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Chicken and pig slaughter beats record in the 3rd quarter of 2011 December 15, 2011

In Q3 of 2011, 7.284 million cattle head were slaughtered, representing an increase of 3.1% in...

2010 Census improved identification of subnormal agglomerates December 15, 2011

IBGE adopted some innovations in 2010 to improve the identification of subnormal agglomerates –...

Prices of mineral commodities influenced the share of municipalities in the GDP in 2009 December 14, 2011

Among the 25 municipalities with a participation of at least 0.5% in the whole Gross Domestic...

Retail sales were unchanged in October December 13, 2011

Retail trade did not record changes in October compared with the September figure (seasonally...

Publication describes the evolution of the territorial division in Brazil from 1872 to 2010 December 09, 2011

The publication Evolution of the Territorial Division in Brazil 1872-2010, designed by the...

2010 PEVS: forestry production is R$ 14.7 billion December 09, 2011

In 2010, forestry production was R$ 14.7 billion, 71.8% (R$ 10.7 billions) from the exploitation...

Industrial employment changes -0.4% in October December 09, 2011

Comparing with October 2011, the industrial employment receded 1.2%, with the contingent of...

In 2012, IBGE expects grain harvest to be 0.6% higher than in 2011 December 08, 2011

The eleventh estimate of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to a...

Industrial output drops in 7 of the 14 places in October December 07, 2011

The regional indexes of the industrial output recorded negative rates in 7 of the 14 places...

Producer Price Index (IPP) of October stays at 0.85% December 07, 2011

The Producer Price Index (IPP) changed 0.85% in October, less than September (1.23%). When...

GDP remains unchanged (0.0%) in relation to the second quarter and reaches R$ 1.05 trillion December 06, 2011

In relation to the 2 Q of 2011, only agriculture increased The GDP remained unchanged in contrast...

Political Maps of the Federation Units is now complete with the Federal District December 05, 2011

IBGE releases today the Political Map of the Federal District on the scale of 1:100,000,...

Industrial output falls 0.6% in October December 02, 2011

The industrial output fell 0.6% in October 2011 compared with September in the seasonally adjusted...

In 2010, life expectancy at birth was 73.48 years December 01, 2011

In 2010, life expectancy at birth in Brazil was 73.48 years (73 years, 5 months and 24 days), an...

IBGE releases the Data Analysis of the Brazilian Network for Continuous Monitoring of the GNSS Systems November 30, 2011

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

National Address File for Statistical Purposes will support household surveys November 25, 2011

IBGE launches today a whole new product of the 2010 Population Census, the National Address File...

In October, unemployment rate was 5.8% November 24, 2011

In the classification by activity group, versus September, there was a 1.5% increase in Trade,...

IPCA-15 of November stays at 0.46% November 23, 2011

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Central-West and Northeast regions increase share in the national 2009 GDP November 23, 2011

Between 2008 and 2009, the Northeast and Central-West regions raised their share in the Brazilian GDP...

GDP fell by -0.3% in 2009 and reached R$ 3.24 trillion November 17, 2011

After growing by 4.7%, on average, during the period 2004-2007 and expanding by 5.2% in 2008, the...

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