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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...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changes 0.35% in April May 28, 2013

The Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 0.35% in April against last March. This rate was higher...

IPCA-15 of May stays at 0.46% May 22, 2013

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA) changed 0.46% in May and stood below the...

Airlinks 2010: connections of six cities with São Paulo represent 25% of passenger transportation May 21, 2013

As evidence that the interrelation between airlinks and urban hierarchy reinforces the hegemony of...

PNAD: Number of Internet users grew 143.8% and of mobile phone users, 107.2%, between 2005 and 2011 May 16, 2013

The population aged 10 and over rose 9.7% between 2005 and 2011, whereas the number of people...

Retail sales change -0.1% in March May 15, 2013

In March 2013, Retail Trade in the country recorded decrease of -0.1% in volume of sales and...

Industrial employment changes 0.2% in March May 10, 2013

In March 2013, industrial employment changed 0.2% over the preceding month, in the seasonally...

Industrial output drops in eight of the 14 places in March May 09, 2013

Between February and March, the regional indexes of the industrial output, in the seasonally...

National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.69% in April May 08, 2013

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

IPCA of April stays at 0.55% May 08, 2013

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed 0.55% in April and stood 0.08 percentage...

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