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In May, unemployment rate was at 5.8% June 21, 2012

The unemployment rate was estimated in 5.8%, recording a significant change...

IDS 2012: Brazil advances towards sustainable development, but it still has a lot of challenges to face June 18, 2012

The Sustainable Development Indicators – SDI 2012, which IBGE releases at Rio +20, give a...

PAIC 2010: incorporation, works and services of construction industry reached R$ 258.8 billion, 23.3% more than in 2009 June 15, 2012

In 2010, incorporation, works and services of construction industry reached R$ 258.8 billion...

Retail sales increase by 0.8% in April June 14, 2012

In April of 2012, the retail trade grew 0.8% in the volume of sales and 0.6% in the nominal...

Industrial employment changes -0.3% in April June 12, 2012

In April 2012, the industrial employment recorded a negative change of -0.3% against the...

2010 Census: Brazil has more than 3 million working children and teenagers June 12, 2012

On the International Day Against Child Labor, June 12, IBGE releases results of the 2010 Census...

IBGE releases five new state maps June 11, 2012

Today, June 11, IBGE makes available five new physical maps of the State Series... Today, June 11,...

IBGE at Rio+20: special publications and biome map June 11, 2012

IBGE presents its schedule of events and activities related for the United Nations Conference on...

Rice and soybean stocks grow whereas coffee, wheat and corn fall in the comparison between 12/31/2011 and 12/31/2010 June 06, 2012

The stock network of agricultural products in the country posted a drop of 0.2% in the number ...

Industrial output drops in 12 of the 14 places surveyed in April June 06, 2012

Between March and April of 2012, the regional indexes of the industrial output registered negative rates...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.66% in May June 06, 2012

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

IPCA of May stays at 0.36% June 06, 2012

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA – of May recorded a change of 0.36%, a little...

In May, harvest estimate surpasses record figure of 2011 by 0.1% June 05, 2012

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (seed cotton, peanuts, rice, beans, castor...

GDP changes 0.2% in relation to Q4 of 2011 and reaches R$ 1.03 trillion June 01, 2012

In relation to the fourth quarter of 2011, the GPD (gross domestic product) of the first quarter...

Industrial production changed by -0.2% in April May 31, 2012

In April 2012, the seasonally adjusted industrial production recorded negative change of 0.2%...

Producer Price Index (IPP) in April changes 1.38% May 30, 2012

In April of 2012, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 1.38% as compared to the previous month;...

Unemployment was at 6.0% in April May 24, 2012

The unemployment rate in April 2012 was estimated at 6.0% for the group of six metropolitan areas. In...

IPCA-15 of May stays at 0.51% May 22, 2012

The National Extended Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.51% in May, superior to the...

In March, retail sales grow 0.2% and nominal revenue rises 0.3% May 17, 2012

In March, the retail trade of the country recorded a growth of 0.2% in the volume of sales and...

CEMPRE 2010: workers in formal jobs up by 17.3% in three years May 16, 2012

In 2010, the Central Register of Enterprises (CEMPRE) had 5.1 million enterprises and other...

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