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Construction costs slow down to 0.44% in September

After highs in recent years, materials have contributed to the slowdown in construction costs - Photo: Helena Pontes/ IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (Oct 11) by the IBGE, rose 0.44% in September, but decelerated 0.14 percentage points (pp) compared...

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High dollar presses industrial prices, which rise 0.70% in February

The biggest negative influence on the index came from oil refining and ethanol products, which fell 6.34% - Photo: André Valentim/Petrobras Agency The prices of the mining and manufacturing industries increased 0.70% in February over January, when the change had been 0.35%. The information is from the...

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Unemployment drops in eight Federation Units in the fourth quarter

In the annual comparison, decrease in the unemployment rate was observed in all the Federation Units - Photo: Mário Oliveira (SEMCOM/Manaus) The drop in the unemployment rate in the country was observed by eight of the 27 Federation Units between the 3rd and the 4th quarters of 2022. Whereas the national...

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Grain harvest should grow 1% and reach 228.8 million tonnes in 2019

Both the production and planted area of rice should decrease in 2019 - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The second estimate for the grain harvest in 2019 pointed out to an output of 228.8 million tonnes, 1% higher than last year. The estimate of the harvested area should increase 1.7% over 2018,...

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Lowest inflation for January since the creation of Real Plan

The Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA, which measures inflation, changed 0.29% in January compared with December last year, the lowest figure for January since the creation of the Real Plan. The cumulative inflation stayed at 2.86% in the last 12 months. Of the nine groups that comprise the...

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Civil construction costs grow 0.11% in November

Civil construction costs accumulate a high of 3.80% in the year and of 4.03% in 12 months - Photo: Simone Mello/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinap), released today by the IBGE, changed 0.11% in November, the lowest rate recorded in 2019 (the same rate as that of May). This...

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Inflation decelerates to 0.25% in January pressed by drop in electricity

Change from the red tariff flag to the yellow one contributed to the deflation in the group of Housing - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency After four months of rises, varying from 0.64% in September to 1.35% in December, the inflation decelerated in January, registering 0.25%, the lowest index since...

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June estimate points to record harvest of 258.5 million metric tons in 2021

Delay in soybean planting caused damage to the second crop of corn, now with a drop in the 2021 estimate - Photo: Jonas Oliveira/AEN-PR The Brazilian Harvest of grains, cereals and oilseeds is expected to reach a record 258.5 million metric tons in 2021, according to the June estimate of the Systematic...

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Industrial production closes 2022 with reduction in 8 of 15 places surveyed

The performance of the mining industry in Pará was one of the major reasons for the results of the industrial production in 2022 - Picture: TV Brasil The production of the national industry expanded in ten out of 15 places between November and December. These are the results of the Monthly Survey of...

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First forecast expects record harvest of grains in 2022 leveraged by recover of corn

Corn is expected to rise in the two harvests in 2022 and should leverage a record - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency According to the first estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production - LSPA, released today (11) by the IBGE, the Brazilian harvest of cereals and legumes should...

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Industrial output advances 0.6% in July, still below the pre-pandemic level

Food industry advanced 4.3% and exerted the greatest positive influence on the July´s index - Photo: José Fernando Ogura/AEN-PR The industrial production registered a positive change of 0.6% between June and July, growing once again after a drop of 0.3% in the previous month. With these results, this...

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GDP grows above national average in 13 Federation Units in 2019

Biggest economy in the country, São Paulo once more increases its share in national GDP - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Twelve states and the Federal Districy rcorded an increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019, above the national average of 1.2%. Tocantins recorded the biggest increase...

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Construction costs speed up to 1.87% in April

Steel drives high in prices of civil construction materials - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (May 11) by the IBGE, rose 1.87% in April compared to March - the third highest rate in the series since the exemption from payroll in...

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Retail sales drop 1.3% in September, second consecutive month of drop

Sales in hypermarkets and supermarkets dropped 1.5% in September - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Volume of sales of the retail trade in Brazil retreated 1.3% in September compared with the previous month, representing the second consecutive drop after the highest rise in the year in July, when...

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Construction costs increase by 1.45% in March

The major influence on Sinapi in March was the 2.2% rise in the cost of materials - Photo: Simone Mello/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (April 9) by the IBGE, increased 1.45% in March and was 0.12 percentage points above February (1.33%). In the first...

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Inflation stays at 0.53% in June, pressed by rise in electricity

With the red tariff flag level 2, in force since June, electricity fare exerted the biggest individual impact on the month´s index. Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Inflation decelerated to 0.53% in June, after registering 0.83% in the previous month. This is the highest figure for June since 2018...

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An icon of Brazilian geography, Pedro Geiger turns 100 and prepares to launch a new book

Pedro Geiger started working for the IBGE in 1942, at the age of 19, six years after the Institute was founded - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/ IBGE News Agency Geography is a science that deals with the study of physical, biological, and human aspects, and of their relations with the planet Earth. There are...

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GDP grows by 4.6% in 2021 and makes up for pandemic losses

Information and communication grew by 12.3% in 2021, driven by Internet and system development. Photo: Gabriela Garcia Cera/Fapesc The Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.5% in Q4 2021 and closed the year at 4.6% of increase, amounting to R$ 8.7 trillion. This advance made up for all losses...

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IBGE improves the calculation of domestic services for inflation indexes

The coming IPCA-15, to be released tomorrow, May 23, will present a new form of inclusion of domestic services in the housing unit, a change implemented in all consumer prices indexes – IPCA, IPCA-15 and INPC. It is the second time the institute effects a change in the inclusion of these subitems which,...

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Industry inflation decelerates to 0.61% in June, even with high in ethanol and petroleum prices

Petroleum refining and ethanol products had a 17% high in June - Photo: André Motta de Souza/Petrobras Industry prices rose 0.61% in June over the previous month, with the main impact coming from the activities related to petroleum derivatives and biofuels (17.07%). Despite the rise, there was deceleration...