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Industrial employment grows 0.3% in February

In February 2004, the total number of salaried employed persons in the industry registered a positive change of 0.3% compared to January, in the seasonally adjusted series. Other indicators, however, remained negative: -0.9% compared to February 2003... In February 2004, the total number of salaried...

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Industry grows in 5 of 14 places surveyed in November

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the increase in the pace of the national industrial output between October and November 2016 (0.2%) was followed by only five out of the 14 places surveyed. The most intense advances took place in Pará (6.6%), Minas Gerais (5.9%) and Amazonas (4.4%), which registered...

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Country experiences more evolution in economic and social indicators than in environmental ones

To reveal Brazil’s position and indicate its future path towards sustainability... To reveal Brazil’s position and indicate its future path towards sustainability. From this objective, the Indicators of Sustainable Development 2008 (IDS 2008) show a country which, in the last few years, has had its main...

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Population Projection 2018: number of inhabitants in the country must stop growing in 2047

The country's population is expected to grow until 2047, reaching 233.2 million persons. In the following years, it will fall gradually until it gets to 228.3 million in 2060. These are some of the information from the 2018 revision of the IBGE Population Projection, which demographically estimates the...

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National Index of Construction changed by 0.35% in June

The National Index of Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, was 0.35% in June, which meant deceleration of 0.95 percentage points in relation to May (1.30%). This change can be seen as a consequence of the lower occurrence of salary readjustments, since...

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Industrial employment was stable in March

In March of 2011, the industrial employment remained stable (0.0%) between February and March... In March of 2011, the industrial employment remained stable (0.0%) between February and March, after advancing 0.5% in the previous month. However, the quarterly moving average index registered a slight positive...

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Industrial output retreats 10.9% in May

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the national industrial output retreated 10.9% in May 2018 over April, the steepest drop since December 2008 (-11.2%), reflecting the strike of truck drivers that affected the production of a number of operating units in Brazil. As a result, the production level returned...

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In July, industrial employment increased by 0.7%

In the seasonally adjusted month/previous month comparison, the rate was only below that of May 2004 (1.0%). In the seasonally adjusted month/previous month comparison, the rate was only below that of May 2004 (1.0%). In comparison with July/07 and in terms of the rate accumulated in the year, both indicators...

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In May, retail sales increased by 0.6% and nominal revenue, by 1.3%

Both rates are compared to April 2008, in the seasonally adjusted series. In relation to May 2007, the volume of sales increased by 10.5%, accumulating 10.9% in the year and 10.3% in the last 12 months. Both rates are compared to April 2008, in the seasonally adjusted series. In relation to May 2007,...

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IPCA-15 changed by - 0.15% in July and IPCA-E closes the quarter at 0.29%

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by -0.15% in June. In May, there was a 0.27% hike. With the deflation occurred in the month, the index accumulated in the year was 1.70% and in the last 12 months, 4.03%. Considering the months of April, May and June, the IPCA-E was 0.29%. The fall...

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In April, industrial employment increased by 0.6% in relation to March

(Updated on 06/15/2005 at 2:40 pm) In April, industrial employment increased in relation to the previous month (0.6%), considering the seasonally adjusted series. The change occurred after two months of decline, that is, a period characterized by an accumulated fall of 0.4% (March 05/ January 05). The...

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IPCA-15 of June is 0.38% and IPCA-E closes the semester at 2.49%

  The Extended National Consumer Price Index – 15 changed by 0.38% in June, and was lower than in May, when the rate was 0.59%. With this result, the change of IPCA-E (IPCA-15 accumulated in the year was 1.33% in the second quarter of the year, below the figure relative to the equivalent quarter...

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Harvest estimate for 2005 is 113.131 million tons

The eighth estimate for the national harvest of 2005, released by IBGE, points to a production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (seed cotton, peanuts, rice, beans, castor seed, corn, soybeans, oats, rye, barley, sunflower seeds, sorghum, wheat and triticale) of about 113.131 million tons, less than the...

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In May, industrial production increased in 6 of the 14 areas surveyed

From April to May 2010, the seasonally adjusted regional indexes of industrial production increased in six of the 14 areas surveyed... From April to M ay 2010, the seasonally adjusted regional indexes of industrial production increased in six of the 14 areas surveyed. The most significant increase was...

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IPCA-15 of May stays at 0.46%

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA) changed 0.46% in May and stood below the IPCA-15 of April, which was 0.51%. With that result, the cumulative indicator of the year was at 3.06%, quite above the rate of 2.39% relative to the same period of 2012. Considering the last 12 months, the...

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GDP remains unchanged (0.0%) in relation to the second quarter and reaches R$ 1.05 trillion

In relation to the 2 Q of 2011, only agriculture increased The GDP remained unchanged in contrast with the previous quarter. Agriculture stood out with a growth of 3.2%, while industry and services registered negative changes. The fall of industry (-0.9%) was driven by the Manufacturing Industry, which...

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IPCA-15 of October stays at 0.65%

The Extended Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed 0.65% in October and stood 0.17 percentage points above the rate of 0.48% registered in September. As a result, the accumulated indicator in the year increased 4.49%, below the rate of the same period of 2011 (5.48%). Considering the last 12 months,...

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Industrial output declines in November (-2.4%)

November 2015 / October 2015 -2.4% November 2015 / November 2014 -12.4% Cumulative in 2015 - 8.1% Cumulative in 12 months - 7.7% Quarterly Moving Average -1.6% In the seasonally-adjusted series, the industrial output declined 2.4% in November 2015 over the immediately previous month, registering the...

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In November, trade sales increased by 0.26%

Nominal revenue increased by 0.18%. Both comparisons are seasonally adjusted in relation to October. In the series without adjustment and in relation to November 2004, sales increased by 4.87% and nominal revenue by 8.78%. In November 2005, the retail trade of the Country increased by 0.26% in volume...

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Retail trade: February brings fall in sales (-1.5%) and revenue (-1.4%)

These were the first declines in comparison with the previous month, after three months with increasing rates. Both sales (2.2%) and nominal revenue (2.6%) had increased in January. In relation to January 2007 (series without adjustment), the volume of sales increased 12.2%, reaching accumulated rates...