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IPCA of September was 0.33% and accumulated rate of 5.49% in the year October 08, 2004

SEPTEMBER IPCA REMAINS AT 0.33% AND ACCRUES A RATE OF 5.49% IN THE YEAR The Extensive Consumer Price...

National Construction Index registered a change of 0.69% in September October 06, 2004

The National Construction Index, calculated by the IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed 0.69%...

August's estimate for 2004 harvest is 119.3 million metric tons September 30, 2004

The eighth estimate of IBGE for the national crop of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cottonseed,...

Cumulative GDP of the first semester was 816.8 billion September 30, 2004

The Gross Domestic Product, measured at market prices, was R$ 429.1 billion in the second quarter...

PNAD 2003 shows decrease of inequalities, increase in the income, increase in unemployment and more employees with a formal contract September 29, 2004

The Northeast was the region that recorded the biggest advances in 10 years. Its schooling rate of...

In August, unemployment rate was 11.4% September 23, 2004

Change with regards to July’s unemployment rate (11.2%) was not statistically significant. Average...

IPCA-15 in September had change of 0.49% and IPCA-E of third quarter was 2.23% September 22, 2004

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.49% in September, below August's result...

Trade sales increased 12.04% in July September 17, 2004

Trade sales increased for the eighth consecutive month, having reached cumulative increases of...

Following 3 straight monthly increases, industrial employment grows 0.2% in July and payroll is 8.3% higher than that of July 2003 September 16, 2004

In July, the industrial employment indexes were positive in the several comparisons. In the...

PAS 2002 brings for the first time information about the international trade of services September 16, 2004

In 2002, Information services and Transportation recorded, together, exports of R$ 5.9 billion,...

IBGE portrays the sector of Services in the country September 16, 2004

Segment of services rendered to families has more enterprises, but that of services rendered to enterprises employs more people. Information services have the highest revenue, biggest...

Industrial production grows in all surveyed locations in July September 15, 2004

In the accrued indicator for the year, the results are positive in all surveyed locations, with a...

Four Brazilian peaks have their altitude changed September 13, 2004

Measuring the altitude of the Country's highest mountains. It is an old and audacious project that will...

In August IPCA registers 0.69% September 10, 2004

The Extended Consumer Price Index – IPCA in August had a variation of 0.69%, remaining 0.22...

Industry grows 0.5% in July, the fifth consecutive increase in the year September 09, 2004

In July, the industrial production indexes registered an increase of 0.5% compared to the previous month,...

National civil construction cost varied 1.07% in August September 08, 2004

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

IBGE will carry out survey about sports in the country, the first one since the 1970's September 02, 2004

The Minister of Sports, Agnelo Queiroz, and the IBGE President, Eduardo Pereira Nunes, announced...

GDP increased 4.2% in the first semester of 2004 August 31, 2004

The Gross Domestic Product at market prices increased 4.2% in the first semester of 2004 over the...

Brazil has more than 180 million inhabitants August 30, 2004

In 34 years, the Brazilian population almost doubled in relation to the 90 million inhabitants of...

Investment in public works down between 1996 and 2002 August 27, 2004

Participation of construction for public entities in total value of public works recorded decline, and...

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