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In February, retail sales change -0.1%

Period Retail Trade Extended Retail Trade Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue February/January -0.1 0.7 -1.1 -0.2 Quarterly moving average -0.7 -0.2 -1.9 -1.3 February 2015 / February 2014 -3.1 3.6 -10.3 -4.2 Cumulative 2015 -1.2 5,0 -7.5 -1.7 Cumulative in 12 months 0.9 7.2...

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National Index of Civil Construction changes 0.21% in December

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) changed 0.21% in December, standing 0.03 percentage points below the October ´s index (0.24%). The cumulative index in the year was 3.98%, above the rate of 2.55% registered in 2023. The index in December 2023 had been 0.26%. The national cost of construction,...

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Volume of services changes by -0.4% in August

InAugust 2024, volume of services in Brazil recorded a negative change of 0.4% from July, in the non-adjusted series, after an increase of 1.6% in the period June-July. Period Change (%) Volume Nominal Revenue August 24 / July 24* -0.4 0.1 August 24 / August 23 1.7 7.5 umulative in January-August 2.7...

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Public finance: net borrowing of government dropped 12.2% in 2024

In 2024, net borrowing of the general government was R$741.3 billion, showing a drop of 12.2% in relation to 2023. This result reflected the nominal growth of 12.7% in total revenue compared to the 8.5% increase in expenditure computed across the three levels of government. The data comes from Public...

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In September, industry shrinks in 6 of the 15 areas surveyed

With a change of -0.4% in industry output in September 2025, in the seasonally adjusted series, 6 of the 15 areas surveyed by the IBGE also recorded negative results. Paraná (-6;9%), Bahia (-4.7%) and Rio de Janeiro (-4.3%) recorded the main drops, followed by Pará (-1.4%), São Paulo (-0.4%) and Northeast...

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Retail sales change -0.4% in April

Period Retail Extended retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue April/March -0.4 0.3 -0.3 0.3 Quarterly moving average -0.6 0.1 -1.2 -0.5 April 2015 / April 2014 -3.5 2.5 -8.5 -2.7 Cumulative in 2015 -1.5 4.7 -6.1 -0.3 Cumulative in 12 months 0.2 6.4 -4.1 1.6 In the seasonally-adjusted...

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Construction prices change 0.31% in July with deceleration in material and workforce

SINAPI retreats 0.57 percentage points in July over June - Picture: Simone Mello/IBGE The National index of Civil Construction (SINAPI) changed 0.31% in July. The rate is 0.57 percentage points (p.p.) lower than the index registered in June (0.88%). The cumulative index in the last 12 months hit 5.25%,...

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Industrial output changes -0.3% in February

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the national industrial output changed 0.3% negatively in February 2024 over January. It was the second retreat in a row, with a cumulative loss of 1.8%. February 2024/ January 2024 -0.3% February 2024/ February 2023 5.0% Cumulative in the year 4.3% Cumulative in 12...

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Retail sales change -0.9% in March

Period Retail Extended retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue March/February -0.9% -0.4% -1.6% -1.5% Quarterly moving average -0.4% 0.4% -1.1% -0.4% March 2015 / March 2014 0.4% 6.5% -0.7% 5.1% Cumulative in 2015 -0.8% 5.5% -5.3% 0.5% Cumulative in 12 months 1.0% 7.3%...

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Industrial prices change -0.36% in April, third drop in a row

The sector of petroleum refining and biofuels was the one that mostly negatively influenced the April´s IPP - Picture: Andre Motta de Souza/Agência Petrobras The prices of the national industry registered a negative change of 0.36% in April over March (-0.60%), the third consecutive month of drop after...

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Retail sales change 0.5% in May

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue May / April 0.5 1.0 -0.3 0.4 Quarterly moving average -0.1 0.7 -0.3 0.5 May 2014 / May 2013 4.8 11.4 0.9 7.0 Cumulative in 2014 5.0 11.2 1.4 6.9 Cumulative in 12 months 4.9 11.7 2.2 7.8 In the seasonally adjusted...

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Retail sales change -0.4% in June

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue June/May -0.4 0.8 -0.8 0.2 Quarterly moving average -0.6 0.4 -1.0 -0.1 June 2015 / June 2014 -2.7 4.6 -3.5 3.1 Cumulative in 2015 -2.2 4.2 -6.4 -0.4 Cumulative in 12 months -0.8 5.5 -4.8 1.0 In the seasonally-adjusted...

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Producer Price Index (IPP) changes 1.48% in December and closes 2024 at 9.42%  

In December 2024, industry prices changed 1.48% compared to November, accumulating a 9.42% increase in the year, the fourth highest cumulative value in the year up to December since the beginning of the time series, in 2014. The cumulative result for 2024 was more than 14 percentage points (pp) higher...

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In January, trade sales change by 0.4%

In January 2019, retail trade in the country changed by 0.4% against December, in the seasonally adjusted series, after a decrease of 2.1% in December. The quarterly moving average for retail trade, after stability in the quarter ended December (0.0%), was 0.5% in the quarter ended January. Period Retail...

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Producer Price Index changes 0.35% in March

The prices of the mining and manufacturing industries increased, on average, 0.35% in March when compared with February. In this same comparison, 17 out of 24 activities recorded positive changes of prices, against 14 last month. Therefore, the cumulative index in the year stayed at 0.25% against –0.10...

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[Video] Climate helps grain crops

Soybean and corn account for the rise of 2017 harvest estimates, which was 29.2% above thre grain output of 2016. That is what shows the Systemstic Survey of Agricukltural Production, released today (June 8), in a press conference held in Maringá, Paraná. The state of Paraná (17.9%) is rhe second msin...

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Agricultural area increases in two years, occupies 7.6% of national territory in 2018

Agricultural area in Brazil increased 44.8% between 2000 and 2018, occupying 664,784 km2 of the territory - Photo: Photoxpress The agricultural area in Brazil increased 3.3% between 2016 and 2018, as pointed out by Monitoring Land Use and Cover, released today (26) by the IBGE, and available in the Interactive...

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Retail sales change 0.9% in November

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue November 2014 / October 2014 0.9% 1.4% 1.2% 2.2% Quarterly moving average 0.9% 1.3% 1.3% 1.9% November 2014 / November 2013 1.0% 7.1% -2.7% 2.7% Cumulative in 2014 2.4% 8.7% -1.6% 4.0% Cumulative in 12 months...

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Retail sales change -0.1% in March

In March 2013, Retail Trade in the country recorded decrease of -0.1% in volume of sales and increase of 0.8% in nominal revenue, being both figures seasonally-adjusted results over the previous month. In terms of volume and revenue of sales, the results surpassed those of the previous month. With reference...

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Retail sales change 0.3% in March

In March 2018, the volume of sales of the national retail trade changed 0.3% compared to February, in the seasonally-adjusted series, after falling 0.2% in February. As a result, the quarterly moving average rose slightly by 0.3% over the quarter ended in February. In the series without seasonal adjustment,...