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In pandemic and lockdown scenario, GDP shrinks 1.5% in the first quarter
Drop in GDP is the most intense in five years, when economy retreated 2.1% in Q2 2015 - Photo: Fernanda Carvalho/Fotos Públicas The national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased 1.5% in the first quarter of 2020, in comparison with the last quarter of the previous year, influenced by the Coronavirus...
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Producer prices register third rise in a row, increase 1.27% in April
Petroleum products influence rise of industrial pricesPhoto: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Compared with March, the industry registered an inflation of 1.27% in April, influenced by the rise in the prices of petroleum products, food and products from the mining and metal sector. This is the third...
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Unemployment falls to 11.2% in November with job positions opened in trade
In November, 378 thousand persons began to work with a formal contract - Photo: Adriade Souza/ Olinda City Hall The temporary positions opened in the trade to face the holiday season contributed to the drop of 0.7 percentage points in the unemployment rate, which stayed at 11.2% in the quarter ended...
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Literacy tranforms youth and adult lives in Brazil
With the objective of promoting literacy all over the world, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) created, on September 8, the International Literacy Day. Nevertheless, five decades later, estimates point to a worldwide total of 738 million persons who cannot read...
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IBGE encourages population to answer through telephone survey that portrays Brazil
When Miguel Ferreira Neto, a survey and mapping agent, began to work at the IBGE one year and eight months ago, the scenario of his work was completely different. He used to go to previously selected households to carry out interviews about the labor market. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the information...
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Retail trade grows 1.2% in February, after fall in January
Growth of 1.5% of hypermarkets drove trade's high in February - Photo: Eduardo Peret/IBGE News Agency Sales in retail trade grew 1.2% in February, in comparison with January, according the Monthly Survey of Trade (PMC), released today (7) by the IBGE. It is the best result for February since 2016 (1.6%)....
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Unemployment average decreases to 11.9% in 2019; informal work reaches its peak in 4 years
Informal work is a reality for 41.1% of the employed population, on average, in 2019 - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The average unemployment rate fell from 12.3% in 2018 to 11.9% in2019, the second decrease in a row, according to the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (Continuous...
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Even with the rise in electricity, inflation is the lowest for July in five years
Changed in the tariff flag contributed to the rise in electricity in July - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The rise of 4.48% in the electricity fare in July pressed the inflation, which changed from 0.01% in June to 0.19% in July, according to the Extended National Consumer Price Index - IPCA,...
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Services sector closes 2018 at -0.1% and accumulates four years of negative rates
Professional, administrative and complementary services pulled down the index of the year - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The volume of services closed 2018 with a drop of 0.1%, the fourth negative result in a row, but less sharp than those of the previous years. The data are from the Monthly...
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Legal and advertisement services grow in May, but services sector remains stable
According to the Monthly Survey of Services - PMS, recently released, legal and advertisement services were the main responsible for the growth of 2.4% in the activity of professional, administrative and complementary services between April and May. Despite the improvement, this activity still drops...
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Volume of services retreats 0.2% in August, fifth drop in year
Services sector is 1.5% below the level of December 2018 - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Volume of services retreated 0.2% in August compared with July, the fifth negative figure of the sector in 2019. The drop was of 1.4% in relation to August 2018, according to the Monthly Survey of Services,...
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Transportation activity dropped 17.8% as the major impact on the services sector - Photo: Marcello Casado Jr/Agência Brasil The services sector dropped 11.7% in April, against March, still under the strong influence of social isolation measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. That is the third consecutive...
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Construction costs slow down in May under lower pressure from workforce
Under lower pressure from workforce, construction costs decelerate - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (10) by the IBGE, rose 0.17% in May, but was 0.08 percentage points below the rate of April, which was 0.25%. This is the second...
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Consumption of saturated fat drops in 10 years, intake of sugar and salt still high
High consumption of sugar and salt is still a concern for experts Photo: Marcos Santos/USP Imagens The diet of Brazilians has changed in ten years, which managed to change the consumption profile of some nutrients. In this period, the intake of saturated fat and the consumption of fibers decreased. Other...
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Inflation advances 0.89% in November, highest rise for November since 2015
With a rise of 2.54%, the group of food and beverages was the one that mostly impacted the November´s index - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Pressed by the rise in the prices of food and fuels, the inflation in November stayed at 0.89%, above that registered in October (0.86%). It was the highest...
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Professional and administrative activities contribute to decrease in the sector
The services sector declined 0.2% in March, compared to February, according to the Monthly Survey of Service (PMS), released today by the IBGE. Of the five activities investigated, three had a negative change, especially the segment of professional, administrative and complementary services, which fell...
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Construction cost grows, but stays below January 2017's result
The National Index of Civil Construction (SINAPI), published today by the IBGE, increased by 0.27% in January 2018, a result higher than the 0.18% of December last year. In comparison with January 2017, however, the change was lower, influenced by the increase of 0.04% in the value of labor force, which...
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Cars and trucks hold back industry in June, speed up in long term
Despite the stability registered by the national industry in June after two months of positive changes, half the activities surveyed recorded negative figures compared with May. This is shown in the Monthly Survey of Industry, released today by the IBGE. The deceleration between the two months was the...
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Services fall 6.9% in March, worst result of the sector since 2011
Hotels and restaurants were the main services affected by the social isolation measures - Tomaz Silva/Agência Brasil The volume of services fell by 6.9% in March, in comparison with February, and reached the worst result of the sector in March, in comparison with February, having reached the worst result...
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December rainfall helps to improve harvest forecast for 2018
The forecast of the grain harvest for 2018 increased from 219.5 million tonnes to 224.3 million tonnes, a rise of 2.2%, revealed the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production - LSPA, released today by the IBGE. "In November, extensive droughts caused a delay in the beginning of the crop", explains...