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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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First prognosis previews a 2.8% reduction in the 2024 harvest compared to 2023

Drop in soybean and corn production negatively impacted the first forecast for the 2024 harvest - Photo: Jaelson Lucas/EN-PR The Brazilian harvest of grains, cereals and legumes is expected to total 308.5 million tonnes in 2024, according to the first prognosis of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural...

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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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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,...

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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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IBGE: marriages are more common among young women

The Civil Register Statistics released today by IBGE show that, in 2006, 889,828 marriages were officiated in Brazil, that is, a figure 6.5% above that in 2005 (835,846). The increase of the number of marriages registered1 follows a trend observed since 2002, and results, partially, from the legalization...

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Retail sales are back to stability in October, changing -0.3%

With dollar appreciation, the sector of Office, computer and communication equipment and material fell 5.7% in October, pulling retail trade into the negative field - Photo: Jefferson Rudy/Agência Senado Retail sales in the country changed -0.3% from September to October, after growing 0.5% in the previous...

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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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IBGE promotes event to discuss and review the concept of subnormal agglomerate

Representatives from the IBGE, public offices, universities, organized civil society and slums and communities participated in the event - Picture: Jéssica Farias The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) carried out the I National Meeting on the Production, Analysis and Dissemination...

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In 2023, 88.2% of people aged 5 and over had taken at least 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine

People with a complete primary vaccination schedule represent 88.2% of the population aged 5 and over - Photo: Jonathan Campos/AEN-PR By the first quarter of 2023, 88.2% of the population aged 5 and over had taken at least two doses of the vaccine against Covid-19, that is, they had completed the primary...

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Industrial production grows by 1.1% in August

The rate is positive after falling by 1.9% in July. Industry also grew by 3.8% in relation to August 2004, with accumulated rates of 4.3% in the year and 5.1% in the last twelve months In August, the industrial production grew by 1.1% in comparison with July, considering the seasonally adjusted series....

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In February, harvest forecast for 2018 is 5.6% lower than that of 2017

The second estimate for the agricultural production in 2018, related to February, dropped 5.6% in relation to the 2017 harvest, representing a reduction of 13.4 million tonnes. The result forecast this month is of 227.2 million tonnes. The data came from the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production,...

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Industrial production increased by 0.4% in March

From February to March, the seasonally adjusted indicator of industrial activity had positive change of 0.4%, after having decreased by 0.5% in the previous month. In relation to March 2007, the increase was 1.3%. The first quarter of 2008 ended with an increase rate of 6.3%, compared to that of the...

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Brazil Has Over 10 Million Informal Enterprises

Informal economy generated, in 2003, an income of R$ 17,6 billion and employed over a fourth of non-agriculture workers in the country In October 2003, there were in Brazil 10.525.954 small non-agricultural enterprises. Out of that total, 98%, that is, 10.335.962 belonged to the informal sector and employed...

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GDP grows 0.9% in second quarter, closes semester with rise of 3.7%

Petroleum extraction, closely associated with exports, impacted on the rise of the GDP - Picture: Petrobras Agency Between the first and second quarters this year, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 0.9%, the eighth consecutive positive result of the indicator in this comparison. The result is lower...

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In January, industrial employment increased 0.4% in comparison to the previous month

In January (2005), the industrial employment increased 0.4% in comparison to December (2004), in the series free from seasonal influence, after two consecutive months of negative changes. In comparison to January 2004, the increase of 3.2% keeps a sequence of eleven positive rates, and the accumulated...

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Industrial production advances in five of the 15 areas surveyed in March

Industry in Pará, influenced by mining and quarrying, was the main positive influence on the national result - Photo: Agência Vale Five of the 15 areas surveyed by the Regional Monthly Survey of Industry (PIM) advanced from February to March, when the country's industrial production grew 0.9%. The biggest...

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Unemployment rate was 8.0% in January

Unemployment rate increased in comparison to December (7.4%) and was below the figure in January 2007 (9.3%). The employed population (21.3 million) has not undergone statistically significant changes in comparison with figures in December 2007 (it fell by 0.6%) and increased 3.6% compared to January...

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Industrial employment increases 0.5% in February

In February 2011, industrial employment increased 0.5% compared to the figure in January (seasonally adjusted series)... In February 2011, industrial employment increased 0.5% compared to the figure in January (seasonally adjusted series), after being practically stable in the last six months. As a result,...

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Industrial Production increased by 1.2% in February

The industrial production increased by 1.2% from January to February, according to the seasonally adjusted indexes. In relation to February 2005, the sector increased by 5.4%, having expanded by 4.2% in the first two months of the year compared to the same period of 2005. The annualized rate, indicator...