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Industry inflation stays at 5.22% in February, biggest increase since 2014

With a hike of 12.12%, oil refining sector accounted for main impacts on the index - Photo: André Valentim/Petrobras Agency Industry prices rose 5.22% in February from January, biggest increase in the Producer Price Index (IPP) time series, initiated 2014. The index performance in February reached its...

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In 2022, women dedicated more 9.6 weekly hours than men to household tasks and care of persons

Men carry out household tasks at similar rates as women only when living alone - Picture: Bel Corção/Brasil com S In 2022, the population aged 14 years and over dedicated, on average, 17 weekly hours to household tasks and/or care of persons, being 21.3 weekly hours for women and 11.7 hours for men....

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Slaughter of hogs and pigs in Q3 is record in time series

Slaughter of hogs and pigs has new record, benefited by exports - Photo:Ari Dias/AEN-PR A total of 13.72 million hogs and pigs were slaughtered in the third quarter of 2021, a record figure in the time series that started in 1997. This figure represents an increase of 7.8% in relation to the same period...

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Inflation reaches 0.83% in May, highest rise for May in 25 years

The rise in electricity pressed the IPCA, which registered the highest change for May since 1996 - Photo: Freepik Pressed by the rise in electricity, the inflation reached 0.83% in May, the highest rate for May since 1996, when it hit 1.22%. The result also stayed above the rate of 0.31% recorded in...

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Retail sales grow 1.1% in February, second increase in a row

Fuels and lubricants increased 5.3% in February - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The volume of retail sales in the country grew 1.1% in February, compared to the previous month (2.1%), the second consecutive increase. As a result, the sector is 1.2% above the pre-pandemic level, and 4.9% below...

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Inflation in industry reaches 3.28% in August, the highest increase since 2014

Price rise in soybean products played an important part in August's IPP high - Photo: AEN/PR Industry prices rose 3.28% in August compared to July, the highest increase since January 2014, the beginning of the time series of the Producer Price Index (IPP). The result, released today (29) by the IBGE,...

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In 2021, per capita household earnings hit lowest level since 2012

Changes in rules of emergency aid and inflation explain drop in household earnings per person in 2021 - Photo: Marcelo Casal Jr/Agência Brasil The household monthly average earnings per person fell 6.9% in 2021 and changed from R$1,454 in 2020 to R$1,353. This is the lowest value in the time series of...

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Industry prices rise 19.40% in 2020, led by food products

Prices of food, such as milk, had an impact on industry inflation in 2020 - Photo: Gilson Abreu/AEN-Paraná In 2020, industry prices rose 19.40%, biggest increase since 2014 and 3.6 times above the annual average of 5.36% between 2014 and 2019. In December, the change was of 0.41% against November, the...

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With fuel prices falling, preview of September inflation stays at -0.37%

September inflation preview shows fuels down by almost 10% - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The September inflation preview was -0.37%, registering the second consecutive drop after -0.73% in August. The price of fuel had the greatest influence, with emphasis on the decline in gasoline, in particular....

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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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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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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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Three new indexes show drop of poverty and vulnerability between 2008-2009 and 2017-2018

IBGE´s experimental statistics measures poverty based on dimensions like housing, transportation and leisure - Picture: IBGE Archive For the first time ever, the IBGE releases, as experimental statistics, the Evolution of Non-Monetary Indicators of Poverty and Quality of Life in Brazil, based on the...

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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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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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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 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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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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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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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...