2010 Census: Consensual unions make up more than 1/3 of marriages and are more common among lower classes October 17, 2012

  The percentage of consensual unions increased from 28.6% to 36.4% of the total unions between 2000...

IBGE releases new maps of Brazilian states October 16, 2012

IBGE now presents new physical maps, available in digital format, of six Brazilian states:...

Retail sales changed by 0.2% in August October 11, 2012

In August 2012, retail trade in the country recorded change of 0.2% in terms of volume of sales...

Industrial employment changes -0.1% in August October 10, 2012

In August 2012, the total of employed persons in the industry recorded a negative change of -0.1%...

Between 2003 and 2009, revenue generated by tourism activities increased by 32.4% October 10, 2012

In 2009, characteristic tourism activities generated revenue (value added) of R$ 103.7 billion...

Industrial output advances in nine of the 14 places surveyed in August October 09, 2012

Between July and August 2012, the regional indexes of the industrial output showed positive rates...

In September, IBGE expects grain harvest to be 2.2% higher than in 2011 October 09, 2012

The national production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to 163.9 million metric tons...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.25% in September October 05, 2012

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

IPCA of September stays at 0.57% October 05, 2012

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA – recorded a change of 0.57% in September and...

Industrial output grows 1.5% in August October 02, 2012

In August 2012, the industrial output grew 1.5% against the immediately previous month, in the...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changes 0.53% in August September 28, 2012

In August of 2012, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 0.53% compared with July, when the index was...

Q2 2012: increased slaughter of cattle and hogs and pigs, and reduced slaughter of chickens September 27, 2012

In Q2 2012 a total 7.6 million cattle head were slaughtered, representing increases of 5.6% over...

2010 PAS: Sector of services recovers from economic crisis September 26, 2012

After a real growth of 6.4% in the net operating revenue in 2009, the sector of services posted...

PNAD 2011: bigger growth among lowest income ranges September 21, 2012

The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) 2011 shows that, from 2009 to 2011, the average real...

IPCA-15 of September stays at 0.48% and IPCA-E at 1.20% in the quarter September 20, 2012

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA-15) changed by 0.48% in September...

Unemployment was at 5.3% in August September 20, 2012

The unemployment rate in August 2012 was estimated in 5.3% for the group of the six metropolitan...

IBGE hosts international event on statistical methodology September 20, 2012

POF: Protestants record the highest amount of expenditure with pensions, allowances and donations September 14, 2012

  Households headed by spiritists had an average expenditure (R$ 4,821.66) twice as big as...

In July, retail sales increased by 1.4% and nominal revenue rose by 1.7% September 13, 2012

  In July, retail trade in the country recorded increase of 1.4% in volume of sales and of 1.7% in...

Industrial employment changes 0.2% in July September 12, 2012

In July 2013, the total number of salaried employed persons in industry registered a negative...