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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

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

IPCA: 0.37% in December and 4.31% in year 2009 January 13, 2010

The National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed by 0.37% in December 2009, 0.04 percentage points below...

Industrial employment increases by 1.1% in November 2009 January 12, 2010

This rise of 1,1% in relation to October 2009, in the seasonally adjusted series, was the biggest one...

Industrial production increases in nine of the 14 surveyed areas in November January 08, 2010

In the comparison November 09/October 09, the regional seasonally adjusted indexes of industrial...

IBGE estimates harvest 5.2% larger in 2010 January 07, 2010

IBGE conducted, in December, the third prognosis of area and production for the 2010 harvest, in...

Industrial production changes -0.2% from October to November January 06, 2010

In November 2009, the Brazilian industrial production recorded a variation of -0.2% in comparison to the...

IPCA-15 of December was 0.38% and IPCA-E closes the year at 4.18% December 23, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) had a variation of 0.38% in December,...

IBGE reveals habits, customs and risks faced by students of Brazilian capitals December 18, 2009

The National Survey of School Health (Pense) presents information on students’ health conditions,...

In November, unemployment was 7.4% December 18, 2009

The unemployment rate of 7.4% in November, estimated by the Monthly Employment Survey (PME)1,...

Cattle slaughter grows by 4.6% between second and third quarters December 17, 2009

According to IBGE’s Statistics of Livestock Production, in the third quarter of 2009 there was an...

Public administration is responsible for more than a third of economy in almost 34% of Brazilian municipalities December 16, 2009

In 2007, among the 5,564 municipalities of the country, São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ),...

In October, trade sales increased 1.4% and nominal revenue, 1.8% December 15, 2009

RESULTS BY SUBSECTOR The subsector of Hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and...

From 2005 to 2008, access to Internet increased 75.3% and over half of Brazilians managed to have a cell phone December 11, 2009

In three years, the percentage of persons aged 10 years and over who accessed the Internet at...

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