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Unemployment rate: 5.4% in September October 24, 2013

The number of unemployed persons (those without work who are trying to join the job market) in...

Revenue from services grows 6.6% in August October 17, 2013

The services sector in Brazil registered a nominal growth of 6.6% in August 2013 in relation to...

IBGE publishes today its Code of Good Practices in Statistics October 16, 2013

IBGE makes available today (10/16/2013), on its website, the Institute's Code of Good Practices in...

Retail sales change 0.9% in August October 15, 2013

In August, the Retail Trade in Brazil registered rates of 0.9% for the volume of sales and of 1.2%...

Industrial employment decreases 0.6% in August October 10, 2013

In August 2013, the number of salaried employed persons in industry fell 0.6% over that of July,...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.54% in September October 09, 2013

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA,...

In September, IBGE estimates harvest of cereals 15.5% higher than 2012 October 09, 2013

The ninth estimate of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cottonseed, peanut...

IPCA of September stays at 0.35% October 09, 2013

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of September changed 0.35% and stood above the...

Industrial output in August up in seven of the 14 areas surveyed October 08, 2013

The national output of industry, in the seasonally adjusted series, was also stable in regional terms,...

Industrial output remains unchanged (0.0%) in August October 02, 2013

In August 2013, the industrial output recorded no change (0.0%) in relation to the previous month...

PNAD 2012: Unemployment falls, but percentage of formally-hired employees remains unchanged September 27, 2013

The unemployment rate of persons aged 15 and over in Brazil was 6.1% in 2012, below the figures of 2011...

Unemployment rate was 5.3% in August September 26, 2013

The unemployment rate was estimated at 5.3%, with statistically significantly decrease (0.3...

Producer Price Index (IPP) of August stays at 1.48% September 25, 2013

In August of 2013, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 1.48% compared with the previous month; a...

IPCA-15 of September stays at 0.27% and IPCA-E of the quarter, at 0.50% September 20, 2013

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) posted a change of 0.27% in September and...

Revenue from services grows 9.0% in July September 18, 2013

The cumulative index of 2013 shows Transportation, support activities for transportation and...

In July, retail sales increase by 1.9% September 12, 2013

In July, the retail trade of the country recorded a growth of 1.9% in the volume of sales and 2.0%...

Industrial employment changes -0.2% in July (1) September 11, 2013

In July 2013, the total number of salaried employed persons in industry registered a negative...

Industrial output declines in 9 out of the 14 places surveyed in July September 06, 2013

The regional indexes of industrial output registered negative rates in nine out of the 14 places...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.58% in August September 06, 2013