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Divided in retail and extended, trade increases its sales in 1.32% and 0.26%, respectively

In February, the variation of the retail trade in the Country was 1.32% for the volume of sales and 7.71% for the nominal receipt, when compared to February 2004. In February, the variation of the retail trade in the Country was 1.32% for the volume of sales and 7.71% for the nominal receipt, when compared...

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Extended Consumer Price Index of March was 0.61%

Index almost equals the one of February (0.59%), accumulates 1.79% in the year and 7.54% in the last twelve months. The main impact upon the IPCA of March came from the urban bus tariffs. The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA of March changed 0.61% and remained near the rate of 0.59% of February....

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Retail sales increase by 0.6% in September

In September, the retail trade of the country changed 0.6% for the volume of sales, reversing the negative trend of the previous month (-0.4%), and 1.1% for the nominal revenue in comparison with August (eighteenth consecutive month of growth in that type of comparison), considering the seasonally adjusted...

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In January, IBGE estimates a grain harvest 1.8% smaller than in 2010

The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to an output of 146.8 million metric tons... January estimate versus 2010 output Among the twenty-five products selected, tem recorded positive changes in the production estimate compared to the previous year: herbaceous cotton seed (53,7%),...

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In February, IBGE expects harvest to be 1.1% higher than 2013´s

The second estimate of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds accounted for 190.3 million metric tons, 1.1% higher than that obtained in 2013 (188.2 million metric tons). The estimate of February in relation to January´s dropped by 3.6 million metric tons (-1.8%). The estimated area to...

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Industrial output rises 0.7% in July

Period Industrial Output July 2014 / June 2014 0.7% July 2014 / July 2013 -3.6% Cumulative in 2014 -2.8% Cumulative in 12 months -1.2% Quarterly moving average -0.5% In the seasonally adjusted series, the national industrial output advanced 0.7% in July 2014 over the immediately previous month, halting...

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In January, sales in trade increased 6.24%

In the first month of 2005, the country´s retail trade had change of 6.24% in the volume of sales and 12.96% in the nominal receipt, when compared to January 2004. The decrease of the growth rate in relation to December 2004, when the rates were 11.42% for the volume of sales and 18.74% for the nominal...

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IBGE holds event to disseminate environmental information

As part of the celebration of the World Environment Day (June 05th), the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IIBGE) will hold, from Monday to Wednesday next week (June 2, 3 and 4), an Environment Expo. As part of the celebration of the World Environment Day (June 05th), the Brazilian Institute...

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Retail sales show stability in March

Among the eight activities surveyed in PMC, only pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic articles and perfumery were on the rise - Photo: IBGE Collection Retail sales in Brazil remained stable from February to March. As it had reached the highest level in the series in the previous month, with the stability,...

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Industrial output decelerates and drops by 0.6% in Julyho (2)

The vehicle industry was the main influence leading to a negative result in July - Photo: José Fernando Ogura/AEN-PR The industrial output of Brazil decelerated and dropped by 0.6% from June to July. The sector came from a null chnage in June (0.0%) and an increase (0.3%) in May. It recorded a decrease...

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IBGE investigates public administration of the 5,560 Brazilian municipalities

In 2004, there were 4.5 million municipal civil servants in the country: on the average, there were 2.5 servants for each 100 inhabitants. The bigger the population of municipalities, the more organized was their tax policy... In 2004, there were 4.5 million municipal civil servants in the country: on...

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Harvest estimates for 2006 indicate increase of 3% in comparison with 2005 figures

In November, the harvest estimates for the national production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds (cotton seed, peanuts, rice, beans, castor beans, corn, soybeans, rye, barley, sunflower seeds, sorghum, wheat and triticale) reached 115,9 tons, with decrease of 0.2% in relation to October (116,2 million...

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Industrial output falls -1.4% in June

June 2014 / May 2014 -1.40% June 2014 / June 2013 -6.90% Cumulative in 2014 -2.60% Cumulative in 12 months -0.60% Quarterly moving average -0.90% In the seasonally adjusted series, the industrial output in Brazil declined 1.4% in June 2014 over the immediately previous month, registering the fourth consecutive...

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Slaughter of chickens, hogs and pigs grows in Q4 2014 while cattle slaughter drops

In Q4 2014, chicken slaughter (1.406 billion head) was 3.7% above the result recorded in the same quarter of 2013. In the comparison with the previous quarter the result remained stable (-0.1%). In the cumulative result over the four quartered of 2014, 5.496 billion chickens were slaughtered, registering...

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Industrial output increases 0.7% in March

In March 2013, the industrial output increased 0.7% in relation to the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series, after registering an expansion of 2.7% in January and a decline of 2.4% in February. Compared with the same month of the previous year in the series not seasonally adjusted,...

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Prices of mineral commodities influenced the share of municipalities in the GDP in 2009

Among the 25 municipalities with a participation of at least 0.5% in the whole Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 11 municipalities changed their share between 2008 and 2009. The fall in the prices of oil barrel, in addition to the economic crisis of 2008, affected the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes...

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Inflation decelerates, rate is 0.23% in May

As the group with the highest weight in the Brazilian official inflation, the price of food decelerated in May - Picture: IBGE Archive The inflation preview stood at 0.23% in May, 0.38 percentage points (p.p.) below the rate of 0.61% registered in April. The data are from the Extended National Consumer...

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IBGE: April estimate points to a grain harvest 0.5% lower than in 2011

The fourth of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to a production of about 159.3 million metric tons... The fourth of the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds points to a production of about 159.3 million metric tons, 0.5% lower than in 2011 (160.1 million metric...

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Industrial employment falls 1.0% in June

In June 2015, the total of salaried employed persons in the industry fell 1.0% over the previous month’s level, in the seasonally adjusted series. It was the sixth consecutive negative rate, resulting in a cumulative loss of 4.1% in the period. As a result, the quarterly moving average decreased 1.0%...

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National Index of Civil Construction increased 14.31% in 2003

The National Index of Civil Construction of December, estimated by IBGE in partnership with CAIXA, was 0.36%, the lowest index in 2003. This indicator was quite below December's of 2002 (2.91%), with a difference of 2.55 percentage points. With December's result, the cumulative change of the year stayed...