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5.9 milion did not follow social distancing measures in the first week of September

More people on the streets with relaxation of social distancing rules - Photo: Mário Oliveira/SEMCOM Manaus The number of people who did not take any restrictive measures to avoid being infected by the novel coronavirus rose to 5.9 million in the first week of September, reaching the highest level since...

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Prices in industry shrink 1.14% in June after four months of increase

The main negative impact on the IPP was due to petroleum products - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Influenced by the appreciation of the real against the dollar in June, industry prices deflated by 1.14% compared to May, when it rose by 1.39%. It is the first drop after four positive rates...

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Unemployment falls to 12%, but underemployed population is the biggest since 2012

Jobs with a formal contract recorded the biggest increase since Q2 2014 - Photo: Ádria de Souza/Olinda City Hall The unemployment rate in the country fell by 12.7%, in Q1 2019, to 12% in the quarter April-June, according to the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (Continuous PNAD), released today...

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New layout reinforces IBGE News Agency as multimedia platform

The new design of the main page integrates the multimedia production of the Agency - Photo: IBGE The IBGE News Agency will have a new look next Thursday (2), including the new design of the main page, which integrates the multimedia production of the news section, Retratos Magazine and IBGE Minute. The...

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Balance between open and closed enterprises returns to positive in 2019

In 2019, 947.3 thousand enterprises became active and 656.4 thousand closed their doors - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The balance between enterprises that opened and closed in 2019 in Brazil became positive once again at 290.9 thousand. After registering a negative balance of 65.9 thousand...

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First estimate forecasts record harvest of grains in 2021

First forecast shows that harvest will break a record in 2021, leveraged by soybeans and corn - Photo: Abiove The Brazilian harvest of grains, cereals and legumes should add up to 253.2 million tonnes in 2021, in case the first projection of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production - LSPA, released...

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Supermarkets lead revenue and employment generation ranking in 2018

The sector of hyper and supermarkets accounted for 3.2% of the trade revenue in 2018 - Photo: Eduardo Peret/IBGE News Agency The sector of hyper and supermarkets generated most jobs in 2018 and employed 45.7 thousand persons more against the figure in 2017; it also led in terms of contribution (13.2%)...

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Despite economic losses in 2020 due to Covid-19, crops are to hit record

Soybean crops are to grow 121 million tonnes this year - Photo: Mônica Marli/IBGE News Agency Unlike the other economic indicators that accumulate losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the national grain crop should break a new record and reach 247 million tonnes in 2020, according to the April estimate...

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Industry prices rise for the third time and stay at 0.64% in October

Fuel prices pushed industry inflation in October - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The Producer Price Index (IPP), which monitors the prices of mining and quarrying and manufacturing industry, recorded an increase of 0.64% in October, in comparison with September, as released today by the IBGE....

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Retail sales up 1.8% in April - highest increase for the month since 2000

The sector of Supermarkets was the only to fall in April - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Sales in retail trade rose 1.8% from March to April, the biggest increase for the month since 2000, after falling by 1.1% in March. As a result, retail was 0.9% above the pre-pandemic level. The sector has...

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Cattle slaughter increases 4%, surpasses 8 million head in Q3

Amount of cattle slaughtered increased 4% in relation to the second quarter - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Cattle slaughter hit 8.35 million head in the third quarter this year, an increase of 4% over the previous quarter, when 8.08 million animals were slaughtered for consumption. According...

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Salary raise for labor force has an impact on conctruction costs

The National Index of Civil Construction, released today by the IBGE, changed by 0.26% in April, recording an increase of 0.12 percentage points in comparison with the previous month. The rate resulted, to a great extent, from the performance of labor force, with a change of 0.37%, a significant increase...

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Second estimate anticipates ecord in 2021grain crop

Record crop estimate in 2021 is driven by the 5.1% soybean production rise - Photo: Jaelson Lucas / AEN-PR The Brazilian harvest of grains, cereals and legumes should reach 256.8 million metric tons in 2021, according to the second forecast of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA),...

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After rise of meat prices, egg production reaches highest figure in 33 years

More than a billion dozen of eggs were produced in Brazil in Q3 - Photo: Arnaldo Alves/AEN-PR Production of hen eggs reached 1.01 billion dozen in Q3 this year. That is the highest figure in the time series that started in 1987. Increases were recorded against Q3 2019 (3.8%) and Q2 2020 (3.6%). Data...

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Gasoline and electricity take inflation to 0.36%, the highest one for July since 2016

Fuel prices increased 3.12% and had an impact on July's inflationHelena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The influence of July stood at 0.36%, influenced, mainly, by gasoline and electricity prices, the two items of greatest impact and which underwent increases. This was the lowest figure for July since 2016,...

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1995-1996 - Characterization of the Productive Sector of Flowers and Ornamental Plants in Brazil

The beauty of the Brazilian flora, the relative low cost of its production, the climate diversity and the strategic position of the country in relation to the international market constitute success factors in the business of the productive sector of flowers and ornamental plants, whose potentialities,...

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Recording its fifth annual decrease, construction industry employs 1,9 million workers in 2018

Despite the retraction, reduction of workforce is the lowest since 2014 - Photo: Simone Mello/IBGE News Agency The number of persons employed in construction industry fell 1.7% in 2018 versus the previous year, with a reduction by 31,5 thousand work positions. Despite the retraction, that was the lowest...

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Unemployment levels off at 14.2% in quarter ended January

Informal work pushes employment increase - Photo: Rovena Rosa/Agência Brasil The number of unemployed persons in Brazil was estimated at 14.3 million in the quarter ended January, biggest number since 2012, start of the time series for the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (Continuous PNAD),...

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Number of establishments using pesticides increases by 20.4%

Increase in the use of pesticides can be made worse by misuse and lack of inspection - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The number of establishments that reported the use of pesticides increased by 20.4% in the last 11 years. The data come from the 2017 Census of Agriculture, released today by...

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Retail sales grow 1% in April and accumulate 3% in four months

From March to April 2018, the retail increased 1.0% in the seasonally-adjusted series, according to the Monthly Survey of Trade released today by the IBGE. With the exception of other articles of personal and domestic use - which remained stable - all other activities registered an increase in sales....