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The municipality of Sorriso (MT) leads Brazilian soybean production

The national production of cereal, legumes and oilseeds was 120.525 million tons in 2004, 3.65% less than in the previous harvest (125.099 million tons). National harvest in 2004 was 120.5 million tons The national production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds was 120.525 million tons in 2004, 3.65% less...

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IPCA hits 0.41% in November, driven by the rise of fuels

Gasoline accounted for the main individual impact on the November IPCA - Photo Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA) hit 0.41% in November and stood 0.18 percentage points below the rate of October (0.59%). In the year, the IPCA recorded an increase of 5.13%...

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Industrial production grows by 1.6% in June

In relation to the previous month, the industrial production in June 2005 increased 1.6%, after being seasonally adjusted. In comparison to June 2004, the expansion was 6.3%. The accumulated growth for the first semester amounted to 5.0% and the accumulated index of the last twelve months (6.7%) showed...

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Industrial employment falls 0.7% in July

In July 2015, the total of salaried employed persons in industry fell 0.7%, over the previous month level, in the seasonally adjusted series. It was the seventh consecutive negative rate, accumulating in this period a loss of 4.8%. With these results, the quarterly moving average decreased 0.9%, in the...

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In July, unemployment was 6.9%

The unemployment rate of July (6.9%) was the lowest for this month, since the beginning of the survey initiated in March, 2002... The unemployment rate of July (6.9%) was the lowest for this month, since the beginning of the survey initiated in March, 2002, being statistically stable in relation to June...

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Industrial output falls in 7 of the 14 places in March

The pace of decline in the national industrial output between February and March in the seasonally adjusted series occurred in seven of the 14 places (Mato Grosso, included in the survey from now on, does not present enough results to take part of the seasonally adjusted series), with a highlight to...

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IBGE: April figures point to a record harvest in 2010

The production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach 146.5 million metric tons, surpassing by 9.4% the amount obtained in 2009 (133.9 million metric tons)... The production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach 146.5 million metric tons, surpassing by 9.4% the amount obtained...

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Industrial employment changed by -0.1% in August

The rate remained virtually stable from July to August, in the seasonally adjusted series. In the August 08/August/07 comparison, the employed population increased 2.5%, and considering the index accumulated in the year, 2.8%. The real payroll indicator decreased by 0.5% in the month/previous month comparison...

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In February, retail sales increased 1.6%, and nominal revenue, 2.2%

Both rates were compared with January, in the seasonally adjusted series. The positive result, for the second consecutive month, expresses a more consistent growth in the sales rhythm. In comparison to February 2009, the volume of sales and the nominal revenue of retail trade increased 12.3% and 15.3%,...

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GDP accumulated growth of 5.2% in 2004, the major rate since 1994

The accumulated GDP in the four quarters of 2004 grew 5.2% in relation to the previous year, its major annual rate since 1994 (5.9% in relation to 1993). The rate of the GDP resulted from the elevation of 4.8% in the Value Added at Basic Prices and of the increase of 8.5% in the Taxes on Products. Regarding...

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IPCA-15 of July changed by 0.11%

More expensive telephone bills accounted for 70% of the IPCA-15 of July The Extended Consumer Price Index –15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.11% in July, accumulating 3.62% in the year and 6.84% in the last twelve months (from August 2004 to July 2005). Prices for the calculation of the monthly index were collected...

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In November, the National Index of Construction increased by 0.81%

The National Index of Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, increased by 0.81% in November, decelerating ... The National Index of Construction (Sinapi), calculated by IBGE in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, increased by 0.81% in November, decelerating...

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In October, the Extended Consumer Price Index changed by 0.33%

The Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA) of October changed by 0.33% and was higher than the one of September (0.21%). With this result, the index accumulated in the year was 2.33%, considerably lower than the one of the same period of the previous year (4.73%). In the last twelve months, the rate accumulated...

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Trade sales grew by 1.52% in April

In the same seasonally adjusted series, nominal revenue increased by 1.43%. The volume of trade sales increased in 26 of the 27 Federative Units In April 2006, in comparison with March the retail trade in the country changed by 1.52% in terms of volume of sales and 1.43% in terms of nominal trade (seasonally...

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In April, industrial production was stable in relation to March

The change of the industrial production index from March to April was null (0.0%), considering seasonally adjusted indexes. In relation to April 2005, the sector had decrease of 1.9%, having accumulated expansion of 2.9% in the first four months of the year, in comparison with the same period of 2005....

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PNAD 2015: Debts owed to employers prevented 1.5 million workers from resigning

In 2015, 1.5 million paid workers were not allowed to quit the job they had in the week of reference because of debts owned to employers. This figure represents 2.9% of the total employed persons in the private sector and domestic workers aged 16 ad over (51.7 million). The most common types of debts...

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National Index of Construction was 0.76% in March

The National Index of Construction, which is calculated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, changed by 0.76% in March. It increased 0.33 percentage points in relation to the February result (0.33) percentage points in relation to the February result (0.43%) being affected by the salary rises in the states...

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Industrial output increases in 9 of 14 places surveyed in May

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the increasing pace registered in the national industrial output between April and May 2015 was followed by nine out of the 14 places surveyed, highlighted by the most intense advances recorded in Ceará (3.6%), Amazonas (2.6%), Pernambuco (1.4%) and Minas Gerais (1.3%)....

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Formal employment increased by 13.3% from 2003 to 2006

According to the Monthly Employment Survey, the employed population in the main metropolitan areas of the country increased by 8.6%, and domestic work increased by 18.4%, in this period. Since 2003, the average income of workers has increased by 5.6% and the unemployed population has decreased by 14.4%....

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Industrial employment changed by 0.1% in March

The indicator remained stable in the month/immediately previous month comparison (seasonally adjusted series). The indicator remained stable in the month/immediately previous month comparison (the seasonally adjusted series). In the comparison between March 08 and March 07, the number of employed persons...