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Food insecurity decreases, but still affects 30.2% of Brazilian households November 26, 2010

The number of Brazilian households facing some level of food insecurity decreased from 34.9% to...

In October, unemployment was 6.1% November 25, 2010

The unemployment rate was statistically stable in relation to September (6.2%) and fell 1.4...

In 2009, production of logs from native forests increased more than that from planted forests November 24, 2010

The value of silviculture production (exploitation of planted forests) and wild-crop harvesting...

National total cattle herd increases by 1.5% in 2009 November 24, 2010

In 2009, the national total cattle herd reached 205.292 million heads, an increase of 1.5%...

In November, IPCA-15 stands at 0.86% November 23, 2010

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.86% in November, above the result of...

Supply of hospital equipment increases, there are more physicians, but fewer beds, and regional differences remain November 19, 2010

The number of completely or partially active health establishments increased from 77 thousand in...

Regional Accounts: GDP from Piauí grows 8.8%, the highest increase of 2008 November 17, 2010

Piauí was the Brazilian state with the highest real growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in...

Number of marriages decreases for the first time since 2002: 2.3% November 12, 2010

The total number of marriages occurred and registered in 2009 decreased 2.3%, in relation to 2008...

In September, retail sales grow 0.4%. Nominal revenue rises 0.9% November 12, 2010

In September, the country’s retail trade recorded, in relation to the previous month (in the...

Employment in industry changed -0.1% in September November 11, 2010

From August to September, the industrial employment (seasonally adjusted) changed -0.1%, after...

In 2011, IBGE expects grain harvest to be 2.8% lower than in 2010 November 10, 2010

IBGE issued, in October, the first forecast for the 2011 harvest in the Southeast, South and...

In September, industrial production decreased in 9 of the 14 areas surveyed November 10, 2010

The Brazilian industrial production recorded negative change of 0.2% between August and September 2010...

National Index of Civil Construction changed by 0.51% in October November 09, 2010

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

In October, IPCA was 0.75% November 09, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) closed October at 0.75% and was above the 0.45%...

GDP reaches R$ 3 trillion and grows 5.2% in 2008 November 05, 2010

In 2008, the Brazilian economy recorded a 5.2% growth in volume of Gross Domestic Product (GDP),...

IBGE releases results of the 2010 Census collection November 04, 2010

IBGE reveals today, November 4, the resident population in each of the 5.565 Brazilian...

Industrial output changes -0.2% in September November 04, 2010

Contributing to the overall industrial activity rate of -0.2% between August and September, 15...

2008 PINTEC: proportion of innovative industrial companies rises from 31.5% to 38.1% in eight years October 29, 2010

The innovation rate of industry, of selected services (edition, telecommunication and computer...

High-growth companies generated 2.9 million formal jobs between 2005 and 2008 October 27, 2010

An unpublished study Demography of Enterprises, based on IBGE’s Central Register of Enterprises...

Agricultural production value decreases by 5.3% from 2008 to 2009 October 20, 2010

Production value in 2009 was R$ 140.8 billion, almost R$ 8.0 billion less (-5.3%) than in 2008. The...

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