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From August to September, industrial output drops in five of the 15 areas surveyed

Mining and quarrying industry was the main contributor to industry in Pará, main rise in a month of September - Photo: Agência Vale From August to September, the Brazilian industrial output changed by 0.1%, with increases in five of the 15 areas surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey of Industry (Regional...

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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...

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Industrial production remained stable in May

In May 2010, industrial production remained at the same level as in April (0.0%), after having interrupted a sequence of positive results which had started in December 2009... In May 2010, industrial production remained at the same level as in April (0.0%), after having interrupted a sequence of positive...

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Latest IBGE grain harvest estimate is 133,4 million tons

The expected production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is 133,4 million tons, according to June estimates. This figure represents decrease by 1.3% in relation to May. The expected production of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is 133,4 million tons, according to June estimates. This figure represents...

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Brazilian population should reach the top in 2042 (228.4 million)

The Brazilian population would grow up to 2042, when it should reach 228.4 million people. The population would gradually shrink from the following year onwards, reaching approximately 218.2 million in 2060. This is one of the highlights of the publication "Population Projection of Brazil by Sex and...

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Harvest estimate for 2022 drops, but keeps record level at 227,1 million tonnes

Soybean sowing started early for the 2022 havest - Photo: Gilson Abreu - AEN/PR National harvest is expected to reach one more record in 2022. After three years of record figures in a row, the latest estimae for the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), releases today (11) by the IBGE,...

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In 2006, there were 5.7 million formal companies in the country

In 2006, according to IBGE’s Central Register of Enterprises, there were 5.7 million enterprises registered in the National Directory of Legal Entities (CNPJ), with increase of 1.0% in relation to 2005. Among these enterprises, 89.9% were companies, 0.3%, organizations of public administrations and 9.9%,...

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August estimate for 2023 shows record crop of 313.3 million tonnes

Com alta de 25,8%, para 150,3 milhões de toneladas, a produção da soja atinge novo recorde, assim como o trigo, o milho e o sorgo - Foto: Gilson Abreu/AEN-PR Released today (6) by the IBGE, the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production reveals that the national crop of cereals, legumes and oilseeds...

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Enterpreneurship: High-growth enterprises generate more than half of the new jobs in three years

In 2010, there were 33.320 high-growth enterprises, which are those that had the number of the employees increased in 20%, within a period of three years. They employed 5 million persons and paid R$ 88 billion in wages and other remuneration. 32,863 of these enterprises were classified as organic growth...

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The value of the GDP in 2004 was R$ 1.8 trillion and GDP per capita reaches R$ 9,743

The value of the GDP at market prices, for the year 2004 reached R$ 1.8 trillion, being R$ 1.6 trillion referent to the Value Added at basic prices and R$ 185.1 billions relative to Taxes on Products The value of the GDP at market prices, for the year 2004 reached R$ 1.8 trillion, being R$ 1.6 trillion...

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Industrial output closes 2023 with growth in ten out of 18 places surveyed

The activities of coke, petroleum products and biofuels leveraged the performance of the Espírito Santo industry in 2023 - Picture: Flickr The production of the national industry rose 1.1% between November and December, with an expansion in ten out of 15 places surveyed. With the result of the last month...

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IBGE releases free service for GPS users

IBGE - The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics makes available on its web site (www.ibge.gov.br) the PPP (Positioning by Precise Point), a free online service which processes data generated through GPS (Global Positioning System), in order to inform the latitude, longitude and altitude of...

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GDP grows by 5.4% and reaches R$ 2.6 trillion in 2007

According to information taken from IBGE’s Quarterly National Accounts1, the GDP rate was a consequence of the 4.8% rise of value added at basic prices and of the 9.1% rise of excise tax. GDP per capita2 in real terms increased by 4.0% compared to the figure in 2006, and reached R$ 13,515.00. The table...

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In 2008, life expectancy of Brazilians reached 72.86 years of age

Life expectancy at birth of the population, both sexes, in Brazil changed from 69.66 years (69 years, 7 months and 29 days) to 72.86 years (72 years, 10 months and 10 days). Brazilians born in 2008 are expected to live, on average, 3 years, 2 months and 12 days more than the ones born in 1998. In 2008...

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IBGE releases Regional Accounts 2007

Since 1995, eight states (SP, RJ, MG, RS, PR, BA, SC and DF) have maintained leadership in the participation in the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country, concentrating almost 80% of economy in 2007. Among major regions, the participation of the Southeast continues to be the greatest, but between...

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Estimates point to record harvest, pushed by corn production, in 2019

Production of corn is expected to reach a record figure of 98.8 million metric tons - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The estimates of July for the 2019 harvest point to an output of 239.7 million metric tons of grains, a record in the time series that started in 1975. That represents an increase...

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Industry prices rise by 1.11% in October

The sector of beverages accounted for the biggest change (6.12%) in the monthly index - Photo: Geraldo Bubniak/AEN-PR For the third consecutive month, industry prices recorded positive changes, with an increase of 1.11% in October from September. The cumulative Producer Price Index (IPP) in 12 months...

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Industrial output declines 2.5% in February

In February 2013, the industrial output declined 2.5% in relation to the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series, virtually eliminating the expansion of 2.6% registered in January. Compared with the same month of the previous year in the seasonally adjusted series, the industry...

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PNAD 2011: bigger growth among lowest income ranges

The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) 2011 shows that, from 2009 to 2011, the average real income from all the activities of employed income-earners at 10 years of age and over grew by 8.3%. In the classification by income ranges, the biggest growth of income from work (29.2%) was observed in the...

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GDP grows 1.6% compared to Q1 2008

In the second quarter of 2008, GDP at current prices reached R$ 716.9 billion. In the second quarter of 2008, GDP at current prices reached R$ 716.9 billion. In relation to the same quarter in the previous year, it grew by 6.1%, and, compared to the first semesters of 2008 and 2007, by 6.0%. In the second...