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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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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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GDP falls 0.5% versus figure in Q2 2013 and reaches R$ 1.2 trillion

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 0.5% in the comparison between Q2 and Q3 2013, in the seasonally-adjusted series. Versus the same period in 2012, there was growth of 2.2%. The cumulative GDP result relative to the four-quarter period ending in Q3 2013 grew 2.3% when compared to the four immediately...

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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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Industrial output shrinks in five of the 14 places surveyed in March

The pace of decline in the national industrial output between February and March in the seasonally adjusted series occurred in five of the 14 places surveyed with a highlight to the sharpest drops recorded by Ceará (-3.1%), Minas Gerais(-2.5%), Paraná (-2.3%) and Pernambuco (-2.2%). With this month's...

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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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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 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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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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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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September estimate indicates harvest decrease of 6.4% in 2024

The production of upland cotton seed reached a new record in September - Photo: Wilson Rodrigues/Tocantins State Government The Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released today (15) by the IBGE, shows that the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach 295.1...

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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 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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In March, IBGE expects harvest to be 3.6% bigger than in 2014

Estimate in MARCH 2015 199.7 million metric tons Change March 2015/February 2015 0.1% (+139.2 Thousand metric tons) Change harvest 2015/harvest 2014 3.6% (+6.9 million metric tons) The third estimate of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds for 2015 added up to 199.7 million metric tons,...

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GDP of 2005 was R$ 1.9 trillion

In 2005, the Gross National Product at market prices increased R$ 1,937.6 billion. R$ 1,728.5 billion were referent to Value Added at basic prices and R$ 209.1 billion were referent to Taxes on Products. Among the components of Value Added, Agriculture registered R$ 145.8 billion, Industry R$ 690.6 billion...

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In February, industry declines in 6 of 14 places surveyed

The reduced pace of the national industrial output between January and February 2015 was followed by six out of the 14 places surveyed in the seasonally-adjusted series. Rio de Janeiro (-7.1%) and Bahia (-6.4%) were the steepest declines. Rio de Janeiro registered the most intense drop since January...

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Unemployment drops to 6.1% in the quarter ended November, lowest rate in the time series

Industry, Construction, Public Administration and Domestic services generate 967 thousand job posts in the quarter - Photo: Jonathan Campos/AEN In the quarter ended November 2024, unemployment rate dropped to 6.1%, the lowest rate in the series of Continuous PNAD, which started in the first quarter of...

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With ninth consecutive increase, industry prices rise 0.94% in October

The sector fo food products, driven by meets, accounted for the main contribution (0.46 p.p.) on the IPP of October - Photo: Bruno Cecim/Ag. Para For the ninth consecutive time, national industry prices rose, with an increase of 0.94% from September to October 2024. The Producer Price Index (IPP), has...