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Climate is favorable and 2018 soybean crop is expected to hit a record figure: 115.6 million metric tons May 10, 2018

Due to good climate conditions and a 2.6% increase in planted area versus 2017 (now 883,748...

Salary raise for labor force has an impact on conctruction costs May 10, 2018

The National Index of Civil Construction, released today by the IBGE, changed by 0.26% in April,...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.26% in April May 10, 2018

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by the IBGE, changed by 0.26% in...

First quarterly results of livestock output: slaughter of cattle and of hogs and pigs increases from Q1 2017 to Q1 2018 May 09, 2018

Cattle slaughter recorded an increase of 1.4%, and the slaughter of hogs and pigs, of 0.5%....

Chemicals lead to a reduced output of industry in Bahia May 09, 2018

As a result of the reduced output of chemicals, petroleum products and fuels, industry in the...

In March, industrial output fell in eight of the 15 areas surveyed May 09, 2018

Eight of the 15 areas surveyed recorded negative rates (seasonally adjusted series), considering...

Book retraces three decades of IBGE geographic expeditions May 08, 2018

Produced by the IBGE's Institutional Memory team, the book "The IBGE Geographic Expeditions: A...

Survey reveals regional diversity in Brazilian food intake May 08, 2018

House by house, street by street, the IBGE's Consumer Expenditure Survey (POF) provides a daily...

SDG 10: Inequality, a historic challenge May 07, 2018

Facing inequality in Brazil requires, at first, a look at our History and at the processes that...

Public Finance: Gross Fixed Capital Formation of the Government drops 9.1% in 2016 May 04, 2018

The Gross Fixed Capital Formation, as measured by the Government Intermediate Account, fell in the...

Ten years of first olive oil extraction in Brazil May 04, 2018

In 2018, Brazil celebrates ten years of the first extraction of extra-virgin olive oil, occurred...

Intermediate goods prevent industry recovery in Q1 May 03, 2018

After a decrease of -2.2% in January, there was stability in February (0.1%) and March (-0.1%),...

Output of industry changed -0.1% in March May 03, 2018

In March 2018, the national output of industrt recorded a negative change of 0.1% against the...

More than 200 thousand enterprises participate in annual economic surveys May 02, 2018

The IBGE started today the data collection of the structural surveys by enterprises, which will...

Institutions move forward in discussion on global indicators of 2030 Agenda April 27, 2018

Gathering nearly 300 experts of institutions of the federal administration to put forward the...

Unemployment resumes growth in first quarter of 2018 April 27, 2018

The unemployment rate in the quarter ended in March 2018 reached 13.1%, representing an increase...

Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 13.1% in quarter ending in March April 27, 2018

The unemployment rate (13.1%) increased 1.3 percentage points in the moving quarter between...

Elderly population increases 18% in 5 years and surpasses 30 million in 2017 April 26, 2018

The Brazilian population has remained on an aging trend recently, having grown by 4.8 million...

North and Northeast have limited access to basic sanitation April 26, 2018

The access to basic sanitation services is still a challenge in both the North and the Northeast...

Continuous PNAD: Central West Region led decrease in daily water supply from 2016 to 2017 April 26, 2018

In 2017, Brazil had 69.8 million housing units, out of which 67.8 million (97.2%) had piped water. Out of...

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