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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...

Industrial employment decreased by 0.6% in November 2008 January 13, 2009

The decrease compared to the immediately previous month, in the series with seasonal adjustment...

National Index of Construction changes by 0.62% in December and closes 2008 at 11.73% January 09, 2009

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

IPCA of December was 0.28% and closed 2008 at 5.90% January 09, 2009

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of December 2008 increased by 0.28%, 0.08...

In November, industrial production decreased in 14 areas surveyed January 09, 2009

In relation to the previous month, in the series seasonally adjusted, the industrial production...

Harvest estimate for 2009 is 137.3 million metric tons January 08, 2009

The prospect for 2009 is a total harvest of legumes, cereal and oilseeds 5.9% lower than in 2008,...

Industrial Production decreased by 5.2% in November/ 2008 January 06, 2009

In November 2008, the industrial production fell by 5.2% compared to October, second consecutive...

In November, unemployment rate was 7.6% December 19, 2008

In comparison with October (7.5%), the unemployment rate remained stable, whereas in relation to...

IPCA-15 of December is 0.29% and IPCA-E closes the year at 6.10% December 19, 2008

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) has changed by 0.29% in December, with a rate below...

IBGE releases Map of Poverty and Inequality 2003 December 18, 2008

A new tool, released as a DVD, allows the identification at municipal level of poverty incidence,...

In Q3, 2008, cattle slaughter fell by 6.3% in relation to Q2 December 18, 2008

In Q3, 2008, 7.142 million cattle herd were slaughtered, which represented a decrease... In Q3,...

Value of agricultural production increases by 17.8% from 2006 to 2007 December 17, 2008

Being mainly affected by the increase of the harvests of soybeans, sugarcane and corn, the value...

In 2006, five municipalities held 25% of the wealth in the country December 16, 2008

The contributions of São Paulo (11,.9%), Rio de Janeiro (5.4%), Brasília (3.8%), Belo Horizonte...

In October, volume of sales changed by -0.3% and revenue by 0.1% December 16, 2008

After seven consecutive months of growth, in October, the retail trade of the Country registered a...

More than 90% of the municipalities had environmental problems December 12, 2008

The seventh edition of the Survey of Municipal Information (Munic), which researched, besides the...

Industrial employment decreased by -0.2% in October December 10, 2008

The rate broke a stability observed since August /08, in the comparison month/ immediately...

In November, the National Index of Construction increased by 0.81% December 09, 2008