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...

Population Census is postponed to 2021; data collection of IPCA and Continuous PNAD is suspended March 17, 2020

Due to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health related to the emergency of public health caused...

IBGE concludes data collection of PNS, forecasts new surveys in health area March 13, 2020

The IBGE closed on Friday, 13, the data collection of the National Survey of Health - PNS, started on...

In January, industry grows in 13 of the 15 surveyed places March 12, 2020

In January 2020, in the seasonally-adjusted series, 13 of the 15 places surveyed showed positive...

Industry has the greatest spread-out growth since truckers' strike March 12, 2020

The national industrial production advanced in 13 of the 15 places surveyed by the IBGE from...