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Pnad 2008: job market advances, income remains on upward trend and home Internet access increases September 18, 2009

The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) shows the improvement of the Brazilian job market in...

Retail trade sales and nominal revenue increased by 0.5% in July September 15, 2009

In July, extended retail trade presented increase of 0.5% in both volume of sales and nominal...

GDP grows 1.9% from Q1 to Q2 2009 September 11, 2009

In the same comparison, considering a seasonally adjusted series, the main highlight was industry...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.20% in August September 10, 2009

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

IPCA of August was 0.15% September 10, 2009

The National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of August changed by 0.15% and was 0.09 percentage points below...

In July, industrial employment changed by 0.4% September 08, 2009

It was the first positive rate in nine months with falling rates, in the month/immediately...

In August, IBGE expects decrease of 8.6% in the grain harvest September 08, 2009

The national harvest of cereals, legumes, and oilseeds is expected to reach 133.5 million tons in...

Industrial production grows in 10 of the 14 surveyed areas in July September 03, 2009

In July 2009, the seasonally adjusted regional indexes of industrial production showed positive...

IBGE publishes Demographic and Health Indicators September 02, 2009

The study covers fertility, birth and death rates from 1960 to 2005, and deals with health,...

IBGE presents innovations in the 2010 Population Census September 01, 2009

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) presents this Tuesday, September 1st,...

Industrial production grows by 2.2% from June to July August 31, 2009

In July, industrial production grew by 2.2% in relation to June, in the seasonally adjusted...

Sector of services shows growth for low-compensation jobs August 26, 2009

Between 2003 and 2007, the number of workers of the non-financial services sector increased from...

IPCA-15: 0.23% in August August 25, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.23% in August, a very close...

Unemployment rate was 8.0% in July August 20, 2009

The unemployment rate was statistically stable in relation to last June (8.1%) and to July 2008...

IBGE releases municipal population estimates for 2009 August 14, 2009

The estimated population of the municipality of São Paulo exceeds 11 million. The Brazilian Court of...

In June, retail sales increase by 1.7%. Revenue has a rise of 2.1% August 13, 2009

The volume of retail sales increased by 1.7% in June, and nominal revenue presented a rise of...

IPCA: 0.24% in July August 07, 2009

The National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of July changed by 0.24% and was 0.12 percentage points...

National Index of Construction changes by 0.48% in July August 07, 2009

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

Industrial employment faces decrease of 5.1% by the end of the first semester August 07, 2009

From May to June 2009, the seasonally adjusted index faced its least significant decrease in eight...

Grain harvest expected to be 7.9% lower in 2009, according to July estimates August 06, 2009

The seventh estimate for the production of cereal, legumes and oilseeds1 points to output of 134.4...

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