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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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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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Crop estimate declines in February, but record crop forecast is confirmed

Corn crop is expected to grow 23.9% compared to 2021 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The national grain crop should reach 261.6 million metric tons in 2022, according to the February estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released today (March 10) by the IBGE. This...

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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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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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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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North Region leads high in civil construction costs in September

The North Region leads the change of civil construction per square meter registered by the National Index of Civil Construction (SINAPI) in September, released today by the IBGE. The area presented a change of 0.66%, more than twice as much as the national index, of 0.27% in the same period. In the year, the...

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Services sector figures still negative in September

The change recorded by the services sector (-0.3%) in September, in the seasonally-adjusted series, was below July (-0.8%) and August (-1.0%) figures, as a sign of stability against the previous month. “The decrease observed in September, 0.3% was mainly a consequence of the 1.8% decrease in Information...

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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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GDP grows 1.0% in first quarter, leveraged by services sector

Restaurant services are among those that influenced the growth of the GDP - Photo: Vanderlei Farias/Secom Cascavel The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 1.0% in the first quarter this year, compared with the last quarter a year ago. This is the third positive figure after the retreat in the second quarter...

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Roraima was the only state to record increase of GDP in 2016

Data from the Regional Accounts, relreased today by the IBGE, sowed that the decrease of GDP in 2016, against the previous year, was observed in 25 states. The only one recording a postive change was Roraima, with 0.2% of increase, whereas the Federal District remained stable, with 0.0%. According to...

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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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Services sector advances 1.1% in July, third increase in a row

Information technology services drove the 1.1% high of the information and communication sector - Photo: Pixabay The volume of services rendered in the country grew 1.1% from June to July, the third consecutive positive result, a period in which it accumulates a gain of 2.4%. With this result, the sector...

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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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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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Sector's costs changed 0.24% in November

The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today by the IBGE, recorded a change of 0.24% in November, a result below the 0.43% registered in Ocotber. In the cumulative index of the year, o the result was 4.18%. With less than a month to go before the end of the year, construction prices...

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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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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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GDP advances 1.2% in Q2, fourth positive result in a row

In-person services had an impact on the rise in GDP - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 1.2% in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter. It is the fourth consecutive positive result of the indicator after the 0.3% decrease in the second...