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National Index of Construction: 32% in February March 11, 2009

In February, the National Index of Construction (SINAPI), calculated by IBGE in partnership with...

In February, IPCA was 0.55% March 11, 2009

The National Consumer Price Index – IPCA of February changed by 0.55% and was 0.07 percentage...

In January, industrial production increased in 8 among 14 surveyed areas March 10, 2009

Between December / 2008 and January / 2009, the indexes by areas of industrial production...

In 2008, GDP increased by 5.1% and reached R$ 2.9 trillion March 10, 2009

In relation to Q3, 2008, GDP decreased by 3.6%, the major decrease of the series which began in...

In 2009, grain harvest is expected to reach 135.3 million metric tons March 09, 2009

The production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to be 7.3% lower than in the previous year...

From December to January, industrial production increased by 2.3% March 06, 2009

In January 2009, the industrial production increased by 2.3% compared to December 2008, in the...

In January, unemployment was 8.2% February 20, 2009

The unemployment rate increased by 1.4 percentage points from December 2008 to January 2009...

IPCA-15: 0.63 % in February February 20, 2009

The index was 0.23 percentage points above the January figure (0.40%), having accumulated 1.03% in...

In December, volume of sales changed by -0.3% and revenue, by -0.6% February 17, 2009

For the third consecutive month, retail trade faced decrease, with rates of -0.3% for volume of...

In December, industrial employment decreased by 1.8% February 09, 2009

It was the biggest decrease compared to the immediately previous month (with seasonal adjustment)...

National index of construction changed by 0.39% in January February 06, 2009

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

In January, IPCA reached 0.48% February 06, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of January changed by 0.48% and was 0.20...

In 2009, harvest may reach 134.7 million metric tons February 05, 2009

Production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds may be 7.6% lower than the one obtained in the...

In 2008, agriculture industry increased 1.8% February 05, 2009

In 2008, agriculture industry in Brazil grew 1.8%, a figure below the one of 2007 (5.0%,) and...

In December, industrial production decreased in twelve of the fourteen areas surveyed February 05, 2009

From November to December 2008, the seasonally adjusted indexes of industrial production by area...

From November to December, industrial production decreased by 12.4% February 03, 2009

In the series with seasonal adjustment, a decrease of 14.5% was recorded in relation to December...

IPCA-15 changes by 0.40% in January January 23, 2009

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) has changed by 0.40% in the first month of 2009. It is...

In December 2008, unemployment rate was 6.8% January 22, 2009

The unemployment rate has reached its lowest figure in the historical series which started in...

From 2003 to 2008, unemployed population fell by 29.4% January 22, 2009

In the same period, the monthly average employed population increased by 16.1% and the total...

Retail trade faces decrease of volume of sales (-0.7%) and nominal revenue (-0.4%) in November January 16, 2009

Retail trade had, in November 2008, negative results compared to the previous month: in this...

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