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Volume of trade sales up by 0.7% in July

The sector of personal and domestic articles had an impact on the result of trade in July - Photo: Alerrandre Barros/IBGE News Agency Retail trade in the country increased by 0.7% in July, after a change of 0.1% in June. As a result, the quarterly moving average changed by 0.1% in the quarter ended July,...

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Unemployment rate was 9.4% in August

For the third consecutive month, the unemployment rate, measured by the Monthly Employment Survey of IBGE, was 9.4%. In relation to August 2004 (11.4%), there was decrease of 2.0 percentage points. For the third consecutive month, the unemployment rate, measured by the Monthly Employment Survey of IBGE,...

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In 2012, industrial output drops in nine of the 14 places surveyed

Between November and December 2012, the stability of the production level in the industry was also seen in the areas, since seven places recorded negative rates and seven advanced this month, in the seasonally adjusted series. Paraná (-3.5%), Rio Grande do Sul (-2.0%), Espírito Santo (-1.9%), Rio de...

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Industrial employment remains unchanged in November

In November 2012, the total salaried employed persons of industry remained unchanged (0.0%) versus the figure in the immediately previous month (seasonally-adjusted series) after having recorded -0.1% in August, -0.3% in September and 0.4% in October. Still considering the same series, the quarterly...

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Industrial output increases in 10 of 14 places surveyed in March

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the growing pace of the national industrial output between February and March 2016 was followed by ten out of the 14 places surveyed, highlighted by the sharpest advances registered in Amazonas (22.2%) and Bahia (8.1%). The Northeast Region (4.1%), Santa Catarina (3.8%),...

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National Construction Index was 0.62% in March

The National Construction Index, calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, changed by 0.62% in March, and was 0.21 percentage points higher than the February index (0.41%). This result was affected by the salary readjustments which occurred in Bahia and in Rio de Janeiro, and is...

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Industrial output drops in 11 of 14 places surveyed

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the decline of 3.8% in the national industrial output between July and August 2016 caused drops in 11 out of the 14 places surveyed. The most intense retreats were registered in Paraná (-8.0%), Espírito Santo (-6.4%), Amazonas (-5.7%) and São Paulo (-5.4%). Goiás (-2.9%),...

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In August, IBGE estimates increase of 9% for the 2008 grain harvest

The forecast of harvest (145.1 million metric tons) for 2008 is 9.0% higher than in 2007 and stable in relation to July, maintaining in this way the expectation of a record output. The area to be harvested (47.4 million hectares) is 4.4% higher than in the previous year.... The forecast of harvest (145.1...

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Industrial output falls 0.6% in October

The industrial output fell 0.6% in October 2011 compared with September in the seasonally adjusted series, third negative result in this type of comparison, accumulating a loss of 2.6% along this period. The slower pace reached 20 of the 27 activities surveyed. Comparing with October 2010, the industrial...

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Unemployment rate was 8.1% in July

The unemployment rate did change significantly compared to the previous month (7.8%), and decreased 1.4 percentage points compared to July 2007 (9.5%). The employed population (21.7 million) remained stable in relation to June, but increased 4% compared to July 2007. The number of workers with a formal...

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Grain harvest expected to increase 9.7% in 2007

The first harvest estimate for this year, according to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA 1), indicated positive change in the following products, in relation to 2006: herbaceous seed cotton (27.1%), 1st - harvest beans in grain (39.8%), 1st - harvest corn in grain (12.9%), 2nd -...

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Industrial employment up 0.3% from June to July

In July, the industrial employment had positive change of 0.3% in relation to June (seasonally adjusted series). The rate was the same (0.3%) in comparison with July 2005, being this one the first positive result after nine negative rates. The indicators accumulated in the year and in the last twelve...

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IPCA-15 reaches 0.28% in August, driven by the rise in electricity

End of the Itaipu bonus led to the rise of residential electricity (4.59%) - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The inflation preview stood at 0.28% in August, 0.35 percentage points (p.p.) above the rate of July (-0.07%). With a contribution of 0.16 p.p. to the result of the month, the main influnce...

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In seven years, annual figure for average unemployed population has fallen by 28.2%

Participation of women in the employed population had continuous increase There was steady increase of the participation of women in the employed population, in the seven years analyzed. In spite of this increase, women remained as a minority in the employed population, although they were the main presence...

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Continuous PNAD shows unemployment of 8.3% in Q2 2015

Indicator / Period Q2 2015 Q1 2015 Q2 2014 Unemployed rate 8.3% 7.9% 6.8% Usual real earnings R$ 1,882 R$ 1,892 R$ 1,855 Change of the usual real earnings in relation to: -0.5% 1.4% In the 2nd quarter of 2015, the unemployment rate in Brazil was estimated at 8.3%, the highest in the time series started...

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Industrial employment changed by -0.1% from May to June

The rate was the same (-0.1%) in comparison with June 2005; this was the ninth consecutive negative indicator in this type of comparison. The indicator accumulated in the year decreased by 0.5%; the index accumulated in the last 12 months, by 0.3%. The number of employed persons fell by 0.4% in the second...

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In April, retail trade increased by 0.2% in volume and 0.6% in nominal revenue

These hikes were in relation to March 2008, with indexes seasonally adjusted. In relation to April 2007, the volume of retail trade sales increased by 8.7%, and the nominal revenue by 13.8%. These hikes were in relation to March 2008, with indexes seasonally adjusted. In relation to April 2007, the volume...

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Cattle slaughter hits Q1’s record in the time series

Cattle slaughter in the first quarter of 2013 (8.1 million head) registered an increase of 12.7% in relation to the same quarter of 2012 and was the highest result for a Q1 in the survey's time series. Cumulative carcass weight (1.9 million metric tons) was 13.2% higher than in Q1 of 2012. Chicken slaughter...

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Industrial employment changed by 0.3% in January

In January 2007, the seasonally adjusted rate of industrial employment relative to December 2006 was 0.3%. This change occurred after three consecutive months of negative results, a period in which there was fall of 0.6%. In comparison with January 2006, there was increase of 0.9%, with continuation...

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Unemployment stays at 4.7% in December and closes 2011 with an average of 6.0%

The unemployment rate was estimated at 4.7% in December of 2011, the lowest rate for December and the lowest rate in the time series of the Monthly Employment Survey (PME), started in March of 2002. It dropped 0.5 p.p. in relation to the result of November (5.2%) and 0.6 p.p. compared with December of...