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IBGE offers SINGED-Lab training for 210 managers to help municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul

The training was free and registrations were made on the IBGE bookstore website. In one of the actions of the task force created by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) to assist in the reconstruction of cities hit by floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, more than 200 managers,...

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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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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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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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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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Industrial output up in 10 of the 14 areas surveyed in December

The increase of pace in the national industrial output between November and December 2016, in the seasonally adjusted series, was driven by ten of the 14 areas surveyed, with a highlight to the advance of 12.4% recorded by Ceará, which eliminated the 8.4% loss accumulated between August and November....

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Trade changes 0.3% in 12 months and offsets downward trend

Retail trade offset in October the downward trend recorded since April 2015, in the cumulative index over 12 months. The indicator changed by 0.3%, influenced by pharmaceuticals (0.3%) and other personal and household articles (0.7%), which include online sales of department stores. That is what the Monthly...

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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

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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IBGE’s Consumer Expenditure Survey (POF) 2017/2018 starts today

A 12-month long survey that covers 75 thousand housing units in 1,900 municipalities, POF is the most detailed study about consumer habits in Brazil. The survey provides information for the update of the Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) basket of goods. Today, June 26th, IBGE opens the Consumer Expenditure...

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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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Prices in idustry rise 1.11% in September

Petroleum refining stood out in September, with the biggest change (8.28%) and main influence (0.85 pp) on the index - Photo: Freepik For the second consecutive month, industry prices had a positive change, registering an increase of 1.11% in September compared to August. The Producer Price Index (IPP)...

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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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Industry prices grow 0.74% in April, third positive result in a row

The 0.79% increase in the petroleum refining and biofuels sector was influenced by the increase in biodiesel - Photo: Camila Domingues/Palácio Piratini National industry prices grew 0.74% in April compared to the previous month. This was the third positive result in a row in this indicator. As a result,...

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In March, IBGE expects grain harvest to surpass 2015 figure by 0.2%

March estimate for 2016 210.0 million metric tons March / February 2016 change -0.6% ( - 1.3 million metric tons) 2016 crops / 2015 crops change 0.2% ( + 0.5 million metric tons) The third estimate for the national harvest of cereal grains, legumes and oilseeds (upland cotton, peanuts, rice, beans, castor...

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In Q2 2011, slaughter of hogs and pigs reaches record figures in the tme series

In the second quarter of 2011, 7,065 cattle head were slaughtered, accounting for a 0.5% decrease over the immediately previous quarter and of 7.0% over the same quarter in 2010. Considering the index accumulated in 2011, there was reduction by 3.5% in relation to the first semester of 2010. The slaughter...

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Employment in industry changed by -0.2% in November 2006

There was a negative change in the salaried occupation from October to November, as can be observed in the index already seasonally adjusted. In the comparison November 2006 / November 2005, the rate of 0.6% was the best since July/05 (1.2%). Nevertheless, there was decrease of 0.2% in the index accumulated...

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IBGE innovates and launches Statistical Yearbook of Brazil as a website

Innovation at the IBGE is in tune with international trends. Therefore, in 2024, the Institute will make available the Statistical Yearbook of Brazil, in its new digital and interactive version, which will be launched on June 26, at Casa Brasil IBGE. For the first time in its long history, the Statistical...

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Industrial output up in eight of the 14 areas surveyed

The national output of industry recorded an increase of 0.2%, with positive increases in eight of the 14 areas surveyed, from October to November 2017, in the seasonally adjusted series. The most significant increases came from Espírito Santo (5.8%), with its second consecutive result and a cumulative...

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Industrial output: 1.8% down in March

Period Industrial output March 2017 / February 2017 -1.8% March 2017 / March 2016 1.1% Cumulative in 2017 0.6% Cumulative in 12 months -3.8% Quarterly moving average -0.7% In March 2017, the national output of industry recorded a decrease of 1.8% versus the February rate (seasonally adjusted series),...