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Prices of civil construction rise 0.30% in May

Computed by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi increased 0.30% in May, a rise of 0.15 percentage points in relation to April (0.15%). As a result, the cost of construction per square meter in Brazil stayed at R$1,042.69, being R$536.24 relative to materials and R$506.45, to labor...

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Civil construction costs increase 0.21% in February

The value of construction labor force dropped 0.15% compared to January - PHoto: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), released today by the IBGE, increased 0.21% in February, falling 0.21 percentage points below January rate (0.42%). The result was driven by...

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Industrial production falls 0.4% in September and closes Q3 with 1.1% decrease

Sector of food products shrank 1.3% in September - Photo: Ari Dias / AEN-PR Industrial production fell 0.4 from August to September. It is the fourth drop in a row, accumulating a loss of 2.6% in the period. As a result, the industry stands 3.2% below the level of February 2020, in the pre-pandemic scenario,...

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São Paulo drives 0.68% increase in civil construction costs in July

The high of 0.68% in the costs of civil construction was the greatest since 2015 - Photo: Simone Mello/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Construction (Sinapi), released today by the IBGE, grew 0.68% in July, an increase of 0.33 percentage points over June (0.35%). This is the highest rate for July...

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After three months of increase, trade sales become stable in July

After three months recording positive increases in comparison with the previous month, in July, the volume of sales remained at the same level as in June and recorded a zero change (0.0%). What accounts for this result is the repetition of the same volume of sales as in the previous month, differently...

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Retail sales drop 1.7% in June after rising for two months

The biggest drop among the activities was registered by Fabric, apparel and footwear (-3.6) - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency After two consecutive months of growth, sales of the retail trade dropped 1.7% between May and June. It was the biggest retraction in the sector this year and the second...

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IBGE: In July, estimated harvest increase for 2020 is 3.8%

Soybean harvest is expected to surpass 120 million metric tons - Photo: Abiove The national harvest of grain is expected to reach 250.5 million metric tons and hit a new record in 2020, according to the July estimates of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released today (11) by...

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Leveraged by supermarket sales, trade stays at 0.1%, records third positive month

Supermarket sales rose 0.6% in August, the fourth rise in a row - Photo: Eduardo Peret/IBGE News Agency Supermarkets and hypermarkets prevented negative retail sales in August. Volume of trade was 0.1% in August in relation to July, which indicated stability, though it was the third consecutive month...

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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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Civil construction cost increased by 0.30% in January

With a hike in January, construction costs hit R$ 1,162.24 by square meter Photo: Pixabay The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (07) by the IBGE, changed by 0.30% in January, being above the December 2019 rate (0.22%). The indicator measures the national cost of the construction...

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Unemployment retreats to 14.1% in Q2, still hits 14.4 million persons

Nearly 25 million persons work on their own - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The unemployment rate retreated to 14.1% in the second quarter this year, a reduction of 0.6 percentage points in relation to the first quarter. Despite the decrease in the rate, Brazil still adds up to 14.4 million persons...

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Illiteracy decreases in 2017, but remains above 2015 target

The illiteracy rate of the population aged 15 and over in Brazil fell from 7.2% in 2016 to 7.0% in 2017, but did not reach the target of 6.5% set in 2015 by the National Education Plan (PNE). These data are part of the Education module of the National Household Sample Survey, released today by the IBGE....

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Costs in civil construction close year with a rise of 4.03%

Costs in the sector of civil construction increased 4.03% in 2019, a result below that in the previous year - Photo: Pixabay Released today (10) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi closed 2019 with a rise of 4.03%, standing 0.38 percentage points below the rate in 2018, which...

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Industry grows 0.9% in January, best result for the month since 2017

With a high in January, industrial production stopped two consecutive months of negative rates - Photo: Portal Brasil Brazilian industrial production grew 0.9% in January, compared to December, according to the Monthly Survey of Industry, released today (10) by the IBGE. The result interrupted two months...

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Services increase by 1.1% in July and hit five-year peak

The hotel segment led the result of services rendered to families, which are still below pre-pandemic levels - Photo: Brisa Gil Volume of services increased by 1.1% from June to July, fourth positive rate in a row, with a cumulative 5.8% in the period. As a result, the sector is 3.9% above the pre-pandemic...

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Services sector grows 3.7% in February and surpasses pre-pandemic figures

Transportation and storage of cargo grew after increase of exports and sales in online trade - Photo: José Fernando Ogura-AEN Services sector grew 37% from January to February and surpassed, for the first time, pre-pandemic levels. In nine consecutive months with positive rates, the sector has recorded...

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Industrial prices register highest drop since January 2014

Released today by the IBGE, the Producer Price Index - IPP fell 1.54% in November over October, the highest drop registered since the beginning of the time series in January 2014. Petroleum and alcohol products and other chemicals were the major sectors that pressed the index downward. The IPP stayed...

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Industrial production drops in 10 of the 15 places surveyed in June

Sector of motor vehicles influenced decrease in Paraná and in São Paulo - Photo: State Government of São Paulo Industrial production shrank in ten of the 15 anaysed places by the Monthly Survey of Industry (PIM - Regional), from May to June. The main drops were in Paraná (-5.7%) and in Pará (-5.7%)....

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A matter of gender: mental health indicators are worse for girls

In 2019, 29.6% of school girls felt that life was not worth living. Photo: Kat Jayne/Pexels Girls, most of the time, have been feeling sadder than boys. And also more worried or feeling that nobody cares for them, or yet that life is not worth living. It is what the National Survey of School Health (PeNSE)...

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Beans on the Brazilians' tables fall by half in 15 years

Despite the acquisition decrease, beans are still relevant in the Brazilians' dietary intake - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Rice and beans, a classic pair in the Brazilian diet, had a considerable reduction in the quantities acquired in household consumption. This is what a historical analysis...