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Unemployment increases and hits 12.7 million persons after decreasing for two quarters February 27, 2019

After decreasing two times in a row, the unemployment rate recorded an increase and stayed at 12%...

Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 12.0% and underutilization rate is 24.3% in quarter ended January 2019 February 27, 2019

The unemployment rate (12.0%) in the moving quarter ended January 2019 increased 0.3 percentage...

Producer prices fall 1.05% in January and record the fourth negative month February 27, 2019

The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the prices of the mining and quarrying and...

Producer Price Index changes -1.05% in January February 27, 2019

Industry prices changed -1.05% in January 2019, a result higher than that of December 2018...

IBGE relaunches Countries web portal February 26, 2019

The IBGE relaunches today (26) the Countries portal, which gathers information about the 193 UN...

New IBGE portal compares economic and social statistics of 193 countries February 26, 2019

The IBGE relaunches today (26) the Countries web portal, which gathers information about the 193...

"The Census is a priority", says the new IBGE president at inauguration February 25, 2019

The new IBGE president, Susana Cordeiro Guerra, took over on Friday (22), in a ceremony held in...

Highest unemployment in 13 capitals in Brazil over last 7 years February 22, 2019

The average unemployment rate in 2018 was the highest of the last seven years in 13 capitals of...

Continuous PNAD, quarterly edition: unemployment drops in 6 of 27 FUs in Q4 2018 February 22, 2019

The unemployment rate was 11.6% in Brazil, 0.3 percentage points below that of the previous...

Inflation preview: 0.34% is the lowest rate for a month of February in the Plano Real era February 21, 2019

The inflation preview is 0.34% in February, after recording 0.30% in January. The result was the...

IPCA-15 stays at 0.34% in February February 21, 2019

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 - IPCA-15 of February is 0.34%, with slight...

IBGE checks out urban infrastructure of 21 municipalities for 2020 Census' test February 20, 2019

IBGE technicians started today (20) to canvass the urban infrastructure of 21 municipalities where the...

List gathers up-to-date addresses of 5 million rural properties in Brazil February 19, 2019

The IBGE releases today (19) information like addresses, CEP, reference points, latitude and...

IBGE releases List of Establishments of 2017 Census of Agriculture February 19, 2019

The IBGE releases today the List of Establishments of the Census of Agriculture, including more...

New geospatial data show area hit by dam rupture February 15, 2019

The IBGE released today (14) new geospatial information on the region hit by the rupture of one of...

Services sector closes 2018 at -0.1% and accumulates four years of negative rates February 14, 2019

The volume of services closed 2018 with a drop of 0.1%, the fourth negative result in a row, but...

Services sector changes 0.2% in December, but closes 2018 at -0.1% February 14, 2019

In December 2018, the volume of the services sector changed 0.2% compared to the previous month, keeping the...

Retail sales grow 2.3% in 2018, highest rise over the last 5 years February 13, 2019

The retail trade closed 2018 with a rise of 2.3%, the highest annual rate since 2013, when sales...

Retail sales retreat 2.2% in December, accrue rise of 2.3% in 2018 February 13, 2019

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the national retail trade dropped 2.2% in December 2018 over...

Estimates point to grain harvest increase of 1.9% against 2018 February 12, 2019

The national output of grains is expected to increase 1.9% in 2019, in comparison with the amount...

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