News

The elderly show ways for a better aging March 19, 2019

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every individual aged 60 years old and over is...

Services sector down 0.3% in January, but increases over last year March 15, 2019

The volume of services fell 0.3% in January compared to December 2018. However, in comparison with January...

Services sector changes -0.3% in January March 15, 2019

In January 2019, the services sector in Brazil had a negative change of 0.3% against December...

SDG 9: investing in industry, innovation and infrastructure March 14, 2019

The Sustainable Development Goal - SDG 9 is related to the construction of infrastructure, based...

Slaughter of hogs and pigs increases 2.4%, hits record in 2018 March 14, 2019

The amount of hogs and pigs slaughtered in Brazil hit 44.2 million last year, a rise of 2.4% in...

Slaughter of cattle, hogs and pigs remains high in 2018 March 14, 2019

Cattle slaughter increased 3.4% in 2018, hitting 31.90 million head. It was the second consecutive rise in the...

Retail sales gather pace and increase by 0.4% in January March 14, 2019

After a decrease of 2.1% in December, the volume of retail trade sales increased by 0.4% in...

In January, industry falls in 6 of the 15 places surveyed March 14, 2019

In the 0.8% decline of the domestic industry in January (seasonally adjusted series), only six of...

In January, trade sales change by 0.4% March 14, 2019

In January 2019, retail trade in the country changed by 0.4% against December, in the seasonally...

Geographic names identify places and let us know about their history March 13, 2019

Streets with uneven paving, made of stones*, and the colonial houses of the historical center of...

Industrial output drops 0.8% and begins 2019 lower than last year March 13, 2019

The Brazilian industrial output fell 0.8% in January, having dropped in 18 out of the 26...

Industrial output drops 0.8% in January March 13, 2019

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the national industrial output dropped 0.8% in January 2019...

Miriam Leitão reflects upon the country's future at inaugural class in School of Statistics March 12, 2019

Journalist Miriam Leitão gave a lecture, yesterday (11), at the inaugural class of the Doctoral...

Civil construction costs increase 0.21% in February March 12, 2019

The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), released today by the IBGE, increased 0.21% in...

Grain harvest should grow 1% and reach 228.8 million tonnes in 2019 March 12, 2019

The second estimate for the grain harvest in 2019 pointed out to an output of 228.8 million...

National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.21% in February March 12, 2019

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE, increased 0.21% in...

In February, IBGE estimates rise of 1.0% in grain harvest in 2019 March 12, 2019

The production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds for 2019 was estimated at 228.8 million tonnes in...

Inflation speeds up and stands at 0.43% in February March 12, 2019

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), which measures official inflation in the...

IPCA was 0.43% in February March 12, 2019

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA of February was 0.43%, whereas in January the...

Fathers share responsibilities in shared custody of children March 11, 2019

Under the careful view of her father, psychologist Tiago Ferreira, little Lara Kali, 7 years old,...

Filter by State