In December, trade sales increased 11.43% February 17, 2005

Volume of Sales increased in 25 among twenty-seven Federative Units, and the accumulated index in...

Industrial employment closes 2004 with growth of 1.9%: the best result since 1990 February 17, 2005

In December, the industrial employment falls compared to November (-0.3%), in the series without...

Agribusiness grows 5.3% in 2004: the best result of the time series February 15, 2005

In 2004, the agribusiness grew 5.3%, the best result of the time series initiated in 1992. As has...

In 2004, industrial production grows in all regions February 15, 2005

In December, the results of the industrial production in regional level were considerably...

National Cost of Construction increased 0.71% in January February 15, 2005

The National Cost of Construction, calculated by the IBGE in partnership with CAIXA (Caixa...

Extended Consumer Price Index - IPCA of January was 0.58% February 14, 2005

Index remains in 0.28 percentage point below the index of December and 0.18 percentage point below the...

Industry grows 8.3% in 2004 and changes 0.6% in December February 10, 2005

In December 2004, the industrial production changed 0.6% compared to November, in the series...

Harvest of 2004 was 119.0 million tons, 3.68% lower than 2003 January 27, 2005

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

Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) of January was 0.68% January 26, 2005

  Food products and beverages, electricity, new automobiles and education were the main responsible for the...

In December, unemployment rate was 9.6% January 25, 2005

Rate fell 1.0 percentage point in relation to November and 1.3 percentage point in relation to...

Trade sales grow 6.44% in November January 18, 2005

A better base of comparison implies in deceleration in the growing rates of the sector, whose...

In November, industrial employment remains stable (0.0%), but it grows in the other comparisons January 17, 2005

  In November, the industrial employment presented null change compared to October (0.0%), in the...

IPCA of December was 0.86% January 14, 2005

In the year, index accumulated 7.60% and remained 1.70 percentage point below the index of 2003...

Industry grows in all Regions and in all the comparisons for the fourth consecutive month January 13, 2005

In November, the industrial production remains for the fourth consecutive month presenting...

Industrial Production changed –0.4% in November January 11, 2005

In November 2004, the industrial production changed –0.4% in relation to October, in the series...

In December, Civil Construction National Index increased 1.08% January 06, 2005

The Civil Construction National Index, calculated by the IBGE in partnership with CAIXA - Caixa...

'Social Municipal Indicators' show importance of retirement income in the household monthly income in the rural areas December 29, 2004

Around 35% of the old-aged in the municipalities up to 20 thousand inhabitants contribute with 30...

'Demographic Trends' presents detailed information about population growth and loss of the Brazilian municipalities December 28, 2004

  The IBGE publishes today "Demographic Trends: an analysis of the sample of the Demographic Census...

IBGE publishes ATLAS in DVD December 27, 2004

The National Atlas of Brazil is the first publication of IBGE in DVD ROM format. It contains 420...

Basic Vocabulary of Natural Resources and Environment December 27, 2004