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GDP in the third quarter was R$ 542,1 billion

Net Lending reached R$ 16,2 billion. The GDP accumulated in the year reached R$ 1,5 trillion. In the quarter, household consumption was R$290,5 billion. The investment rate reached 20.8%, the second highest percentage in the third quarter of a year since the beginning of the series, in 1995. The GDP...

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In March, unemployment rate was 9.0%

The unemployment rate in March was 0.5percentage points above the figure in February (8.5%) and remained stable compared to March 2008 (8.6%). The unemployed population (2.1 million) had total increase by 141 thousand persons (7.3%) compared to February, and by 130 thousand persons (6.7%) when compared...

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IPCA-15 changed by 0.51% in January

The Extended Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.51% in January and was above the December figure, 0.38%. Alcohol was the major impact on the index of the month (0.10 percentage point), having changed from 1.09% in December to 9.22% in January, as a consequence of the transfer of price rises...

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2022 Census: In Vitória (ES), IBGE technical team releases household characteristics

IBGE presents preliminary results of the sample of household characteristics in Vitória (ES) The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released this Thursday, the 12th, data related to the 2022 Population Census: Household Characteristics, Preliminary Sample Results”, at the Jones dos...

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Agricultural stocking capacity stays at 160.8 million metric tons in 1st half of 2015

No of establishments (1st sem 2015) 7,858 units Stock (30/06/2015) 48,533,534 tonnes Installed capacity 160,836,009 tonnes In the first semester of 2015, the Survey of Stocks reveals a reduction in the number of active establishments, which were 7,927 in the second semester of 2014, and became 7,858...

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Trade sector grows for the sixth consecutive month

In June, retail trade changed by 0.4% in terms of volume of sales and by 0.8% in terms of nominal revenue of trade; for the sixth consecutive time, there were seasonally adjusted positive results in comparison with the previous month. In June, retail trade changed by 0.4% in terms of volume of sales...

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Inflation rises 0.62% in December, closes 2022 with a rise of 5.79%

Having risen 11.64%, the group of Food and beverages was responsible for the biggest impact on inflation in 2022 Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Having risen 0.62% in December, inflation closed the year of 2022 with an increase of 5.79%, below the rate of 10.06% registered in 2021. As a result,...

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On average, women dedicate 10.4 hours per week more than men to househod chores and caretaking

In 2019, the population aged 14 and older dedicated an average of 16.8 hours per week to household chores or caretaking of persons, with 21.4 hours per week for women and 11.0 hours per week for men. From 2016 to 2019, this difference between the male and female averages increased from 9.9 to 10.4 weekly...

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Retail trade sales decreased 0.38% in June

Nominal revenue fell by 0.25%. Both comparisons are seasonally adjusted. In the series without adjustment, sales increased 4.08% over June 2005, having accumulated 5.68% in the year and 5.34% in the last twelve months. These indicators for nominal revenue were 4.75%, 7.54% and 8.20%, respectively. In...

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Industrial employment remains unchanged in January

In January 2013, the total of salaried employed persons in the industry remained stable (0.0%) in relation to December 2013 (in the seasonally adjusted series), after registering 0.1% in November and -0.3% in December. With those results, the index of the quarterly moving average posted a negative change...

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Industry advances in seven out of 15 places surveyed in September

Influenced by mining and quarrying industries, Espírito Santo registers the highest rise in September - Picture: Agência Petrobras From August to September, the Brazilian industrial output grew 1.1%, with increases in seven out of 15 places surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey of Industry (Regional...

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Unemployment rate was 5.9% in February

Indicator / period February 2015 January 2015 February 2014 Unemployment rate 5.9% 5.3% 5.1% Usual real earnings R$ 2,163.20 R$ 2,194.22 R$ 2,174.35 Value of reanings in relation to -1.4% -0.5% The unemployment rate in February (5.9%) advanced 0.6 percentage points in relation to January (5.3%) and increased...

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In June, IBGE estimates the harvest of grains 8.0% higher than the record harvest of 2010

The national harvest of cereal, legumes and oilseeds registered a production of 161.5 million tons, 8.0% higher than the record harvest in 2010 (149.6 million tons). That result is presented in the sixth estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA) in 2011.The area to be harvested...

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In 2009, grain harvest is expected to reach 136.4 million metric tons

The third estimate for national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (grains) for 2009 points to na output of about 136.4 million metric tons, 6.5% below that of 2008 (145.9 million metric tons)1, according to IBGE’s Systematic survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA). Planted are is expected to...

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Industrial output increases in six of the 14 areas surveyd in July (1)

Increased pace of industrial production was observed from June to July 2016, in the seasonally-adjusted series, in six of the 14 areas surveyed. The main increases were recorded by Pernambuco (3.9%), Paraná (2.6%) e Espírito Santo (2.3%). São Paulo (1.6%), Minas Gerais (1.1%) and Ceará (0.4%), which...

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Industrial employment remains unchanged in November (0.0%)

In November 2013, the number of salaried employed persons in industry remained unchanged (0.0%) compared to the immediately previous month, in the seasonally-adjusted series, after having recorded slight positive change of 0.1% in October, when it interrupted a series of five months with negative rates...

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In July, industrial output grows in 11 of the 14 places surveyed

The pace of increase of the national industrial output, between June and July, in the seasonally adjusted series, was seen in 11 of the 14 places surveyed, with a highlight to the sharpest advances marked by Amazonas (16.1%), Paraná (7.3%) and Ceará (7.1%). The first state interrupted three consecutive...

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Trade sales fell by 4.13% in February

Nominal revenue fell by 1.95% in relation to January ( seasonally adjusted series). Decrease of sales and revenue interrupted four-month sequence of hikes The results for retail prices in the country were negative in February 2006, with rates of -4.13% for volume of sales and of -1.97% for nominal revenue,...

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Industrial employment increases by 0.5% in February

In February, industrial employment increased again in relation to the previous month (0.5%), after four consecutive months of fall, considering a seasonally adjusted series. In this period, the accumulated fall was 1.4% (September 05/January 06). In comparison with February 2005, there was decrease of...

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Quarterly Continuous PNAD: unemployement retreats in 9 of 27 FUs in Q4 2019

The unemployment rate in Brazil was 11.0% in the fourth quarter of 2019, falling 0.8 percentage points in relation to the quarter between July and September (11.8%). It dropped 0.6 p.p. in the comparison with the same quarter of 2018 (11.6%). The annual average rate retreated from 12.3% in 2018 to 11.9%...