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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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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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Launch event of IBGE’s National Conference of Data Producers and Users is held at UERJ

Marcio Pochmann joins the provost of Uerj for the Confege/Confest launch event - Photo: Marina Salves The IBGE launched, last Monday (29) the National Conference of Data Producers and Users – National Sovereignty in Geosciences, Statistics and Data: risks and opportunities for Brazil in the digital era...

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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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Industry prices drop 0.82% in July, driven by the food sector

The food sector was the most influential one in industry, with a drop of 1.36%, having accounted for -0.33 percentage points in the general result of industry - Photo: José Fernando Ogura / AEN-PR Industry prices fell by 0.82% from July to June, recording the sixth consecutive month of decrease. That...

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In September, industrial production decreased in 9 of the 14 areas surveyed

The Brazilian industrial production recorded negative change of 0.2% between August and September 2010 (seasonally adjusted series), and there were negative rates in 9 of the 14 areas surveyed. Rio Grande do Sul (-2.3%), mainly affected by the interruption of petroleum refining and alcohol production,...

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In August, IBGE estimates harvest of 133.8 million metric tons

According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds shall be 133.8 million metric tons: this number is 0.3% greater than the estimate of July and 14.3% ... According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA) 1 the...

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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...

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Gender Statistics: household chores affect insertion of women in labor market

The proportion of workers in part-time jobs (up to 30 hours per week) is bigger among women (28.2%) than men (14.1%). That could be related to the female predominance in care taking and household chores, to which women workers dedicated 73% hours more than men. Either in the population set or in the...

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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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2017 PPM: Cattle herd prevails in Central-West, Mato Grosso leads states

The national volume of cattle was of 214.9 million herd in 2017, representing a reduction of 1.5% over 2016. Adding up to 34.5% of the national overall, the Central-West remained leading the regions. Mato Grosso registered the highest share among the Federation Units (13.8% of the national volume). Among...

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Industrial production grows in seven of the 14 surveyed regions in July

Between June and July, seven of the 14 surveyed locations presented positive seasonally adjusted rates... Between June and July, seven of the 14 surveyed locations presented positive seasonally adjusted rates. The largest increase was registered in Goiás (10.3%),which practically recovered the 10.7%...

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Industrial employment remains stable in July

In July 2005, the industrial employment indicator had no change in relation to the previous month (0.0%), for the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison with the same month last year, the index grew by 1.1% and its accumulated rate in the year was 2.1%. The accumulated rate in the last 12 months decreased...

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In July, unemployment rate was 7.5%

Indicator / period JULY2015 June2015 July2014 Unemployment rate 7.5% 6.9% 4.9% Usual real earnings R$ 2,170.00 R$ 2,163.54 R$ 2,223.87 Earning's value in relation to 0.3% -2.4% The unemployment rate (7.5%) stood 0.6 percentage points above that in June (6.9%) and rose 2.6 percentage points in relation...

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IPCA-15 of September is 0.19%, and IPCA-E closes the quarter at 0.64%

The Extended National Consumer Price Index-15 (IPCA-15) changed by 0.19% in September, and was 0.04 percentage point lower than in August, when the rate was 0.23%. With this result, the IPCA-E of the quarter, that is IPCA-15 accumulated in the months of July, August and September, was 0.64%, much lower...

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In Q1 2008, GDP reaches R$ 665.5 billion and grows 0.7% compared to the previous quarter

GDP at market prices grew by 5.8% in the first quarter of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007. GDP at market prices grew by 5.8% in the first quarter of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007. Value added at basic prices increased by 5.5% and Excise tax changed by 8.0%. Considering the rate...

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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 August, industrial output decreased in 10 of the 14 areas surveyed

Between July and August 2011, the regional indexes of industrial production recorded negative rates in 10 of the 14 areas surveyed by IBGE, in the seasonally adjusted series. Goiás (-6.6%) and Espírito Santo (-6.4%) had the most significant decreases; the former reversed part ofthe increase (19.1%) accumulated...

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In December, industrial employment decreased by 0.6%

In December 2009, the industrial sector reduced the number of employed persons by 0.6%, in comparison to November (seasonally adjusted series), after an expansion of 2.8% between July and November. This result, however, did not alter the upward trend of employment, according to the quarterly moving average...

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In November, trade sales increased by 1.1% and nominal revenue, by 1.3%

The Retail Trade in the country recorded, in November 2009, positive results in the relation month/previous month seasonally adjusted, with change rates of 1.1% for the volume of sales and 1.3% for nominal revenue. With these numbers, retail trade completed seven consecutive months of growth for volume...