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Industrial output contracts 0.9% in May July 03, 2012

The industrial output contracted 0.9% between April and May, in the seasonally adjusted series...

Producer Price Index (IPP) changes 1.65% in May June 29, 2012

In May 2012, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 1.65% when compared with April, a higher...

Annual Survey of Industry: Biodiesel peaked from 2007 to 2010 June 28, 2012

In 2010, the Brazilian industry had 299,753 units, which employed 8.4 million people. The net...

Annual Survey of Trade 2010: sector has revenue of about R$ 2 trillion and employs almost 9.5 million persons June 28, 2012

According to the results of the Annual Survey of Trade – PAC, relative to year 2010...

IBGE releases Statistical Municipal Maps of the 2010 Census June 27, 2012

IBGE releases today(06/27) the Statistical Municipal Maps of the 2010 Population Census...

Chicken slaughtering was the only type to record increase in Q1 2012 June 27, 2012

In the first quarter of 2012, a total 7.219 million cattle head were slaughtered, representing...

IPCA-15 of June stays at 0.18% and IPCA-E at 1.12% June 21, 2012

IPCA-15 of June stays at 0.18% and IPCA-E at 1.12%...

In May, unemployment rate was at 5.8% June 21, 2012

The unemployment rate was estimated in 5.8%, recording a significant change...

IDS 2012: Brazil advances towards sustainable development, but it still has a lot of challenges to face June 18, 2012

The Sustainable Development Indicators – SDI 2012, which IBGE releases at Rio +20, give a...

PAIC 2010: incorporation, works and services of construction industry reached R$ 258.8 billion, 23.3% more than in 2009 June 15, 2012

In 2010, incorporation, works and services of construction industry reached R$ 258.8 billion...

Retail sales increase by 0.8% in April June 14, 2012

In April of 2012, the retail trade grew 0.8% in the volume of sales and 0.6% in the nominal...

Industrial employment changes -0.3% in April June 12, 2012

In April 2012, the industrial employment recorded a negative change of -0.3% against the...

2010 Census: Brazil has more than 3 million working children and teenagers June 12, 2012

On the International Day Against Child Labor, June 12, IBGE releases results of the 2010 Census...

IBGE releases five new state maps June 11, 2012

Today, June 11, IBGE makes available five new physical maps of the State Series... Today, June 11,...

IBGE at Rio+20: special publications and biome map June 11, 2012

IBGE presents its schedule of events and activities related for the United Nations Conference on...

Rice and soybean stocks grow whereas coffee, wheat and corn fall in the comparison between 12/31/2011 and 12/31/2010 June 06, 2012

The stock network of agricultural products in the country posted a drop of 0.2% in the number ...

Industrial output drops in 12 of the 14 places surveyed in April June 06, 2012

Between March and April of 2012, the regional indexes of the industrial output registered negative rates...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.66% in May June 06, 2012

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

IPCA of May stays at 0.36% June 06, 2012

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA – of May recorded a change of 0.36%, a little...

In May, harvest estimate surpasses record figure of 2011 by 0.1% June 05, 2012

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (seed cotton, peanuts, rice, beans, castor...

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