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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,...

IBGE expects record grain harvest for 2020: 240.9 million metric tons December 10, 2019

In November, the second estimate for the 2020 harvest points to a record figure of 240.9 million...

São Paulo drives industrial production increase, but Goiás and Amazonas have the highest advances December 10, 2019

Seven of the 15 surveyed places showed growth in industrial production in October, compared to...

In October, industry grows in seven of the 15 places surveyed December 10, 2019

In October 2019, in the seasonally adjusted series, seven of the 15 surveyed locations showed...

Seminar shows how to overcome challenges of portraying indigenous peoples in Census December 09, 2019

To obtain an accurate picture of the situation of the indigenous peoples in a continental-size...

Women gain space in agriculture, yet they are only 19% of producers December 06, 2019

Twenty-year old Carmen Perez became the head of a farm in Barra do Garças, a municipality in the...

Inflation accelerates to 0.51% in November, highest rise for this month since 2015 December 06, 2019

As released by the IBGE today (6), the skyrocketing of the prices of meat made the Extended...

IPCA stayed at 0.51% in November December 06, 2019

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA changed 0.51% in November, whereas it had...

Civil construction costs grow 0.11% in November December 06, 2019

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinap), released today by the IBGE, changed 0.11% in...

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