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IBGE releases new edition of the Technical Manual of Geomorphology March 02, 2010

IBGE releases today the second edition of the Technical Manual of Geomorphology. The Manual, used...

In January, unemployment was 7.2% February 25, 2010

The employed population (21.6 million people), in the aggregate of the six investigated...

IPCA-15 of February was 0.94% February 23, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) had a variation of 0.94% in February, a...

In December, volume of sales and revenue changed by -0.4% February 23, 2010

The Retail trade in the country recorded, in December/09, in the seasonally adjusted relation...

In January, IBGE estimates a grain harvest 7.2% larger than that of 2009 February 09, 2010

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to be 143.4 million metric tons...

In December, industrial employment decreased by 0.6% February 09, 2010

In December 2009, the industrial sector reduced the number of employed persons by 0.6%, in...

National Index of Construction changes by 0.42% in January February 05, 2010

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

In 2009, agriculture industry decreased by 4.9% February 05, 2010

It was a result inferior to that of 2008 (1.7%), but above general industry (-7.4%). The decrease of...

Industrial production increases in 8 of the 14 surveyed places in December February 05, 2010

Between November and December 2009, regional indexes of industrial production, seasonally...

IPCA of January was 0.75% February 05, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) presented a variation of 0.75% in January, being...

Industrial production changes by -0.3% from November to December and closes 2009 at -7.4% February 02, 2010

In December 2009, the Brazilian industrial production changed by -0.3% compared to the figure in...

In December, unemployment was 6.8% January 28, 2010

In December 2009, the unemployment rate was the same as that of December 2008 (6.8%, the smallest...

In seven years, annual figure for average unemployed population has fallen by 28.2% January 28, 2010

Participation of women in the employed population had continuous increase There was steady...

IPCA-15 of January was 0.52% January 22, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Índex-15 (IPCA-15) had a variation of 0.52% in January,...

In November, trade sales increased by 1.1% and nominal revenue, by 1.3% January 14, 2010

The Retail Trade in the country recorded, in November 2009, positive results in the relation...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.54% in December and closes 2009 at 5.85% January 13, 2010