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IBGE’s survey shows, for the first time, the conditions of sports activities promoted by Brazilian municipalities March 24, 2006

The Sports Supplement of IBGE’s Basic Municipal Information (MUNIC) shows that, although 93.6% of Brazilian municipalities host sports events organized...

Unemployment reaches 10.1% and income increases by 1.1% in February March 23, 2006

In February, a month characterized by increase of unemployment due to the reduction of temporary jobs offers in contrast with a great number of persons...

IBGE releases economic profile of members of households receiving money from government social programs March 22, 2006

In 2004, 15.6% of the households in the country had at least one member receiving money from government social programs; in the Northeast region...

Education supplement of IBGE investigates, for the first time, supply and consumption of school lunch March 22, 2006

Less than 14% of children from 0 to 3 years old were in nursery school; school enrollment of women was higher than that of men; as the monthly...

In January, trade sales increased by 2.35% and revenue by 2.17% March 21, 2006

Positive performance in relation to December 2005 is already with seasonal adjustment. In the series without adjustment, the rates for trade sales...

Industrial employment stable in January March 17, 2006

In January 2006, industrial employment remained stable in relation to December figures (0.0%) after three consecutive months of negative results...

In January, Industrial Production grows in 12 among 14 surveyed localities March 15, 2006

In January, the regional production of industry had a scenario of positive results in 12 among 14 surveyed areas, in comparison with the same month...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.31% in February March 14, 2006

The National Cost of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.31% in February, a decrease of 0.12 percentage points...

IPCA was 0.41% in February March 10, 2006

In spite of the rise of school fees, consumer items such as food products and apparel led to the decrease of the rate from January to February ...

In January, industrial production decreased by 1.3% in relation to December 2005 March 09, 2006

After a sequence of three positive results, the industrial production in January fell by 1.3% compared to December 2005, after being seasonally adjusted....

February estimate: harvest may reach 123,9 million tons in 2006 March 07, 2006

In February, IBGE carried out the second evaluation of the national agricultural production for 2006. The estimated production of cereals, legumes...

Rate of GDP growth in 2005 was 2.3% February 24, 2006

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) accumulated in the four quarters of 2005 grew by 2.3% in comparison with the previous year, according to IBGE....

In January, unemployment was 9.2% and income fell by 1.2% compared to December 2005 February 23, 2006

In the beginning of 2006, the estimated unemployment rate was 9.2%, versus 8.3% in December 2005. This result was a consequence of the reduction...

IPCA - 15 was up 0.52% in February February 22, 2006

Despite the fall of food products and apparel prices, the hikes of bus fares and school fees caused the index to be practically the same as in January....

Employment in industry closed 2005 with growth of 1.1% February 15, 2006

In 2005, the industrial employment accumulated growth of 1.1%, a rate lower than the one observed in 2004 (1.8%). In December, there was a negative...

In December, trade sales expanded 1.19% in terms of sales and 1.44% in terms of revenue February 14, 2006

The positive results in relation to November are seasonally adjusted. The series without seasonal adjustment showed sales increase of 4.28% in relation...

Industry Closes 2005 With Expansion In 12 Among 14 Surveyed Localities February 10, 2006

Industry closed 2005 with growth in 12 among 14 surveyed areas. The highest rate was observed in Amazonas (12.1%). Following it were Minas Gerais...

Agricultural industry shrank 0.9% in 2005 February 10, 2006

In 2005, agricultural industry shrank 0.9%, following an opposite trend in comparison with the average Brazilian industry (3.1%) in the same period....

IPCA changed by 0.59% in January February 09, 2006

Rises of fuel and bus fares were the main influences over the January index. The IPCA accumulated in the last twelve months was 5.70%, almost the...

2006 Harvest may reach 126 million tons February 07, 2006

In January, IBGE conducted the first evaluation - at national level - of the harvest for the year 2006. According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural...

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