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In March, services sector changes -0.2% compared to February May 15, 2018

In March, the services sector changed -0.2% in relation to February (seasonally-adjusted series),...

IBGE presents the colors of inequality May 11, 2018

Color or race statistics produced by the IBGE show that Brazil is still far from becoming a racial...

Deceleration of sales marks Q1 2018 May 11, 2018

Retail trade sales increased 3.8% in Q1 2018, for the fourth time in row, but at a more reduced...

Retail sales change 0.3% in March May 11, 2018

In March 2018, the volume of sales of the national retail trade changed 0.3% compared to February, in the...

In April, IBGE expects harvest 4.4% lower than in 2017 May 10, 2018

The fourth estimate of 2018 for the national crops of cereals, legumes and oilseeds was 230.0...

IPCA of April was 0.22% May 10, 2018

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of April was 0.22%, 0.13 percentage points above the...

Medicines and health insurance have an impact on inflation in April May 10, 2018

Inflation recorded an increase of 0.22% in April, due to the rise of prices of pharmaceuticals and...

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...

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