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Industry inflation rate decelerates to 1.89% in April

"Other products" accounted for main impact on the index (0.40 p.p.) - Photo: Pixabay Industry prices rose 1.89% in April from the previous month. Despite the increase, there was deceleration against March (4.63%), when there was the second biggest increase throughout the Producer Price Index (IPP) time...

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Cattle herd is smaller in 2018, a year marked by growth in slaughter and exports

Among livestock indicators, cattle herd was the only one recording decrease in 2018 - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency All the animal inventories recorded increases in 2018, except cattle herd, which fell by 0.7%, with a reduction by approximately 1.5 million head 1,5 agaisnt 2017 figures. That...

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July estimate points to record crop of 263.4 million metric tons in 2022

July estimate points to a record crop of 263.4 million metric tons in 2022 - Photo: Luiz Henrique Magnante/Embrapa The Brazilian harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds should reach a record 263.4 million metric tons, according to the July estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production...

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Construction costs up 0.88% in August, greatest high of the year

Cement drove the high in August - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (9) by the IBGE, grew 0.88% in August, the highest rate registered this year. It is an increase of 0.39 percentage points in relation to July (0.49%). This growth...

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Northeast registers the highest rise in Construction prices in February

Released today by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi registered the highest change in the Northeast (0.44%) in February, compared with the previous month. The North Region, on its turn, recorded the lowest change in the month: 0.17%. In Brazil, the index changed 0.30%, slightly...

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Costs of civil construction close 2018 with 4.41% rise

Released today by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi closed 2018 with a rise of 4.41%, standing above that registered in 2017 (3.82%). The monthly change for December was 0.22%. In the cumulative indexes in 2018, the prices of materials increased 6.30% and the labor force rose...

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Number of establishments using irrigated agriculture increases more than 50% in 11 years

Irrigation allows cultivation without rain - Photo: Fernando Augusto/Pixabay One of the most relevant processes for the development of agricultural production, irrigation has gained relevance in Brazilian agriculture. According to data from the 2017 Census of Agriculture, the number of establishments...

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Brazilian economy consumed 6.3 liters for each R$1 produced in 2017

Activities related to agriculture produced R$1 per each 1,061 liters of water consumed - Photo: Rita de Cássia/IBGE News Agency For each R$1 of Gross Value Added produced in Brazil in 2017, approximately 6.3 liters of water were consumed. The activity which demanded more water volume was Agriculture,...

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Inflation in industry stays at 4.78% in March, second highest rise since 2014

The biggest load in the March IPP came from oil refining and ethanol products (1.53 p.p.) - Photo: André Motta de Souza/Petrobras Agency The industrial prices increased 4.78% in March over February, the second highest rise in the time series of the Producer Price Index - IPP, started in 2014. In February,...

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Specialized services increase participation in construction sector between 2010 and 2019

Population employed in industry records first increase since 2014 - Photo: Gilson Abreu/AEN-PR Construction industry generated R$ 288.0 billion in value of real estate development, works and/or services in 2019, with R$ 273.8 for works and/or services (95.1%) and R$ 14.2 billion for real estate development...

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In Bahia, sons of Japanese invest in cocoa

The production of cocoa has great economic importance for the state of Bahia - Photo: South Bahia Cocoa Association - ACSB (dissemination) Last December 18 was the International Migrants Day. In Brazil, the presence of migrants from several countries brought significant contributions to our agricultural...

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In Bahia, descendants of Japanese invest in cocoa

The production of cocoa has great economic importance for the state of Bahia - Photo: South Bahia Cocoa Association (dissemination) Last December 18 was the International Migrants Day. In Brazil, the presence of migrants from several countries brought significant contributions to our agricultural production,...

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Number of organizations with at least one employed person grows 3.4% in 2019

Number of salaried personnel grew 1.7%, with a positive balance of 758.6 thousand persons - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/Agência IBGE Notícias After having registered three consecutive years of declines, the number of formal organizations grew again in the country, reaching 5.2 million in 2019 (up 6.1%)....

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Rise of cement, collective work agreement in SP rise costs of civil construction by 0.49% in July

Generalized rise in material contributed to increase costs Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Released today (7) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi increased 0.49% in July, the highest rise in the year. The rate is 0.35 percentage points above that registered in June (0.14%)...

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Costs of construction rise 18.65% in 2021, highest rate in nine years

Costs of construction material impacted on the index along the year - Photo: Simone Mello/IBGE News Agency Released today (11) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) decelerated to 0.52% in December, the lowest rate in 2021. Even so, the cumulative index in the year hit 18.65%,...

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Inflation hits 0.57% in April pressed by adjustment in medicine prices

The rise of 2.25% in medicines reflected the annual adjustment, in force since March 31 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Influenced by the rise in medicine prices, the inflation reached 0.57% in April, according to the Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA, released today by the IBGE....

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Costs of civil construction rise 1.44% in September, highest rise since 2013

For the third month, inflation of material contributed to rise construction costs - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Released today (9) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi rose 1.44% in September, the highest rate since July 2013 and 0.56 percentage points above that registered...

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Costs of civil construction rose 1.07% in November

Rise in the prices of construction is losing pace - Photo: Helga Szpiz/IBGE News Agency Released today (10) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi) rose 1.07% in November, maintaining the level of the previous month (1.01%). In the cumulative index of the last 12 months, the rate...

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August inflation preview stands at 0.23 with high in fuel prices

Price rise in gasoline drove August inflation preview up - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15), released today by the IBGE, stood at 0.23% in August. In the year, the IPCA-15 registered a cumulative rise of 0.90% and in 12 months it reached...

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Black and brown persons remain with less access to jobs, education, security and sanitation

In 2021, the informality rate among black (43.4%) and brown (47.0%) employed persons was higher than that of white persons (32.7%) - Picture: Eduardo Peret/IBGE News Agency Social inequalities due to color or race remain evident in the labor market. Unemployment, underutilization and informality continue...