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National Index of Construction changes by 0.41% in July August 08, 2006

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA ECONÔMICA...

Agriculture industry grows 1.1% in the first semester August 04, 2006

The current result is lower than that for the national industry (2.6%) in the same period. The...

Industrial Production falls by 1.7% from May to June August 04, 2006

There was retrogression (0.6%) in comparison with June 2005. The indicator accumulated in the...

Unemployment rate was 10.4% and income increased by 0.5% in July July 27, 2006

The unemployment rate in the six metropolitan areas investigated by the Monthly Employment Survey...

Extended Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) of July changed by – 0.02% July 25, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index -15 (IPCA-15) changed by -0.02% in July, a decrease considerably lower than...

The participation of the population 50 years old or more increases in the labor market July 20, 2006

In May 2006, workers in this age group amounted to 18.1% of the employed population in the six...

In May, trade sales increased by 0.59% and revenue increased by 0.38% July 18, 2006

Positive changes, in the seasonally adjusted series, were in relation to April. In the other...

IBGE forms first Municipal Census Committee in Maringá (PR) July 17, 2006

A group formed by the representatives of the Institution, by the representatives of the Executive,...

In May, industrial employment grew by 0.2% in relation to April July 14, 2006

In May, the industrial employment had a positive change of 0.2% compared to April, in the series...

In May, industry grows in 12 among 14 surveyed localities July 11, 2006

In relation to May 2005, nine localities grew above the national average (4.8%) and only RS and AM...

IPCA: -0.21% in June July 07, 2006

Alcohol and gasoline accounted for 0.18 percentage points of June's IPCA The Extended Consumer...

In June, the National Index of Construction changed by 0.52% July 07, 2006

The national cost per square meter changed from R$ 557.13 to R$ 560.03, being R$ 323.26 relative...

Survey of Technological Innovation July 07, 2006

Today, July 07, IBGE has started collecting information for the Survey of Technological Innovation – PINTEC...

Industrial production grew by 1.6% in May July 06, 2006

Increase of 1.6% in comparison with the April fgure, considering a seasonally adjusted series, is...

Estimate of grain harvest fell by 0.92% July 05, 2006

In June, the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA) estimated a production of...

Harvest of grains falls by 5.2% in 2005 due to climatic problems June 30, 2006

For the second consecutive year, unfavorable climatic conditions – especifically the lack of rain...

GDP in the first quarter of 2006 was R$ 478,9 billion June 29, 2006

In the first quarter of 2006, the Gross Domestic Product at market prices was R$478,9 billion,...

First Results of the International Comparison Program in South America - Household Consumption in 2005 June 28, 2006

Introduction In 2003, the World Bank launched a global round of the International Comparison...

IPCA-15 changed by - 0.15% in July and IPCA-E closes the quarter at 0.29% June 23, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by -0.15% in June. In May, there was a...

Trade sales grew by 1.52% in April June 19, 2006

In the same seasonally adjusted series, nominal revenue increased by 1.43%. The volume of trade...

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