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Services grow 0.7% in August, fourth positive rate in a row

The rise of 6.7% in other services is related with auxiliary financial services - Photo: Pixabay After advancing 1.3% in the previous month, volume of services rendered in Brazil grew 0.7% in August. It is the fourth consecutive positive figure, leading to a cumulative gain of 3.3% in this period. As...

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Industrial production changes by 0.1% in April, with cumulative decrease of 3.4% in 2022

Vehicle production affects retreat of industry in 2022 - Photo: Gilson Abreu/AEN-PR Industrial output recorded a positive change (0.1%) from March to April, third consecutive month of increase, with a cumulative rise of 1.4%. Nevertheless, in the first four months of 2022, the sector also has cumulative...

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Inflation hits 0.67% in June, driven by food products

Food prices for consumption away from home rose 1.26% in June and led to the increase of IPCA - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Inflation hit 0.67% in June after a change of 0.47% in the previous month. The increase was mainly influenced by the increase of 0.80% of the group food and beverages,...

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Construction costs decelerate to 0.99% in August

High construction prices back to the levels of August 2020 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (September 9) by the IBGE, increased 0.99% in August, 0.90 percentage points below July’s rate (1.89%) and the lowest change since August...

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Industrial inflation stays at 1.83% in May, accumulates 9.06% in the year

Mining and quarrying industry stands out with highest change (12.50%) and greatest influence (0.66 p.p.) on IPP - Photo: Geraldo Falcão/Agência Petrobras The prices in the industrial sector rose 1.83% in May 2022 in relation to April. The change had been 2.08% between March and April. The cumulative...

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Inflation preview stays at 0.72% in July, the highest rate for July since 2004

Electricity was the major individual impact on the July´s IPCA-15 - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Pressed by the rise of 4.79% in electricity, the Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) stayed at 0.72% in July. With this result, inflation preview registered the highest rise for...

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With rise in health insurance plans, inflation preview stays at 0.69% in June

Adjustments in health insurance plans authorized by ANS pressed inflation preview of June - Photo: Freepik Inflation preview accelerated in June to 0.69%, standing 0.10 percentage points (p.p.) above the rate registered in May (0.59%). Having increased 2.99% and having represented 0.10 p.p. in the June´s...

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Inflation preview stays at 0.89% in August, highest for this month since 2002

Increase in electricity fare exerted the biggest individual impact on the rise of IPCA-15 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Pressed by the rise in electricity, the Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) stayed at 0.89% in August. That figure is the highest one for August since 2002,...

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Inflation keeps rising, reaches 1.06% in April, highest rate for April since 1996

Having risen 2.06%, food remains pressing inflation - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency After reaching 1.62% in March, inflation rose 1.06% in April. This was the highest figure for April since 1996 (1.26%). The cumulative index in the year stayed at 4.29% and, in the last 12 months, at 12.13%, above...

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Industry prices close 2021 with a rise of 28.39%, a record in the time series

Eight activities closed the year with high prices, especially petroleum refining and biofuels - Photo: André Motta de Souza/Agência Petrobras Industrial sector inflation changed -0.12% in December 2021 compared to the previous month, the first negative result after 28 months. As a result, industrial...

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Inflation preview stands at 1.14% in September, the highest figure for the month since 1994

Gasoline increases 2.85% and, together with electricity, exerts the greatest individual impact on the high of IPCA-15 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Driven by the increase in the transportation group, the Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) was 1.14% in September, the highest...

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Industry prices rise 2.16% in October

Oil refining recorded biggest increase and highest influence in October - Photo: Tais Peyneau/Petrobras News Agency Inflation in the industry sector is up 2.16% in October from September, according to data from the Producer Price Index (IPP), released today (01) by the IBGE. With the result of industry...

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Cattle slaughter drops in Q2; slaughter of chicken, hogs and pigs grows

Slaughter of hogs and pigs accounted for 13.03 million in Q2 2021 - Photo:Ari Dias/AEN-PR Cattle slaughter fell 4.5%, whereas the slaughter of hogs and pigs grew 7.1% and chicken slaughter increased 7.4% in the second quarter of 2021, compared to the same quarter of 2020, according to the preliminary...

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With a rate of 11.1%, unemployment is stable in Q1

The number of workers with a formal contract in the private sector increased 1.1% in Q1 - Photo: Claudio Vieira/PMSJC The unemployment rate was estimated at 11.1% in the quarter ended March, and remained stable against the previous quarter. There was also stability in the number of employed persons,...

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Services sector advances 1.1% in July, third increase in a row

Information technology services drove the 1.1% high of the information and communication sector - Photo: Pixabay The volume of services rendered in the country grew 1.1% from June to July, the third consecutive positive result, a period in which it accumulates a gain of 2.4%. With this result, the sector...

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Services sector up 0.7% in June, second monthly increase in a row

Transportation records increase of 0.6% and is the most relevant subsector in June - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The sector of services grew by 0.7% from May to June, and recorded its second monthly increase in a row, with cumulative gain of 2.2% since March this year. As a result, the sector...

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Industrial inflation opens 2022 with rise of 1.18% in January

Mining and quarrying sector was the one that mostly influenced the January´s result - Photo: Petrobras Agency Compared with December 2021, the prices of the industrial sector began 2022 with an increase of 1.18% in January. The change had been -0.08% between November and December. The data are from the...

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Services fell by 0.6% in September, after five months of increase

Rise of plane ticket prices added to decrease of 9.0% in air transportation of passengers - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The sector of services fell by 0.6% from August to September and interrupted a series of positive rates in the five preceding months, a period with a cumulative increase of...

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Harvest estimate for 2022 drops, but keeps record level at 227,1 million tonnes

Soybean sowing started early for the 2022 havest - Photo: Gilson Abreu - AEN/PR National harvest is expected to reach one more record in 2022. After three years of record figures in a row, the latest estimae for the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), releases today (11) by the IBGE,...

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Industrial production changes by 0.3% in May and records fourth increase in a row

Machinery and equipment (7.5%) accounted for one of the main positive contributions to the change of 0.3% in output in May - Photo: IBGE Collection Industrial production recorded a positive change of 0.3% from April to May, fourth positive result in a row - February (0.7%), March (0.6%), April (0.2%)...