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Construction prices grow 0.56% in February

Parcel of construction material contributed to the rise in February - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Released today (11) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) rose 0.56% in February, 0.16 percentage points (p.p.) below the January´s rate, which was 0.72%. Therefore,...

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Unemployment remains in decline and reaches 9.1% in the quarter ended July

With a hike in trade, number of employed persons hits a record in the country and amounts to 98.7 million - IBGE Collection The unemployment rate, which measures unemployment in the country, fell to 9.1% in the quarter ended July. This rate represents a decrease of 1.4 percentage points in comparison...

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Crop estimate declines in February, but record crop forecast is confirmed

Corn crop is expected to grow 23.9% compared to 2021 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The national grain crop should reach 261.6 million metric tons in 2022, according to the February estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released today (March 10) by the IBGE. This...

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June estimate points out record harvest of 261.4 million tonnes

National production of corn should be a record in 2022. - Photo: Jonas Oliveira/AEN-PR The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach a record of 261.4 million tonnes in 2022, according to the June estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released...

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Unemployment remains stable in 21 Federation Units in the third quarter

Unemployment rate retreated in only six states in the third quarter - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Only six Federation Units followed the reduction registered in the unemployment rate in Brazil in the third quarter over the three previous months. While the national index reduced from 9.3%...

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Inflation preview in April accelerates to 1.73%, the highest for April since 1995

Gasoline rose 7.51% in April - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The inflation preview of April accelerated to 1.73%, 0.78 percentage points (p.p.) above the March´s rate (0.95%). This was the highest monthly change of the indicator since February 2003 (2.19%). This was also the highest change for...

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Retail sales fall 2.6% in December, close the year at 1.0%

The sector of fuels and lubricants accumulated a gain of 16.6% in 2022 - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Sales in the retail trade in Brazil retreated 2.6% between November and December. This is the second consecutive drop in the sector, which had already retreated 0.9% in November. Nevertheless,...

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With fuel prices falling, preview of September inflation stays at -0.37%

September inflation preview shows fuels down by almost 10% - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The September inflation preview was -0.37%, registering the second consecutive drop after -0.73% in August. The price of fuel had the greatest influence, with emphasis on the decline in gasoline, in particular....

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Retail sales drop 0.6% in November after three months on the positive side

Drop in sales of fuels influenced on the negative result of retail in November - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Sales in the Brazilian retail trade retreated 0.6% between October and November last year. In this comparison, this is the first time that retail stays on the negative side since July...

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Industrial production advances in six of the 15 locations surveyed in October

Influenced by mining and quarrying, industrial production in Pará increased by 5.2% in October - Photo:TV Brasil From September to October, industrial production increased in six of the 15 locations surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey of Industry (PIM). In the general result, the country's industry...

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IPCA hits 0.41% in November, driven by the rise of fuels

Gasoline accounted for the main individual impact on the November IPCA - Photo Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) hit 0.41% in November and stood 0.18 percentage points below the rate of October (0.59%). In the year, the IPCA recorded an increase of 5.13%...

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Retail sales drop 1.4% in June, second consecutive month on negative side

One of the greatest influences on the June´s result was the drop of 0.5% in the sector of supermarkets - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Sales in the retail trade in Brazil retreated 1.4% between May and June. This is the second consecutive negative change in the sector, which accumulates a retraction...

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Construction costs grow 0.72% in January, with lower pressure from materials

Workforce was the greatest weight in the construction costs due to the minimum wages increase. Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), releases toady (Feb 9) by the IBGE, increased 0.72% in January, 0.20 percentage points above the rate of December 2021 (0.52%)....

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Retail trade sales up 0.9% in April, fourth increase in a row

Fabric, apparel and footwear accounted for the increase of 0.9% in retail trade sales - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Volume of retail trade sales in the country increased by 0.9% in April from March, recording the fourth consecutive increase. Against the same period a year ago, increase was...

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Construction costs grow 1.01%in October, third lowest rate of the year

The greatest regional change in October was registered in the North Region, with an increase of 2.57% - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi) released today (November 10) by the IBGE rose 1.01% in October. It is the third lowest rate in 2021, 0.13 percentage...

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Industrial production grows 0.7% in February, but remains below pre-pandemic level

Mining and quarrying production resumed progress with normal rainfall in Minas Gerais - Photo: Agência Vale Industrial production grew by 0.7% in February, compared to the previous month. This result offset part of the 2.2% drop recorded in January, but, even with the advance, the sector remains 2.6%...

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Slaughter of hogs and pigs reaches 14 million head in Q2, biggest result since 1997

Slaughter of hogs and pigs was the biggest since the beginning of the Statistics of Livestock Production series in 1997 - Photo: Ari Dias/AEN-PR In the second quarter of 2022, the slaughter of hogs and pigs reached 14.07 million head slaughtered, a record in the time series started in 1997. This figure...

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Industrial inflation decelerates to 0.56% in February

For the third month in a row, mining and quarrying industry stands out with the highest change (8.34%) - Photo: Agência Vale The prices in the industrial sector rose 0.56% in February 2022 in relation to January. The change had been 1.20% between January and December. The index that registers the last...

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Costs of civil construction rose 1.07% in November

Rise in the prices of construction is losing pace - Photo: Helga Szpiz/IBGE News Agency Released today (10) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) rose 1.07% in November, maintaining the level of the previous month (1.01%). In the cumulative index of the last 12 months, the rate...

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Unemployment drops to 8.1% in quarter ended November

Increase in the number of formal workers drives expansion of employment in tne country - Photo: Charles de Moura/PMSJC The unemployment rate was 8.1% in the quarter ended November, with a decrease of 0.9 percentage points (p.p.) from the three preceding months (8.9%), and the lowest result since April...