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IPCA-15 in November is 0.23% November 23, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) of November is 0.23%, a result close to...

Unemployment rate in October was 8.7% November 22, 2007

Although there has been no statistically significant change (-0.3%) in relation to September...

In September, industrial employment increased 1.0% November 14, 2007

Industrial employment increased 1.0% from August to September, third consecutive rate and the...

In September, volume of trade sales increased by 1.4% and revenue, by 1.7% November 14, 2007

These results represent the ninth consecutive increase, compared to figures in the previous month....

Brazil has 183.9 million inhabitants according to IBGE’s Population Count November 14, 2007

The current population of Brazil is 183.9 million inhabitants, according to the final report of...

GDP increased 3.2% and was R$ 2.1 trillion in 2005 November 09, 2007

After the increase of 5.7% of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2004, the Brazilian economy had...

In September, industrial production decreased in 11 among 14 surveyed localities November 09, 2007

Negative performance in the majority of areas was observed from August to September, in the series with...

National Index of Construction changed by 0.43% in October November 08, 2007

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

In 2008, grain harvest may increase 2.9% November 08, 2007

IBGE conducted in October, the first forecast of planted area or areas to be planted, as well as...

IBGE and Conab harmonize harvest estimates November 08, 2007

The data relative to prospects for the coming harvest are a result of the mutual cooperation...

Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of October was 0.30% November 07, 2007

The rate was above the value of September (0.18%). In the index accumulated in the year 2007, IPCA...

Industrial production fell 0.5% in September November 06, 2007

In September 2007, the industrial production fell 0.5%, in the series seasonally adjusted. In the...

IBGE publishes new version of the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE) November 05, 2007

The new version of CNAE has two volumes, and the second one, with the subclasses of CNAE, is...

Teacher hiring was prioritized in less than one-third of municipalities in 2006 October 26, 2007

The sixth edition of the Survey of Basic Municipal Information (Munic 2006) investigated in...

Unemployment rate decreased to 9.0% in September October 25, 2007

The rate decreased by 0.5 percentage points in relation to August (9.5%) and by 1.0 percentage...

IPCA–15: October index is 0.24% October 24, 2007

The current Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) is 0.24%, a figure below the rate...

IBGE launches web page for the distribution of images from Japanese satellite ALOS October 22, 2007

IBGE has launched today, on October 22, a web site for the exclusive distribution of images from...

Retail trade in August: sales increased by 0.7% and revenue, by 1.3% October 18, 2007

Retail trade sales increase for the eighth consecutive month. Figures accumulated in the year for...

Sugar cane, coffee and orange increase the value of the harvest in 2.9% October 17, 2007

In 2006, the 63 temporary and permanent harvests investigated by the Municipal Agricultural...

Employment in industry changed by 0.2% in August October 15, 2007

It was the second positive result in comparison with the index of the immediately previous month,...

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