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In 2004, Brazilians' life expectancy reached 71.7 years

The indicator was above the figure calculated in 2003 (71.3 years). Since 1980, the country has witnessed infant mortality rate fall by over 60%, to a total 26.6 deaths per 1,000 children up to one year of age. The indicator was above the figure calculated in 2003 (71.3 years). Since 1980, the country...

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Industrial employment decreased by –0.4% in January

From December/07 to January/08, in the series seasonally adjusted, employment in industry decreased by –0.4%, second consecutive negative result in this type of comparison. However, the monthly indicator increased by 2.8% compared to the same month of the previous year, maintaining a sequence of 19 consecutive...

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In October, industrial production was stable, changing by 0,1%

In relation to the previous month, the industrial production (seasonally adjusted) was stable (0,1%) in October 2005. In comparison with the months of 2004, when the production was growing, the results were the following: growth by 0.4% in relation to October of the previous year and growth by 3.4% in...

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More than 50% of the workers contribute to social security

This percentage (50.7%) was obtained for the first time since the last decade, due to the increase in the number of workers with a formal contract: in 2007 they were 32.0 million ... This percentage (50.7%) was obtained for the first time since the last decade, due to the increase in the number of workers...

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In February, industrial production decreased in 5 of the 14 areas surveyed

From January to February, the seasonally adjusted indexes of industrial production by area decreased in 5 of the 14 areas surveyed. São Paulo (-1.5%), Minas Gerais (-1.6%) and Rio de Janeiro (-0.9%), which correspond to about 60% of the total for national industry, represented the main negative contributions....

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Employment in industry falls 0.6% in June

In June, the industrial employment decreased 0.6% in relation to May, in the series without seasonal influences. The other indicators remained positive: 1.3% in the monthly index (June 2005 compared to June 2004), 2.3% in the accumulated index of the year and 2.9% in the accumulated index of the last...

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Industrial production increases 0.8% from October to November 2006

This was the second consecutive positive result of the seasonally adjusted index, which led to expansion of 1.8% between September and November 2006. In comparison with November 2005, the increase was 4.2%. Consequently, the accumulated growth of industry in the period January-November 2006 was 3.1%,...

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Industrial output grows 1.3% in May

The industrial activity recorded a more intense pace of production in May, represented by the advance of 1.3% observed in the comparison with the immediately previous month and the consequent recovery from the drop of 1.2% recorded in April. As a result, in the seasonally adjusted series, the quarterly...

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Cattle herd increased by 1.3% in 2005

In 2005, the Brazilian cattle herd summed 207.2 million animals, which represented an increase of 1.3% in relation to 2004. The result confirms the deceleration observed between the years 2000 and 2003.  The migration of livestock to other agricultural activities, such as sugar cane and soybeans,...

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IBGE publishes new version of the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE)

The new version of CNAE has two volumes, and the second one, with the subclasses of CNAE, is directed to the Public Administration. The standardization of the classifications of economic activities of Brazil is being developed since 1994 ... The new version of CNAE has two volumes, and the second one,...

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47% of industrial companies have between 1 and 4 employees

From 2007 to 2008, the number of industrial companies increased 10.8%... With the objective of identifying the industrial segment’s basic structural characteristics, PIA – Enterprise 2008 has measured, for the first time, data relative to establishments which employ between one and four persons. Accounting...

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IBGE releases data on the public expenditure of municipal and state governments

From 1999 to 2002, the participation of expenditure on education in the total expenditure of State Governments increased from 14% to 16%; in the municipalities surveyed this figure also increased from 18% to 21%. The expenditure on health also changed at both governmental levels. In this period, it went...

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Unemployment rate drops to 7.8% in 2023, lowest figure since 2014

Number of employed persons with a formal contract hits a record in 2023 - Photo: Dênio Simões/Brasília Branch The unemployment rate reached 7.4% in the quarter ended December 2023, a drop of 0.3 percentage points (p.p) against the quarter July-September. As a result, the average moving rate of the index...

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In July, industrial production increased in eight of the fourteen areas surveyed

From June to July 2007, there was increase of industrial production in eight of the fourteen areas surveyed, in the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison with July 2006, industry grew in eleven areas, according to IBGE’s Monthly Survey of Regional Industry. From June to July 2007, there was increase...

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Industrial output decreases (-2.0%) in July

In July 2013, the seasonally-adjusted industrial output recorded decrease of 2.0% over the index of the previous month, and almost nulled the expansion (2.1%) recorded last June. The comparison with the same month last year points to an output increase of 2.0% the fourth positive rate in a row for this...

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In Ceará, IBGE releases Census results concerning color or race with the support of Palmas Bank

Ceará's Color or Race was revealed at a dissemination event in the headquarters of Palmas Bank Last Friday, December 22nd, another important piece of data from the 2022 Population Census was revealed: the color or race of Brazilians. As on previous occasions, the IBGE State Superintendence in Ceará (SES/CE)...

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Industrial production decreases in seven of the fourteen areas surveyed

Between December 2006 and January 2007 the industrial production fell in São Paulo (-1.0%), Minas Gerais (-0.9%), Rio Grande do Sul (-1.0%), Pernambuco (-1.5%), Espírito Santo (-2.7%), Paraná (-3.4%) and Ceará (-3.5%). In comparison with anuary 2006, there was decrease in Ceará only. Between last January...

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In November, industrial employment remains stable (0.0%), but it grows in the other comparisons

In November, the industrial employment presented null change compared to October (0.0%), in the series without seasonal influence. In the other comparisons, the indicators were positive: in relation to November 2003, there was growth of 4.2%; in the accumulated index in the year, it remained in 1.7%,...

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PNAD: household food insecurity falls from 30.2% in 2009 to 22.6% in 2013

The percentage of Brazilian private housing units facing some level of food insecurity fell from 30.2% in 2009 to 22.6% in 2013. Last year, 52.0 million persons from 14.7 million households experienced some level of food deprivation, or at least worried about the possibility of facing deprivation due...

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Brazilian Forestry Production adds up 8.627 billion in 2003

The primary forestry production of Brazil in 2003 amounted to R$ 8.627 billion, versus R$ 5.967 billion in the previous year. The silviculture segment (planted forests) increased its participation in the total value of forestry production in the country: it represented 52%, in 2002, and now, in 2003,...