In April, IBGE previews high of 2.3% in 2020 crops May 12, 2020

In April, the production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds for 2020 was estimated at 247.0 million...

Civil construction costs decelerate, though rise 0.25% in April May 08, 2020

National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.25% in April May 08, 2020

The National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi changed 0.25% in April, standing 0.10 percentage points...

Fuels contribute to deflation of 0.31% in April, lowest index in 22 years May 08, 2020

With a decrease of 9.59%  in fuels prices, deflation in the country was 0.31% in April, after...

IPCA: -0.31% in April May 08, 2020

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of April was -0.31%,  whereas the rate recorded...

IBGE releases information on the distribution of doctors, nurses, ICUs and mechanical ventilators in Brazil May 07, 2020

The IBGE released, today (7), information on the distribution of doctors, nurses, ICU (intensive...

Brazilian economy consumed 6.3 liters for each R$1 produced in 2017 May 07, 2020

For each R$1 of Gross Value Added produced in Brazil in 2017, approximately 6.3 liters of water...

In 2017, Brazil consumed 6.3 liters of water per each R$1 produced in economy May 07, 2020

In 2017, the total consumption of water, which corresponds to the water used less the water that...

Men earned almost 30% more than women in 2019 May 06, 2020

Men had monthly average earnings 28.7% higher than women’s in 2019, considering earnings from all...

One out of every three housing units had no access to sewage treatment in 2019 May 06, 2020

The number of housing units linked to the general sewage system or with a septic tank linked to...

Northeast is the only region with increase in concentration of income in 2019 May 06, 2020

The per capita income concentration, measured by the Gini index, showed stability (0.543) in...

Continuous PNAD 2019: water supply in the Central West reaches levels recorded before water restriction period May 06, 2020

In 2019, the country had 72.4 million housing units, out of which a total 70.7 million (97.6%) had...

Continuous PNAD 2019: earnings from richest 1% correspond to 33.7 times what half the population in low-income classes earn May 06, 2020

In 2019, the real average monthly earnings from work of the 1% of the population with the highest...

Pandemic makes industrial output drop 9.1%, the worst figure in March since 2002 May 05, 2020

The industrial output dropped 9.1% in March, against February, the worst result for March since...

Industrial output drops 9.1% in March 2020 May 05, 2020

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the industrial output retreated 9.1% in March 2020 over...

IBGE inaugurates telephone collection of PNAD Covid covering more than 190 thousand households May 04, 2020

The PNAD Covid telephone collection has begun this Monday (4). It is a version of the Continuous...

IBGE grieves death of Data Processing Director in Rio de Janeiro due to COVID-19 April 30, 2020

The IBGE Data Processing Director, Mr. David Wu Tai, aged 71 years old, passed away in the evening of...

Food products drive industry prices up 1.32% in March April 30, 2020

Industry prices increased by 1.32% in March 2020, compared to the previous month, after increasing 0.35% in...

Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate hits 12.2% and underutilization rate is 24.4% in the quarter ended March 2020 April 30, 2020

The unemployment rate (12.2%) in the moving quarter ended March 2020 increased 1.3 percentage...

Unemployment rises to 12.2% and hits 12.9 million in Q1 2020 April 30, 2020

The unemployment rate increased to 12.2% in the first quarter this year, an increase of 1.3...