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Industrial employment remains unchanged (0.0%) in February

In February 2013, the number of salaried employed persons in industry remained unchanged (0.0%) versus the figure in the immediately previous month, in the seasonally-adjusted series, after having recorded -0.3% in December and being stable last January. With these results, the quarterly moving average...

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Industrial output drops in six of the 14 places in May

The regional output indicators showed that the growth in the intensity of the falling pace, observed in the national index between the first semester of 2012 (-3.1%) and the April-May 2012 period (-3.9%) – both comparisons against the same period a year ago - was also seen in ten of the 14 places surveyed....

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Industrial output drops in 10 of 14 places surveyed in September

In the seasonally adjusted series, the reduced pace of the industrial output in Brazil between August and September 2015 was followed by ten out of the 14 places surveyed, highlighted by the more intense drops recorded in Bahia (-7.6%) and Rio de Janeiro (-6.6%). As a result, the former place accelerated...

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Industrial production drops 0.7% in December and closes 2010 in 10.5%

In December 2010, industrial production contracted 0.7%, in the seasonally adjusted series... In December 2010, the industrial production contracted 0.7%, in the seasonally adjusted series, after remaining virtually stable in the last four months. Compared with the same month of 2009, there was an expansion...

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IPCA-15 of June stays at 0.18% and IPCA-E at 1.12%

The National Extended Consumer Price Index - 15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.18%, in June, quite below the rate of 0.51% of May. As result, the change of the IPCA-E (accumulated of IPCA 15) in the second quarter stayed at 1.12%, below the same quarter of 2011 (1.71%), closing the first semester of 2012 with...

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Industrial employment drops 0.6% in December and closes 2015 at -6.2%

In December 2015, the total amount of salaried employed persons in the industry fell 0.6% over the previous month level, in the seasonally adjusted series. It was the 12nd consecutive negative rate, accumulating in this period a loss of 7.8%. With these results, the quarterly moving average decreased...

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GDP grows by 3.7% and reaches R$ 2,3 trillion in 2006

The National Accounts of IBGE show that, according to the new methodology, there was accumulated growth of 3.7% throughout the four quarters of 2006. GDP at market prices was R$ 2,322,8 million and GDP per capita grew by 2.3% in the period, having reached the figure of R$ 12,437,00. IBGE proceeds with...

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In 2022, the number of births falls for the fourth year and reaches the lowest level since 1977

Number of birth registrations keeps falling and reaches the lowest level since the 70s - Photo: Pxhere Brazil registered 2.54 million births in 2022, a drop of 3.5% compared to 2021, when the number was 2.63 million. This is the fourth consecutive decline in the country's total births, which reached...

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Industrial production changed by -0.3% in January

In comparison with the result in December 2006, the seasonally adjusted rate interrupted a sequence of three positive results, in a period in which the accumulated growth of the industrial production was 1.8%. In relation to January 2006, the industry grew by 4.5%. The indicator accumulated in the last...

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IPCA-15 of March changed 0.40% and the IPCA-E of Q1 closes at 1.99%

The deceleration of items like school monthly tuition fees and food products were responsible for the reduction of March's rate. The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.40% in March, and was bellow February's rate (0.90%). The prices were collected from February 11th until...

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Industrial output drops in 13 out of 14 places surveyed in April

In the seasonally adjusted series, the reduced pace of the industrial output in Brazil between March and April 2015 was followed by 13 out of the 14 places surveyed, highlighted by the sharpest drops recorded in Ceará (-7.9%), Bahia (-5.1%), Amazonas (-5.1%) and Pernambuco (-4.6%). Considering these...

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In June, IBGE estimates increase of 9% for the 2008 grain harvest

Expected harvest (145.1 million metric tons) is 9.0% above the figure in 2007 and 1.0% above the rate expected for June, keeping, this way, the estimate of a record output. The expected planted area (47.3 million hectares) is 4.3% bigger than that of last year. The seventh estimate for the national harvest...

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Industrial output drops in 10 of 14 places surveyed in September

In the seasonally adjusted series, the reduced pace of the industrial output in Brazil between August and September 2015 was followed by ten out of the 14 places surveyed, highlighted by the more intense drops recorded in Bahia (-7.6%) and Rio de Janeiro (-6.6%). As a result, the former place accelerated...

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GDP changed by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2005 in relation to the fourth quarter of 2004

The Gross Domestic Product at market prices changed by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2005, in relation to the fourth quarter of 2004, in the series with seasonal adjustment. In the first quarter of 2005, the growth was 2.9% in relation to the same period of the previous year. The accumulated index in...

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Inflation in industry up 0.29% in January and stops series of drops

Mining and quarrying industry was the industry sector accounting for the main impact on the IPP of January - Photo: Vale The last one of a series of five consecutive drops, prices of industry rose once more, and recorded and increase of 0.29% in January 2023, against December 2022. The cumulative Producer...

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PAS 2015: services sector generates revenue of R$1.4 trillion

In 2015, the services sector comprised 1,286,621 enterprises that generated R$1.4 trillion of net operating revenue and R$856.0 billion of gross value added. The sector employed 12.7 million persons, accounting for R$ 315.0 billion paid as salaries, withdrawals and other compensation. The segment of...

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In February, industrial output increased in seven of the 14 areas surveyed

In terms of the index accumulated in the last twelve months, the national result recorded decrease of 1.0% in February 2012. It remained on a downward trend as observed since October 2010 (11.8%), with the most significant negative rate registered since February 2010 (-2.6%). In terms of regional indexes,...

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Industry drops in 9 of 14 places surveyed in November

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the reduced pace of the national industrial output between October and November 2015 (-2.4%) was followed by nine out of the 14 places surveyed, highlighted by the most intense drops registered in Espírito Santo (-11.1%), Ceará (-4.5%) and Minas Gerais (-4.0%). The...

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Industrial employment decreases 0.6% in August

In August 2013, the number of salaried employed persons in industry fell 0.6% over that of July, in the seasonally-adjusted series. It was the fourth consecutive negative rate in this type of comparison, with cumulative decrease of 1.3% in the period. August registered the biggest decrease since April...

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Retail trade sales changed by 1.0% in October

Period Retail trade Extended retail trade Volume of sales Nominal revenue Volume of sales Nominal revenue October / September 1.0% 1.3% 1.7% 2.3% Quarterly moving average 1.0% 1.2% 0.6% 1.1% October 2014 / October 2013 1.8% 7.9% -2.6% 3.0% Cumulative in 2014 2.5% 8.9% -1.5% 4.1% Cumulative in 12 months...