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IBGE releases schedule for September 9-13

IBGE Schedule brings the Institute's activities for the week - Photo: Art on photo by Bel Corção/Brasil com S Released today (9), the IBGE Schedule includes the Institute's activities for the week of September 9 to 13. The edition made available includes internal and external meetings, events and appointments...

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Unemployment falls in 15 Federation Units in Q2 2024

No Federation Unit recorded increase in the unemployment rate in Q2 - Photo: Jonathan Campos - AEN/PR The unemployment rate in Q2 2024 fell to 6.9%, by 1.0 percentage point (p.p.) from Q1, having reached its lowest figure for a second quarter since 2014 (6.9%). Drop in the unemployment rate was observed...

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75% of the total accommodation capacity of the metropolitan regions are concentrated in the capitals

Almost 75% of the total accommodation capacity of the metropolitan regions (RM) of capital municipalities... Almost 75% of the total accommodation capacity of the metropolitan regions (RM) of capital municipalities and development integrated regions (RIDE) in Brazil, in 2011, were concentrated in the...

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In Teresina, IBGE participates in the 10th edition of the Federative Caravan

The IBGE will be present at another edition of the Federative Caravan, this time in Teresina (PI). The 10th edition of the event will be held on the 20th and 21st of June, at the Teresina Convention Center.For the two days of the Federative Caravan, the State Superintendency of IBGE Piauí (SES/PI) set...

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In July, three of the 15 areas surveyed follow national drop of industry

Pharmaceutical industry influenced the negative result of São Paulo - Photo: Freepik From June to July, industrial production in Brazil decreased by 1.4%, with drops in only three of the 15 areas surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey of Industry (PIM) Regional: Pará (-3.8%), Bahia (-2.3%) and São Paulo...

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Inflation preview stands at 0.30% in July

Rise of Transportation is driven by airfares and fuels - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The inflation preview of July stood at 0.30%, after recording 0.39% in June. The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15), released today (25) by the IBGE, indicates that the biggest change (1.12%)...

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Industrial production increases in eight of the 15 areas surveyed in June

The sector of chemicals accounted for the main positive contribution to the industry of Rio Grande do Sul - Photo: Agência Petrobras From May to June, industrial production in Brazil increased by 4.1%, with expansion in eight of the 15 areas surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey of Industry (Regional...

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Industrial output retreats 0.5% in April after rising for two months

Drop in production of mining and quarrying industries takes national industrial output index to the negative side - Picture: Agência Vale The industrial output retreated 0.5% between March and April, interrupting two consecutive months of growth, a period in which it accumulated an expansion of 1%. With...

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IBGE releases schedule for the week of September 30 to October 4

IBGE Schedule presents the activities to be carried out by the Institute each week - Photo: Art on photo by Bel Corção/Brasil com S The IBGE Schedule for this week, released today (30), includes internal and external meetings, events and appointments of the Presidency, the Directorates and Advisory Boards,...

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IBGE finishes participation in the Federative Caravan in Pernambuco

Superintendent in Pernambuco and IBGE servants conclude services at the Federative Caravan - Photo: Vinícius Britto On April 15th and 16th, the IBGE participated in the Federative Caravan in Pernambuco, held at the Pernambuco Convention Center, in the Salgadinho neighborhood, in Olinda (PE), in the midst...

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In July, services sector grows for the second consecutive month and hits new record

Services sector grows by 1.2% in July, after an increase of 1.7% a year ago - Photo: Freepik Volume of services rendered in the country remained on an upward trend in July, with an increase of 1.2% from June. It is the second positive result in a row, with an increase of 2.9%(June-July). This way, the...

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Industrial production down by 0.9% in May, second monthly drop in a row

The sector of motor vehicles, trailers and bodies dropped by 11.7% in May - Photo: Roberto Dziura Jr/AEN From April to May, industrial production in the country dropped by 0.9%. That was the second monthly drop in a row, with a cumulative decrease of 1.7%. As a result, the sector made up for the cumulative...

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Unemployment drops again and employment hits a record in private and public sectors

Number of workers in Trade increases by 1.9% in the quarter, hits a record in the time series and boots employment in the private sector - Photo: IBGE Archive In the May-July quarter of 2024, the unemployment rate fell to 6.8%, with a drop of 0.7 percentage points (p.p.) from the Feb-Apr quarter (7.5%)...

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Industrial prices rise 0.61% in August, seventh consecutive increase

The food sector, accounting for 0.32 pp of the 0.61% change, was the one that exerted the greatest influence on the August IPP - Photo: Freepik For the seventh consecutive time, national industry prices have registered growth, with a gain of 0.61% in August 2024 compared to last July. The Producer Price...

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In August, services sector changes by -0.4% after record figure in the time series

Influenced by the sector of information and communication (-1.0%), volume of services changes by -0.4% in August - Photo: Agência Brasília The volume of services rendered in the country dropped by 0.4% in August, interrupting a sequence of tow consecutive months of increase. As a result, the sector is...

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With drop in materials, construction prices change 0.17% in May

Share of materials changed -0.05% in May, lowest rate of the year - Photo: Helena Pontes The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), released today (11) by the IBGE, showed a change of 0.17% in May, a drop of 0.24 percentage points (pp) in relation to April (0.41%). Thus, in the last 12 months, the...

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IBGE, Correios and Ministry of Cities discuss solutions to addresses in urban fringes

The National Meeting of Addresses in Urban Fringes was held at the Correios headquarters, in Brasília - Photo: Lucas Cunha - SES/DF The National Meeting of Addresses in Urban Fringes was held at the Correios headquarters, in Brasília, with the objective of discussing and finding solutions to the addressing...

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IBGE offers SINGED-Lab training for 210 managers to help municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

The training was free and registrations were made on the IBGE bookstore website. In one of the actions of the task force created by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) to assist in the reconstruction of cities hit by floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, more than 200 managers,...

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Retail sales grow 0.6% in July, after falling in the previous month

Recent trend of hypermarkets and supermarkets reflects the results of national retail - Photo: Helena Pontes / Angência IBGE Notícias Retail sales in Brazil grew again in July, after falling in June. The increase was 0.6%, recovering part of the 0.9% loss in the previous month. In the year, from January...

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IBGE starts giving assistance at the Federative Caravan in Amapá

The IBGE, through the Superintendence of Amapá (SES/AP), is holding today (2/5) and tomorrow (3/5) the ninth edition of the Federative Caravan, at the Fazendinha Exhibition Park, in Macapá (AP). The event features services and assistance provided to public managers from the 16 municipalities of Amapá...