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Synthesis of Social Indicators present a portrait of Brazil in 2003 February 24, 2005

The Synthesis of Social Indicators of the IBGE show that in 2003, the urban Brazilian housing units were mainly owned (73,7%), of the type house...

Harvest of 2005 may reach 134,522 million tons February 23, 2005

The national production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seed, peanuts, rice, beans, castor bean, corn, soybeans, oats, rye, barley, sunflower,...

In December, trade sales increased 11.43% February 17, 2005

Volume of Sales increased in 25 among twenty-seven Federative Units, and the accumulated index in 2004 increased 9.25% in relation to 2003. The...

Industrial employment closes 2004 with growth of 1.9%: the best result since 1990 February 17, 2005

In December, the industrial employment falls compared to November (-0.3%), in the series without seasonal influence. In the comparison with December...

Agribusiness grows 5.3% in 2004: the best result of the time series February 15, 2005

In 2004, the agribusiness grew 5.3%, the best result of the time series initiated in 1992. As has been usual in the last years (except in 2003),...

In 2004, industrial production grows in all regions February 15, 2005

In December, the results of the industrial production in regional level were considerably positive. In relation to the index of the year 2004, the...

National Cost of Construction increased 0.71% in January February 15, 2005

The National Cost of Construction, calculated by the IBGE in partnership with CAIXA (Caixa Econômica Federal), began the year of 2005 with a change...

Extended Consumer Price Index - IPCA of January was 0.58% February 14, 2005

Index remains in 0.28 percentage point below the index of December and 0.18 percentage point below the index of January 2004. Accumulated index of...

Industry grows 8.3% in 2004 and changes 0.6% in December February 10, 2005

In December 2004, the industrial production changed 0.6% compared to November, in the series without seasonal influence. In the comparison with December...

Harvest of 2004 was 119.0 million tons, 3.68% lower than 2003 January 27, 2005

The national production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seed, peanuts, rice, beans, castor bean, corn, soybeans, oats, rye, barley, sunflower,...

Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) of January was 0.68% January 26, 2005

Food products and beverages, electricity, new automobiles and education were the main responsible for the index of January. The Extended Consumer...

In December, unemployment rate was 9.6% January 25, 2005

Rate fell 1.0 percentage point in relation to November and 1.3 percentage point in relation to December 2003. The number of employees with a formal...

Trade sales grow 6.44% in November January 18, 2005

A better base of comparison implies in deceleration in the growing rates of the sector, whose volume of sales till November 2004, accumulated 8.98%...

In November, industrial employment remains stable (0.0%), but it grows in the other comparisons January 17, 2005

In November, the industrial employment presented null change compared to October (0.0%), in the series without seasonal influence. In the other...

IPCA of December was 0.86% January 14, 2005

In the year, index accumulated 7.60% and remained 1.70 percentage point below the index of 2003 (9.30%). Among the groups of industry surveyed by...

Industry grows in all Regions and in all the comparisons for the fourth consecutive month January 13, 2005

In November, the industrial production remains for the fourth consecutive month presenting expansion in all the investigated locations, according...

Industrial Production changed –0.4% in November January 11, 2005

In November 2004, the industrial production changed –0.4% in relation to October, in the series without seasonal influence. In the other comparisons,...

In December, Civil Construction National Index increased 1.08% January 06, 2005

The Civil Construction National Index, calculated by the IBGE in partnership with CAIXA - Caixa Econômica Federal, recorded in December, change of...

'Social Municipal Indicators' show importance of retirement income in the household monthly income in the rural areas December 29, 2004

Around 35% of the old-aged in the municipalities up to 20 thousand inhabitants contribute with 30 to 50% of the household monthly income, while in...

'Demographic Trends' presents detailed information about population growth and loss of the Brazilian municipalities December 28, 2004

The IBGE publishes today "Demographic Trends: an analysis of the sample of the Demographic Census 2000", which develops a review of the basic...

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