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In May, industrial output decreased in nine of the 14 areas surveyed July 05, 2013

The seasonally adjusted industrial output also fell in terms of regional figures, from April to...

IPCA of June stays at 0.26% July 05, 2013

In the group of health and personal care, which changed from 0.94% in May to 0.36% in June, the...

Percentage of municipalities with Environmental Fund jumps from 1.5% to 37.2% in one decade July 03, 2013

As one of the main themes investigated by MUNIC 2012, the percentage of municipalities with...

Industrial output contracts (-2.0%) in May July 02, 2013

In May 2013, discounted the seasonal influences, the industrial output posted a drop of 2.0% over...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changes by 0.28% in May June 27, 2013

In May 2013, the Producer Price Index (IPP) recorded a change of 0.28% over that of April... In...

Annual Survey of Trade 2011: sector has revenue of 2.1 trillion and employs 9.8 million persons June 26, 2013

According to the results of the Annual Survey of Trade – PAC, relative to 2011, the trade sector...

Cattle slaughter hits Q1’s record in the time series June 25, 2013

Cattle slaughter in the first quarter of 2013 (8.1 million head) registered an increase of 12.7%...

IPCA-15 of June stays at 0.38% and IPCA-E at 1.36% June 21, 2013

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA) changed 0,38% in June and stood below the...

Annual Survey of Industry: Iron ore's sales surpass diesel fuel's for the first time in 13 years June 21, 2013

Mining and quarrying industries have been leading the growth of the Brazilian industry between...

Unemployment stays at 5.8% in May June 20, 2013

The number of unemployed persons (jobless people trying to get in the market) in May 2013 was...

IBGE makes available to the public the mosaic images of the state of Pernambuco June 20, 2013

The new images of the state of Pernambuco, generated by the AVNIR-2 sensor (ALOS satellite) are...

PENSE 2012: more than one fourth of Brazilian students aged 13 to 15 have already driven a motor vehicle June 19, 2013

In spite of the prohibition according to Brazilian laws, 27.1% of ninth-grade students, aged 13...

IBGE releases Urban-Regional Division of Brazil June 18, 2013

IBGE releases today the Urban-Regional Division of Brazil, which completes the Areas of Influence...

In April, retail sales change by -0.5% June 13, 2013

The activity of pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic and cosmetic and toilet articles, with the...

Industrial employment remains stable in April June 12, 2013

In April 2013, the total number of salaried employed persons in industry did not change (0.0%)...

Industrial output increases in nine out of 14 places in April June 07, 2013

The expansion of the industrial output from March to April, in the seasonally adjusted series, was...

IPCA of May stays at 0.37% June 07, 2013

The Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed 0.37% in May, 0.18 percentage points below the...

In May, IBGE expects harvest to be 14.8% bigger than in 2012 June 06, 2013

The fifth estimate of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds[i] added up to 185.9...

Industrial output up 1.8% in April June 04, 2013

In April 2013, the seasonally-adjusted industrial output recorded change of 1.8% over the March...

GDP grows 0.6% in relation to Q4 of 2012 and reaches R$ 1.11 trillion May 29, 2013

In relation to the fourth quarter of 2012, the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) at market prices...

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