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Brazilian agriculture industry decreases by 3.3% in the 1st semester of 2011 August 09, 2011

In the first semester of 2011, the Brazilian agriculture industry decreased by 3.3%, a result...

Industrial output drops in 9 of the 14 places in June August 09, 2011

Nine of the fourteen places surveyed recorded negative rates between May and June, discounted the...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.55% in July August 05, 2011

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

Producer Price Index (IPP) of June stays at -0.66% August 03, 2011

In June of 2011, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed -0.66% compared with the previous month; a...

Industrial output contracts 1.6% in June August 02, 2011

In June of 2011, the industrial output contracted 1.6% against the previous month in the...

2008-2009 POF: more than 90% of the population eat few fruits, vegetables and greens July 28, 2011

The Brazilian population’s food consumption combines the traditional diet based on rice and beans...

IBGE releases the results of a study about color or race July 22, 2011

The "Survey of the Ethno-Racial Characteristics of the Population: a Study on the Classification...

IPCA-15 of July stays at 0.10% July 20, 2011

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.10% in July, below 0.13 percentage points in...

In June, unemployment was at 6.2% July 19, 2011

Conversely, in the classification by employment type, the highest increase in the real average income...

Publication approaches theoretical aspects of population mobility and analyzes the migration flows in Brazil July 15, 2011

From the 1980s, the population mobility has undergone important changes in the developed and...

Retail sales increased by 0.6% in May July 12, 2011

Amapá repeats negative result in the comparison with the same month in 2010 Among the 27...

Industrial employment changes 0.1% in May July 08, 2011

In May of 2011, the industrial employment recorded a positive change (0.1%) against the...

IPCA: 0.15% in June July 07, 2011

IPCA has been calculated by IBGE since 1980. It refers to families with monthly income of one to...

In May, industrial output increased in 11 of the 14 areas surveyed July 06, 2011

From April to May 2011, the regional indexes of industrial production, not considering seasonal...

In June, IBGE estimates the harvest of grains 8.0% higher than the record harvest of 2010 July 06, 2011

The national harvest of cereal, legumes and oilseeds registered a production of 161.5 million...

Producer Price Index of May was -0.55% July 05, 2011

In May 2011, the Producer Price index (IPP) changed by -0.55% over the previous month, a result below...

2010 Census: IBGE releases Municipal Grid and Information on Enumeration Areas July 01, 2011

Enumeration areas consist of the smallest territorial units established by IBGE for Census data...

Industrial output grows 1.3% in May July 01, 2011

The industrial activity recorded a more intense pace of production in May, represented by the...

PAC 2009: trade companies employ 8.8 million persons June 29, 2011

In 2009, the 1.47 million active trade companies in the country employed about 8.8 million persons and...

IBGE releases Monitoramento da Variação das Coordenadas de Estações da Rede SIRGAS June 28, 2011

Starting today, IBGE makes available on the Internet the publication “Monitoramento da Variação das...

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