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Industrial production increased 0.4% in October December 02, 2010

In October 2010, industrial production increased 0.4% compared to the previous month (seasonally...

In 2009, life expectancy at birth was 73.17 years December 01, 2010

In 2009, life expectancy at birth in Brazil reached 73.17 years. Compared with 2008 there was an...

IBGE hosts the meeting of the Committee on Geospatial Data Infrastructure for the Americas December 01, 2010

By next Friday, December 3, the directors of geosciences institutes from Brazil, Canada, Chile,...

Members of the BRIC meet at IBGE to discuss harmonized statistics November 29, 2010

From November 29 to December 1st, representatives of the official statistics offices of Brazil,...

2010 Census: Brazilian population amounts to 190,732,694 persons November 29, 2010

After about four months of collection and supervision activities, throughout which 230 thousand...

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),...

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