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IPCA of November was 0.41% December 09, 2009

In September, industrial production in Brazil increased 0.8% compared to the result in the...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.33% in November December 09, 2009

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

Industrial employment increases 0.7% in October December 08, 2009

NUMBER OF HOUR PAID In October, there was continuous increase of the number of hour paid in...

IBGE estimates grain harvest 8.1% inferior to record harvest of 2008 December 08, 2009

For the 2010 harvest, estimated production is 140.4 million tons, 4.7% larger than that obtained...

Industrial production increases in 10 of the 14 surveyed places, in October December 04, 2009

In October, seasonally adjusted regional indexes of industrial production increased, in comparison to...

Industrial production increases by 2.2% from September to October December 02, 2009

In October 2009, industrial production increased by 2.2% in comparison with the previous month, in...

In 2008, life expectancy of Brazilians reached 72.86 years of age December 01, 2009

Life expectancy at birth of the population, both sexes, in Brazil changed from 69.66 years (69...

17.2% of Brazilians smoke; 52.1% of them think of quitting November 27, 2009

Around 24.6 million Brazilians aged 15 and over smoked tobacco products in 2008, what corresponded to 17.2%...

IPCA-15 of November is 0.44% November 26, 2009

The result was higher than the index of October (0.18%), accumulating 3.79% in the year and 4.09% in...

In October, unemployment was 7.5% November 26, 2009

In October 2009, IBGE’s Monthly Employment Survey (PME) estimated unemployment rate1 as 7.%, for...

Number of children with birth certificates increases ten years after registration became free November 25, 2009

In ten years, the percentage of under-registration of births1 decreased from 27.1%in 1998 to 8.9%...

Extraction of wood decreases by 5.04% between 2007 and 2008 November 19, 2009

The value of production silviculture1 and extractive agriculture2 has amounted to R$ 12.7 billion in...

Total cattle herd increases after two years of reduction November 19, 2009

The total cattle herd in 2008 was 202.287 million heads, the first positive result after two years...

IBGE releases Regional Accounts 2007 November 18, 2009

Since 1995, eight states (SP, RJ, MG, RS, PR, BA, SC and DF) have maintained leadership in the...

In September, retail sales changed by 0.3%, and revenue, by 0.2% November 13, 2009

Both rates were determined with reference to August, in the seasonally adjusted series. In this...

IPCA of October was 0.28% November 11, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of October presented a change of 0.28%, being...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.33% in October November 11, 2009

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

Industrial employment increased 0.4% in September November 10, 2009

The rate remained positive for the third consecutive month, in the seasonally adjusted series....

Industrial production increases in 12 of the 14 surveyed areas in September November 06, 2009

In September 2009, Brazilian industrial production increased by 0.8% in relation to August, with 12...

In 2010, grain harvest is expected to increase by 3.8% November 05, 2009

In October IBGE made the first prognosis of area and production for the 2010 harvest, in the...

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