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After two years, trade grows again driven by furniture and household appliances February 09, 2018

The retail closed 2017 with a 2.0% increase compared to 2016. It is the first positive result since 2014, when a growth of 2.2% was recorded. In...

Lowest inflation for January since the creation of Real Plan February 08, 2018

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA, which measures inflation, changed 0.29% in January compared with December last year, the lowest...

Construction cost grows, but stays below January 2017's result February 08, 2018

The National Index of Civil Construction (SINAPI), published today by the IBGE, increased by 0.27% in January 2018, a result higher than the 0.18%...

Crop estimate falls over 2017, but is the second biggest in time series February 08, 2018

The first estimate for 2018 for the national crop of cereals, legumes and oilseeds showed a reduction of 6.0% in relation to the previous year -...

Rising in 12 places, industry has most widespread growth since 2010 February 08, 2018

Besides registering the first annual rise (2.5%) since 2013, the industrial output had in 2017 the most widespread growth since 2010, according to...

Artisan production of flour becomes tourist attraction in Maranhão February 06, 2018

Most tourists in the city of Barreirinhas, approximately 260 km away from São Luís (MA), visit Lençóis Maranhenses, famous in Brazil and abroad for...

Automotive sector leads to first increase of industrial output in three years February 01, 2018

Industrial output closed year 2017 with an increase of 2.5% against the 2016 figure. That is the first annual positive result since 2013, when there...

Crops bring unprecedented drop in food industry prices in 2018 January 30, 2018

Driven by the record crop of Brazilian agriculture, the food industry had the first drop in prices in one year (-7.29%) since 2010, when the time series...

Previous inflation for January rises pressed by food January 23, 2018

After falling for seven months, the price of food consumed at home rose once again, registering 0.97% in the previous inflation for January (IPCA-15),...

Telecommunication and cargo transportation heat up services sector January 12, 2018

After falling 0.8% in October, the services sector grew once again in November 2017, registering a rise of 1.0% in relation to the previous month....

Mining and quarrying activities boost industry in Pará January 11, 2018

The increase of iron ore extraction led to the expansion of industrial output in Pará against the figure recorded a year ago (10.7%), and against...

December rainfall helps to improve harvest forecast for 2018 January 11, 2018

The forecast of the grain harvest for 2018 increased from 219.5 million tonnes to 224.3 million tonnes, a rise of 2.2%, revealed the Systematic Survey...

Inflation closes 2017 at 2.95% and stands below target floor January 10, 2018

Having changed 0.44% between November and December, the highest rise in the year, the Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA stayed at 2.95%...

Civil construction closes the year with lowest increase in costs since 2013 January 10, 2018

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today by the IBGE, recorded, in 2017, ts lowest cumulative annual result (3.82%) since...

Industrial output remains on slight upward trend in November January 05, 2018

From October to November, industry in Brazil recorded a positive change of 0.2%, having kept the same pace of increase as in September and October....

Petroleum influences rise in producer prices January 04, 2018

Released today by the IBGE, the Producer Price Index - IPP increased 1.43% between October and November 2017. Despite the positive change in 20 out...

Households spend 36% more with health per person than government December 20, 2017

The per capita expenditure of households and non-profit institutions with health goods and services was of R$1,538.79 in 2015, 36% higher than the...

Transportation increases in October and reduces pace of fall of services sector December 15, 2017

According to the Monthly Survey of Services, released today by the IBGE, the segment of Transportation and mailing increased 8.4% in October compared...

Participation of capital cities in GDP records decrease December 14, 2017

From 2002 to 2015, capitals lost 2.9 percentage points of participation in the national GDP. Other municipalities, on the other hand, recorded an...

Exports grow and make the way for slaughter record of pigs and hogs in Q3 December 14, 2017

In the third quarter of 2017, 11.03 million head of pigs and hogs were slaughtered in Brazil, an increase of 3.9% over the previous quarter and 2.9%...

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