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Employment grows, but salaries fall in Construction Industry in 2020

The infrastructure segment was the one that grew the most in terms of occupancy, with an increase of 10.9% - Photo: Maycon Nunes/AgPará The Construction industry generated R$325.1 billion in value of developments, works and/or services in 2020, of which R$304.4 billion in works and/or services (93.6%)...

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Employed population in Trade grows 3.2% in 2021, but stands below the pre-pandemic period

Almost 40% of the sales in the Retail Sales of Cultural, Recreation and Sporting Goods took place through the Internet in 2021 - Art mockup/Freepik The 2021 Annual Survey of Trade (PAC) revealed that, in the second year of the pandemic, the Brazilian commercial activity had 1.4 million companies, employing...

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Construction costs decelerate to 0.99% in August

High construction prices back to the levels of August 2020 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (September 9) by the IBGE, increased 0.99% in August, 0.90 percentage points below July’s rate (1.89%) and the lowest change since August...

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Services sector drops 3.1% in January, after reaching historical record in December 2022

Biggest negative influence on the month´s result came from the transportation sector (-3.7%) - Picture: Rodrigo Felix Leal/SEIL-PR Volume of services dropped 3.1% in January 2023 over December 2022, when it hit the peak in the time series. Volume of services advanced 6.1% over January 2022, the 23rd...

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Custos da construção civil desaceleram para 0,38% em outubro (2)

Sinapi confirms the pace of decline in relation to the period of the pandemic - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), released today (Nov. 10) by the IBGE, rose 0.38% in October, but decelerated 0.06 percentage points (pp) compared to the September rate...

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Construction costs rise 2.46% in June, biggest increase since 2013

Workforce accounted for main contribution, due to collective labor agreements in tes states - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), released by the IBGE, rose by 2.46% in June and was 0.68 percentage points above the May rate (1.78%). That is the biggest...

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With services affected by pandemic, GDP of 2020 falls 3.3%

Food services fall 27% and influence GDP retraction in 2020 - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world economy, the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped 3.3% after rising 1.2% in 2019. The gross value added of services fell 3.7%, leveraged...

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At 8.4%, unemployment remains stable in quarter ending in January

Employment in agriculture retracted by 272 thousand people in quarter ended in January - Picture: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The unemployment rate, which measures unemployment in Brazil, stayed at 8.4% in the quarter ended in January. That rate represents a stability in the comparison with the...

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Industry inflation at 3.40% in October, biggest increase since 2014

Price rise in products of oil and fat manufacturing had an impact on the IPP high - Photo: AEN/PR Industry prices rose 3.40% in October compared to September, the highest increase since January 2014, the beginning of the time series of the Producer Price Index (IPP). The result, released today (26) by...

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Estimates point to grain harvest increase of 1.9% against 2018

Output of corn is expected to reach 89.4 million metric tons, with an increase of 9.9% - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE New Agency The national output of grains is expected to increase 1.9% in 2019, in comparison with the amount harvested last year, amounting to 230.7 million metric tons, according to...

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Food products drive industry prices up 1.32% in March

High in food prices at its peak in the time series started in January 2014 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Industry prices increased by 1.32% in March 2020, compared to the previous month, after increasing 0.35% in January and 0.81% in February, according to the Producer Price Index (IPP), reported...

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Estimates for 2019 harvest increase, hit 236 million tonnes

The production of soybeans was estimated at 112.5 million tonnes, a drop of 4.5% - Photo: Mônica Marli/IBGE News Agency According to the June estimates of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production, released today by the IBGE, the national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds should reach 236...

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Cost of civil construction rises 0.25% in February

Construction costs per square meter hit R$1,165.13 in February - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Released today (11) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi rose 0.25% in February, standing below the rate of 0.30% of the previous month and above that of February 2019 (0.21%)....

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Inflation hits 0.87% in August, highest figure in August since 2000

Gasoline rose 2.80% in August and has a cumulative increase of 31.09% in the year - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Inflation rose by 0.87% in August and reached its peak in a month of August since 2000. The cumulative index in the year stayed at 5.67% and, in the last 12 months, at 9.68%, above...

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Record output of soybean and corn lead to a harvest estimate 29.2% bigger than in 2016

The estimated grain production in 2017, revised in May, points to an output of 238.6 million metric tons, 29.2% more than in 2016. The main items contributing to this result are soybean and corn, both with a record output expected for this year. The estimated output for soybean is 113.9 million metric...

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Inflation stays at 0.31% in April, pressed by adjustment in medicines

The rise in the price of pharmaceuticals impacted the index registered in April - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Pressed by the rise in the prices of pharmaceuticals, the inflation stayed at 0.31% in April, below that registered in March (0.93%). As a result, the index accrues a rise of 2.37%...

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Services sector has high of 1.1% in February

The transportation sector (2.3%) was the one that exerted the greatest positive influence in February - Photo:Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The volume of services grew by 1.1% in February 2023 compared to the previous month, when there was a decrease of 3.0%. Compared to February 2022, the sector increased...

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IBGE releases new edition of Political Map of Brazil

Approximate view of the state of Santa Catarina on the new Political Map of Brazil in the 1:2,500,000 scale - Picture: Art over mockup The IBGE releases today (28) the 2021 version of the Political Map of Brazil in the 1:2,500,000 scale, where 1 cm is equivalent to 25 km in the terrain. A cartographic...

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Industrial production declines in eight of 15 areas surveyed in January compared to December

Sector of petroleum derivatives boosted the negative result of the industry in São Paulo - Photo:Tais Peyneau/Agência Petrobras From December to January, when the industrial production of the country shrank -0.3%, there was retraction in eight of the 15 locations investigated by the Regional Monthly...

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Construction costs decelerate to 1.33% in February

National cost by square meter reached R$ 1,319.18 in February - Photo: Pixabay The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi) stayed at 1.33% in February, 0.66 percentage points below the January rate (1.99%), the first instance of deceleration since July 2020. There was increase of the indicator in...