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IPCA was 0.35% in September October 07, 2005

Rise of gasoline accounted for 40% of September’s IPCA The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of September, calculated by IBGE, changed...

Industrial production grows by 1.1% in August October 06, 2005

The rate is positive after falling by 1.9% in July. Industry also grew by 3.8% in relation to August 2004, with accumulated rates of 4.3% in the...

IBGE Municipal Survey Receives United Nations Award October 03, 2005

MUNIC – the Survey of Basic Municipal Information of IBGE, has received the 2005 Habitat Scroll of Honor Award, from United Nations Human Settlements...

IBGE publishes results of livestock – slaughtering and milk production -in the second quarter of 2005 September 30, 2005

In the second quarter of 2005, 7.257 million cattle were slaughtered, indicating increases of 12.48% compared to the first quarter of 2005 and 12.94%...

GDP accumulated in the first semester of 2005 is R$ 918.6 billion September 29, 2005

Regarding supply, agriculture reached, in the six first months of the year, R$ 78.10 billion; industry, R$ 321.59 billion; and services R$ 462.45...

National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE) selects students for Post-Graduation Programs September 28, 2005

Up to 30 students those who have already majored in any area as an undergraduate will be accepted in each of the program. The application is free,...

The national index of construction of August was 0.34% September 23, 2005

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa - CAIXA ECONÔMICA FEDERAL, changed by 0.34% in August, decreasing...

Unemployment rate was 9.4% in August September 22, 2005

For the third consecutive month, the unemployment rate, measured by the Monthly Employment Survey of IBGE, was 9.4%. In relation to August 2004 (11.4%),...

Harvest estimate for 2005 is 113.131 million tons September 22, 2005

The eighth estimate for the national harvest of 2005, released by IBGE, points to a production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (seed cotton, peanuts,...

IPCA-15 changed by 0.16%, and the accumulated index of the 3rd quarter, IPCA-E, was 0.55% in September September 22, 2005

With changes of 0.11% in July, 0.28% in August and 0.16% in September, the Special Extended Consumer Price Index - IPCA-E of the 3rd quarter was...

Release of the Quarterly Survey of Animal Slaughter September 21, 2005

Due to the delay in the receipt of data from the state of Alagoas, the releases of the Quarterly Survey of Animal Slaughter and of the Quarterly...

In July, the national index of construction was 0.52% September 20, 2005

The national index of construction, calculated by the IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal changed 0.52% in July, falling 0.16 percentage...

IBGE and CORDE open international meeting on disability statistics September 16, 2005

In the same week in which we celebrate the National Day of the Rights of the Disabled People (September 21), the Brazilian Institute of Geography...

Industrial employment remains stable in July September 16, 2005

In July 2005, the industrial employment indicator had no change in relation to the previous month (0.0%), for the seasonally adjusted series. In...

In July, trade increased by 0.31% in terms of sales and by 0.47% in terms of revenue September 15, 2005

The volume of sales accumulated in the year was 4.62%, and in the last twelve months, 6.34%. The nominal revenue, concerning the same periods, 11.47%...

Industrial regional production decelerates in July, but still registers expansion in relation to 2004 September 13, 2005

In the comparison July 2005/ July 2004, 7 among 14 surveyed regions presented growth in the production, while in the comparison June 2005/ June 2004,...

Industrial production falls by 2.5% in July September 08, 2005

The industrial production of July decreased by 2.5% in comparison with June, considering the seasonally adjusted series. In relation to July 2004,...

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...

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