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Industrial production increased by 1.2% from May to June August 03, 2007

July indexes confirmed the increase of industrial activity. The sector grew by 1.2% from May to...

Unemployment rate of June was 9.7% July 26, 2007

It was the first decrease in the indicator this year (0.4 percentage points in relation to May),...

IBGE publishes Annual Survey of Services 2005 July 25, 2007

Brazil had 948 420 non-financial service companies in 2005. The net operational revenue was R$...

Engineering and architecture services revenue increased by 32.6% from 2004 to 2005 July 25, 2007

The harvest of soybeans broke the record in 2006, with 52,464,640 tons harvested, 1,282,566 t more...

IPCA-15 changed by 0.24% in July July 25, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.24% in July, slightly below...

Soybeans with a new record in production in 2006 July 19, 2007

The harvest of soybeans broke the record in 2006, with 52,464,640 tons harvested, 1,282,566 t more...

Censuses 2007 : indian villages visited this week July 17, 2007

Throughout this week, IBGE census takers will be visiting native indian communities in Parati...

In May, volume of trade sales increased by 0.5% and revenue by 1.0% July 16, 2007

Both rates are seasonally adjusted and accumulate growth of 4.6% and 6.2% in the year. In the...

Industrial employment maintains expansion with rate of 0.3% in May July 12, 2007

Industry registered growth in employment for the fifth consecutive month, with an increase of 0.3%...

Latest IBGE grain harvest estimate is 133,4 million tons July 10, 2007

The expected production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is 133,4 million tons, according to June...

In May, industry grew in 10 of the 14 areas surveyed July 09, 2007

From April to May, the seasonally adjusted industrial production indexes by area increased in ten...

IPCA was 0.28% in June July 06, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed by 0.28% in June and had the same rate...

Industrial production increased by 1.3% in May July 04, 2007

In May 2007, the Brazilian industrial production changed by 1.3% (seasonally adjusted series). In...

Livestock sector grows from Q1 2006 to Q1 2007 June 28, 2007

In the first quarter of 2007, slaughter of bovine animals increased by 11.3% in relation to the...

IBGE records effects of global warming on the Brazilian coast June 26, 2007

Stations of IBGE’s Geodetic Permanent Tide Gauge Network (RMPG) recorded, in the period between...

IPCA-15 : 0,29% in June June 22, 2007

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) in June is 0.29%, slightly above the rate...

Unemployment rate remains at 10.1% in May June 21, 2007

Unemployment rate has remained the same for three months. It is also stable in comparison with May...

Corrections in IPCA data processing June 20, 2007

IBGE informs there was a problem in the IPCA results for May 2007 for the metropolitan areas of...

Censuses: 40 million persons and 1,7 million establishments visited so far June 19, 2007

This is the result of two months of data collection activities of the Census of Agriculture and of...

In April, volume of trade sales increased by 0.4% and revenue, by 0.8% June 18, 2007

Both rates refer to March 2007, in the seasonally adjusted comparison. In the series without...

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