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National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.19% in September October 07, 2011

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

IPCA : 0,53% in September October 07, 2011

The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) remained on an upward trend and changed by 0.53% in...

In August, industrial output decreased in 10 of the 14 areas surveyed October 06, 2011

Between July and August 2011, the regional indexes of industrial production recorded negative...

In September, IBGE estimates a harvest of grains 6.6% higher than the record harvest of 2010 October 06, 2011

The national harvest of cereal, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seed, peanut, rice, beans, castor...

Producer Price Index (IPP) of August stays at 0.20% October 05, 2011

In August of 2011, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 0.20% compared with the previous month;...

Industrial output changed by -0.2% in August October 04, 2011

In August 2011, the industrial production index recorded negative change of 0.2% over the previous month,...

In Q2 2011, slaughter of hogs and pigs reaches record figures in the tme series September 29, 2011

In the second quarter of 2011, 7,065 cattle head were slaughtered, accounting for a 0.5% decrease...

IBGE releases Brazilian Geographic Names Database September 23, 2011

Is Campos dos Goytacazes spelled with a "y" or an "i"? And São João Del Rei? How many cities named after...

Unemployment rate was 6.0% in August September 22, 2011

In the analysis by area, over July, the number of employed persons showed a scenario of stability in...

IBGE releases new Data Analysis of the Brazilian Network for Continuous Monitoring of the GNSS Systems September 21, 2011

IBGE releases today, the report on the Data Analysis of the Brazilian Network for Continuous...

In September, IPCA-15 was 0.53% and IPCA-E, 0.90% September 20, 2011

The Extended National Consumer Price Index – 15 (IPCA-15) recorded change of 0.53% in September, being...

In two years, 4 out of 10 new enterprises leave the market September 14, 2011

Among the 464.7 thousand enterprises that had entered the market in 2007, 353.6 thousand (76.1%)...

IBGE releases a Geosciences Manual for the 1:250000 Cartographic Base of Brazil September 13, 2011

IBGE releases today the Geosciences Technical Manual utilized in the elaboration of the 1:250000...

Retail sales grew by 1.4% and nominal revenue was 1.6% higher in July September 13, 2011

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

Industrial employment changes -0.1% in July September 09, 2011

The industrial employment recorded a negative change (0.1%) in July of 2011 against the...

IBGE: harvest estimate in August surpasses 2010 figure by 6.3% September 09, 2011

August estimate compared to the 2010 output Among the 25 products selected, 14 recorded positive...

National Index of Civil Construction changes by 0.14% in August September 06, 2011