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Agricultural storage capacity stands at 176.3 million metric tones in the 2nd half of 2020

In the 2nd half of 2020, the available storage capacity in Brazil was 176.3 million tones, 0.1% less than the previous half. The number of establishments remained stable, at 7.9 thousand. Among the regions, only the Southeast and the South had declines (-0.1%, both), with the other regions remaining...

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In March, IBGE forecasts a 1.5% increase in the 2020 grain crops

The March 2020 estimate for the national crop of cereals, legumes and oilseeds fell in relation to the last estimate, but remains a record in the IBGE time series, reaching 245.2 million metric tons, 1.5% higher than that of 2019 (241.5 million metric tons). The decline of 3.9 million metric tons represents...

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Services sector drops 5.9% in March

Period Volume Nominal Revenue March 2016 / March 2015 -5.9% -0.4% Cumulative in 2016 -5.0% 0.5% Cumulative in 12 meses -4.4% 0.7% Compared with the same month a year ago, the services sector dropped 5.9% in terms of volume of services in March, having already changed -3.9% in February and -5.0% in January....

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In February, retail sales stood stable (0.0%)

In February 2019, the voume of sales of the national retail sales stood stable (0.0%) against January, in the seasonally adjusted series, after an advance of 0.4% in January. The quarterly moving average, after rising 0.5% in January, fell 0.6% in February. Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales...

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PAS 2017: service sector has fewer enterprises, which employ fewer people and pay lower salaries

In 2017, the services sector had 1,307 million enterprises; they employed 12,302 million persons and paid an average 2.2 minimum wages. The three indicators recorded decrease against 2016, when there were a total 1,330 million enterprises(-1.7%), with 12,345 million employed persons (-0.3%) paying 2.3...

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In November, retail sales increase by 2.0%

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue November/October* 2.0 0.9 0.6 0.3 Quarterly moving average* 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 November 2016 / November 2015 -3.5 5.0 -4.5 1.7 Cumulative in 2016 -6.4 4.8 -8.8 -0.6 Cumulative in 12 months -6.5 4.6 -9.1 -0.8 *...

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Retail sales increase by 0.5% in April

Period Retail Extended retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue April/March 0.5% 1.2% -1.4% -0.4% Quarterly moving average 0.3% 0.9% -0.4% 0.2% April 2016 / April 2015 -6.7% 5.2% -9.1% -0.4% Cumulative 2016 -6.9% 4.8% -9.3% -0.6% Cumulative in 12 months -6.1% 3.2% -9.7%...

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In December, IPCA stays at 0.96% and closes 2015 at 10.67%

Period RATE DECEMBER 2015 0.96% NOVEMBER 2015 1.01% DECEMBER 2014 0.78% Cumulative in the year 10.67% The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed 0.96% in December and stood 0.05 percentage points (p.p.) below the November´s rate (1.01%). Nonetheless, it was the highest monthly rate for...

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Producer Price Index (IPP) of June stays at -0.13%

JUNE 2014 -0.13% May 2014 -0.26% June 2013 1.32% Cumulative in 2014 0.93% June 2014 / June 2013(cumulative in 12 months) 5.04% In June 2014, the Producer Price Index (IPP) changed -0.13% compared with the previous month, above the rate recorded in May (-0.26%). For the first time ever, the time series...

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In December, retail sales fall (-2.6%) and close 2014 at 2.2%

Period Retail trade Extended retail trade Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue December / November -2.6 -2.4 -3.7 -3.7 Quarterly moving average 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.5 December 2014 / December 2013 03 6.0 -2.2 3.0 Cumulative in 2014 2.2 8.5 -1.7 3.9 In December, in the seasonally...

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IBGE releases new map of Land Cover and Land Use of Brazil

IBGE releases today, 28/12/2016, the report of changes in Land Cover and Land Use of Brazil 2014, with commentaries, tables and graphs. Also available is the Map of Land Use and Land Cover of Brazil 2014, in two versions: a digital vector shapefile, at the 1:1,000,000 scale (1 cm = 10 km), and a pdf...

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In 2008, harvest of grains may increase 3.1%

IBGE conducted, in November, the second forecast of the planted areas or areas to be planted, as well as the production for the harvest 2008, in the Southeast, South and Central West Regions and in the states of Rondônia, Maranhão, Piauí and Bahia1 . The production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds for...

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Public Finances: Government's Gross Fixed Capital Formation decreases by 13.3% in 2017

Gross Fixed Capital Formation, measured by the Intermediate Government Account fell from R$ 92.7 billion, in 2016, to R$ 80.3 billion in 2017 (-13.3%). According to Public Finances Statistics, net borrowing reached R$ 551.3 billion. That figure corresponded to 8.4% of the country's Gross Domestic Product...

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Maps show changes in boundaries of 261 municipalities

The IBGE has updated, today, the maps of 261 municipalities which had changes in their areas and boundaries between May 2017 and April 2018. The changes in the municipal boundaries have an impact on the number of residents of those locations, since changes cause some regions to be part of neighboring...

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Unemployment rate was 5.3% in August

The unemployment rate was estimated at 5.3%, with statistically significantly decrease (0.3 percentage points) in relation to the result of July (5.6%). The rate remained stable in relation to that of August 2012 (5.3%). The unemployed population (1.3 million persons) recorded decrease of 6.0% over July...

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IPCA of December stays at 0.78% and closes 2014 at 6.41%

Period RATE DECEMBER 2014 0.78% November 2014 0.51% December 2013 0.92% Cumulative in 2014 6.41% The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed 0.78% in December and stood 0.27 percentage points above the rate of 0.51% registered in November. This was the second highest monthly rate in the...

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2019 CEMPRE: number of enterprises and organizations with at least one worker grew 3.4%

In 2019, the number of enterprises and other formal organizations in the country reached 5.2 million. After three years of decline, the number of enterprises grew by 6.1% (301.4 thousand more branches) compared to 2018. Among enterprises with at least one person employed, the increase was 3.4% (161.8...

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In 2005, harvest may reach 116,341 million tons

The fourth harvest estimate for 2005 points to a production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seeds, peanuts, rice, beans, castor seeds, corn, soybeans, oats, rye, barley, sunflower seeds, sorghum and triticale) ... The fourth harvest estimate for 2005 points to a production of cereals, legumes...

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Industrial output changes by -0.2% in November, sixth negative result in a row

Industry is 4.3% below the pre-pandemic level - Photo: Marcelo Benedicto/IBGE News Agency The output of industry reached -0.2% from October to Novemner 2021, and recorded the sixth consecutive month of negative results, a period marked by a cumulative decrease of 4.0%. Despite having had a cumulative...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 12.2% in quarter ending in October

The unemployment rate (12.2%) declined 0.6 percentage points in the moving quarter between August and October 2017 in relation to the May-July 2017 quarter (12.8%). It increased 0.4 percentage points compared with the same quarter in 2016 (11.8%). Indicator / Period Aug-Sep-Oct 2017 May-Jun-Jul 2017...