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Inflation accelerates to 1.31% in February, driven by electricity

With the end of the Itaipu Bonus, residential electricity rises by 16.8% in February - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Inflation in the country accelerated to 1.31% in February, after recording 0.16% in the previous month. This is the biggest increase for a month of February since 2003 (1.57%)...

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Food and transportation put pressure and IPCA-15 reaches 0.64% in March

With highs in hen eggs (19,44%), tomatoes (12,57%) and ground coffee (8,53%), food at home jumps to 1.25% in March - Photo: Pedro Vidal/IBGE News Agency Collection The inflation preview was 0.64% in March, 0.59 percentage points (pp) below February, when it changed 1.23%. The result was influenced mainly...

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Check out the IBGE schedule for the week of March 31 - April 4

Photo: Art on photo by Bel Corção/Brasil com S The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released today (31) the schedule for the week of March 31 to April 4. This edition includes internal and external meetings, as well as events and appointments from several IBGE areas, from the Presidency,...

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In 2023, deaths fall 7.9% among elderly persons aged 80 years and over

In 2023, registration of deaths falls 5.7% among persons aged 60 years and over, group that represents 71% of deaths occurred in the year and registered - Picture: Itapevi City Hall 1.43 million deaths occurred in Brazil in 2023, registered up to the first quarter of 2024, a reduction of 5% compared...

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2022 Census: two out of three Brazilians were residents of roads without wheelchair ramps

According to the 2022 Population Census, 119.9 million persons were residents of roads without wheelchair ramps - Photo: Gabriel Borges/Secom-VR Data found in the 2022 Census show that, of the 174.2 million residents of areas with urban characteristics in Brazil, 119.9 million (68.8%) were living on...

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IBGE Schedule: Check the IBGE schedule for the week of March 10-14

Picture: Art over photo by Bel Corção/Brasil com S A new edition of the IBGE Schedule is already available. The document available today (10) includes internal and external meetings, events and appointments of the Presidency, Directorates and Advisories, IBGE State Superintendencies and the National...

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IBGE will launch Work Plan for 2025 in all the Major Regions in Brazil

Headquarters of the Superintendence for Development of Brazilian Northeast (SUDENE) The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) will launch its Work Plan for 2025 in all the Major Regions. The series of events starts on Monday, 27, in the North Region, in Belém, capital of Pará state,...

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IBGE launches Work Plan 2025 in Recife (PE)

For Danilo Cabral, Superintendent of SUDENE, the presentation of the Plan consolidates the partnership between that institution and the IBGE - Picture: Agência SUDENE Representing the Northeast Region, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released today (28) the Work Plan 2025 at...

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Unemployment rate reaches 6.5% in the quarter ended in January

Number of unemployed persons (7.2 million) in the country grew 5.3% compared to the previous quarter - Photo: Helena Pontes/Agência IBGE Notícias The Continuous PNAD for the quarter of November 2024 to January 2025, released today (27) by the IBGE, showed that the unemployment rate in Brazil reached...

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EMCDC - Pilot Test - Study on the Continuous Population Census Modality

A pilot test was planned to evaluate the adequacy of the use of an alternative census modality to the complete enumeration of the population in Brazil. The test was designed to enable the evaluation and adequacy of the methods to be used to obtain results under this modality and to allow the assessment...

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With increase of 0.8%, services sector resumes growth in February

The Information and Communication sector (1.8%) contributed to the rise in services in February - Photo: Freepik The volume of services in the country increased by 0.8% in February 2025 compared to the previous month, when it fell by 0.6%. Compared to February 2024, the sector expanded by 4.2%, the eleventh...

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With rise in Housing, inflation preview hits 1.23% in February

Residential electricity recorded the main positive impact (0.54 p.p) on the inflation preview of February - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE NewsAgency The inflation preview, measured by the Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15), stood at 1.23% in February 2025, 1.12 percentage points (p.p.) above...

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Construction prices rise 0.51% in January

Driven by the adjustment of the minimum wage, workforce records a drop of 0.97% in January - Photo: Gilson Abreu/AEN-PR The National Index of Civil Construction (SINAPI), released today (11) by the IBGE, increased by 0.51% in January. The rate is 0.30 percentage points (p.p.) above the rate of December...

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IPCA decelerates to 0.16%, the lowest rate for January since 1994

Residential electricity retreats 14.21% and exerts a more intense negative impact (-0.55 p.p.) on January´s inflation - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency In January 2025, the Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) retreated to 0.16%, the lowest rate for January since the beginning of the...

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IBGE launches Work Plan for 2025 in Brasília (DF)

Central West was the third Major Region to receive the IBGE Work Plan for 2025 The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released today (29) the Work Plan for 2025 in the Central West Region. The event was held at the auditorium of the Federal Data Processing Service (SERPRO), in Brasília...

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After 4 months of stability, retail grows 0.5% and reaches the highest level in the series

Sector of hypermarkets and supermarkets resumes growth after six months of stability - Photo: Helena Pontes From Jnuary to February, the retail sales in the country increased 0.5% and reached the highest level in the time sereis started in January 200, surpassing by 0.3% the previous record level (October...

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In Vitória (ES), IBGE launches Work Plan for 2025

Márcio Pochmann, president of the IBGE, praised the partnerships of the Institute with IJSN and said that “the IBGE is one of the few institutions that visits people’s homes.”. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) launched its Work Plan for 2025, on Thursday (30), in Vitória (ES),...

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Prices in Industry increase 1.48% in December and close 2024 with high of 9.42%

The food sector (3.48 pp) exerted the greatest influence on the accumulated result for the year and closed 2024 with a 14.08% increase in prices - Photo: Fernando Ogura/AEN-PR In December 2024, prices in the industrial sector increased 1.48% compared to the previous month, the eleventh positive result...

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Industrial production increases in eight of the 15 areas surveyed in January

Accounting for the main positive contribution to the monthly index, industry in January was affected by the increase in production of chemicals - Photo: Freepik Eight of the 15 areas surveyed by the Monthly Survey of Industry (PIM) recorded increases from December to January, when national production...

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IBGE releases updating of names of Brazilian municipalities

The IBGE releases today the updated list of the changes of the Legal Toponyms of the Brazilian Municipalities. They are the place names, periodically updated in the IBGE´s territorial structures database. The new version brings the four most recent changes and all the previous ones. The table with the...