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PAS 2011: Productivity grows more than salaries in the services sector August 28, 2013

Productivity at work in the services sector grew on average 3.2% per year between 2007 and 2011, a...

Six out of 10 salaried persons come from high-growth enterprises August 23, 2013

In 2011, high-growth enterprises represented 7.7% of the enterprises with 10 or more salaried...

In July, unemployment was at 5.6% August 22, 2013

The unemployment rate was estimated at 5.6%, with a statistically relevant drop (0.4 percentage points)...

IPCA-15 stays at 0.16% in August August 21, 2013

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA-15) changed 0.16% in August, being above July's...

Revenue from services grows 8.6% in June August 21, 2013

The services sector registered a nominal growth of 8.6% in June 2013 when compared with the same...

Brazil in figures 2013 presents data and analyses about the country August 15, 2013

With analyses by 22 professors and researchers about several topics, the 2013 edition of Brazil in...

Retail sales grow 0.5% and nominal revenue rises 0.9% in June August 14, 2013

The retail trade in Brazil registered a growth of 0.5% in volume of sales and of 0.9% in nominal...

IBGE inaugurates National Health Survey (PNS) August 12, 2013

IBGE inaugurates today, August 12, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and with the...

Industrial employment remains stable in June (0.0%) August 09, 2013

In June 2013, the total number of salaried employed persons in industry did not change (0.0%) over May...

Brazilian agriculture industry grows 0.4% in the 1st semester August 08, 2013

The Brazilian agriculture industry grew 0.4% in the first semester of 2013, a higher pace than the one...

Industrial output up in ten of the 14 places in June August 08, 2013

The rising pace of the national industrial output, between May and June, in the seasonally...

In July, IBGE estimates harvest 16.1% higher than 2012’s August 08, 2013

The seventh estimate of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds accounted for 187.9...

In 30 years, Northeast Region records biggest increase in life expectancy: 12.95 years August 02, 2013

The Northeast Region, which, in 1980, had the lowest life expectancy in Brazil (58.25 years), had, in...

Industrial output increases 1.9% in June August 01, 2013

In June 2013, the industrial output increased 1.9% in relation to the immediately previous month, in...

Unemployment rate: 6.0% in June July 24, 2013

The estimated unemployment rate was 6.0%, without any significant change over the May 2013 (5.8%) and...

IBGE launches Monthly Survey of Services July 22, 2013

On August 21, 2013, IBGE is going to launch the Monthly Survey of Services (PMS), aiming at...

IPCA-15 of July stays at 0.07% July 19, 2013

Period RATE JULY 2013 0.07% June 2013 0.38% July 2012 0.33% Cumulative in 2013 3.52% Cumulative in 12...

Retail sales remain stable (0.0%) in May July 11, 2013

The volume of sales of the retail trade remained stable (0.0%) in May. Nominal revenue registered...

In June, IBGE expects harvest to be 14.7% bigger than in 2012 July 09, 2013

The sixth estimate of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds[i] added up to 185.7...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 7.80% in June July 05, 2013

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

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