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Unemployment decreases in 5 states and increases in Roraima, only; Northeast Region has highest rate November 14, 2018

The decrease of the national unemployment rate to 11.9% in the quarter ended September was...

In September, services sector changes -0.3% against August November 14, 2018

In September, the services sector had a negative change of 0.3% compared to August...

Quarterly continuous PNAD: unemployment remains stable in 21 of the 27 Federation Units November 14, 2018

The unemployment rate in Brazil was 11.9%. In 21 of the 27 Federation Units, the unemployment rate...

Uncertainty about food decreases, but quality is still an issue November 13, 2018

Although it was added belatedly to the 1988 Constitution, the right to food is also part of the...

Foreign market boosts cattle slaughter in Q3 November 13, 2018

Preliminary data from Livestock Production Statistics, released today by the IBGE, revealed that...

Retail trade sales record a decrease of 1.3% in September November 13, 2018

In September, retail sales recorded a decrease of 1.3%, after an increase of 2.0% against the...

Quarterly surveys - first results: Cattle slaughter grows 3.6% compared to Q3 2017 and 7.2% against Q2 2018 November 13, 2018

In the third quarter of 2018, cattle slaughter totaled 8.28 million head, representing increases...

Retail sales record a decrease of 1.3% in September November 13, 2018

In September 2018, retail trade in the country decreased by 1.3% against the August rate, in the...

Shortage of human resources in IBGE threatens production of strategic information for the country November 12, 2018

Day after day, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) features the TVs,...

Country lost 7.5% of its forests between 2000 and 2016 November 12, 2018

The new version of the Monitoring of Land Use and Land Cover of Brazil, put out today by the IBGE, shows...

IBGE Seminar discusses reliable information for children and youngsters November 12, 2018

On November 13 (Tuesday), the IBGE holds the 3rd Open Doors Seminar for Schools. This time the...

IBGE discloses Monitoring of Land Use and Land Cover of Brazil for 2016 November 12, 2018

The IBGE today discloses the Monitoring of Land Use and Land Cover of Brazil for 2016, expanding...

Revision of GDP 2016 points to a decrease of 3.3% against previous year November 09, 2018

In its consolidated result, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 2016 reached R$ 6.267 trillion and its...

In 2016, GDP reaches R$ 6.3 trillion and records a 3.3% drop in volume November 09, 2018

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached R$ 6,267 trillion in 2016 and its percent decrease...

São Paulo joins national industry in third month of decrease November 09, 2018

The industrial sector of São Paulo decreased 3.9% in September, against the figure in August, and...

Industry drops in seven of the 15 areas surveyed November 09, 2018

National industry recorded a decrease of 1.8%, and seven of the 15 areas surveyed recorded...

CNPJ registry has first drop after five years in 2017 November 08, 2018

In 2017, after five years of growth, the first fall in the registration rate in the National...

Union membership falls to 14.4%, the lowest rate since 2012 November 08, 2018

Of the 91.5 million employed persons in the country in 2017, only 13.1 million were associated to...

Union membership rate of Brazilian workers falls to 14.49%, the lowest since 2012 November 08, 2018

In 2017, of the 91,449,000 employed persons, 14.4% (13,137,000 persons) were union members, down...

Grain storage capacity stands at 169 million metric tons in the 1st semester of 2018 November 08, 2018

The total storage capacity available in Brazil in the first half of 2018, in active establishments in the survey,...

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