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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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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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Employment in services sector grows 7.8%, hits record of 13.4 million

Employment in Services rendered mainly to families fell 8.5% against 2019, influenced by Food services, which lost 223.7 thousand jobs - Picture: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The Annual Survey of Services (PAS) 2021 showed a total of 1.5 million active companies, a growth of 7.9% over 2019 and of 9.2%...

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Value of forestry production increases by 11.9% and hits record figure of R$33.7 billion

Planted area of silviculture amounted to 9.5 million hectares, of which 77.3% are of eucalyptus, and value of production reached R$27.4 billion - Photo: Fernando Dias/Ascom-Sepadr Value of production of forestry activities reached a record of R$33.7 billion, with an increase of 11.9% and output from...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...