IPCA changes by 0.17% in August September 06, 2005

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of August changed by 0.17%, a figure below that of July (0.25%).  With this result, the IPCA accumulated...

GDP grows by 1.4% in Q2 2005 and has an accumulated rate of 3.4% in the first semester of the same year August 31, 2005

The Gross Domestic Product at market prices presented change of 1.4% from the first to the second quarter of  2005, for the seasonally adjusted series....

IBGE releases population estimates for Brazilian municipalities in 2005 August 31, 2005

Today, August 31, 2005, IBGE releases the population estimates for Brazilian municipalities. These data are released annually, in accordance with...

In July, unemployment rate was 9.4% August 25, 2005

The unemployment rate this month was the same as that of June, the lowest one in the series. The average income of workers grew by  2.5% in relation...

In 2005, Brazil is expected to produce 113.507 million tons of grains August 18, 2005

The seventh estimate for the national harvest of 2005 points to a reduction of  4.91% in relation to the 2004 harvest. Planted area may reach  48...

National School of Statistical Sciences Offers Course on Development of Surveying Abilities August 17, 2005

The National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE) will be selecting, until September 30th, students for the 18th edition of the Course on Development...

In June, commercial sales increased by 1.18% in terms of volume and by 0.84% in terms of revenue August 16, 2005

The seasonally adjusted indicators result from the comparison with May. In the remaining comparisons (not seasonally adjusted), the rates concerning...

Employment in industry falls 0.6% in June August 16, 2005

In June, the industrial employment decreased 0.6% in relation to May, in the series without seasonal influences. The other indicators remained positive:...

Agroindustry grows by 0.3% in the first semester (2005),a result inferior to that of the average Brazilian industry August 10, 2005

In the end of the first semester of 2005, agroindustry registered growth of 0.3%, a figure extremely inferior to that of the average Brazilian industry...

Industry closes first semester of 2005 with expansion in 13 among 14 surveyed regions August 10, 2005

The regional indicators of industrial production expanded in 13 among 14 surveyed localities, in the closure of the first semester of 2005, compared...

Change of 0.25% in July's IPCA August 09, 2005

Rise of fixed-telephony fares accounted for 60% of July’s IPCA and contributed negatively to the index The National Extended Consumer Price Index...

Release of SINAPI – July 2005 August 08, 2005

Industrial production grows by 1.6% in June August 05, 2005

In relation to the previous month, the industrial production in June 2005 increased 1.6%, after being seasonally adjusted. In comparison to June...

IBGE recalculates altitude of Mount Roraima July 29, 2005

(Updated on 07/29/2005 at 4:36 p.m.) More precise measures, obtained by IBGE with the help of GPS (the abbreviation for Global Positioning System),...

IPCA-15 of July changed by 0.11% July 22, 2005

More expensive telephone bills accounted for 70% of the IPCA-15 of July The Extended Consumer Price Index –15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.11% in July,...

Winter harvests present good results – wheat estimate for June is 5.47% above the figure of May. July 21, 2005

The estimate for 2005 regarding the volume of production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is approximately 113.744 million tons of grains, 0.24%...

Unemployment rate was 9.4% in June July 21, 2005

The unemployment rate registered in June (9.4%) was the lowest of the new series of the Monthly Employment Survey, initiated by IBGE in March 2002,...

IBGE participates in meeting on Economic Censuses in China July 19, 2005

The economist of IBGE, Magdalena Cronemberger Goes is going to represent Brazil in the International Workshop on Economic Censuses, scheduled to...

Industrial employment remains stable in May July 15, 2005

In the seasonally adjusted series, there were no changes in relation to April (0.0%). In comparison with May 2004, on the other hand, the results...

IBGE releases, for the first time, National Consumer Price Indexes for Mercosul and Chile July 14, 2005

IBGE released for the first time, the Harmonized National Consumer Price Indexes – IPCH for Mercosul members (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)...