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IBGE releases special edition of PME study about Color or Race November 17, 2006

The population who declares to be black and brown has fewer years of schooling and average income...

In 2004, North and Northeast gain participation in the GDP of the country November 16, 2006

The results of the Regional Accounts of 2004, published by the IBGE in partnership with the state...

In September, industrial employment increased by 0.4% November 14, 2006

From August to September, the employment in industry increased by 0.4% in the series without...

In October, the Extended Consumer Price Index changed by 0.33% November 10, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of October changed by 0.33% and was higher than the one...

In September, industrial production fell in 8 among 14 surveyed localities November 10, 2006

The most pronounced decrease in relation to August was registered in Goiás (-7.2%). São Paulo...

In October, National Index of Construction changed by 0.22% November 08, 2006

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

In 2007, harvest shall increase by 5.34% November 08, 2006

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

In September, industrial production fell by 1.4% November 07, 2006

Decrease occurred in the adjusted series, in relation to August 2006. In relation to September...

Number of municipalities with health care units increases in Brazil November 01, 2006

From 2002 to 2005, the number of health care units in Brazil increased by 17.8%. In 2002, 146...

Unemployment rate was 10.0% in September October 26, 2006

According to estimates of IBGE’s Monthly Employment Survey (PME), the 5.3% reduction of job search and...

IPCA-15 changes by 0.29% in October October 24, 2006

The result was extremely above the change in September (0.05%), mainly due to rise of the price of...

In August, retail trade sales increased by 2.32% October 17, 2006

Retail trade increased by 2.32% in terms of volume and by 2.35% in terms of nominal revenue of...

Industrial employment changes by -0.1% in August October 13, 2006

The rate was negative in relation to July, in the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison with...

IBGE releases the statistics of the Central Register of Enterprises – 2004 October 11, 2006

In 2004, 716,6 thousand new companies were opened in Brazil; 529,6 thousand were extinct, and...

National Construction Index changes by 0.24% in September October 10, 2006

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.24% in...

In August, industry increased in nine among 14 surveyed areas October 10, 2006

In relation to July, Bahia (3.2%), Goiás (2.1%), Minas Gerais (1.3%), Rio de Janeiro (1.1%) and...

Grain harvest estimate falls by 0.76% from August to September October 09, 2006

The estimated production for 2006 is about 116,546 million tons of cereals, legumes and oilseeds...

In September, Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed by 0.21% October 06, 2006

Index was higher than the index of August (0.05%). Indexes accumulated in the year (2.0%) and in...

In August, industrial production increased by 0.7% October 05, 2006

In August, the indexes of industrial production increased in the different types of comparison. ...

IBGE investigates female heads of household October 04, 2006

Based on data collected by the Monthly Employment Survey in August 2006, the IBGE researched a...

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