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Industrial output changes 0.2% in January March 02, 2011

In January of 2011, in the seasonally adjusted series, the industrial output continues recording a...

In January, unemployment was 6.1% February 24, 2011

The unemployment rate (6.1%) rose 0.8 percentage point in relation to December (5.3%) and fell 1.1...

IPCA-15 of February was 0.97% February 22, 2011

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) had a variation of 0.97% in February, a...

IBGE’s new survey investigates the use of information and communication technologies in companies February 14, 2011

IBGE starts this Monday,02/14/2011, interviews for the Survey on the Use of Information and...

Industrial employment grew 3.4% in 2010, the highest rate since 2002 February 11, 2011

After four months of stability, the employed personnel in industry decreased 0.1% in the...

In 2010, industrial production increased in all the 14 places surveyed February 09, 2011

In 2010, the Brazilian industrial production increased in the 14 places surveyed, with five...

Brazilian agricultural industry increased 4.7% in 2010 February 09, 2011

In 2010, Brazilian agricultural industry increased 4.7%, reversing the decline (-4.8%) recorded in...

In January, IBGE estimates a grain harvest 1.8% smaller than in 2010 February 09, 2011

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to an output of 146.8 million metric...

National index of Civil Construction changed 0.27% in January February 08, 2011

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

IPCA of January was 0.83% February 08, 2011

The National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed by 0.83% in January 2011 and was 0.20 percentage...

Industrial production drops 0.7% in December and closes 2010 in 10.5% February 02, 2011

In December 2010, industrial production contracted 0.7%, in the seasonally adjusted series... In...

UNESCO rewards IBGE for technology in the 2010 Census January 28, 2011

The technological innovations used in the 2010 Census, the first total digital census in the...

IPCA-15 of January was 0.76% January 26, 2011

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.76% in January, a result which...

In November 2010, industrial employment remained stable January 13, 2011

In the seasonally adjusted series, the employed population in industry remained stable since...

In November, retail sales increased by 1.1%, and nominal revenue, by 1.2% January 12, 2011

In November, retail trade in the country recorded increase of 1.1% in terms of volume of sales...

Industrial production increases in seven of the 14 surveyed places January 11, 2011

The Brazilian industrial production increased in seven of the 14 surveyed places between October...

The National Index of Civil Construction changed 0.26% in December and recorded a high of 7.36% in 2010 January 07, 2011