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In August, retail trade sales increased by 0.7%, and revenue, by 0.8% October 15, 2009

Both rates came from the seasonally adjusted series, which presents four months of increase. In...

SIS 2009: in ten years, percentage of families living on up to half a minimum wage per capita decreases from 32.4% to 22.6% October 09, 2009

The number of families with household income per capita of up to ½ a minimum wage fell from 32.4%...

Industrial employment changes by 0.3% in August October 08, 2009

The rate represented the second consecutive positive evolution in the month/immediately previous month...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.20% in September October 08, 2009

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

IPCA of September was 0.24% October 08, 2009

The National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of September presented a variation of 0.24% and was 0.09...

Grain harvest expected to decrease 8.1%, according to September estimate October 07, 2009

The national output of cereal, legumes and oilseeds in 2009 is expected to be 134.1 million metric tons1,...

Industrial production increases in seven of the 14 surveyed areas, in August October 06, 2009

Between July and August of this year, in the seasonally-adjusted series, among the seven areas...

IBGE starts data collection for PNAD 2009 October 05, 2009

The survey will contain questions about violence and access to police and justice services,...

Industrial production increases 1.2% from July to August October 02, 2009

In August 2009, industrial production increased 1.2% compared to the figure in the previous year, in...

IBGE: Census of Agriculture 2006 makes a portrait of Brazil September 30, 2009

The 2006 edition of the Census of Agriculture revealed that the concentration of land distribution has remained...

Household agriculture occupied 84.4% of agricultural establishments September 30, 2009

In the Census of Agriculture 2006, 4,367,902 establishments of household agriculture were...

Cattle slaughter rises 5.5% compared to the previous quarter September 30, 2009

According to IBGE’s statistics of Livestock Production, in the second quarter of 2009 there was...

IPCA-15 of September is 0.19%, and IPCA-E closes the quarter at 0.64% September 24, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.19% in September, and was...

Unemployment rate was 8.1% in August September 24, 2009

The unemployment rate was statistically stable in relation to July (8.0%) and increased by 0.5...

Between 2006 and 2007, the number of salaried employed persons increased by 7.5% in companies and other organizations September 23, 2009

In 2007 there was an increase of 2.7% in the number of formal active companies... In 2007 there...

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