IPCA-15 of September stays at 0.48% and IPCA-E at 1.20% in the quarter September 20, 2012

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA-15) changed by 0.48% in September...

Unemployment was at 5.3% in August September 20, 2012

The unemployment rate in August 2012 was estimated in 5.3% for the group of the six metropolitan...

IBGE hosts international event on statistical methodology September 20, 2012

POF: Protestants record the highest amount of expenditure with pensions, allowances and donations September 14, 2012

  Households headed by spiritists had an average expenditure (R$ 4,821.66) twice as big as...

In July, retail sales increased by 1.4% and nominal revenue rose by 1.7% September 13, 2012

  In July, retail trade in the country recorded increase of 1.4% in volume of sales and of 1.7% in...

Industrial employment changes 0.2% in July September 12, 2012

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

Regional industrial output drops in nine of the 14 places surveyed September 06, 2012

  In the comparison with July 2011, which stayed in -2.9% for the country’s Industry overall in July...

IBGE: August brings estimated grain harvest increase of 2.8% over 2011 September 06, 2012

   The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to an output of about 164.5 million...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.79% in August September 05, 2012

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

IPCA of August was 0.41% September 05, 2012

    The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) recorded change of 0.41% in August, being close to...

Industrial output changes by 0.3% in July September 04, 2012

  In July, the industrial sector kept the slight increase of productivity, mainly seen in the second...

IBGE releases the population estimates of the municipalities in 2012 August 31, 2012

  Source: IBGE, Directorate of Survey – DPE, Department of Social Indicators - Copis   Capitals apart, the...

GDP changes 0.4% in relation to Q1 and hits R$ 1.10 trillion August 31, 2012

  In relation to Q1 of 2012, GDP grows 0.4%   In the comparison with Q1 of the year, the positive...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changes 0.54% in July August 30, 2012

In July of 2012, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 0.54% compared with June, when the index...

New enterprises generate a million salaried jobs in 2010 August 27, 2012

In 2010, the exit rate in enterprises decreased by 1.4 percentage points in relation to that of...

IBGE releases unemployment rates of four metropolitan areas August 23, 2012

  IBGE releases today (August 23, 2012), the Monthly Employment Survey (PME) conducted in the...

IPCA-15: 0.39% in August August 22, 2012

  The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA-15) changed by 0.39% in August, being above the...

IBGE launches new cartographic base at the 1:250,000 scale August 20, 2012

The Cartographic Base for the national territory at 1:250,000 (BC250), which is part of the...

In March, retail sales grow 1.5% and the nominal revenue rises 1.9% August 16, 2012

  In March, the retail trade of the country recorded a growth of 1.5% in the volume of sales and...

Industrial employment changes by -0.2% in June August 10, 2012

In June 2012, the total of employed persons in the industry recorded a negative change of 0.2%...