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In May, unemployment was 10.2%, the first significant fall this year June 23, 2005

(Updated on 06/23/05, at 10:02 am) With an unemployment rate of 10.2% in May, PME presents the...

Companies with High Technological Density Invest More and Have Higher Earnings June 21, 2005

The Annual Survey of Mining and Manufacturing Industries 2003, PIA Enterprise 2003, analyzed the...

IBGE's Survey Shows Decentralization in Brazilian Industry June 21, 2005

The Annual Survey of Mining and Manufacturing Industry (PIA Product 2003), conducted by IBGE...

Performance of construction companies, especially concerning infrastructure services, falls short in 2003 June 16, 2005

According to the 2003 Annual Construction Industry Survey, the nominal fall of 4.0% in...

In April, industrial employment increased by 0.6% in relation to March June 15, 2005

(Updated on 06/15/2005 at 2:40 pm) In April, industrial employment increased in relation to the...

Retail trade sales fell 0.23% in April June 14, 2005

From March to April, the change of retail trade in the country was -0.23% for the volume of sales...

May's IPCA is 0.49% June 10, 2005

Lower increase in food prices and in controlled prices, together with declining fuel cost, leads...

In April, industrial production grows in 12 of the 14 areas surveyed June 10, 2005

In relation to April 2004, industrial production grew in 12 of the 14 areas surveyed. Growth rates...

Industrial Production Reaches Stability In April June 07, 2005

In April, Industrial Production remains stable in comparison with the previous month (0.0% change) and...

In May, the national index of construction changed 1.47% June 07, 2005

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

GDP changed by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2005 in relation to the fourth quarter of 2004 May 31, 2005

The Gross Domestic Product at market prices changed by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2005, in...

Almost one third of the Brazilian population is affected by chronic diseases May 25, 2005

Diabetes, hypertension, cancer, spinal column problems and rheumatism are among the chronic...

IPCA-15 of May changed 0.83% May 25, 2005

Medicines increased 4.16% in May and represented major individual contribution to the index (0.16...

In April, unemployment was 10.8%, the same rate as in March May 25, 2005

In April, the rate of unemployment (10.8%) was the same as observed in March 2005, but there was a...

Brazil Has Over 10 Million Informal Enterprises May 19, 2005

Informal economy generated, in 2003, an income of R$ 17,6 billion and employed over a fourth of...

In 2005, harvest may reach 116,341 million tons May 19, 2005

The fourth harvest estimate for 2005 points to a production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds...

In March, industrial employment fell 0.2% in relation to February May 16, 2005

Employment hiked 2.2% in relation to March 2004 – the thirteenth positive consecutive rate in this...

IBGE investigates environment of 5.560 Brazilian municipalities May 13, 2005

Clearing of timbers and deforestations are occurring in all the regions of Brazil, and not only in...

Retail trade increases 1.75% in volume of sales and 2.44% in nominal receipt May 12, 2005

The Monthly Survey of Trade starts in this month, the publication of the indicators month...

April’s IPCA was 0.87% May 11, 2005

The Extended Consumer Price Index - IPCA of April changed 0.87%, a rate above the one of March...

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