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Industrial production falls in 8 among 14 regions December 12, 2005

In October, the regional indexes of industrial activity had for the second consecutive month, in relation to October 2004, a scenario of negative...

IPCA was 0.55% in November December 09, 2005

The Index was lower than in October (0.75%), similarly to the rates accumulated in the year (5.31%) and in the last twelve months (6.22%). Transportation...

National index of construction changed by 0.26% December 08, 2005

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA ECONÔMICA FEDERAL changed by 0.26% in November, the same figure...

In October, industrial production was stable, changing by 0,1% December 07, 2005

In relation to the previous month, the industrial production (seasonally adjusted) was stable (0,1%) in October 2005. In comparison with the months...

Brazilian forestry production amounted to R$ 8.5 billion in 2004 December 06, 2005

In 2004, the primary forestry production of the country amounted to R$8.5 billion, of which 62% came from forestry (planted forests) and 38% from...

Production of soybeans falls by 4.56% in 2004, but Brazil is still the second major world producer of this oilseed December 06, 2005

In 2004, the national production of soybeans totaled 49,549,941 tons – fall of 4.56% in relation to 2003 (51,919,440 tons, as a consequence of unfavorable...

Brazilian cattle herd surpasses 200 million and continues as the major in the world December 06, 2005

In 2004, Brazil still kept the major commercial herd of cattle in the world, reaching a total number of 204.512 million animals in 31/12/2004,...

GDP changed by -1.2% in the third quarter of 2005 in relation to the previous quarter November 30, 2005

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices fell by 1.2% in the third quarter of 2005, in relation to the second quarter of this year, in the...

IBGE conducts survey on almost one million companies in the area of Services November 29, 2005

The Annual Survey of Services of IBGE (PAS 2003) showed that the segment Information services obtained the highest net operational revenue (R$100.3...

Fixed telephony and highway transportation of passengers lead the segments of information services and transportation services November 29, 2005

The 2003 edition of the supplement of products and services of the Annual Survey of Services by IBGE (PAS 2003) focused on Information Services and...

IPCA-15 of November changed by 0.78% November 25, 2005

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.78% in November and was above the rate of the previous month (0.56%). The index accumulated...

Grain harvest estimated for October is 112,743 million tons November 22, 2005

The tenth estimate for the national 2005 harvest, released by IBGE, points to a production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seed, peanuts,...

Municipalities located out of urban centers increase participation in GDP November 18, 2005

Between 1999 and 2003, the contribution of Brazilian capitals to the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the country decreased. The opposite happened...

In September, trade changed by 0.01% in terms of sales and 0.83% in terms of revenue November 17, 2005

Volume of sales (0.01%) shows stability of retail trade over previous month In September, retail trade in the country had rates of 0.01% for volume...

Employment in industry increased by 0.6% in September November 16, 2005

In September, the industrial employment increased by 0.6% in relation to August, after falling 0.2% in the previous month, in the series without...

Industrial production decreases in 8 of 14 areas surveyed November 11, 2005

In September, the indicators of industrial production by area decreased in 8 of the 14 areas surveyed, in comparison with September 2004. With figures...

Correction Note November 10, 2005

Correction Note IBGE informs that, in 2003, Pará was ranked in the same position of GDP per capita as in 2002. The state was in the 21st place...

IPCA changed by 0.75% in October November 10, 2005

The National Consumer Price Index of October changed by 0.75% and doubled in relation to the rate of September (0.35%). With this result, the accumulated...

National index of construction was 0.26% in October November 10, 2005

The National Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA ECONOMICA FEDERAL, changed by 0.26% in October, which represented...

Industrial production falls by 2.0% in September November 09, 2005

In September, industrial production fell by 2.0% in comparison with August, considering seasonally adjusted results. Over September 2004, there was...

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