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Census National Test reaches Quilombola Community in Paraty (RJ) (3)

The IBGE is carrying out today (24) the 2022 Census National Test in the Quilombo of Campinho da Independência, in Paraty, in the south of the state of Rio de Janeiro. After intensive consultation work with quilombola leaders, the test will evaluate specific sanitary protocols, standards of conduct and...

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In the middle of the pandemic, number of persons in strict isolation falls

Population in strict isolation fell by 2.8 million compared to the previous week - Photo: Diogo Gonçalves/Prefeitura Campo Grande (MT) The number of strictly isolated persons decreased by 2.8 million from the second to the third week of August, from 44.4 to 41.6 million, according to the weekly edition...

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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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Civil construction costs decelerate, though rise 0.25% in April

Construction costs per square meter stayed at R$1,172.05 in April - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency Released today (8) by the IBGE, the National Index of Civil Construction - Sinapi increased 0.25% in April, though it remained below that registered in March (0.35%), even with the adjustment of...

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Output increases by 0.1% in November after four-month decrease

The output of industry increased 0.1% in November, in comparison with October, after four months of negative rates, and had a cumulative increase of 1.5% in 2018. Those data como from the Monthly Survey of Industry, released today by the IBGE, which also presents the revision of the October figure from 0.2%...

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Industry prices rise for the third time and stay at 0.64% in October

Fuel prices pushed industry inflation in October - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The Producer Price Index (IPP), which monitors the prices of mining and quarrying and manufacturing industry, recorded an increase of 0.64% in October, in comparison with September, as released today by the IBGE....

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Cattle slaughter increases 4%, surpasses 8 million head in Q3

Amount of cattle slaughtered increased 4% in relation to the second quarter - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency Cattle slaughter hit 8.35 million head in the third quarter this year, an increase of 4% over the previous quarter, when 8.08 million animals were slaughtered for consumption. According...

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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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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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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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Number of establishments using pesticides increases by 20.4%

Increase in the use of pesticides can be made worse by misuse and lack of inspection - Photo: Licia Rubinstein/IBGE News Agency The number of establishments that reported the use of pesticides increased by 20.4% in the last 11 years. The data come from the 2017 Census of Agriculture, released today by...

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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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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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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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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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Despite economic losses in 2020 due to Covid-19, crops are to hit record

Soybean crops are to grow 121 million tonnes this year - Photo: Mônica Marli/IBGE News Agency Unlike the other economic indicators that accumulate losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the national grain crop should break a new record and reach 247 million tonnes in 2020, according to the April estimate...

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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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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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Supermarkets lead revenue and employment generation ranking in 2018

The sector of hyper and supermarkets accounted for 3.2% of the trade revenue in 2018 - Photo: Eduardo Peret/IBGE News Agency The sector of hyper and supermarkets generated most jobs in 2018 and employed 45.7 thousand persons more against the figure in 2017; it also led in terms of contribution (13.2%)...