In June, commercial sales increased by 1.18% in terms of volume and by 0.84% in terms of revenue August 16, 2005

The seasonally adjusted indicators result from the comparison with May. In the remaining...

Employment in industry falls 0.6% in June August 16, 2005

In June, the industrial employment decreased 0.6% in relation to May, in the series without...

Agroindustry grows by 0.3% in the first semester (2005),a result inferior to that of the average Brazilian industry August 10, 2005

In the end of the first semester of 2005, agroindustry registered growth of 0.3%, a figure...

Industry closes first semester of 2005 with expansion in 13 among 14 surveyed regions August 10, 2005

The regional indicators of industrial production expanded in 13 among 14 surveyed localities, in...

Change of 0.25% in July's IPCA August 09, 2005

Rise of fixed-telephony fares accounted for 60% of July’s IPCA and contributed negatively to the...

Release of SINAPI – July 2005 August 08, 2005

Industrial production grows by 1.6% in June August 05, 2005

In relation to the previous month, the industrial production in June 2005 increased 1.6%, after...

IBGE recalculates altitude of Mount Roraima July 29, 2005

(Updated on 07/29/2005 at 4:36 p.m.) More precise measures, obtained by IBGE with the help of GPS...

IPCA-15 of July changed by 0.11% July 22, 2005

More expensive telephone bills accounted for 70% of the IPCA-15 of July The Extended Consumer...

Winter harvests present good results – wheat estimate for June is 5.47% above the figure of May. July 21, 2005

The estimate for 2005 regarding the volume of production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is...

Unemployment rate was 9.4% in June July 21, 2005

The unemployment rate registered in June (9.4%) was the lowest of the new series of the Monthly...

IBGE participates in meeting on Economic Censuses in China July 19, 2005

The economist of IBGE, Magdalena Cronemberger Goes is going to represent Brazil in the...

Industrial employment remains stable in May July 15, 2005

In the seasonally adjusted series, there were no changes in relation to April (0.0%). In...

IBGE releases, for the first time, National Consumer Price Indexes for Mercosul and Chile July 14, 2005

IBGE released for the first time, the Harmonized National Consumer Price Indexes – IPCH for...

Retail trade sales increased by 0.40% in May July 13, 2005

From April to May, the change in retail trade in the country was 0.40% for the volume of sales and...

In May, industrial production grew in 13 of the 14 areas surveyed July 12, 2005

Regional industrial indicators showed expansion in production in 13 of the 14 localities surveyed, in May...

June's IPCA was – 0.02% July 08, 2005

The rate was the lowest since June 2003 and remained practically stable, after having grown by...

Industrial production grows by 1.3% in May July 07, 2005

In relation to May 2004, there was expansion of 5.5% - resulting in a sequence of 21 months with...

National Index of Construction was 0.68% in June July 06, 2005

The National Index of Construction, measured by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.68%...

GDP remains in R$ 438.6 billions and Net Lending reaches R$ 7.2 billions in the first quarter June 30, 2005

GDP of the first quarter of 2005 measured at market prices was R$ 438.6 billion, being R$ 388.7...