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In July, industrial production increased in 10 among 14 areas surveyed September 04, 2008

From June to July, the regional indexes of industrial production, in the seasonally adjusted...

Health-related activities account for 5.3% of the Brazilian economy September 03, 2008

In 2005, health-related activities generated R$ 97.3 billion, and public health accounted for...

Industrial production increased by 1.0% in July September 02, 2008

In July 2008, the industrial production increased by 1.0% compared to June, in the series with...

IBGE releases municipal population estimates for 2008 August 29, 2008

IBGE has released today, August 29, 2008, the estimates for resident population in the 5,565...

IPCA-15 of August increased by 0.35% August 22, 2008

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.35% in August and was almost...

Unemployment rate was 8.1% in July August 21, 2008

The unemployment rate did change significantly compared to the previous month (7.8%), and...

In June, retail sales increased by 1.3% and nominal revenue, by 2.5% August 14, 2008

These seasonally adjusted rates remain positive, as well as those relative to June 2007: 8.2% in...

In June, employment in industry increased by 0.5% August 11, 2008

In the comparison with the immediately previous month, in the series with seasonal adjustment, the rate of...

IPCA of July was 0.53% August 08, 2008

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of July increased by 0.53%, 0.21 percentage...

In June, IBGE estimates increase of 9% for the 2008 grain harvest August 07, 2008

Expected harvest (145.1 million metric tons) is 9.0% above the figure in 2007 and 1.0% above the...

Study identifies 338 thousand private foundations and associations in Brazil August 07, 2008

In 2005, 338 there were 338 thousand registered non-profit private foundations and associations in Brazil,...

In the first semester, industrial production increased in 14 areas surveyed August 06, 2008

Positive scenario in the period had seven areas with results above the national average (6.3%). ...

Agriculture industry grows 4.2% in Q1 2008 August 06, 2008

In the first semester of 2008, agriculture industry in Brazil grew 4.2%, at a similar rate to that...

National Index of Construction was 1.03% in July August 05, 2008

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

Industrial production increased by 2.7% in June August 01, 2008

In June 2008, the industrial production increased by 2.7% compared to May, in the series with...

Between 2000 and 2006, big companies gained participation in the sector of services July 30, 2008

The Annual Survey of Services (PAS 2006) estimated that 958,290 companies were included in the...

Fixed telephony led information services in 2006 July 30, 2008

The services of fixed-fixed telephony (sector of Telecommunications) led, in 2006, the ranking of...

IPCA-15 of July was 0.63% July 24, 2008

The Extended National Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) increased by 0.63% in July, below the...

In June, unemployment was 7.8% July 24, 2008

The unemployment rate was statistically stable in relation to May (7.9%), but fell 1.9 percentage...

Corn and soybeans lead Brazil into record grain production in 2007 July 17, 2008

In 2007, the Brazilian production of cereal, legumes and oilseeds, referred to as grains, has...

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