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2022 Census: half of Brazilian indigenous population is under 25 years

Indigenous population shows a younger profile when compared with the total population living in Brazil - Picture: IBGE Archive The results of the 2022 Population Census show that the younger population has a higher weight among the indigenous people compared with the resident population in Brazil. It...

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Inflation stands at 0.12% in July, after defaltion in the previous month

With gasoline's rise, July inflation returns to positive - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/Agência IBGE Notícias The official inflation for the month of July was 0.12%, 0.20 percentage points (pp) above the rate of -0.08% registered in June. In the year, the IPCA accumulates an increase of 2.99% and, in the...

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July´s estimate grows 0.5%, expects record harvest of 308.9 million tonnes in 2023

Favorable weather for the second crop of corn helped estimate for record harvest in 2023 - Picture: Jonas Oliveira/AEN-PR According to the July estimates of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production, released today (10) by the IBGE, the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds should...

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From August to September, industrial output drops in five of the 15 areas surveyed

Mining and quarrying industry was the main contributor to industry in Pará, main rise in a month of September - Photo: Agência Vale From August to September, the Brazilian industrial output changed by 0.1%, with increases in five of the 15 areas surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey of Industry (Regional...

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Trade sales hold stable, changing -0.2% in August

The set of activities that make up the mix of department stores were those that contributed most to the result in the month - Photo: IBGE Collection The volume of trade sales in August changed -0.2% compared to July 2023. In comparison with August 2022, there was an increase of 2.3%. In the indicator...

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Industry prices drop 0.82% in July, driven by the food sector

The food sector was the most influential one in industry, with a drop of 1.36%, having accounted for -0.33 percentage points in the general result of industry - Photo: José Fernando Ogura / AEN-PR Industry prices fell by 0.82% from July to June, recording the sixth consecutive month of decrease. That...

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Services sector changes by 0.3% in December and closes 2023 with third consecutive annual increase

In 2023, volume of services recorded its third annual increase in a row - Photo: Freepik Volume of services in Brazil changed by 0.3% in December 2023, the second positive result in a row, with a cumulative increase of 1.2% in the last two months of the year, partially making up for the loss observed...

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Civil construction costs up 0.31% in January

Share of materials registers first negative change since December 2019 - Photo:/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (February 08) by the IBGE, rose 0.31% in January, an increase of 0.23 percentage points in relation to December. In the last 12 months, the...

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Industrial production declines in fourteen of the 15 places surveyed in July compared to June

IT equipment, electronic and optical products were the biggest influence on the industry's results in Amazonas - Photo:Tiago Ciccarini/SEJUSP From June to July, Brazilian industrial production fell 0.6%, with falls in fourteen of the 15 places surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey of Industry (PIM)....

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With an increase of 12.6%, 2023 harvest may hit record and reach 296,2 million tonnes

Increase of production results from the recovery of soybeans and the expansion of corn crops - Photo: Jaelson Lucas/AEN-PR The Brazilian harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to hit a new record in 2023, and amount to 296.2 million tonnes, with an increase of 12.6% (33.1 million tons of...

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Services sector changes by -0.3% in September

Professional, administrative and complementary services, accounting for the main negative contribution, dropped by 1.1% in September - Photo: Claudio Vieira/PMSJC In September, volume of services rendered in the country changed by -0.3% from the previous month. For the second consecutive month, the sector...

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Volume of trade sales down by 1% in May

Sector of hyper and supermarkets shrank in May and affected the result of trade sales in Brazil - IBGE Collection Retail trade sales in Brazil dropped by 1% from April to May. Therefore, the cumulative index in the year reached 1.3% whereas, in the last 12 months, it was 0.8%. The interannual comparison...

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June estimate for 2023 shows record harvest of 307.3 million tonnes

The growth of grain harvest in June was driven by the increase of corn output by 1.4 million tonnes - Photo: Albari Rosa/AEN-PR Released today (13) by the IBGE, the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production reveals that the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds may hit a new record in...

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Volume of sales in trade remains stable in June, closes semester with rise of 1.3%

Sector of fuels and lubricants influenced rise in trade in the first semester of 2023 - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The retail trade remained stable and registered 0.0% between May and June. The quarterly moving average was -0.3% in the second quarter of 2023 and the cumulative index in the...

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Unemployment levels off at 8.5% in quarter ended April, lowest rate for the period since 2015

Informality rate reached 38.9% of the employed population in quarter ended April - Photo: Marcelo Seabra/Pará Branch The unemployment rate was 8.5% in the moving quarter ended April 2023. the change of 0.1 percentage points (p.p.) from the previous quarter, Nov 2022-Jan 2023 (8.4%), shows stability of...

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First estimate indicates record grain harvest in 2023 driven by recovery of soybeans

Increase of production was mainly due to the expansion expected for soybeans - Photo: Gilson Abreu - AEN/PR The Brazilian harvest of cereals and legumes is expected to reach 288.1 million tonnes in 2023, according to the first estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production - LSPA, released...

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In August, industry advances in nine of the 15 places surveyed

Alta no setor de produtos químicos influenciou crescimento da indústria paulista (3,0%) em agosto - Foto: Freepik With the positive change of 0.4% in national industry in August, in the seasonally adjusted series, nine of the 15 places surveyed by the IBGE in this indicator showed positive rates. The...

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National industrial production changes -0.2% in February

Drop in production of food influenced result of national industry in February - Picture: Jonathan Campos-AEN The industrial output in Brazil changed -0.2% between January and February. It was the third negative figure in a row, accumulating a drop of 0.6%. These are the results of the Monthly Industrial...

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April's inflation is 0.61%, influenced by price rise in medicines

Authorized price rise of up to 5.60% in medicines influenced April inflation. Photo: Helena Pontes/Agência IBGE Notícias The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) for April was 0.61%, 0.10 percentage points (pp) below the rate of 0.71% recorded in March. In the year, the IPCA accumulates an increase...

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After three consecutive rises, services retreat 0.9% in August

Management of ports and terminals exerted the major negative influence on the result of the services sector in Brazil. Picture: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency After gaining 2.1% in the May-July period, volume of services rendered in Brazil retreated 0.9% in August over the previous month. It was the...