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GDP grows 0.6% in relation to Q2 of 2012 and reaches R$ 1.10 trillion November 30, 2012

Compared to the second quarter of 2012, the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the third quarter grew...

Producer Price Index (IPP) in October changes 0.21% November 29, 2012

In October of 2011, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 0.21% compared with the previous month...

In 2011, life expectancy at birth was 74.08 years November 29, 2012

In 2011, life expectancy at birth in Brazil was 74.08 years (74 years and 29 days), with increment of 0.31...

SIS 2012: entrance of black and brown young people at university has tripled in ten years November 28, 2012

The Summary of Social Indicators (SIS) 2012 shows improvement in Education, in the 2001-2011...

IBGE presents Brazil's new territorial area: 8, 8,515,767.049 km² November 27, 2012

Brazil has a new surface measurement: 8,515,767,049 km², what means increment of 0.01% over the......

North region increases contribution to the national GDP November 23, 2012

From 2002 to 2010, the Central-West (0.5 p.p.), Northeast (0.5 p.p.) and North regions (0.6 p.p.)...

In November, IPCA-15 changes 0.54% November 22, 2012

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.54% in November and stood 0.11 percentage points...

Unemployment rate was 5.3% in October November 22, 2012

The unemployment rate was estimated at 5.3%, the lowest in a month of October since the beginning...

Enterpreneurship: High-growth enterprises generate more than half of the new jobs in three years November 14, 2012

In 2010, there were 33.320 high-growth enterprises, which are those that had the number of the...

In September, retail sales change 0.3% November 13, 2012

In September 2012, the country’s retail trade recorded a positive change of 0.3% for the volume of...

Industrial employment changes -0.3% in September November 09, 2012

In September 2012, the total number of employed persons in the industry posted a negative change of...

Industrial output drops in 12 of the 14 places surveyed in September November 08, 2012

In September 2012, in the seasonally adjusted series, the regional indexes of the industrial...

IBGE expects grain harvest to be 5.1% higher in the 1st Estimate for 2013 November 08, 2012

IBGE conducted, in October, the first estimate for the 2013 harvest in the Southeast, South and... ...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.34% in October November 07, 2012

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

IPCA of October stays at 0.59% November 07, 2012

The Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed 0.59% in October and was close to September ‘s...

Industrial output changes 1.0% in September November 01, 2012

In September, the industrial output fell by 1.0%, in relation to August, in the seasonally...

Producer Price Index (IPP) of September changes by 0.72% October 31, 2012

In September 2011, the Producer Price index (IPP) recorded a change of 0.72% over the previous...

IBGE releases image mosaic of the state of Goiás and of the Federal District October 31, 2012

The new images of the state of Goiás and of the Federal District are already available...

PAM 2011: agricultural production grows 27.1% in relation to 2010 October 26, 2012

The agricultural production value reached R$ 195.6 billion in 2011, a growth of 27.1% in relation to...

In September, unemployment rate was 5.4% October 25, 2012

Unemployment remains unchanged in four of the six metropolitan areas surveyed, compared with data...

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