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Demography of Enterprises: in 2018, survival rate of enterprises was 84.1% October 22, 2020

The survival rate (84.1%) represented 3.7 million enterprises remaining active in Brazil (out of a...

One out of every four adults in Brazil were obese in 2019 and primary health care was positively evaluated October 21, 2020

The percentage of obese adults in Brazil more than doubled in 17 years, with a change from 12.2%,...

PNS 2019: Frequent users of SUS see quality of its Primary Health Care Services mostly positive October 21, 2020

In 2019, for the first time, the National Survey of Health (PNS) collected information on Primary...

IBGE releases children's eBook to stimulate interest in information about Brazil October 16, 2020

The IBGE has put out an interactive digital book targeted at children, Clube dos Curiosos: uma...

IBGE wins award for agricultural survey and studies October 16, 2020

The IBGE and the former technical coordinator of the Census of Agriculture, agronomist Antonio...

Unemployment hits 14 million people in fourth week of September October 16, 2020

According to PNAD COVID19, released today (16) by the IBGE, the number of unemployed persons hit...

PNAD COVID19: 3.3% of employed population were away from work due to social distancing in fourth week of September October 16, 2020

This proportion remained stable in the week of September 20-26 in relation to the previous week...

Cattle herd records slight increase in 2019, after two straight years of decrease October 15, 2020

Cattle herd increased in 2019, after two straight years of decrease, according to the Municipal...

PPM 2019: after two years of decrease, cattle herd size increases by 0.4% October 15, 2020

National cattle herd recovers after two straight years of decrease. With a slight increase (0.4%)...

Value of production of planted forests drops in 2019 interrupting three years of growth October 15, 2020

After three consecutive years of growth, the value of production of silviculture (obtained from...

PEVS 2019: value of production of silviculture and wild-crop harvesting falls 2.7% and stands at R$ 20 billion October 15, 2020

The 2.7% drop compared to 2018 came after three consecutive years of growth. As it has happened...

Services sector advances 2.9% in August, third rise in a row October 14, 2020

Volume of services grew 2.9% in August over July, reaching the third rise in a row and accruing a...

Volume of services grew 2.9% in August October 14, 2020

In the seasonally-adjusted series, volume of services in Brazil advanced 2.9% in August 2020 over...

Costs of civil construction rise 1.44% in September, highest rise since 2013 October 09, 2020

Released today (9) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi rose 1.44% in...

Inflation is 0.64% up in September and records highest index for the month since 2003 October 09, 2020

Inflation rose by 0.64% in September, pushed by rise of food and fuel prices, being above the rate of...

IPCA increases by 0.64% in September October 09, 2020

The Extended National Price Index (IPCA) of September 0.64%, 0.40 percentage points (p.p.) above...

National Index of Civil Construction rises 1.44% in September October 09, 2020

The National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi rose 1.44% in September, the highest rise since...

Number of strictly isolated people in the pandemic drops to 33.8 million October 09, 2020

The number of people under strict isolation to reduce the spread of the coronavirus fell by 1.6...

PNAD COVID19: 3.4% of the employed population were away from work due to social distancing in the third week of September October 09, 2020

The week of September 13 to 19 was stable in relation to the previous week (3.7%) and well below...

Retail sales grow 3.4% and reach a record in August October 08, 2020

Retail trade grew 3.4% in August, against the July figure, the fourth month straight increase,...

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