In March, industry shrinks in all the 15 areas surveyed May 14, 2020

With a decrease of 9.1% from February to March, national industry shrank in all the 15 areas...

Rise in supermarket sales limits retail losses to 2.5% in March May 13, 2020

According to the Monthly Survey of Trade - PMC released today (13) by the IBGE, the impact of the...

Retail sales retreat 2.5% in March May 13, 2020

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the retail sales retreated 2.5% in March 2020 over February....

Services fall 6.9% in March, worst result of the sector since 2011 May 12, 2020

The volume of services fell by 6.9% in March, in comparison with February, and reached the worst...

Services Sector records decrease of 6.9% in March May 12, 2020

In March 2020, the volume of services in Brazil fell by 6.9% against the result of February, in...

Despite economic losses in 2020 due to Covid-19, crops are to hit record May 12, 2020

Unlike the other economic indicators that accumulate losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the...

In April, IBGE previews high of 2.3% in 2020 crops May 12, 2020

In April, the production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds for 2020 was estimated at 247.0 million...

Civil construction costs decelerate, though rise 0.25% in April May 08, 2020

National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.25% in April May 08, 2020

The National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi changed 0.25% in April, standing 0.10 percentage points...

Fuels contribute to deflation of 0.31% in April, lowest index in 22 years May 08, 2020

With a decrease of 9.59%  in fuels prices, deflation in the country was 0.31% in April, after...

IPCA: -0.31% in April May 08, 2020

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of April was -0.31%,  whereas the rate recorded...

IBGE releases information on the distribution of doctors, nurses, ICUs and mechanical ventilators in Brazil May 07, 2020

The IBGE released, today (7), information on the distribution of doctors, nurses, ICU (intensive...

Brazilian economy consumed 6.3 liters for each R$1 produced in 2017 May 07, 2020

For each R$1 of Gross Value Added produced in Brazil in 2017, approximately 6.3 liters of water...

In 2017, Brazil consumed 6.3 liters of water per each R$1 produced in economy May 07, 2020

In 2017, the total consumption of water, which corresponds to the water used less the water that...

Men earned almost 30% more than women in 2019 May 06, 2020

Men had monthly average earnings 28.7% higher than women’s in 2019, considering earnings from all...

One out of every three housing units had no access to sewage treatment in 2019 May 06, 2020

The number of housing units linked to the general sewage system or with a septic tank linked to...

Northeast is the only region with increase in concentration of income in 2019 May 06, 2020

The per capita income concentration, measured by the Gini index, showed stability (0.543) in...

Continuous PNAD 2019: water supply in the Central West reaches levels recorded before water restriction period May 06, 2020

In 2019, the country had 72.4 million housing units, out of which a total 70.7 million (97.6%) had...

Continuous PNAD 2019: earnings from richest 1% correspond to 33.7 times what half the population in low-income classes earn May 06, 2020

In 2019, the real average monthly earnings from work of the 1% of the population with the highest...

Pandemic makes industrial output drop 9.1%, the worst figure in March since 2002 May 05, 2020

The industrial output dropped 9.1% in March, against February, the worst result for March since...