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Industrial output grows 2.5% in January

In January of 2013, the industrial output index advanced 2.5% in relation to the previous month in the seasonally adjusted series, after registering a 1.3% drop in November and a slight positive change of 0.2% in December. In the series without seasonal adjustment, over the same month a year ago, the...

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In November, unemployment rate was 7.6%

In comparison with October (7.5%), the unemployment rate remained stable, whereas in relation to November 2007 (8.2%), it decreased by 0.6 percentage points. The employed population (22.1 million persons) did not undergo any changes compared to results in October. In relation to November last year, this...

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In Q3, 2008, cattle slaughter fell by 6.3% in relation to Q2

In Q3, 2008, 7.142 million cattle herd were slaughtered, which represented a decrease ... In Q3, 2008, 7.142 million cattle herd were slaughtered, which represented a decrease of 6.3% in relation to Q2 (reduction of 476.9 thousand animals), as in relation to the same period of 2007 (less 483.9 thousand...

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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 March, IBGE estimates grain harvest 8.5% larger than that of 2009

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds must reach a production of 145.2 million tons in 2010, 8.5% superior to that obtained in 2009 (133.8 million tons)1. This is what the third estimate of national harvest shows, indicating a small increase in relation to the estimate of February (0.02%)....

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Industry falls in 14 of 15 places surveyed

With the reduction of 10.9% in the national industrial production, 14 of the 15 places surveyed showed negative rates from April to May 2018, in the series with seasonal adjustment. This generalized fall profile reflects the effects of the truck drivers' strike. The most significant decreases were in...

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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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Industry falls in five of the 14 places surveyed in January

The reduced pace of the national industrial output between December 2016 and January 2017 occurred in five out of the 14 places surveyed in the seasonally-adjusted series. The drop was greater in Bahia (-4.3%), Ceará (-3.4%) and Rio Grande do Sul (-3.1%), places that recorded positive rates in the previous...

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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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Continuous PNAD: labor underutilization rate stands at 22.2% in Q4 and closes 2016 at 20.9%

A taxa composta de subutilização da força de trabalho (que agrega a taxa de desocupação, taxa de subocupação por insuficiência de horas e da força de trabalho potencial) ficou em 22,2% no 4º trimestre de 2016, acima do resultado do 3º trimestre de 2016 (21,2%) e do 4º trimestre de 2015 (17,3%). Em 2016,...

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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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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 employment decreases 0.8% in August

EIn August 2015, the total of salaried employed persons in industry fell 0.8%, over the previous month level, in the seasonally adjusted series. It was the eighth consecutive negative result, accumulating in this period a loss of 5.6%. Considering these figures, the quarterly moving average index had...

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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 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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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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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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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 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...