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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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Prices of civil construction have the lowest rate for June since 2009
Computed by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi rose 0.38% in June. Even standing 0.08 percentage points above the 0.30% index in May, this is the lowest rate for June since 2009, when it stayed at 0.35%. As a result, the cost of construction per square meter in Brazil stayed...
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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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Having risen 1.1%, GDP grows for second consecutive year and closes 2018 at R$6.8 trillion
Having risen 1.3%, the sector of services was leveraged by real estate activities and trade - Photo: Pixabay Released today by the IBGE, the Gross Domestic Product - GDP closed 2018 at 1.1%, adding up to R$6.8 trillion. After rising 1% in 2017 and interrupting two consecutive years of drop, it registered...
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New IBGE portal compares economic and social statistics of 193 countries
The portal gathers social, economic, environmental, population, health and communication indicators of 193 countries - Photo: Reproduced The IBGE relaunches today (26) the Countries web portal, which gathers information about the 193 UN member countries. Besides basic information such as territory, currency...
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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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One out of every three housing units had no access to sewage treatment in 2019
A total 9 million housing units in Brazil were responsible for improper dumping in 2019 - Photo: Tania Rêgo/ABR The number of housing units linked to the general sewage system or with a septic tank linked to the system increased in 2019 against the previous year, and reached 49.1 million housing units...