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PAC 2012: Trade employed 600 thousand persons more than in 2011 October 01, 2014

The 1,613 million commercial companies in Brazil employed 10.2 million persons in 2012, which...

In August, unemployment rate stays at 5.0% September 25, 2014

The unemployment rate in August (5.0%) did not post a statistically significant change neither in...

Demography of Enterprises 2012: survival rate of 81.3% is the highest in five years September 24, 2014

The survival rate of companies in 2012, compared with that in the previous year 1, was 81.3%,...

In September, IPCA-15 stays at 0.39% and IPCA-E, at 0.70% September 19, 2014

Period RATE September 0.39% August 0.14% September 2013 0.27% Cumulative in the year 4.72% Cumulative...

Acquisition of milk by industry grows 8.4% in Q2 of 2014 over the same period of 2013 September 18, 2014

In the 2nd quarter of 2014, the acquisition of milk by the industry was of 5.785 billion liters, a...

PNAD 2013 depicts labor market and life conditions in Brazil September 18, 2014

Note: The following text was updated on September 26, 2014 based on the revised data of PNAD 2013. The...

Revenue from services increased 4.6% in July September 16, 2014

Period Nominal Revenue July 2014/ July 2013 4.6% Cumulative in 2014 7.0% Cumulative in 12 months 7.6% In...

Retail sales: -1.1% in July September 11, 2014

Period Retail Extended retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue July 2014...

Industrial employment declines 0.7% in July September 10, 2014

In the seasonally adjusted series, the number of persons employed in industry declined both in...

In August, IBGE forecasts harvest 2.8% bigger than 2013's September 09, 2014

AUGUST'S estimate for 2014 193.6 million metric tonnes AUGUST/JULY 2014 - change 0,2% (+0.4...

In July, industrial output grows in 11 of the 14 places surveyed September 05, 2014

The pace of increase of the national industrial output, between June and July, in the seasonally...

IPCA of August stays at 0.25% September 05, 2014

Period RATE AUGUST 2014 0.25% July 2014 0.01% August 2013 0.24% Cumulative in 2014 4.02% Cumulative...

Annual Survey of Industry 2012: diesel fuel back on top of industrial products September 03, 2014

In 2012, diesel fuel was back to leadership in terms of value of sales after being surpassed in...

PAIC 2012: building works of Construction Industry increase 10.2% in value over 2011 figure September 03, 2014

In 2012, construction companies were responsible for incorporation, works and services amounting...

Industrial output rises 0.7% in July September 02, 2014

Period Industrial Output July 2014 / June 2014 0.7% July 2014 / July 2013 -3.6% Cumulative in 2014 -2.8% Cumulative in...

GDP falls (-0.6%) over figure in Q1 and reaches R$ 1.27 trillion August 29, 2014

Comparison period Indicators GDP AGRIC INDUS SERV GFCF HHOLD CONS. GOV CONS. Q2 2014 / Q1 2014 -0.60% 0.20% -1.50% -0.50% -5.30% 0.30% -0.70% Q2...

Brazil in Figures 2014: the art of portraying Brazil August 29, 2014

IBGE launches today (08/29/2014) the 2014 issue of Brasil em números/Brazil in figures (IBGE's...

IBGE releases population estimates of municipalities in 2014 August 28, 2014

IBGE released today, August 28, 2014, the estimates of the resident population for the 5,570...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changes -0.29% in July August 27, 2014

JULY 2014 -0.29% June 2014 -0.16% July 2013 1.21% Cumulative in 2014 0.61% Cumulative in 12 months 3.45%...

IBGE releases July's unemployment rate for four Metropolitan Areas August 21, 2014

Unemployment Rate Year Month Recife Belo Horizonte Rio de Janeiro São Paulo 2014 July 6.6% 4.1% 3.6% 4.9% June...

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