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National Index of Construction changed by 0.37% in April May 07, 2010

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

IPCA of April was 0.57% May 07, 2010

For the calculation of the monthly index, prices collected from March 30 to April 28, 2010...

In March, industry advances in 12 of the 14 subsectors surveyed May 07, 2010

Between February and March, the seasonally-adjusted regional indexes of industrial production...

IBGE: April figures point to a record harvest in 2010 May 06, 2010

The production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach 146.5 million metric tons,...

IBGE starts countdown for the 2010 Census May 05, 2010

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) has started a three-month countdown for the...

Industrial production grows 2.8% from February to March May 04, 2010

Industrial production increased 2.8% from February to March this year... Industrial production...

In March, unemployment rate was 7.6% April 29, 2010

The number of persons unemployed (1.8 million) in the total areas surveyed did not change in terms of...

IPCA-15 of April was 0.48% April 20, 2010

For the calculation of IPCA-15, prices collected between March 16 and April 13 were compared to...

Book revisits IBGE’s participation in the construction of Brasília April 19, 2010

In order to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of Brasília, on April 21, IBGE (Brazilian Institute...

The Presidency of the Republic releases publication with social, economic and environmental information on countries that form the BRIC group April 15, 2010

The Presidency of the Republic will release this Thursday, April 15, the Joint Statistical...

In February, retail sales increased 1.6%, and nominal revenue, 2.2% April 14, 2010

Both rates were compared with January, in the seasonally adjusted series. The positive result, for...

Employment in industry increased 0.6% in February April 09, 2010

There was increase of 0.6% compared to the figure in January 2010, in the seasonally adjusted...

Internet portal will integrate geospatial information of the country April 08, 2010

The design of a new highway, the construction of a hydroelectric power plant, the installation of...

IPCA of March was 0.52% April 08, 2010

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of March presented a variation of 0.52% and was...

National Index of Construction was 0.76% in March April 08, 2010

The National Index of Construction, which is calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by...

In March, IBGE estimates grain harvest 8.5% larger than that of 2009 April 07, 2010

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds must reach a production of 145.2 million...

In February, industry increases in 7 of the 14 surveyed places April 07, 2010

Between January and February, the regional indexes of industrial production, seasonally adjusted,...

Industrial production increased by 1.5% from January to February April 01, 2010

Industrial production increased by 1.5% from January to February this year... Industrial...

IBGE and the Ministry of Health are granted an international prize for tobacco survey March 31, 2010

The minister of Health, José Gomes Temporão, and the president of IBGE, Eduardo Pereira Nunes,...

From 2003 to 2008, the percentage of women who had already undergone a mammogram increased from 42.5% to 54.8% March 31, 2010

The PNAD 2008 Health Supplement, conducted by IBGE in partnership with the Ministry of Health,...

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