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GDP grows 1.9% from Q1 to Q2 2009

In the same comparison, considering a seasonally adjusted series, the main highlight was industry (2.1%)... In the same comparison, considering the seasonally adjusted series, the main highlight was industry (2.1%), followed by services (1.2%). Agriculture had negative change of 0.1%. Compared to the...

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Slaughter of cattle, pigs and hogs and egg production grow in 2012, but chicken slaughter drops

In 2012, 31.118 million cattle head were slaughtered, accounting for an increase of 8.0% in relation to 2011 and a new record in the time series of cattle slaughter per year. The previous record - since 1997 when the Quarterly Survey of Animal Slaughter was launched - was in 2007, when 30.713 million...

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New IBGE publication discusses territorial dynamics of sugarcane

The IBGE released today the Geography of Sugarcane, a publication that discusses the territorial aspects of the sugarcane economy. The sources of inputs and agricultural machines, crop areas, distribution of sugarcane and derivatives and places of industrial processing and trading are analyzed. This...

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GDP falls (-0.6%) over figure in Q1 and reaches R$ 1.27 trillion

Comparison period Indicators GDP AGRIC INDUS SERV GFCF HHOLD CONS. GOV CONS. Q2 2014 / Q1 2014 -0.60% 0.20% -1.50% -0.50% -5.30% 0.30% -0.70% Q2 2014 / Q2 2013 -0.90% 0.00% -3.40% 0.20% -11.20% 1.20% 0.90% Cumulative in 4 quarters / 4 previous quarters 1.40% 1.10% 0.50% 1.60% -0.70% 2.10% 2.20% Cumulative...

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Despite increasing employment, union membership trends down in Brazil in 2019

In 2019, 11.2% (or 10.6 million) workers in the country were union members, with a rate below that of 2018 (12.5% or 11.5 million). The decrease was registered despite the increase of 2.5% in the employed population, which is estimated at 94.6 million persons in 2019, (versus 92.3 million in 2018). The...

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Industrial output rises 0.8% in May

In May 2017, the national industrial output recorded advance of 0.8% over April (seasonally-adjusted series). It is the second positive rate in a row, causing a cumulative rate of 1.9% in the period, which eliminated the 1.6% drop seen in March. In the comparison with the same month a year ago (seasonally-adjusted...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 13.3% in quarter ended in May

The unemployment rate was estimated at 13.3% in the March-April-May 2017 quarter, remaining stable in relation to the December-January-February quarter. The rate rose 2.1 percentage points compared with the same quarter last year, when it was estimated at 11.2%. This was the highest unemployment rate...

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In September, IBGE expects grain harvest to be 2.2% higher than in 2011

The national production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to 163.9 million metric tons, 2.2% higher than the harvest obtained in 2011 (160.1 million metric tons) and 0.5% lower than the estimate of August (164.5 million metric tons). These results are presented in the ninth estimate of the Systematic...

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Industry up in six of the 14 places surveyed in October

With the 0.2% increase in the national industrial output, six of the 14 places surveyed registered positive rates from September to October 2017, in the seasonally adjusted series. The most significant advance was in Amazonas (3.9%), which eliminated the 0.5% decrease observed last September. Santa Catarina...

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Harvest of 2005 may reach 119,488 million tons

The national production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seed, ,peanuts, rice, beans, castor seeds, corn, soybeans, oats, rye, barley, sunflower seeds, sorghum, wheat and triticale) may reach 119,488 million tons in 2005, an increase of only 0.10% in relation to 2004, when 119,369 million tons...

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In April, IBGE expects grain harvest 1.9% lower than 2015's

APRIL's estimate for 2016 205.4 million metric tons April 2016 / March 2016 -2.2 % (-4.6 million metric tons) 2016 Crop / 2015 Crop -1.9 % (-4.0 million metric tons) The fourth estimate of 2016 for the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds accounted for 205.4 million metric tons, 1.9% higher...

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PPM 2013 investigates for the 1st time national aquaculture

In 2013, the total production of the Brazilian pisciculture was 392.5 thousand metric tons, the great majority, 26.8%, occurred in the Central-West Region. Sorriso (MT) was the main national producing municipality, with 21.5 thousand metric tons. Tilapia was the most grown species, corresponding to 43.1%...

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Unemployment rate was 4.3% in December and closed 2014 at 4.8%

Indicator / period December 2013 November 2014 December 2014 Unemployment rate 4.3% 4.8% 4.3% Usual real earnings R$ 2,089.57 R$ 2,161.93 R$ 2,122.10 Earnings in relation to -1.8% 1.6% In December 2014, the unemployment rate was 4.3%, the same figure as in December 2013, still at the lowest level throughout...

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Services revenue changed by 2.1% in June

Period Nominal Revenue June 2015/ June 2014 2.1% Cumulative in 2015 2.3% Cumulative in 12 months 3.5% In June, the services sector recorded nominal increase of 2.1% in comparison with the figure in the same month a year ago, being also above the May (1.1%) and April (1.7%) rates. The cumulative rates...

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In March, volume of trade sales fell by 0.10%

Also in relation to February, nominal revenue increased by 0.19% in the series with seasonal adjustment. Retail trade of the Country had rates of -0.10% for the volume of sales and 0.19% for the nominal revenue, in the relation March/February with seasonal adjustment. In the other comparisons, obtained...

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In February, unemployment rate was 8.7%

The rate was higher than in January (8.0%) and lower than in February 2007 (9.9%). The number of unemployed persons (2.0 million) increased by 9.1% in relation to January and fell by 9.9% in comparison with February 2007. The rate was higher than in January (8.0%) and lower than in February 2007 (9.9%)....

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In 2018, output of industry increases in 11 of the 15 areas surveyed

In the end of 2018, there was increase in 11 of the 15 areas surveyed, the main highlight being Pará (9.6%), Rio Grande do Sul (5.5%), Amazonas (5.2%), Pernambuco (4.1%) and Santa Catarina (4.0%). Paraná (1.8%) and Rio de Janeiro (1.8%) also recorded increases above the average of industry (1.1%). Other...

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Chicken slaughtering was the only type to record increase in Q1 2012

In the first quarter of 2012, a total 7.219 million cattle head were slaughtered, representing decrease of 2.0% in relation to the immediately previous quarter and increase of 1.6% over the same period in 2011. The slaughter of 8.744 million hogs and pigs, from January to March, represented decrease...

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PAIC 2013: construction industry grows 3.7%

The Annual Survey of Construction Industry recorded, in 2013, 3.7% of real growth of incorporations, works and services performed by construction companies, in 2013 versus 2012, amounting to an overall R$ 357.7 billion, being 42.8% relative to the construction of buildings, 39.4% to infrastructure works...

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National industry registers -0.2% in October; interrupts two consecutive months of growth

Having retreated 2.0%, coke, petroleum products and biofuels, highlighted by the reduction in the production of alcohol, was the activity that exerted the biggest negative influence on the October´s index of the national industry - Picture: Wikipedia After growing for two consecutive months, the national...