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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...

Slaughter of animals and production of milk and eggs increased from 2005 to 2006 March 30, 2007

In 2006, the number of bovine animals slaughtered reached 30,2 million, representing an increase of...

Unemployment rate was 9.9% in February March 29, 2007

The industrial regional production closed the year of 2006 with growth in 11 among 14 investigated areas by the...

GDP grows by 3.7% and reaches R$ 2,3 trillion in 2006 March 28, 2007

The National Accounts of IBGE show that, according to the new methodology, there was accumulated...

IBGE survey shows there are 32,1 million Internet users in the country March 23, 2007

Twenty-one percent (32,1 million) of the population 10 years of age or over have accessed the...

IPCA-15 changes by 0.41% in March March 23, 2007

The National Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) in March is slightly lower than in February...

Major change in the methodology of the construction of the National Accounts in Brazil occurred in 1997 March 21, 2007

Before, the performance of the Brazilian economy was measured by the Consolidated National...

IBGE releases new series of the System of National Accounts March 21, 2007

The System of National Accounts, which includes the calculation of GDP, now has year 2000 as its...

Industrial employment changed by 0.3% in January March 16, 2007

In January 2007, the seasonally adjusted rate of industrial employment relative to December 2006...

Retail trade begins 2007 with growth of 1.8% in the volume of sales and 2.0% in the revenue March 15, 2007

Both results are in relation to December 2006, in the comparison with seasonal adjustment. In the...

National Construction Index changed by 0.41% in February March 13, 2007

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

Industrial production decreases in seven of the fourteen areas surveyed March 12, 2007

Between December 2006 and January 2007 the industrial production fell in São Paulo (-1.0%), Minas...

IPCA changed by 0.44% in February March 09, 2007

The rate was exactly the same as in January (0.44%), especially due to the Education segment....

Harvest forecast of grains increases by 1.2% March 08, 2007

In the second evaluation of the harvest 2007, the IBGE estimates a production of 129.4 million...

IBGE launches second volume of the History of Brazilian Statistics March 07, 2007

IBGE has released the second volume of the collection History of the Brazilian Statistics,...

Industrial production changed by -0.3% in January March 06, 2007

In comparison with the result in December 2006, the seasonally adjusted rate interrupted a...

GDP accumulated growth of 2.9% in 2006 February 28, 2007

The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) at market prices accumulated in the year 2006 increased by 2.9%...

Extended Consumer Price Index - 15 (IPCA-15) of February was 0.46% February 27, 2007

The Extended Consumer Price Index- 15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.46% in February 2007, below the rate...

Unemployment rate was 9.3% in January February 22, 2007

The unemployment rate registered by the Monthly Employment Survey of IBGE, in the six main...

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