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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 11.2% and underutilization rate is 23.3% in quarter ending in November 2019 December 27, 2019

The unemployment rate (11.2%) in the moving quarter ended in November 2019 fell in both...

Milk productivity increases 62% in 11 years, reaches 30 billion liters December 20, 2019

The production of cow milk surpassed the milestone of 30 billion liters for the first time ever in...

Expenditure on health is 9.2% of the GDP and amounts to R$ 608,3 billion in 2017 December 20, 2019

Expenditure on health in Brazil reached R$ 608,3 billion in 2017, which is 9.2% of the Gross...

Health Satellite-Account: 9.2% of the GDP were spent on consumption of health goods and services December 20, 2019

Expenditure on the final consumption of goods and services in Brazil hit R$ 608.3 billion,...

IPCA-15 accelerates to 1.05% in December, highest rise for this month since 2015 December 20, 2019

The rise in the prices of meat exerted the biggest impact on the previous inflation of December....

IPCA-15 stays at 1.05% in December, IPCA-E closes 2019 at 3.91% December 20, 2019

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 - IPCA-15 changed 1.05% in December, accelerating in...

Public Finances: Government Net Borrowing records decrease of 12.4% in 2018 December 19, 2019

According to the Public Finances Statistics, government net borrowing was R$ 478.8 billion, having...

Number of workers behind the wheel grows 29.2%, the series' highest rise December 18, 2019

The population working in vehicles, such as application drivers, taxi drivers, and bus drivers and...

Unionization rate drops to 12.5% in 2018 and reaches the lowest level in seven years December 18, 2019

The number of unionized workers reached the lowest level in the last seven years. Of the 92.3...

In 2018, unionization falls in all categories and activities and reaches the lowest level in seven years December 18, 2019

In 2018, of the 92.3 million employed persons, 12.5% (11.5 million persons) were union members,...

Beekeepers are nearly one-fourth of landless producers in Minas Gerais December 13, 2019

Of the more than 5 million agricultural establishments surveyed in the 2017 Census of Agriculture, nearly 1.5% had landless...

City of São Paulo has GDP of 4.3 thousand Brazilian municipalities together December 13, 2019

With a 10.6% share and R$699.3 billion contribution to the national economy in 2017, the biggest...

In 2017, São Paulo (SP) had the highest GDP and Paulínia (SP), the highest per capita GDP December 13, 2019

In 2017, one fourth of the country's GDP came from just seven municipalities. São Paulo (SP) was...

Production of eggs hits record for second quarter in a row December 12, 2019

The production of hen eggs hit one more record and reached 964.89 million dozens in the third...

Volume of services grows 0.8% in October for the second time in a row December 12, 2019

The volume of services grew 0.8% in October, compared to September, when the rate registered the...

Livestock indicators grow in relation to previous quarter and Q3 2018 December 12, 2019

Almost all the major activities of livestock grew in the third quarter of 2019 in relation to the...

Services sector grows 0.8% in October December 12, 2019

In October 2019, the volume of service in Brazil had growth of 0.8% against September, in the...

Sales decelerate in October, yet trade has sixth positive month in a row December 11, 2019

According to the Monthly Survey of Trade, released today (11) by the IBGE, sales of the retail...

Retail sales change 0.1% in October December 11, 2019

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the retail sales changed 0.1% in October 2019 compared with the...

Grain harvest expected to hit record figure of 240.9 million metric tons in 2020 December 10, 2019

The national harvest of grains in 2020 is expected to hit the record of 240,913,898 metric tons,...

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