Brazil discusses production of geographic and statistical information August 21, 2006

Under the guidance of IBGE, several institutions, users and producers of geographic and statistical data in Brazil and abroad will discuss projections,...

IBGE releases previously unseen collection on the History of Brazilian Statistics August 21, 2006

IBGE has published the first volume of the collection on the history of Brazilian statistics, titled Desired Statistics (1822-1889), by Nelson Senra....

IBGE releases data on the public expenditure of municipal and state governments August 17, 2006

From 1999 to 2002, the participation of expenditure on education in the total expenditure of State Governments increased from 14% to 16%; in the...

Retail trade sales decreased 0.38% in June August 16, 2006

Nominal revenue fell by 0.25%. Both comparisons are seasonally adjusted. In the series without adjustment, sales increased 4.08% over June 2005,...

Industrial employment changed by -0.1% from May to June August 14, 2006

The rate was the same (-0.1%) in comparison with June 2005; this was the ninth consecutive negative indicator in this type of comparison. The indicator...

IPCA changed by 0.19% in July August 11, 2006

With this result, the Extended Consumer Price National Index (IPCA) accumulated in the year was 1.73%, lower than the index accumulated in the same...

In 2006, 118,094 tons of grains will be harvested in Brazil August 10, 2006

The production estimate of the seventh Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production, by IBGE, is 0.15% above the June figure, with increase of 4.90%...

In June, industrial production falls in 10 of the 14 areas surveyed August 09, 2006

In June, the seasonally adjusted regional indexes of industrial production revealed a predominantly negative scenario in comparison with May, with...

National Index of Construction changes by 0.41% in July August 08, 2006

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA ECONÔMICA FEDERAL, changed by 0.41% in July, having decreased by...

Agriculture industry grows 1.1% in the first semester August 04, 2006

The current result is lower than that for the national industry (2.6%) in the same period. The performance of the sectors connected to agriculture...

Industrial Production falls by 1.7% from May to June August 04, 2006

There was retrogression (0.6%) in comparison with June 2005. The indicator accumulated in the first 6 months of the year was 2.6% and the index accumulated...

Unemployment rate was 10.4% and income increased by 0.5% in July July 27, 2006

The unemployment rate in the six metropolitan areas investigated by the Monthly Employment Survey (Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro,...

Extended Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) of July changed by – 0.02% July 25, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) changed by -0.02% in July, a decrease considerably lower than the one registered in June, whose result...

The participation of the population 50 years old or more increases in the labor market July 20, 2006

In May 2006, workers in this age group amounted to 18.1% of the employed population in the six metropolitan areas investigated by the Monthly...

In May, trade sales increased by 0.59% and revenue increased by 0.38% July 18, 2006

Positive changes, in the seasonally adjusted series, were in relation to April. In the other comparisons (without adjustment), the rates for the...

IBGE forms first Municipal Census Committee in Maringá (PR) July 17, 2006

A group formed by the representatives of the Institution, by the representatives of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial powers of the municipality...

In May, industrial employment grew by 0.2% in relation to April July 14, 2006

In May, the industrial employment had a positive change of 0.2% compared to April, in the series without seasonal influence. This index is positive...

In May, industry grows in 12 among 14 surveyed localities July 11, 2006

In relation to May 2005, nine localities grew above the national average (4.8%) and only RS and AM had negative rates. The index accumulated of...

IPCA: -0.21% in June July 07, 2006

Alcohol and gasoline accounted for 0.18 percentage points of June's IPCA The Extended Consumer Price Index – IPCA was -0.21% in June,...

In June, the National Index of Construction changed by 0.52% July 07, 2006

The national cost per square meter changed from R$ 557.13 to R$ 560.03, being R$ 323.26 relative to material and R$ 236.77 to labor force. Material...

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