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February estimate: harvest may reach 123,9 million tons in 2006 March 07, 2006

In February, IBGE carried out the second evaluation of the national agricultural production for...

Rate of GDP growth in 2005 was 2.3% February 24, 2006

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) accumulated in the four quarters of 2005 grew by 2.3% in...

In January, unemployment was 9.2% and income fell by 1.2% compared to December 2005 February 23, 2006

In the beginning of 2006, the estimated unemployment rate was 9.2%, versus 8.3% in December 2005....

IPCA - 15 was up 0.52% in February February 22, 2006

Despite the fall of food products and apparel prices, the hikes of bus fares and school fees...

Employment in industry closed 2005 with growth of 1.1% February 15, 2006

In 2005, the industrial employment accumulated growth of 1.1%, a rate lower than the one observed...

In December, trade sales expanded 1.19% in terms of sales and 1.44% in terms of revenue February 14, 2006

The positive results in relation to November are seasonally adjusted. The series without seasonal...

Industry Closes 2005 With Expansion In 12 Among 14 Surveyed Localities February 10, 2006

Industry closed 2005 with growth in 12 among 14 surveyed areas. The highest rate was observed in...

Agricultural industry shrank 0.9% in 2005 February 10, 2006

In 2005, agricultural industry shrank 0.9%, following an opposite trend in comparison with the...

IPCA changed by 0.59% in January February 09, 2006

Rises of fuel and bus fares were the main influences over the January index. The IPCA accumulated...

2006 Harvest may reach 126 million tons February 07, 2006

In January, IBGE conducted the first evaluation - at national level - of the harvest for the year...

National index of construction changed by 0.43% in January February 07, 2006

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.43% in...

Industrial production increased by 2.3% in December 2005 February 07, 2006

Increase in relation to November is already seasonally adjusted. It was the highest figure, in the...

Compendium of Best Practices in Poverty Measurement February 03, 2006

Dear Users, It is now available for comments and suggestions on the IBGE web site...

IPCA-15 changed by 0.51% in January January 27, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.51% in January and was above the...

In December, unemployment was 8.3% January 26, 2006

After being constant for six months, the unemployment rate in December fell to its lower level...

Increase of the employed population, which is also older and more educated, shown after three years of PME releases January 26, 2006

Between 2004 and 2005, according to the new series of IBGE’s Monthly Employment Survey, the...

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