Ultra-processed food products advance and account for 18.4% of calories consumed at home April 03, 2020

The availability of fresh or minimally processed food or processed cooking ingredients in...

IBGE will monitor Covid-19 cases and their impact on the labor market April 02, 2020

The IBGE and the Ministry of Health signed a partnership to implement an unprecedented version of...

Industrial production grows 0.5% in February (2) April 01, 2020

In February 2020, industrial production increased 0.5% compared to January 2020, in the seasonally adjusted...

Industrial production increases 0.5% in February and accumulates the second high in a row April 01, 2020

Brazilian industrial production grew for the second consecutive month, showing an increase of 0.5% in...

Unemployment increases to 11.6% in quarter ended in February March 31, 2020

ERRATA: An error was identified in the calculation of the quarterly and annual changes in the real...

Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 11.6% and underutilization rate is 23.5% in quarter ended in February 2020 March 31, 2020

ERRATA: An error was identified in the calculation of the quarterly and annual changes in the real...

High dollar presses industrial prices, which rise 0.70% in February March 27, 2020

The prices of the mining and manufacturing industries increased 0.70% in February over January,...

Producer Price Index changes 0.70% in February March 27, 2020

Industry prices changed 0.70% in February, a number higher than that observed in the comparison...

Agricultural area increases in two years, occupies 7.6% of national territory in 2018 March 26, 2020

The agricultural area in Brazil increased 3.3% between 2016 and 2018, as pointed out by  Monitoring Land Use...

IBGE puts out Monitoring of Land Use and Cover in Brazil for 2018 March 26, 2020

The IBGE today publishes the Monitoring of Land Use and Cover in Brazil for 2018, expanding the...

Airfares hold IPCA-15, which records the lowest March since Plano Real March 25, 2020

After two consecutive months of drop, volume of services grows 0.6% in January March 25, 2020

Volume of services in Brazil increased 0.6% in January, after two consecutive months of drop,...

IPCA-15 changes 0.02% in March March 25, 2020

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) was 0.02% in March, the lowest result for...

Services sector grows 0.6% in January March 25, 2020

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the services sector in Brazil expanded 0.6% in January 2020...

Retail sales down 1% in January and sector has second negative rate in a row March 24, 2020

The retail trade opened the year with a 1% drop in the volume of sales in January in comparison...

Retail sales retreat 1.0% in January March 24, 2020

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the national retail trade retreated (-1.0%) in January 2020...

Employment and inflation data collection by phone or Internet during the pandemic March 19, 2020

The suspension of the face-to-face interviews for the Continuous PNAD and IPCA will not interrupt...

Employment and inflation data collection by phone or Internet during the pandemic March 19, 2020

The suspension of the face-to-face interviews for the Continuous PNAD and IPCA will not interrupt...

Slaughter of pigs and hogs and egg and milk production boost in 2019 March 19, 2020

The livestock sector in 2019 was marked by records in the slaughter of pigs and hogs and in the...

Slaughter of cattle, hogs and pigs, and chicken rises in 2019 March 19, 2020

Cattle slaughter increased 1.2% in 2019, hitting 32.44 million head. It was the third consecutive...