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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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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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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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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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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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Persons with disabilities: adapting spaces and attitudes

On a visit to the Forest Reservation of Grajaú, Renata Glasner realized she would not be able to see all of the place due to the lack of wheelchair ramps. On another occasion, she could not have a single drink in a party since there were no adapted bathrooms. Renata is a wheelchair user and now follows...

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Supermarkets contribute to trade's 6.4% growth in September

Leveraged by the 6% advance in the sector of supermarkets, the retail sales closed the month of September with a 6.4% growth over September 2016. Considering the extended retail trade, which includes the sales of the car sector, the growth was even bigger (9.3%). That's what says the Monthly Survey of...

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Curitibanos (SC) and other 51 cities participating in the internet collection test

The IBGE will carry out the first online collection test for the 2020 Population Census starting next Monday (21). The test will take place in 52 municipalities of the country, spread along the five major regions, including part of the households of all capitals and cities with more than 500 thousand...

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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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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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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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In August, furniture and household appliances keep retail on the rise

The volume of sales of the retail trade increased 3.6% in August, in comparison with the same month of 2016. It is the biggest monthly change since this recovery started, in April. The highlights were furniture and household appliances, whose sales grew 16.5% in relation to August last year. In the cumulative...

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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...

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Water sets the pace of agriculture in Amazonas

In Careiro da Várzea (AM), gardens like this stay submerged due to floods - Photo: Adjalma Jaques In a village full of farmers located in the Terra Nova district, municipality of Careiro da Várzea (AM), people live willing to face difficulties to crop and harvest. They live in a very fertile region,...

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Mining and quarrying industries and petroleum refining drive high of 0.43% in producer prices

Pretoleum refining products had biggest high since September - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News agency Industry prices increases 0.43% in February, driven by mining and quarrying and petroleum refining. The high of 7.97% in the mining and quarrying industries offset last month's decrease of -7.59% and...

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Trade is back to growth in May, recording the biggest high in sales in the last 20 years

Adapatation to new strategies was a contributing factor to the retail growth - Photo: Tânia Rego/Agência Brasilia The volume of retail sales grew 13.9% in May, the highest growth since the beginning of the time series, in January 2000. The increase was not enough for a recovery from the March-April loss,...

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Fuels boost forecast of August's inflation

The Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) had a change of 0.35% in August, the second biggest result of the year, just behind February (0.54%), and well above July (-0.18%). The sector of Transportation recorded the highest increase, advancing 1.35% and 0.24 percentage points of influence...

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Unemployment remains stable, but informality increases in May

The number of employees in the private sector without a formal contract increased by 2.9% in the quarter from March to May 2018 compared to the previous quarter. In absolute numbers, the result represents more than 307 thousand people in jobs without several labor rights guarantees. Compared to the same...

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Drop in Food and Lodging contributes to low August in services

The only activity down in August in the comparison with July, the sector of services rendered to families (-4.8%) was mainly to blame for the 1% drop registered in the Monthly Survey of Services (PMS), released today by the IBGE. The segment had been having a three-consecutive-month period of highs,...