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Inflation preview in May decelerates to 0.59% influenced by drop in electricity

Drop in prices of electricity helped to decelerate inflation preview in May - Photo: Helena Pontes The inflation preview decelerated to 0.59% in May and stood 1.14 percentage points (p.p.) below the April´s rate (1.73%). This index is the highest one for this indicator for May since 2016 (0.86%). In...

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Northeast registers the highest rise in Construction prices in February

Released today by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi registered the highest change in the Northeast (0.44%) in February, compared with the previous month. The North Region, on its turn, recorded the lowest change in the month: 0.17%. In Brazil, the index changed 0.30%, slightly...

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Construction costs rise 1.71% in October

Rise in construction costs was influenced by the share of materials, which rose 3.17% - Photo: Simone Mello/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (6) by the IBGE, rose 1.71% in October, the highest increase of the year, and was 0.27 percentage points above...

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Inflation preview up 0.94% in October, the highest increase for October since 1995

With a 4.83% high, beef drives October IPCA-15 up - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15), released today (10/23) by the IBGE, was 0.94% in October, the highest result for the month since 1995. In the year, the inflation preview accumulated increase...

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April´s estimate forecasts record harvest of 264.5 million tonnes for 2021

Despite the drop in relation to the March´s estimate, the output of grains should be record in 2021 - Photo: Jaelson Lucas/AEN-PR According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production - LSPA, released today (12) by the IBGE, the Brazilian harvest of grains, cereals and oilseeds should hit the...

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After two months of deflation in a row, IPCA increases 0.26% in June

High in gasoline prices made inflation go up in June - Photo: Helena Pontes/ IBGE News Agency After two consecutive months of deflation, prices in the country rose again and registered a 0.26% increase in June, according to the Extented National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), published today (10) by the...

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Construction costs grow 0.88% in September, lowest rate in 2021

The segment of steel still records increase in September, but with the lowest impact on the indicator - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The National Index of Civil Construction (Sinapi), released today (October 8) by the IBGE, rose 0.88% in September, 0.11 percentage points (pp) below that of August...

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May estimate points to record harvest of 263 million tonnes in 2022

The output of corn is expected to hit a record 112 million tonnes this year - Photo: AEN-PR The national harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds is expected to reach 263.0 million tonnes in 2022, according to the May estimate of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released today...

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Costs of civil construction close 2018 with 4.41% rise

Released today by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi closed 2018 with a rise of 4.41%, standing above that registered in 2017 (3.82%). The monthly change for December was 0.22%. In the cumulative indexes in 2018, the prices of materials increased 6.30% and the labor force rose...

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Construction costs grow 1.78% in May

Materials that have steel as raw material continue to exert strong influence on the construction index - Photo: Helena Pontes/Agência IBGE Notícias The National Civil Construction Index (Sinapi), released today (May 9) by the IBGE, rose 1.78% in May, a slight deceleration of 0.09 percentage points compared...

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IPCA registers deflation of 0.04%, lowest figure for September since 1998

Price of eating out decelerated from 0.53% in August to 0.04% in September - Photo: IBGE Archive Brazil registered a deflation of 0.04% in September, the lowest figure for this month since 1998, when the index stayed at -0.22%. The drop was mainly pressed by the reduction of 0.43% in the prices of food...

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Dependent on rainfall, dry farming has water deficit of 37%

Dry farming is completely dependent on rainfall and water retained in the soil - Photo: ANA collection Dry farming, which occupies more than 90% of the country's agricultural area, could be more productive, were it not for the 37% annual water deficit. This type of planting, which depends entirely on...

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Three new indexes show drop of poverty and vulnerability between 2008-2009 and 2017-2018

IBGE´s experimental statistics measures poverty based on dimensions like housing, transportation and leisure - Picture: IBGE Archive For the first time ever, the IBGE releases, as experimental statistics, the Evolution of Non-Monetary Indicators of Poverty and Quality of Life in Brazil, based on the...

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Led by gasoline, inflation preview stays at 0.48% in February

Gasoline accounted for the main impact on the February index, which recorded its eighth risei a row - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15), Brazil's official inflation preview, stayed at 0;48% in February, after a result of 0.78% in January. That...

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Cattle herd is smaller in 2018, a year marked by growth in slaughter and exports

Among livestock indicators, cattle herd was the only one recording decrease in 2018 - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency All the animal inventories recorded increases in 2018, except cattle herd, which fell by 0.7%, with a reduction by approximately 1.5 million head 1,5 agaisnt 2017 figures. That...

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SCN - 2022 System of Naional Accounts: Brazil

The System of National Accounts - SNA presents information on the generation, distribution and use of income in Brazil. There is also data on accumulation of assets, financial assets and on the relations between the domestic economy and the rest of the world. The results now released by the IBGE for...

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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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With increases in Industry and Services, GDP grows by 7.7% in Q3

Biggest increase (7.7%) since the start of the time series is not enough to make up for pandemic-related losses - Photo: Marcelo Benedicto/ IBGE News Agency Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 7.7% in Q3 from Q2, the biggest change since the start of the time series in 1996, but not yet at a rate...

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Retail sales decrease by 0.8% in July and records third consecutive monthly drop

Apparel and footwear sector records highest decrease in July - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The sales volume of retail trade in Brazil dropped 0.8% in March, compared to June, and recorded its third consecutive monthly negative rate. The cumulative change in 2022 was 0.4%. The cumulative index...

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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...