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Industrial output grows in ten of 15 places surveyed in May over April

The sector of computer equipment, electronic and optical products was key to the result of industry in Amazonas - Picture: Gilson Abreu/FIEP Between April and May, the Brazilian industrial output advanced 0.3%, with a growth in ten out of 15 places surveyed by the Monthly Survey of Industry (Regional...

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Construction costs slow down to 0.44% in September

After highs in recent years, materials have contributed to the slowdown in construction costs - Photo: Helena Pontes/ IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (Oct 11) by the IBGE, rose 0.44% in September, but decelerated 0.14 percentage points (pp) compared...

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National industrial production changes 0.4% in August

Performance of the pharmaceutical industry impacted on the result this month - Picture: Freepik The Brazilian industry positively changed 0.4% between July and August, offsetting part of the drop of 0.6% registered in the previous month. Compared with August 2022, the output advanced 0.5%, after recording...

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Retail sales grow 0.8% in March and close Q1 up 2.4%

Sale of office, IT and communication equipment and material was the main contributor to month's result - Photo: Jefferson Rudy/Agência Senado The volume of trade sales grew by 0.8% in March compared to February 2023. In comparison with March 2022, there was an increase of 3.2%, while in the indicator...

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March estimate is 0.5% above February figure and points to record results in 2023 harvest

Despite the drop in output in Rio Grande do Sul, increased in Paraná and in Mato Grosso may add to a record soybean harvest - Photo: Jaelson Lucas/AEN-PR The Brazilian harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach a record 299.7 million tonnes in 2023, according to the March estimate...

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In April, industrial production falls in ten of the 15 areas surveyed

Industry in the Amazon had the biggest drop in April, influenced by the sectors of IT and electronics - Photo: José Paulo Lacerda/Portal da Indústria-CNI The 0.6% decline in national industrial production in April compared to March reflected on ten of the 15 areas surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey...

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Inflation stays at 0.71% in March, pressed by rise in gasoline

Gasoline was the sub-item with the greatest individual impact (0.39 p.p.) on the month´s index - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) stayed at 0.71% in March. In the year, inflation accumulates a rise of 2.09% and, in the last 12 months, of 4.65%,...

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Unemployment shrinks to 8.0% in Q2

Increase in informality helps reduce unemployment in the second quarter - Photo: Helena Pontes/ IBGE News Agency The unemployment rate was 8.0% in the quarter ended in June, the lowest result for the period since 2014. It is a reduction of 0.8 percentage points (pp) compared to the previous quarter (8.8%),...

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Industry inflation falls again and stands at -1.96% in September

Petroleum industrial chain was the main influence for new factory-gate price drop - Photo:André Valentim/Agência Petrobras Prices in the industrial sector fell 1.96% from August to September 2022, the second biggest drop since the beginning of the time series, which began in 2014. The previous index,...

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Unemployment retreats to 8.3% in quarter ending in May, same level of 2015

With a drop in the number of persons looking for a job, the unemployment rate retreats - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The unemployment rate was 8.3% in the quarter ended in May 2023, retreating 0.3 percentage points (p.p.) in relation to the previous quarter from December 2022 to February...

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Industrial production drops 0.6% in April

Food products exerted the major negative influence (-3.2%) on the April result - Photo: Jose Fernando Ogura/AEN-PR Brazilian industrial production fell by 0.6% from March to April. The loss of pace comes after the 1.0% advance seen in the previous month, which interrupted two consecutive months of decline....

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GDP grows 1.9% in Q1, leveraged by Agriculture

Agriculture grows 21.6% in the first quarter, the highest rise since 1996, the first year of the time series of the quarterly national accounts - Picture: Jaelson Lucas/AEN-PR The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 1.9% in the first quarter this year, compared with the last quarter last year. The result...

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Services change by 0.2% in June and close first semester at 4.7%

Cargo transportation hit the peak of the time series in June - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The volume of services rendered in the country changed by 0.2% from May to June. That is the second positive rate in a row for this sector, which has a cumulative increase of 1.6% in the period. As a...

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Inflation preview stands at 0.57% in April

With an increase of 3.47%, gasoline was the sub-item that exerted the greatest individual impact on the April IPCA-15 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The preview of April inflation increased by 0.57%, after the 0.69% index recorded in March. The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15),...

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Construction prices rise 0.58% in August, second lowest rate in the year

The share of construction material recorded a decrease both from the previous month and from August 2021 - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (9) by the IBGE was 0.58%, with a decrease of 0.90 percentage points from the July rate...

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Inflation reaches 0.53% in January, levereged by high in food items

The biggest impact on the IPCA in January came from the Food and beverage group (0.13 p.p.) - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/ IBGE News Agency The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) for January was 0.53%, the fourth month in a row with an increase. In the last 12 months, the cumulative inflation...

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January´s estimate points out record harvest of 302.0 million tonnes in 2023

Production of soybeans advances 24.3% and should confirm a new record, taking advantage of favorable weather conditions - Picture: Jaelson Lucas/AEN-PR The Brazilian harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach 302.0 million tonnes according to the January´s estimate of the Systematic...

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Industrial prices fall 2.72% in June, fifth drop in a row

Food sector changed -3.35%, exerting influence of -0.83 percentage points on the overall index - Picture: Jonathan Campos/AEN-PR Industrial prices retreated 2.72% in June over May, the fifth consecutive month to drop. The cumulative index in the year hit -6.46%, the lowest figure ever registered for...

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Industry output advances 1.1% in March, after two months of decrease

The sector of petroleum products increased by 1.7% and influenced the result of national industry in March - Photo: Petrobrás Agency From February to March, industry output in the country advanced 1.1%. The expansion is observed after two consectutive months of increase, a period marked by a cumulative...

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Costs of civil construction decelerate to 0.15% in November

Drop in material prices remains contributing to deceleration of construction costs - Picture: Carlos Tavares/Pará Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (9) by the IBGE, increased 0.15% in November, but decelerated 0.23 percentage points in relation to the October´s...