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Slaughter of cattle and of hogs and pigs increases and slaughter of pullets decreases in Q2 2006 September 28, 2006

In the second quarter of 2006, 7,529 million cattle and 6,121 million hogs and pigs were...

GDP in the second quarter was R$ 508,7 billion September 28, 2006

At market prices, R$ 453,8 million refer to Value Added at basic prices and R$ 54,9 billion to...

Unemployment rate was 10.6% in August September 21, 2006

In August, the estimated unemployment rate in the group of six metropolitan areas (Recife,...

In September, IPCA-15 changes by 0.05% and IPCE-E closes the quarter at 0.22% September 21, 2006

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.05% in September, a lower index in the...

The number of companies, revenue and employed persons increased in the sector of services from 2003 to 2004 September 20, 2006

The PAS (Annual Survey of Services) estimated in 885,266 the number of non-financial service...

Telecommunications, municipal highway transportation and engineering projects are outstanding products in the services sector September 20, 2006

The Supplement of Products and Services of the Annual Survey of Services 2004 (PAS) researched...

In July, trade sales changed by – 0.45% September 19, 2006

The volume of sales and nominal revenue (-0.03%) fell for the second consecutive month. In the...

PNAD 2005: income rises for the first time in 9 years September 15, 2006

In 2005, about 20% of the population 10 years of age or over in Brazil accessed the Internet, and,...

Industrial employment up 0.3% from June to July September 14, 2006

In July, the industrial employment had positive change of 0.3% in relation to June (seasonally...

In July, industrial production grew in nine among 14 surveyed localities September 12, 2006

In the series with seasonal adjustment, in relation to June, the highest growth was observed in...

In August, grain harvest estimate falls by 0.28% in comparison with July September 08, 2006

In 2006, the expected production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seed, peanuts, rice,...

IPCA changed by 0.05% in August September 06, 2006

The index was lower than in July (0.19%). The indexes accumulated in the year (1.78%) and in the...

National Index of Construction changes by 0.28% in August September 06, 2006

The national Index of Construction, calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica...

Industrial production grew by 0.6% in July September 05, 2006

From June to July, according to the IBGE survey, industrial production grew by 0.6%, not...

IBGE launches updated map of endangered birds September 04, 2006

The Institute shows the Brazilian states which are the natural habitat of the remaining birds of...

GDP changes by 0.5% from the first to the second quarter of 2006 August 31, 2006

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the second quarter of 2006 grew by 0.5% in comparison with the...

IBGE releases municipal population estimates for 2006 August 31, 2006

IBGE has released today, August 31, 2006, the estimates for the resident population in the...

Unemployment rate was 10.7% in July August 24, 2006

The average real income (R$1,028,50) fell by 0.7% in relation to June and increased by 3.4% over...

IPCA-15 changed by 0.19% in August August 23, 2006

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.19% in August, significantly...

Brazil discusses production of geographic and statistical information August 21, 2006

Under the guidance of IBGE, several institutions, users and producers of geographic and...

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