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Retail sales grow 0.6% in July, after falling in the previous month

Recent trend of hypermarkets and supermarkets reflects the results of national retail - Photo: Helena Pontes / Angência IBGE Notícias Retail sales in Brazil grew again in July, after falling in June. The increase was 0.6%, recovering part of the 0.9% loss in the previous month. In the year, from January...

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Employment in industry advanced 0.3% in July

Between June and July, the growth in the industrial employment (seasonally adjusted) was at 0.3%... The industrial employment grew in all the surveyed locations, led by São Paulo, which registered a rate of 3.9%. Following that there were the Northeast (7.7%) and North and Midwest (8.1%) regions, as...

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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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IBGE surveys portray the Brazilian urban network for nearly six decades

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics releases this Monday the publication Regions of Influence of Cities: Methodology of hierarchical compatibility between the editions of the survey in the period from 1966 to 2018. The historical context and the methodology adopted throughout the five...

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Unemployment retreats to 7.1%, lowest rate for a quarter ending in May since 2014

Population employed in the private sector reaches 52.0 million, new record in the time series of the Continuous PNAD - Picture: Rodrigo Félix Leal/AEN-PR In the moving quarter ended in May 2024, the unemployment rate retreated 0.7 percentage points (p.p.) over the quarter from December to February 2024...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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Industrial prices rise 0.92% in August, after six months of decline

Petroleum refining accounted for 0.72 percentage points in the 0.92% change in the IPP in August - Photo: André Mota de Souza/Ag Petrobras Industry prices rose 0.92% in August compared to July, returning to a positive rate after six months of consecutive decline. The result for the year reached -6.32%,...

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PNAD 2013 depicts labor market and life conditions in Brazil

Note: The following text was updated on September 26, 2014 based on the revised data of PNAD 2013. The estimates which have been changed are in bold letter in the text and in italic in the subheadings. Published in September 18, 2014, the original release is available for comparison at the right side....

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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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IBGE lists predominant biome in each Brazilian municipality, for statistical purposes

The Atlantic Rainforest is the predominant biome in almost half (49.2%) of the Brazilian municipalities - Photo: Tomaz Silva/Agência Brasil Although the Amazon was the biome with the biggest area in the national territory, the Atlantic Rainforest is predominant in the biggest number of municipalities...

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Gender Statistics show women have made headway in the Brazilian social and economic scenario

They have more schooling than men, but graduate in careers which pay lower incomes; their participation in the job market increases every day, but they still earn less and move slowly towards formalization of work; they have found their position among heads of households, but, even among their own peers,...

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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...