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GDP grows 2.7% in the first quarter of 2010 and reaches R$ 826.4 billion June 08, 2010

GDP grew 2.7% in relation to the fourth quarter of 2009 and industry experienced the highest...

In May, IBGE estimates point to harvest 8.8% bigger than in 2009 June 08, 2010

The national harvest of cereal, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach 145.8 million metric...

In 2008, birth registration coverage increased in the country June 02, 2010

Decreased under-registration, which reached 8.9%, the lowest level in the series, allows...

Industrial production decreased 0.7% in April June 01, 2010

In April 2010, industrial production decreased 0.7% in relation to March, in the seasonally...

On its 74th anniversary, IBGE publishes the 69th Statistical Yearbook of Brazil May 28, 2010

As part of its 74th anniversary celebrations, IBGE is releasing today (May 28, 2010) the 69th...

Unemployment rate was 7.3% in April May 27, 2010

Also in the analysis by area, the unemployed population did not present any monthly change in any...

Companies were responsible for 70.3% of the formal jobs and paid 62.1% of the salaries in 2008 May 26, 2010

Big companies prevailed in terms of employment and wages Out of 4.1 million active companies, 3.6...

A total 98.6% of the municipalities in Brazil declared to have social assistance services, but only a few supervise them May 21, 2010

All but four municipalities in the country (99.9%) declared to have, in 2009, an organizational structure...

IPCA-15 of May was 0.63% May 20, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) had a variation of 0.63% in May, a rate...

Munic 2009: just 7.1% of the municipalities have police stations for women defense May 13, 2010

Ten years after its first edition, the Survey of Basic Municipal Information (Munic) collected, again,...

In March, retail sales increased 1.6% and nominal revenue, 0.9% May 12, 2010

Retail trade recorded hikes of 1.6% in volume of sales and of 0.9% in nominal revenue, in March,...

In March, employment in industry increased 0.7% May 11, 2010

From February to March, the level of employment increased by 0.7%(seasonally adjusted series)......

National Index of Construction changed by 0.37% in April May 07, 2010

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

IPCA of April was 0.57% May 07, 2010

For the calculation of the monthly index, prices collected from March 30 to April 28, 2010...

In March, industry advances in 12 of the 14 subsectors surveyed May 07, 2010

Between February and March, the seasonally-adjusted regional indexes of industrial production...

IBGE: April figures point to a record harvest in 2010 May 06, 2010

The production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach 146.5 million metric tons,...

IBGE starts countdown for the 2010 Census May 05, 2010

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) has started a three-month countdown for the...

Industrial production grows 2.8% from February to March May 04, 2010

Industrial production increased 2.8% from February to March this year... Industrial production...

In March, unemployment rate was 7.6% April 29, 2010

The number of persons unemployed (1.8 million) in the total areas surveyed did not change in terms of...

IPCA-15 of April was 0.48% April 20, 2010

For the calculation of IPCA-15, prices collected between March 16 and April 13 were compared to...

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