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National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.34% in October November 07, 2012

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

IPCA of October stays at 0.59% November 07, 2012

The Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed 0.59% in October and was close to September ‘s...

Industrial output changes 1.0% in September November 01, 2012

In September, the industrial output fell by 1.0%, in relation to August, in the seasonally...

Producer Price Index (IPP) of September changes by 0.72% October 31, 2012

In September 2011, the Producer Price index (IPP) recorded a change of 0.72% over the previous...

IBGE releases image mosaic of the state of Goiás and of the Federal District October 31, 2012

The new images of the state of Goiás and of the Federal District are already available...

PAM 2011: agricultural production grows 27.1% in relation to 2010 October 26, 2012

The agricultural production value reached R$ 195.6 billion in 2011, a growth of 27.1% in relation to...

In September, unemployment rate was 5.4% October 25, 2012

Unemployment remains unchanged in four of the six metropolitan areas surveyed, compared with data...

Rural Brazil Snapshots: agricultural modernization clashes with low schooling October 19, 2012

The Atlas of Rural Areas in Brazil, which has just been released by IBGE, is a publication that...

IPCA-15 of October stays at 0.65% October 19, 2012

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.65% in October and stood 0.17 percentage points...

PPM 2011: cattle herd size rises 1.6% and reaches 212.8 million head October 18, 2012

National cattle herd size reached 212.8 million head in 2011, with increase of 1.6% over 2010...

2010 Census: Consensual unions make up more than 1/3 of marriages and are more common among lower classes October 17, 2012

The percentage of consensual unions increased from 28.6% to 36.4% of the total unions between 2000...

IBGE releases new maps of Brazilian states October 16, 2012

IBGE now presents new physical maps, available in digital format, of six Brazilian states:...

Retail sales changed by 0.2% in August October 11, 2012

In August 2012, retail trade in the country recorded change of 0.2% in terms of volume of sales...

Industrial employment changes -0.1% in August October 10, 2012

In August 2012, the total of employed persons in the industry recorded a negative change of -0.1%...

Between 2003 and 2009, revenue generated by tourism activities increased by 32.4% October 10, 2012

In 2009, characteristic tourism activities generated revenue (value added) of R$ 103.7 billion...

Industrial output advances in nine of the 14 places surveyed in August October 09, 2012

Between July and August 2012, the regional indexes of the industrial output showed positive rates...

In September, IBGE expects grain harvest to be 2.2% higher than in 2011 October 09, 2012

The national production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to 163.9 million metric tons...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.25% in September October 05, 2012

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

IPCA of September stays at 0.57% October 05, 2012

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA – recorded a change of 0.57% in September and...

Industrial output grows 1.5% in August October 02, 2012

In August 2012, the industrial output grew 1.5% against the immediately previous month, in the...

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