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In February, IBGE forecasts harvest 5.6% lower than in 2017 March 08, 2018

The second estimate for the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds in 2018 added up to...

Women study more, work more and earn less than men March 07, 2018

Women work, on average, three hours a week more than men, combining paid work, household chores...

Gender Statistics: household chores affect insertion of women in labor market March 07, 2018

The proportion of workers in part-time jobs (up to 30 hours per week) is bigger among women...

Cars lead to decrease of industrial output after four months of increase March 06, 2018

After growing for four consecutive months, between September and December 2017, industrial...

In January, industrial output fell by 2.4% March 06, 2018

In January 2018, the national output of industry recorded a decrease of 2.4% in comparison with...

Census of Agriculture completes 5 months of collection with 93.6% of establishments covered March 02, 2018

Last Wednesday (02/28), the IBGE completed 93.6% of the collection, first stage of the operations...

Census of Agriculture closes first stage with 93.6% of proprerties surveyed March 02, 2018

The IBGE completed the first stage of the 2017 Census of Agriculture in February, with 93.6% of...

Rise of industry prices seen in half of the activities surveyed March 02, 2018

Industry prices rose 0.43% from December to January 2017, according to the Producer Price Index...

Producer Price Index changes by 0.43% in January March 02, 2018

In January 2018, the prices of mining and quarrying and manufacturing industries changed by 0.43%...

Leveraged by agriculture, GDP rises 1.0% in 2017 and reaches R$6.6 trillion March 01, 2018

The Gross Domestic Product - GDP rose 1.0% in 2017, reaching R$6.6 trillion. Released today by the...

GDP advances 1.0% in 2017, closes year at R$6.6 trillion March 01, 2018

The Gross Domestic Product - GDP increased 1.0% in 2017 in relation to 2016, after two consecutive drops of...

IBGE releases per capita household earnings 2017 February 28, 2018

The IBGE releases today the values of the per capita household earnings related to 2017 for Brazil and...

After two drops, unemployment rate remains stable in January February 28, 2018

After falling for two quarters, the unemployment rate remained at 12.2% in the period from...

Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 12.2% in quarter ending in January February 28, 2018

The unemployment rate (12.2%) remained stable in the quarter from November 2017 to January 2018 in...

IBGE opens public consultation aiming at a more democratic Census in 2020 February 27, 2018

Persons and institutions are invited to make suggestions of themes and questions for the 2020...

Census of Agriculture goes to distant communities, spotlights Indian peoples February 26, 2018

The Census of Agriculture 2017 goes beyond traditional farms and latifundia In addition to usual...

Education and transportation to push inflation forecast in February February 23, 2018

With the beginning of the school year, tuition adjustments contributed to a 4% increase in...

Unemployment increases more in Santa Catarina and Rio between 2014 and 2017 February 23, 2018

Santa Catarina was the state in which unemployment mostly increased between 2014 and 2017...

Continuous PNAD - Quarterly Edition: underutilization of workforce is 23.6% in Q4, closes 2017 at 23.8% February 23, 2018

The workforce underutilization rate – which gathers those unemployed, time-related underemployed...

In February, IPCA-15 stood at 0.38% February 23, 2018

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.38% in February, close to the...

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