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Industrial inflation decelerates to 0.56% in February

For the third month in a row, mining and quarrying industry stands out with the highest change (8.34%) - Photo: Agência Vale The prices in the industrial sector rose 0.56% in February 2022 in relation to January. The change had been 1.20% between January and December. The index that registers the last...

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In 2008, six capitals held 25% of GDP in the country

São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte e Manaus had the six biggest municipal GDP and, together, accounted for more than one-fourth of the wealth generated in the country. At the same time, the 27 capitals in the country generated one-third of the national wealth. The concentration...

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Industry of construction falls in 2005

In a general way, the Brazilian sector of construction reduced its activities in 2005, in the comparison with 2004. The constructions performed had a real decrease of 5.4% In a general way, the Brazilian sector of construction reduced its activities in 2005, in the comparison with 2004. The constructions...

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“Geostatistics” presents environmental heritage of the Legal Amazon

Vegetation coverage usually features as a major concern when it comes to the topic Legal Amazon.... Vegetation coverage usually features as a major concern when it comes to the topic Legal Amazon. Nevertheless, the environmental heritage of this part of the Brazilian territory goes far beyond the forest...

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Industrial employment decreased by -0.2% in April

There was decrease in the comparison month/ immediately previous month, in the series seasonally adjusted. In the comparison April 08/ April 07, the index (2.6%) was the 22nd consecutive positive result... There was decrease in the comparison month/ immediately previous month, in the series seasonally...

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Industrial production decreases in 8 of 14 areas surveyed

In September, the indicators of industrial production by area decreased in 8 of the 14 areas surveyed, in comparison with September 2004. With figures higher than the national index (0.2%) are: Minas Gerais (4.8%), Pará (4.7%), Rio de Janeiro (4.4%), Amazonas (2.6%), Bahia (2.4%) and Espírito Santo (2.3%)....

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From December to January 2009, employment in industry fell 1.3%

It was the fourth consecutive decrease in the month/previous month comparison, in the series without seasonal adjustment. Compared to January 2008, there was decrease of 2.5%, the second consecutive negative rate and the lowest one in the time series which started in 2001. The index accumulated in the...

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Agribusiness grows 5.3% in 2004: the best result of the time series

In 2004, the agribusiness grew 5.3%, the best result of the time series initiated in 1992. As has been usual in the last years (except in 2003), the sectors related to livestock (5.0%), with increasing foreign business, presented a performance above the ones associated to crops (4.6%), of higher participation...

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In May, industrial production grew in 13 of the 14 areas surveyed

Regional industrial indicators showed expansion in production in 13 of the 14 localities surveyed, in May 2005 over May 2004. In comparison with the same month one year ago, growth rates in Amazonas (24.6%), Paraná (13.5%), Ceará (7.2%), São Paulo (6.3%) and Minas Gerais (5.5%) were above the national...

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Industrial employment decreased by 0.6% in November 2008

The decrease compared to the immediately previous month, in the series with seasonal adjustment was the most significant since October 2003 (-0.7%). In the comparison November 08 / November 07, the index continued positive (0.4%), but recorded the lowest rate since October 2006 (0.3%). The index accumulated...

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Larger municipalities implemented most policies to combat Covid in 2020

Larger municipalities implemented most policies to combat Covid 2020 - Photo: Alex Ribeiro/AgPará Food securiy, an indicator directly related to the populations health status, fell from 65.1%, in 2004, according to the IBGE’s National Household Sampe Survey, to 41.3% in 2021, according to the National...

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PNAD 2005: income rises for the first time in 9 years

In 2005, about 20% of the population 10 years of age or over in Brazil accessed the Internet, and, for the first time, there were more mobile telephones lines than fixed ones in Brazilian households. Illiteracy has decreased, but it still affects 10.2% of the population 10 years of age or over and 11.1%...

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2008 PINTEC: proportion of innovative industrial companies rises from 31.5% to 38.1% in eight years

The innovation rate of industry, of selected services (edition, telecommunication and computer science) and of the Research and Development sector... The innovation rate of industry, of selected services (edition, telecommunication and computer science) and of the Research and Development sector (P&D)...

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In 2005, R$ 444.3 billion were paid in salaries and other withdrawals

According to the Central Register of Enterprises (CEMPRE), of IBGE, 5.7 million companies and other organizations spent R$ 444.3 billion in salaries and compensations in 2005, R$ 82.5 billion more than in 2000. According to the Central Register of Enterprises (CEMPRE), of IBGE, 5.7 million companies...

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February estimate drops 1.3% with drought in Rio Grande do Sul, but 2023 crop will still be a record

Agricultural production in Rio Grande do Sul faces the effects of drought due to the La Niña phenomenon - Photo: Ivo Dahlke/Emater-RS-Ascar The Brazilian crop of cereals, legumes and oilseeds should reach a new record in 2023, totaling 298.0 million metric tons, according to the February estimate of...

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Retail sales decelerate to -0.1% in February

The drop of 0.7% in supermarket sales was the biggest influence on the February´s result - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Volume of sales in trade changed -0.1% in February 2023. It rose 1.0% compared with February 2022, the seventh consecutive positive figure in this index, whereas the rise...

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July´s estimate forecasts record harvest of 256.1 million tonnes in 2021

Estimates for the production of corn remain dropping - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The estimate for the Brazilian harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds in 2021 was reduced for the fourth consecutive month, though it remains a record and should reach 256.1 million tonnes until the end of...

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Industrial production grows in 11 of the 15 areas surveyed in March

The motor vehicle sector was the main responsible for the performance of the industry in Rio Grande do Sul - Photo: Fernando Ogura/AEN-PR From February to March, Brazilian industrial production increased by 1.1%, with growth in 11 of the 15 areas surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey of Industry (PIM)....

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SIS 2013: 74.1% of women aged 25 to 29, neither studying nor working, have at least one child

The Synthesis of Social Indicators (SIS) 2013 shows that, in 2012, near 20% of young people aged 15 to 29 did not attend school or work. The proportion of women in this group was big: 70.3%. Among them, the proportion of those with at least one child stood out: 30.0% of the ones aged 15 to 17, 51.6%...

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Industrial employment increased by 0.5% from March to April

This was the fourth positive result in the month/previous month comparison, with seasonal adjustment. Increase accumulated in the period was 1.7%. This was the fourth positive result in the month/previous month comparison, with seasonal adjustment, having accumulated increase by 1.7% in the period. Still...