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Unemployment levels off at 14.2% in quarter ended January March 31, 2021

The number of unemployed persons in Brazil was estimated at 14.3 million in the quarter ended...

Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 14.2% and underutilization rate, 29.0% in quarter ended January 2021 March 31, 2021

Unemployment rate in Brazil (14.2%) for there moving quarter November 2020-January 2021 leveled...

Producer Price Index (IPP) increased by 5.22% in February March 30, 2021

In February 2021, industry prices rose 5.22% against January, with a record in three indicators....

Industry inflation stays at 5.22% in February, biggest increase since 2014 March 30, 2021

Industry prices rose 5.22% in February from January, biggest increase in the Producer Price Index...

Producer Price Index (IPP) increases by 5.22% in February March 30, 2021

In February 2021, industry prices rose 5.22% against January, with a record in three indicators....

Inflation preview stays at 0.93%, highest figure in March since 2015 March 25, 2021

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) reached 0.93% in March and was 0.45...

IPCA-15: 0.93% in March March 25, 2021

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) reached 0.93% in March and was 0.45...

IBGE defends the need for the 2021 Census budget March 23, 2021

In an article published in O GLOBO (Brazilian newspaper) on Monday (March 22), the IBGE president, Ms. Susana...

IBGE enters partnership with Federal Revenue and IDB to modernize National Accounts March 19, 2021

NSOs all over the world have been making agreements to increase the use of administrative records...

In 2020, slaughter of hogs and pigs and of chicken rises while cattle slaughter drops March 18, 2021

After three years of growth, the slaughter of cattle fell 8.5% in 2020, reaching 29.7 million...

IBGE releases Changes in Land Use and Cover by state between 2000 and 2018 March 17, 2021

For the first time ever, the IBGE releases today (17) Changes in Land Use and Cover with...

Retail sales change by -0.2% in January and half of the activities record decrease March 12, 2021

Retail trade in the country leveled off in January, against the December 2020 figure, with a...

Retail sales change by -0.2% in January March 12, 2021

In January 2021, retail trade in Brazil changed by -0.2%, from December, in the...

Construction costs decelerate to 1.33% in February March 11, 2021

The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi) stayed at 1.33% in February, 0.66 percentage points below...

National Index of Civil Construction stays at 1.33% in February March 11, 2021

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) stayed at 1.33% in February, 0.66 percentage...

In February, IBGE forecasts record harvest of 263.1 million tonnes for 2021 March 11, 2021

In February, the output of cereals, legumes and oilseeds estimated for 2021 hit another record and...

2021 harvest estimates 263.1 million tonnes, 3.5% bigger than 2020 March 11, 2021

The national harvest of grains for 2021 should stay 9.0 million tonnes above the 2020 harvest. It...

Inflation advances 0.86% in February, greatest high for the month since 2016 March 11, 2021

Driven by fuel rise, February’s inflation was 0.86%, above that of January (0.25%). It is the...

IPCA was 0.86% in February March 11, 2021

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of February was 0.86% - up 0.61 percentage...

With pandemic, 20 states have record average unemployment rate in 2020 March 10, 2021

The average unemployment rate in 2020 was a record in 20 Brazilian states, following the national...

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