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IBGE joins group in search of the true source of the Amazon River May 22, 2007

Invited by the National Geographic Institute of Peru (IGN), IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and...

Brazil in the spotlight in new IBGE atlas May 21, 2007

IBGE has released the fourth edition of its Geographic School Atlas. Its main innovation is the...

Retail comprises 84.2% of the commercial companies in Brazil May 17, 2007

In 2005, according to IBGE’s Annual Survey of Trade (PAC), there were 1,438 million commercial...

In March, trade sales increased by 1.1% in terms of volume and by 1.2% in terms of revenue May 15, 2007

Retail trade in the country had, in March, increase rates of 1.1% for volume of sales and 1.2% for...

Change of 0.4% in the industrial employment in March May 14, 2007

This was the third positive consecutive rate in the comparison with the immediately previous...

IPCA changed by 0.25% in April May 11, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed by 0.25% in April and was below the...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.41% in April May 10, 2007

The National Index of Construction, calculated by the IBGE, in partnership with Caixa Econômica...

Forecast of grain production increased by 1.2% due to 2nd harvest corn and wheat May 10, 2007

According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production - LSPA , the national harvest of...

In March, industry grew in 8 of the 14 areas surveyed May 09, 2007

The seasonally adjusted indexes of industrial production by area showed, from February to March,...

Industrial production increased 1.2% in March May 04, 2007

In March 2007, industrial production changed by 1.2%, in the seasonally adjusted series. In...

In March, unemployment rate was 10.1% April 26, 2007

Indicator did not have a significant statistical change in relation to February (9.9%) and was...

IPCA-15 changes by 0.22% in April April 25, 2007

This month, Extended National Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) has changed by 0.22%. This rate...

In February, trade sales changed by 0.4% in terms of volume and by 0.8% in terms of revenue April 17, 2007

Retail trade sales had, in February, change rates of 0.4% for volume and of 0.8% for revenue, in...

IBGE visits the country and the city in order to portray the current face of Brazil April 16, 2007

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) starts today, April 16, the data...

Industrial employment changes by 0.3% in February April 12, 2007

This is the second consecutive positive result of the seasonally adjusted series. In the same...

IPCA was 0.37% in March April 11, 2007

Stability of the prices relative to Education caused the index to be lower than in February...

In February, industry increased in 7 among 14 surveyed sectors April 10, 2007

<P align=left><EM>The regional indexes seasonally adjusted showed, from January to February,...

Grain harvest estimate for 2007 is 130,7 million tons April 09, 2007

In the third evaluation of harvest in 2007,the production estimated by IBGE is 130,7 million tons,...

National Construction Index was 0.62% in March April 05, 2007

The National Construction Index, calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal,...

Industrial production changed by 0.3% in February April 04, 2007

<P align=left>In February 2007, the industrial production changed by 0.3%, in the series without...

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