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Services sector grows 0.6% in December and closes year at -5.0%

Period Volume Nominal Revenue December 2016 / November 2016 0.6% 0.5% December 2016 / December 2015 -5.7% -1.5% Cumulative in 2016 -5.0% -0.1% Cumulative in 12 months -5.0% -0.1% In the seasonally-adjusted series, the volume of the services sector registered a growth of 0.6% in December against November,...

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In September, Industry decreases in nine of the 15 places surveyed

With the reduction of 0.4% in the national industrial output from August to September 2021, in the seasonally adjusted series, nine of the 15 places surveyed recorded negative rates. The sharpest drops were in Ceará (-4.4%) and Amazonas (-4.0%). Conversely, the greatest advances were in Pernambuco (3.9%),...

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In March, retail sales grow 1.5% and the nominal revenue rises 1.9%

In March, the retail trade of the country recorded a growth of 1.5% in the volume of sales and 1.9% in the nominal revenue, compared with the previous month in the seasonally adjusted series. For the volume of sales, such a result reverses the negative signal observed in May, and for the nominal revenue...

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In June, retail sales increase by 1.7%. Revenue has a rise of 2.1%

The volume of retail sales increased by 1.7% in June, and nominal revenue presented a rise of 2.1%. The rates reflect a comparison with May in the seasonally adjusted series. Regarding June 2008, the volume of sales and the nominal revenue increased by 5.6% and 9.6%, respectively. In the first six months...

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Unemployment rate was 4.7% in October

The unemployment rate in October was estimated at 4.7%, with no significant change in comparison with September (4.9%). In comparison with October 2013 (5.2%), the rate fell 0.5 percentage points. The unemployed population (1.1 million persons) was stable in relation to the September figure and fell...

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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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SIS 2015: gender and racial inequalities have decreased in ten years, but are still high in Brazil

The position of women in the Brazilian society has improved in ten years; inequalities in relation to men remain high, though. Despite the decrease from 22.3 to 21.1 in the number of hours dedicated to household tasks per week, women still accumulate 5 hours’ work more than men. That happens because...

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Retail sales rise 1.5% in November

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue November / October 1.5% 2.3% 0.5% 1.1% Quarterly moving average 0.6% 1.3% -0.4% 0.1% November 2015 / November 2014 -7.8% 1.4% -13.2% -5.4% Cumulative in 2015 -4.0% 3.3% -8.4% -1.8% Cumulative in 12 months -3.5%...

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Retail sales fall (-2.7%) in December and close 2015 at -4.3%

Period Retail Extended Retail Volume of sales Nominal Revenue Volume of sales Nominal Revenue December/November -2.7 -1.9 -0.9 -0.2 Quarterly Moving Average -0.3 0.6 -0.2 0.5 December 2015 / December 2014 -7.1 2.8 -11.0 -2.7 Cumulative in 2015 -4.3 3.2 -8.6 -1.9 Cumulative in 12 months -4.3 3.2 -8.6...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate of 11.6% in the quarter ended in July 2016

Indicator / Period May - Jun - Jul2016 Feb - Mar - Abr2016 May - Jun - Jul2015 Unemployment rate 11.6% 11.2% 8.6% Usual real earnings R$ 1,985 R$ 1,997 R$ 2,048 Value of earnings in relation to -0.6% (stable) -3.0% The unemployment rate was estimated at 11.6% in the moving quarter which ended in July...

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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 May, volume of services increased by 1.2%

In May 2021, volume of services in Brazil advanced 1.2% against April, in the seasonally adjusted series, with a cumulative increase of 2.5% in the last two months and partial recovery from the March result (-3.4%). So, the services sector surpasses the pre-pandemic level once more, and is 0.2% above...

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In November, IBGE estimates increase of 9.4% in the 2008 harvest of grains

In November, the 11th estimate of the national harvest of grains 1 for 2008, based on the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), shows a production ... In November, the 11th estimate of the national harvest of grains 1 for 2008, based on the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production...

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Quarterly Continuous PNAD: unemployment down in 20 of the 27 FUs in Q3 2021

The IBGE releases today the new series of the Continuous PNAD, which was reweighted due to, among other factors, the change in the collection during the Covid-19 pandemic. IBGE's technical note on this reweighting can be accessed here. The country's unemployment rate in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was 12.6%,...

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National Index of Civil Construction grows 0.44% in August

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) grew 0.44% in August, falling 0.24 percentage points (pp) below July (0.68%). In August 2018, the index was 0.36%. Sinapi accumulated increases of 3.11% in the year and 4.50% in 12 months, keeping the level of the preceding 12 months (4.42%). The national...

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In July, retail sales increase by 1.9%

In July, the retail trade of the country recorded a growth of 1.9% in the volume of sales and 2.0% in the nominal revenue, both in the seasonally adjusted series. For the volume of sales, it is the highest result since January 2012 (2.8%), and for the nominal revenue, it is the largest change since June...

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Retail sales increase by 0.8% in April

In April of 2012, the retail trade grew 0.8% in the volume of sales and 0.6% in the nominal revenue, both rates in relation to the previous month (seasonally adjusted). In the other comparisons, obtained from the unadjusted original series, the national retail trade recorded, as to the volume of sales,...

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Retail sales remain stable (0.0%) in May

The volume of sales of the retail trade remained stable (0.0%) in May. Nominal revenue registered a growth rate of 0.7%, both changes over the previous month and seasonally adjusted. As to the moving average, volume of sales changed 0.2%, whereas revenue recorded a growth rate of 0.8%. In relation to...

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Services sector falls 1.0% in February

In February 2020, the volume of services in Brazil fell 1.0% compared to January, in the seasonally adjusted series. This was the sharpest negative result since July 2018 (-3.1%). In the non-adjusted series, in the comparison with February 2019, the volume of services increased 0.7%. In the cumulative...

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IPCA of October stays at 0.42%

Period RATE OCTOBER 2014 0.42% September 2014 0.57% October 2013 0.57% In 2014 5.05% Cumulative in 12 months 6.59% The Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) changed 0.42% in October, below the rate of 0.57% registered in September. As a result, the cumulative index in the year closed at 5.05%, above the...