Eight in every ten youngsters who never attended school were unemployed in Brazil in 2019 November 12, 2020

About 82.3% of young people aged 15 to 29 who never attended school were unemployed in 2019,...

Labor, income and housing: inequalities between whites and blacks or browns go on in Brazil November 12, 2020

Labor market, income and housing conditions are uneven in the country according to the color and...

Summary of Social Indicators: in 2019, proportion of poor people falls to 24.7% but extreme poverty still reaches 6.5% of the population November 12, 2020

The results are based on data from the Continuous National Household Sample Survey from 2012 to...

Services sector advances 1.8% in September, fourth rise in a row November 12, 2020

Volume of services rises 1.8% in September November 12, 2020

In the seasonally-adjusted series, volume of services in Brazil advanced 1.8% in September 2020...

Cattle slaughter down 10.8%, slaughter of hogs and pigs up 7% in Q3 November 12, 2020

The third quarter of 2020 recorded the slaughter of 7.58 million cattle head, a 10.8% drop...

Quarterly Surveys of Livestock – First Results: cattle slaughter falls while slaughter of hogs, pigs and chicken grows in the third quarter of 2020 November 12, 2020

The first results of animal production in the 3rd quarter of 2020 indicate that the slaughter of...

Retail sales grow for the fifth month in a row, but decelerate in September November 11, 2020

Retail sales grew 0.6% in September, the fifth consecutive positive rate since May. Despite the...

In September, retail sales rise 0.6% November 11, 2020

In September 2020, national retail trade grew 0.6% compared to August, in the seasonally adjusted...

IBGE forecasts harvest of 253.2 million tonnes for 2021, rise of 0.5% over 2020 November 10, 2020

The first estimate of the national production of grains, cereals, legumes and oilseeds for 2021...

Agricultural storage capacity stays at 176.5 million tonnes in first semester of 2020 November 10, 2020

The available capacity for storage in Brazil was of 176.5 million tonnes in the first semester of...

Industry grows in 11 areas in September and nine exceed pre-pandemic levels November 10, 2020

With increases in 11 of the 15 surveyed placess between August and September, the industrial...

Industry grows in 11 of the 15 places surveyed in September November 10, 2020

In September, industrial production in 11 of the 15 places surveyed had positive rates compared to...

First estimate forecasts record harvest of grains in 2021 November 10, 2020

The Brazilian harvest of grains, cereals and legumes should add up to 253.2 million tonnes in...

GDP increases 1.8%, reaches R$7.0 trillion in 2018 November 06, 2020

The Gross Domestic Product - GDP hit R$7.0 trillion in 2018, a rise of 1.8% over 2017. The per...

Construction costs rise 1.71% in October November 06, 2020

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (6) by the IBGE, rose 1.71% in...

Inflation reaches 0.86% in October, the highest increase for the month since 2002 November 06, 2020

The price rise in food and airfare put October inflation under pressure, accelerating it to 0.86%, above...

National Index of Civil Construction rises 1.71% in October November 06, 2020

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) rose 1.71% in October, 0.27 percentage point...

IPCA of October increases 0.86% November 06, 2020

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of October rose 0.86%, standing 0.22 percentage...

More than 3,000 threatened species of animals and plants in 2014 November 05, 2020

Brazil had 3,299 species of animals and plants threatened with extinction in 2014. This number...