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Revenue from services grows 8.6% in November January 22, 2014

The services sector in Brazil registered a nominal growth of 8.6% in November 2013 when compared...

Retail sales change 0.7% in November January 16, 2014

As for Construction Material, the changes were 5.1% over the same month in the previous year and...

Industrial employment remains unchanged in November (0.0%) January 14, 2014

In November 2013, the number of salaried employed persons in industry remained unchanged (0.0%)...

Industrial output decreases in in 9 of the 14 areas surveyed January 10, 2014

The deceleration of industrial output from October to November, in the seasonally adjusted series, was...

National Index of Civil Construction records change of 0.8% in December and cumulative increase of 0.52% in 2013 January 10, 2014

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA,...

IPCA of December stays at 0.92% and closes 2013 at 5.91% January 10, 2014

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed 0.92% in December and stood 0.38...

IBGE confirms record harvest in 2013 and expects even higher output in 2014 January 09, 2014

Estimate - December 2013 188.2 million metric tons Change - December/November 2013 0.7% (+1.4 million...

Industrial output changed –0.2% in November January 08, 2014

November 2013 / October 2013 -0.2% November 2013 / November 2012 0.4% Cumulative in 2013 1.4%...

Producer Price Index changes 0.62% in November January 07, 2014

The prices of the Manufacturing Industry changed 0.62% in relation to October, above the rate...

IBGE releases new edition of the Technical Manual of Land Use December 27, 2013

IBGE releases today (Dec 27, 2013) on its website the third edition of the “Technical Manual of...

Under-registration of births declines from 20.3% to 6.7% between 2002 and 2012 December 20, 2013

In 2012, Civil Registry Statistics bring the revised time series of under-registrations of births...

IPCA-15 of December stays at 0.75% and IPCA-E closes the year at 5.85% December 19, 2013

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.75% in December and stayed 0.18...

Unemployment rate: 4.6% in November December 19, 2013

The unemployment rate of November was estimated at 4.6% for the group of six metropolitan areas...

Revenue from services grow 8.8% in October December 18, 2013

The services sector in Brazil recorded a nominal growth of 8.8% in October 2013, in the comparison with...

Prices of mineral and agricultural commodities influence participation of municipalities in 2011 GDP December 17, 2013

The price rise of the barrel of oil influenced the major participation changes of the...

IBGE releases today another set of thematic maps December 16, 2013

IBGE makes available today, December 16, 2013, a set of thematic geospatial information on...

IBGE maps surface and ground waters in the Northeast Region December 16, 2013

In order to help preserve and manage water resources in the Northeastern part of Brazil, IBGE...

Retail sales change 0.2% in October December 12, 2013

In the seasonally adjusted series, the volume of sales of the retail trade changed 0.2% in October and...

Cattle, pigs and hogs and chicken slaughter in the 3rd quarter was record December 11, 2013

In the third quarter of 2013, cattle slaughter (8.91 million head) hit the record...

Industrial employment changes 0.1% in October December 11, 2013

In October 2013, the total of industrial employees registered a positive change of 0.1% against...

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