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Continuous PNAD: 10% of population concentrate nearly half of wage bill in Brazil in 2017

In 2017, those 10% of the population with the highest earnings held 43.3% of the wage bill in Brazil, whereas those 10% with the lowest earnings held 0.7% of it. The persons who comprised those 1% of the Brazilian population with the highest earnings received, on average, R$27,213 in 2017. This value...

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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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In March, retail sales increased by 1.8% and nominal revenue by 2.3%

These results with seasonal adjustment were in relation to February 2008. In relation to March 2007, the volume of retail sales increased by 11.4%, and the nominal revenue by 16.0%. In the quarter the indicators accumulated respectively 12.0% and 16.6% ... These results with seasonal adjustment were...

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Prices in idustry rise 1.11% in September

Petroleum refining stood out in September, with the biggest change (8.28%) and main influence (0.85 pp) on the index - Photo: Freepik For the second consecutive month, industry prices had a positive change, registering an increase of 1.11% in September compared to August. The Producer Price Index (IPP)...

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2022 Census: In Vitória (ES), IBGE technical team releases household characteristics

IBGE presents preliminary results of the sample of household characteristics in Vitória (ES) The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released this Thursday, the 12th, data related to the 2022 Population Census: Household Characteristics, Preliminary Sample Results”, at the Jones dos...

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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 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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Continuous PNAD, quarterly edition: unemployment drops in 6 of 27 FUs in Q4 2018

The unemployment rate was 11.6% in Brazil, 0.3 percentage points below that of the previous quarter (11.9%). Taking into account the statistically-significant changes, the rate dropped in six out of the 27 Federation Units in relation to the third quarter of 2018. On the other hand, the rate increased...

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Retail comprises 84.2% of the commercial companies in Brazil

In 2005, according to IBGE’s Annual Survey of Trade (PAC), there were 1,438 million commercial companies all over the country, with net operating revenue of R$ 940,2 billion and employing 7,074 million persons. Wholesale companies had the highest revenue (R$ 418,9 billion), but retail comprised 84.2%...

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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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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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Unemployment retreats to 7.1%, lowest rate for a quarter ending in May since 2014

Population employed in the private sector reaches 52.0 million, new record in the time series of the Continuous PNAD - Picture: Rodrigo Félix Leal/AEN-PR In the moving quarter ended in May 2024, the unemployment rate retreated 0.7 percentage points (p.p.) over the quarter from December to February 2024...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate stays at 10.9% in quarter ending in March 2016  

Indicator / Period Jan - Feb - Mar2016 Oct - Nov - Dec2015 Jan - Feb - Mar2015 Unemployment rate 10.9% 9.0% 7.9% Usual real earnings R$1,966 R$1,961 R$2,031 Value of earnings in relation to: 0.3% (stable) -3.2% The unemployment rate in the moving quarter ending in March 2016 was estimated at 10.9%, 1.9...

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In November, unemployment rate was 5.7%

That was the lowest rate since the beginning of the series of the survey, started in March of 2002... That was the lowest rate since the beginning of the survey series, started in March of 2002. In relation to October (6.1%) the unemployment rate dropped 0.4 percentage points and, in relation to November...

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Driven by corn, harvest estimate in September indicates a record production of 261.9 million tonnes

With an increase of 35.5% in corn 2nd crop, production is gradually recovering from climate effects in 2021 - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency According to the September estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released today (6) by the IBGE, the national harvest of...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate stays at 10.2% in quarter ending in February 2016

Indicator / Period Dec - Jan - Feb2016 Sep- Oct- Nov2015 Dec - Jan - Feb2015 Unemployment rate 10.2% 9.0% 7.4% Usual real earnings R$1,934 R$1,954 R$2,012 Value of earnings in relation to: -1.0% -3.9% The unemployment rate in the moving quarter ended in February 2016 was estimated at 10.2% for Brazil,...

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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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Continuous PNAD-Q: labor underutilization is 24.6% in Q2 2018

In the second quarter of 2018, the labor underutilization rate – which gathers the unemployed, time-related underemployed and the potential workforce – was 24.6%, which represents 27.6 million persons. The result was statistically stable in relation to the first quarter of 2018 (24.7%) nd increases in...

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GDP falls 3.5% and reaches R$6 trillion

The Gross Domestic Product - GDP reached R$5.996 trillion in 2015 and its drop in volume, compared with 2014, was revised from 3.8% to 3.5%. Services fell 2.7%, the first negative figure since the beginning of the time series in 1996. Agriculture rose 3.3% and industry dropped 5.8%. The per capita GDP...

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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...